Growth takes time

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I know it's been a while but I have to give it to you when it's hot, fresh, and downloaded from HS.

Forgive me for jumping right in but let that title sink in! Growth takes time.

According to Bing growth is - the process of increasing over time.

Let's break that down!

What in life doesn't take time? It takes 9 months to grow a healthy baby, weeks to grow a plant and lets not talk about the germination process if you started there, baking bread takes 24 hours to prepare, years to grow in size (from a kids standpoint), years to climb the coporate ladder, weeks to years to develop a relationship with someone, and many other important things. The only thing that's quick is fast food and warming something up in the microwave buttttttt fast food is simply just not tasty and it gives your body 0 energy and food in the microwave is either not warmed all the way through or it's piping hot right?

As I was picking up some supplies and talking to another mom I took note of what I said when I was asked how I was doing.

I said "these are the pruning years". When I said that it finally hit me that these younger years might be hard but these are the years that we prune our kids and get them ready for their futures. Motherhood seems like it's hard when our kids start to walk or move around but when won't motherhood be hard or should I say challenging? Isn't motherhood forever changing and aren't we?

Because we can do anything through Christ who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13). I mean truly?! Don't we learn to love them and worry about them in different ways as they get older? When they are infants we worry about making sure they're growing correctly, then making friends, making sure they made the right friends, crossing the street, talking to them about Jesus, and then the sex talk and so many other talks as they grow. The conversations that we have with our toddlers won't be the same ones that we have with our teenagers or adult children. So as they grow don't we? We have to allow them to make their own choices and learn from their mistakes.

HS gently reminded me that satan has been after women and children since day 1! Why do you think that your motherhood feels like it's constantly under attack. Seriously ask yourself.

Genesis 3:15 and Revelation 12:4

Look at how God prunes us. Let's stop there and get a definition in.

According to Bing pruning is - trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.

There's the word growth again. God has to remove certain things from us in order for us to be better. He has to prune us to get us to grow better. Our hair won't grow unless we get a hair cut to trim the split ends. Plants need the dead leaves pruned to allow new leaves to grow. Allow God to prune you so that you can be better. Do the hard thing that he's asking you to do because I promise he wouldn't ask you to give something up and not have something better for you.

Something I always tell my kids is that "I've never been here before". Did you ever sit and think that with our kids we're learning alongside them? I don't care how many kids you've had they are all different.

Give yourself grace because parenting isn't easy and neither is growth.

Sciptures Used:

Philippians 4:13 GNT - I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.

Genesis 3:15 GNT - I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel."

Revelation 12:4 GNT - With his tail he dragged a third of the stars out of the sky and threw them down to the earth. He stood in front of the woman, in order to eat her child as soon as it was born.

As always I pray that this message has helped you and I ask that you share it someone that it may bless.

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