Mommyhood...

In a spiritual sense my identity is found in Christ. Christ saved me and when I accepted the Truth of the Gospel my identity was transformed.  2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come.  The old has gone, the new is here!  I am incredibly thankful and amazed at how God works in our lives. However, being a woman;  my Identity is also found in my home and my family.  Similar to how a man finds his self or Identity in his career and how he provides for the Family.     My career is my mommyhood.  I take pleasure in my calling to be a faithful, submissive, and respectful wife; and a loving, kind, compassionate mommy. This being said, I'm a little depressed or sad today.  My family is "off balance" right now.  May it be from a year of chaos with my son?  An emotional rollar coaster regarding a special "extended" family member that started in May? (of which is confidential so I cannot share it with you all) Many sleepless nights?  My little girl growing up and not wanting to give up some "baby items?"  The time-change throwing off the family's sleep schedule that was already not good? Or am I just burnt out and have I lost my sense of intuition to figure out what is going on with my family? Whatever the case may be, I'm struggling today with it.  I want to fix it.  God please help our family get back on track.  May we look to you for all our needs and desires.  Something is off balance, please give us the direction and wisdom to get back on track.  Thank you for saving me and thank you for the cross, In Jesus Name...Amen.

Psalm 25

Of David.

1 In you, Lord my God,

    I put my trust.

2 I trust in you;

    do not let me be put to shame,

    nor let my enemies triumph over me.

3 No one who hopes in you

    will ever be put to shame,

but shame will come on those

    who are treacherous without cause.

4 Show me your ways, Lord,

    teach me your paths.

5 Guide me in your truth and teach me,

    for you are God my Savior,

    and my hope is in you all day long.

6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,

    for they are from of old.

7 Do not remember the sins of my youth

    and my rebellious ways;

according to your love remember me,

    for you, Lord, are good.

8 Good and upright is the Lord;

    therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

9 He guides the humble in what is right

    and teaches them his way.

10 All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful

    toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.

11 For the sake of your name, Lord,

    forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?

    He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.

13 They will spend their days in prosperity,

    and their descendants will inherit the land.

14 The Lord confides in those who fear him;

    he makes his covenant known to them.

15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,

    for only he will release my feet from the snare.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,

    for I am lonely and afflicted.

17 Relieve the troubles of my heart

    and free me from my anguish.

18 Look on my affliction and my distress

    and take away all my sins.

19 See how numerous are my enemies

    and how fiercely they hate me!

20 Guard my life and rescue me;

    do not let me be put to shame,

    for I take refuge in you.

21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,

    because my hope, Lord, is in you.

22 Deliver Israel, O God,

    from all their troubles!

Why am I ashamed to be called an American?

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation Under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."

                                                 ~ The United States Pledge of Allegiance

The United States of America was founded upon christian principles of which I fully stand behind.  This country was and  is one nation UNDER GOD.  No laws or presidents can change that fact. For  years now, people have tried to remove God from their lives and this country. President Barrack Obama is just one of those people.  He is supported by 50% of our American population and this saddens me.  It doesn't matter how many votes this man gets or how many of us support his dream for America.  The bottom line lies in the Truth. No matter how much of the "majority" of mankind votes on changing something that is "bad", no matter how many people want to turn the bad thing into a "socially good" thing, they can't truly change what is "Right and Wrong;" that was "set in stone" long ago by our Creator, God Himself.  The bible clearly states the positions of these matters. 

Abortion is by definition, "The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy."  Human pregnancy is defined as  the carrying of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, inside the womb of a female.  A fetus is defined as an unborn human baby.  So by definition alone; abortion is deliberately terminating the life of a human baby (regardless of why or how the pregnancy came to be).  So then I ask, what is murder?  Murder is the unlawful taking of someone's else's life.  The Christian Apologetics& Research Ministry wrote a great article defending the unborn.  I invite you to go read it, click here. 

Genesis 9:6 states "Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed. My favorite verse which portrays and confirms that fact the unborn babies are living human beings is Exodus 21:22-23  “If men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that she gives birth prematurely, yet there is no injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband may demand of him, and he shall pay as the judges decide. “But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life.  Since abortion is murdering a innocent life, abortion is morally wrong.  I will not support, vote, or stand behind a president that willfully condones the mass murdering of these innocent lives.

This brings me to my second point, what is marriage in God's eyes?  In Matthew 19:4-5, Jesus responds to the Pharisees asking Him about divorce.  Not only did Jesus answer the Pharisees' question, he defined marriage as being between one man and one woman.   Matthew 19:1-6 reads,  "When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.  Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”

And He answered and said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, And said, ‘FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH’? “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”  One may ask, "who gives Jesus the authority to define how God sees Marriage?  Well, my friend, I'm glad you asked. Jesus is God's Son in that He was conceived in Mary by the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:35 declares, “The angel answered, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.’”  Hebrews 1:3 -- The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful Word.  After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.  Colossians 1:15 -- He [Jesus]is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  

Hebrews 13:4-8

" Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”  So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.  What can mere mortals do to me?” Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."

It simply does not matter what my opinion is or what your opinion is.  Frankly it doesn't matter what President Barrack Obama's opinion is.   God's word is truth no matter who believes it or who does not.   As an evangelical Christian, I regard the Bible as the authoritative Word of God and I will not support any persons going against the true testimony of Scripture.  This being said, I am ashamed that President Obama is representing our country in this fashion; therefore; it is true that I am ashamed of what values America's vote represented in this election.

President George W. Bush was asked the question, "What is the greatest threat to America?"  The President replied "The deterioration of the Family." (1)