Renewed Motherhood

Both through green pastures… a sweet moment of connection with your child or the joy of a growing family… and through dark valleys… the frustrations and struggles of motherhood or the silent mental battles being fought… in it all, God’s goodness and mercy accompany us.

We don't have to wait until we have more time or until our kids are older to go deeper in our relationship with God. Jesus invites into the full richness of a relationship with him now.

In whatever you might be facing in this season of motherhood, remember that the Good Shepherd meets you and lifts you up to a place of honor. He is not only your master, he is your friend, and this friendship holds joy that abides through any circumstance. 

In the midst of the internal battle of emotions we fight as moms, we can get out of our heads by identifying our harmful thoughts and resting in Christ’s promised victory.

In the suffering we are facing, we can remember that a glorious celebration is coming, prepared by our Good Shepherd, who gave his life as a guarantee of what’s to come. 

In all the fears we possess as moms, we can take comfort in the truth that God is both our defense against harm and against our own wandering. 

God doesn’t stand by our side as an onlooker, rather, he enters into our suffering with us.

If we feeling anxiety from existing in the unknown future, we can bring ourselves back to the present and remind ourselves of what is true. As Psalm 23:4 concludes: I will fear no evil, " for you are with me."

When we trust that our suffering lies within the sovereignty of God, we have hope that he will use it and see us through it. 

We can be confident God will empower us to walk in his ways because he is committed to his glory, and as his children, we share the family name.

We are not only saved by grace, we continue in grace every step along the way.

Our worth is not tied up in our performance but wholly founded on God’s unconditional love.  

Knowing and fellowshipping with Jesus is an experience of life that transcends our circumstances and feeds our souls with what they most deeply need. 

You are not on your own to figure out the way forward. You are being led into abundant life by a God who loves you. 

Because of Christ’s death and resurrection on our behalf, we can cease striving before God and rest in his grace.

In all the ways kids slow us down, we are reminded that our worth is not tied up in what we do or produce but in the finished work of Christ. Follow us on Instagram @renewed.motherhood!

Beside Quiet Waters: Our needs are not something to shove down in an attempt to be better or stronger; rather, our needs are something to be embraced as the pathway to God.

Beside Quiet Waters: Devotional 2 - As moms, when the moments of our days feel insignificant or small, we must not forget that they are embodied by our big and great God. Subscribe to the Renewed Motherhood Newsletter: https://renewedmotherhood.substack.com/

Beside Quiet Waters: Devotional 1 - In the exhaustion and demands of motherhood, Psalm 23 invites you to draw near to God, your Good Shepherd. When you are weak and weary, you can fall back upon him to sustain you and your family. Subscribe to the Renewed Motherhood Newsletter: https://renewedmotherhood.substack.com/

As parents, we get the unique opportunity to observe up close the unfolding of our kids' lives and to spur them on in the areas we see God at work. The character of Barnabus in Acts teaches us three godly aspects to incorporate into our encouragement.  Support Renewed Motherhood: https://subsplash.com/u/renewministries/give

In our suffering - our loneliness, postpartum depression, health issues - it can be easy to question God. Acts reminds us that God is sovereign over all and uses even our trials to further his mission. Even when we don’t see a purpose, we can trust there is one, and push on.  Subscribe to Renewed Motherhood: https://renewedmotherhood.substack.com/

We need confidence to engage the world around us and to point people to Christ. But it’s not just evangelism that we need help with. The ordinary things in the day-to-today of motherhood often require immense bravery as well. Act’s account of Stephen points us to our source of bravery and reminds us to look to Christ.

Even in the season of raising kids where there are so many demands on our finances and our time, God calls us to trust him and hold loosely to what he has given us. Resting in the security of God’s fatherly care, we can be freed from anxiously holding on to what we have and enter into a life of generosity.

We are called to be vessels of God’s healing power as we join him in his work to mend the brokenness around us. This can be as simple as lovingly bandaging the scraped knee of a toddler or offering emotional support to a friend who has just suffered a miscarriage. Acts reminds us that any instance of God’s healing at work is nothing short of a miracle. 

Wondering how to share the Gospel with your kids or those you do daily life with? To be a witness for Christ, we don’t have to have a shocking testimony story or be professional apologists. We simply authentically share what God has done in our life. Subscribe to Renewed Motherhood: https://renewedmotherhood.substack.com/