Beyond Motherhood

Here are some positive aspects of stress in life taken from the book I’m currently reading and how true that is.

Stress is necessary for spiritual growth (James 1:2-4)
Stress produces more love in committed people (Romans 5:3-5)
Stress produces a greater degree of sanctification (1 Peter 1:6-7)
Testing prepares you for greater works (Revelation 3:12)
Stress causes the greatest need for prayer (Philippians 4:6)
Stress comes from resisting Satan (1 Peter 5:9)
Testing comes before victory (James 1:12; Romans 8:35-37)
Stress produces seeking after God, and that glorifies Him (1 Peter 4:12-13)

THE MORE TIME YOU TAKE TO THINK THROUGH A SITUATION, THE MORE CAPABLE YOU WILL BE OF DEALING WITH IT WHEN IT ARISES.

The following input was written by Guy Carlson

Does Wealth = success?

That depends on how you define success! Wealth that really counts is stored in heaven. Our lifetime is but a moment on the scale of eternity. What we accumulate here stays here. Not everyone is destined to be wealthy. God has placed men and women at all levels of affluence to touch the live of others. At the very least, however, God promises that all of our needs will be met. Beyond that, it is up to His pleasure and our faithfulness.

Sucess for the whole man encompasses the total of his being. Are you healthy? Do you have a good relationship with your wife/husband? Are your children a blessing? Are you fulfilling your God-given destiny? Are you helping others to achieve their destiny? What have you done with what you have been given? Are you pleasing God in everything you do?

Our name may never appear on the list of Forbes 500, but it is another list that is most important. When the race is finished and you stand before the judge, the successful scorecard will read something like this: “Your name has been written in the Book Of Life. Well done good and faithful servant. Enter into your reward.”

Guy Carlson is the Publisher of The Christian Businessman magazine, the premier magazine for complete success – personally, spiritually and financially.

One of the blogging mummy tag me with this poem and I thought that it so true for me. Before I was a mom I never experience all this and I love the poem. Thanks for the tag.
This poem has been passed around to other blogging mommies but I’m not tagging anyone on this.

Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn’t want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn’t stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom
I didn’t know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn’t know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn’t know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn’t know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.