Stay at Home Mom

John 16:32
“Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.”

Sometimes in life, you may feel lonely. Loneliness can be felt in many situations. Maybe it’s in your job, because you are in a management position. Maybe it’s in your family, where you don’t fit in. Maybe it’s in a relationship, where you feel misunderstood.

For me, I feel lonely in this mom role. The sad part is that I find myself operating in this state. I’m cooking, cleaning, fixing, feeding, shopping, reading, researching, studying and working. Sometimes it’s overwhelming and a little lonely. What happened to living with family or having help when you have a baby? I need for us to bring that back.

In this social media world, we are more disconnected than ever before. The loneliness is more prevalent than ever before. Where do we look to soothe our loneliness?

We tend to reach for things that don’t fulfill the deficit but numb the feeling. Instead of reaching for God, we may reach for a new romantic relationship. Maybe we numb the loneliness with alcohol, drugs, or food.

Let’s leave our old unhealthy coping behaviors behind. God has proven that He will be there, even in our darkest hour. In the scripture above, Jesus was getting ready to go through a very lonely period: persecution and death.

He would go through this brutal punishment, which He didn’t deserve, without His friends beside Him. He was accused of blasphemy, whipped until He was unrecognizable, and nailed to a cross for a long, suffer-filled death.

Jesus knew He had to do all this alone, but in the verse He says He will not be alone. God will be there with Him.

Sis, you are not alone. God wants you to see that He is walking with you. He loves you. He wants to comfort and encourage you. It’s time to open your heart to Him. He won’t leave you, so don’t be afraid of giving your heart to Him.

Sincerely Your Sister,

JJJ.