This week, Every Hour I Need You: 30 Meditations for Moms on the Character of God, was launched into the world! And this week, as I've cared for sick children in our home, I've needed its message more than ever.
Just as you'd expect from Risen Motherhood (one of my favorite blogs!), its first-ever Advent magazine is full of rich content and is stunningly beautiful! Featuring articles and artwork from fellow mommas paired with Scripture and hymns throughout, this magazine was a team effort. I'm so grateful to have my piece, "We Gaze in Wonder [...]
God invites us to gaze in wide-eyed wonder at the only one who is worthy of our worship, Jesus Christ our Lord. We don’t have to wait for some future day. We can adore him right now, in the middle of motherhood with all its particular joys and challenges. We worship him for becoming like us and making a way for us to become like him.
God has used John Piper to teach me three truths related to motherhood and suffering that have given me great hope in my sorrow. The first is that we will suffer as mothers. That reality would be devastating apart from God’s promise that our pain as his children will not be wasted. Not only does God offer us future hope; his Word also sustains us in our suffering.