Hooray For All The Mothers!!!!

I've been thinking about mothers lately and how great of a job that mothers do. So often I think that people assume mothers just 'know' it all when it comes down to their child(ren). What I've noticed is that mothers are learning how to be mothers. They are learning and that's okay. People think (and many mothers too) that mothers are supposed to know the in's and outs of the child(ren) as soon as the baby enters the world. How in the world are mothers supposed to know what's wrong with a child when they just met them?! That statement makes me giggle but its true. We've been with ourselves our entire life and we're still learning things about us all the time!

So why am I saying this? I'm saying this because being a mother is HARD! How do we know its hard? Just look at the nightly news and you'll see examples of mothers starving, abusing, and abandoning their children among other things. That shows us that motherhood is not for punks or the weak at heart! It shows us that many have tried and failed miserably but many have tried, never gave up, and are wonderful mothers! For all of the mothers who struggle with 'am I doing a good job? Am i good mother? What am I doing with him/her? I'll never get this right...' I want to tell you that being a good mother is NOT about getting it right all the time. It's about not giving up, trying different things to help your child(ren) grow, loving some young person who really does adore you because you're 'mama', enjoy those moments when love to them is so simple and necessary. Truthfully your child(ren) adores you! So 'HOORAY' for mothers who are there day after day! Who everyday, no matter how horrible yesterday was, get up and begin each day again! HOORAY!!!!!! I applaud you!

Finally, am I a mother?! NO! But the first level of discernment is observation' says Apostle Lafayette Scales. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the mothers who grind every day for their babies and the 'thank you' that they receive are rare. So THANK YOU mothers for being there for your children! YOU ROCK!!!! lol!

I hope this encourages you a bit :-)
Shepherdess

*HOLD UP* Let Me Think...

I had been praying for months for God to 'Make a way for the promises to be made manifest in my life. His promises to come to pass.' I had been asking for boldness and clarity to be able to see the door and walk through it when it was time. So yeah that OPPORTUNITY came this past weekend~December, 4, 2010~.
Wouldn't it be dope if I said POW I walked through that door and represented well?! That would be cool! To bad it didn't happen like that!
But what actually happened?
Could the very thing that I prayed for be to much for me to handle?
Was it REALLY a promise from God or was my stomach hurting from eating to much sweets the night before?
Am I really gonna chicken out NOW? Shavra...talking trash-trusting God Shavra!?!
I walked through the door and sat there for a minute and the fear that came upon me was ridiculous! I was scared! Not really scared of the fact that I walked through the door but I'm sitting on the other side of a comfortable prayer and it feels weird. I was standing in my destiny. So what did I do? Did I remain scared? Yep...well at least for a while anyway! :) For the remainder of the day I was searching of places or people to go to for the answer I desperately wanted: dvd rentals, music, writing, texting, tweeting, etc! They all failed. It wasn't all I'm scared! I'm scared! There was a consistent yet power voice in me, no doubt the Holy Spirit, saying 'I'm with You. I won't leave you. I will speak the Words the people need to hear.' Needless to say I struggled the rest of the night Saturday!

Sunday morning I was getting ready for worship and I just wasn't myself. I struggled to find what to wear...*HOLD UP* that's every Sunday! lol. Anyway I really wanted to go to church but my emotions were all over the place. Of course I pressed my way to church! I knew that's where I needed to be. During praise and worship I couldn't get with it. I just stood there and began to speak to God right where I was. *God is good* He began to take all of the fear way from me! Of course the tears were flowing! I had to kneel before Him because He's just awesome. He said, 'I won't leave you daughter. I'm big enough for your dreams and bigger than your fears. You say I am amazing and truly I am. You will see how amazing I am as you go on.' WOW! I thank you Lord for showing me YOU. I knew I needed you but how quickly fear vanished just by your Word.

I'm simply amazed! He's such a gracious and loving Father. He's just amazing! He's just amazing! So what now?! I'm determined to stay in my purpose and not run when I reach my destiny. #Standing Strong and moving forward!

Until next time...
Shavra