(This is what I wrote for our MOPS newsletter this month)<\/p>\n
“If Jesus gives us a task or assigns us to a difficult season, every ounce of our experience is meant for our instruction and completion if only we’ll let Him finish the work. I fear, however, that we are so attention-deficit that we settle for bearable when beauty is just around the corner.” The past month has been full of personal and community challenges. <\/span>We endured the lack of electricity, damage to property, holiday shopping and planning, all while trying to keep the spirit of Christmas alive for ourselves and our children. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I came to realize that I was trying to take on the challenges by myself and not looking to God for reassurance, peace, and balance. <\/span>I am embarrassed to admit I found myself too often using curse words in my head instead of praising God for His blessings and surrendering all frustrations to Him.<\/span><\/p>\n This quote by Beth Moore really convicted me of my “attention deficiency” and lack of trust and faith in Him. <\/span>I often choose to run through a fast food restaurant or take-out when I could easily take the time to prepare a simple and healthy meal at home. <\/span>I choose to read a magazine when there is a decent chapter of a quality book or a passage of scripture that could be read. <\/span>I settle for the bearable when I could have beauty.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n January is such a wonderful time to renew our goals and aspirations. <\/span>It is a great time to see where we can improve our relationships, whether it is with our children, our spouse, or our Savior. <\/span>I look forward to this year and what is in store for us as mothers, MOPS moms, and women. <\/span>I look forward to striving for the beauty instead of settling for the bearable. <\/span>I know that there is a beautiful life for all of us, even in the times of difficulty and challenge. <\/span>The defining factor is how we approach it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (This is what I wrote for our MOPS newsletter this month) “If Jesus gives us a task or assigns us to a difficult season, every ounce of our experience is meant for our instruction and completion if only we’ll let Him finish the work. I fear, however, that we are so attention-deficit that we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-reflections"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n-Beth Moore<\/span><\/p>\n