A Single Mother's Joy

I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course.
Jeremiah NLT 10:34 NLT


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My life was never my own to begin with but that became very evident after becoming a mother. "My" time now rests upon someone else's schedule. I eat when I can and when I do I almost always have to share. Bathroom privileges, including 🚿, you got to get in where you fit in. It may be the wee hours of the night 🌃 or early sunrise 🌅.  Alone time - I miss those days where I could just lay in my bed all day and do nothing or be alone with my thoughts, get up and go when I want to. Sleep 😴 - I'm still truly amazed at how your body and mind gravitates to not sleeping. I have days or moments where I'm super exhausted but after my day gets going I kind of forget about it and I'm good to go! LOL I have gotten better and DO take advantage of the opportunity to sleep when my baby is sleeping. Some of my work around the house is completed late at night. There is a lot I want and need to get done but sometimes we do have to leave that pile or issue for another day.

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
James 1:2-3 NKJV

My son will be 9 months this month and I am no longer ashamed to admit publicly that I have still been struggling to balance my time with the LORD and my time with my son. When I do set time for GOD and make HIM priority by praying, reading, praising, writing to HIM, there is a difference in my day! There is a difference in my spirit. Only by keeping GOD 1st in my life am I even able to carry out this motherly job! I know in the beginning HE graced me because I was a new mom and still adjusting and etc. but I know I'm now passed that season and need to make some sacrifices. The time & schedule that I set to for my time with GOD will not be the same as everyone else's. My time with HIM may be when everyone else is sleeping. It may be the early morning or it may be the middle of the day. During The War in the Mind classes, I distinctly remember my Pastor saying we have to figure out what schedule works for us and stick to it. GOD will honor that. If it starts off as only being 15 minutes a day - at least we are sacrificing and making that time for GOD.

Do I miss the life I had before I became a mother? Yes & No. Yes, I miss being able to do absolutely nothing when I wanted to. I miss staying up late (your girl can't hang anymore these days) to watch movies; I miss getting up and jumping in my car to shop or wherever I wanted to go and staying as long as I wanted. Yes, I miss sleeping in. I miss my nice long naps. Yep - I would get in at least 2 a day! Hahahaa

All that I miss has no comparison to what I have gained. The Lord blessed me with a beautifully handsome son who is such a great joy to everyone that comes in contact with him. GOD allowed me to get pregnant when HE did and by who HE chose because the LORD knew that I was on the path of self-destruction and had HE NOT intervened when HE did...WHOA JESUS!!!!!!! That's a scary thought to think where I could have ended up. BUT GOD!!

When the LORD intervenes on our behalf and disrupts the plans we thought we had, count it all joy! Once we have said YES to GOD, our lives are no longer our own. We are to glorify GOD with our lives, with our actions, and with our words.

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 NLT

Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NKJV

I am a single mother but my circumstances doesn't dictate the joy and peace that I have. I will have joy in my heart in spite of what I go through.

I pray this post has blessed & encourgaed you IN the LORD today!!
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The Wrong Way

Early morning Luvs! I first want to thank you for checking out my new blog post. As always, it is my hope and prayer that you are blessed and encouraged IN the Lord by the things HE places on my heart and in my spirit to share with everyone.

I woke up around 2:30 and I was just thinking..randomly, and the Lord dropped this into my spirit: How funny (maybe not so much) is it that we KNOW NOT to drive down the wrong way on a One Way street (not talking about those few that actually do drive the wrong way) but we don't know or don't stop going the wrong way towards someone or a situation when GOD has clearly given us signs?!? 

I heard in my spirit that going in the wrong direction on that One Way street doesn't and won't make it a Two Way street. So, why do we think that by continuing on with someone that we KNOW GOD has showed us is the wrong way or the wrong direction that we can make them into something they aren't supposed to be??! HELLO 👋  SOMEBODY!!

Now, I'm not saying that they can't or don't turn One Way streets into Two Way streets because they have.

My whole point is that GOD gives us signs about a person or a situation almost immediately but we choose to NOT yield to them. 

Going in the wrong direction of a One Way street is just going to put you in danger and at risk of an auto collision or worst.

Let us learn how to thank GOD for HIS signs and to be grateful at just how much HE loves us. GOD doesn't have to warn us about anything but HE does because HE loves us and cares about us! GOD's ways and thoughts are higher than ours.


“For  as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts."
Isaiah 55:9 NKJV


If GOD is telling us NO! Or to NOT ENTER! Or DON'T GO THAT WAY! or ONE WAY ONLY! HE is telling us for a reason. It's for our good.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
Psalms 84:11 NKJV

GOD is our light and protector  (sun and shield). If we walk upright - are on accord with what is right, more importantly, with the things GOD says is right, then HE will not withhold any good thing from us.

If you are going the wrong way my prayer is that you ask GOD to open your eyes 👀  to see what HE sees. Ask the Lord to give you a sign. Ask the Lord to show you the sign again if you missed it or ignored HE.

HE cares about your well being and only wants the very best for you. If you are reading this it's not too late!!!

I love you with the love of the Lord and I thank you for reading my blog. Be a Blessing to somebody somehow on today!! 🙏❤🙏❤