I cook dinner most nights.
After we eat, no matter who cooks, I clean the kitchen. Every night. Some nights I’m tired, and all I want to do is come home and rest. But I am a mother and a wife (both choices I made) and I feel it is my duty to cook dinner (and do the dishes) for my family. I’m old-fashioned that way I guess. Sure, I could insist that my son or my husband cook and clean up after- but I actually don’t mind. Most nights. But then there are the OTHER nights. The nights where my work day stretches well into the evening. The nights where my ‘people meter’ has been drained to zero and all I want to do is go to bed. What do I do then? Do I call my personal chef to whip up a four-course meal? Do I call a maid service to wash the dishes? Do I throw the dirty dishes against the wall? (Sometimes I DO want to do that!) No, I stand quietly in prayer, asking God to settle my overwhelmed spirit. Sometimes I even leave the dishes for the next morning, when everything is suddenly new :) If you are a mother/ wife, do you ask for help from the people who live in your home? What happens when you do? If you’re like me, you probably don’t even ask because when you do, you’re met with moans and groans. Or if they do help, the work is half-done. I don’t have time for that! I’d rather just do it myself. But by asking God to help with how I am RECEIVING the workload I have ahead of me, I’m able to remain calm without blowing a gasket as I have many times in the past. We can go to God about anything! We can ask Him for guidance, counseling, healing, strength, you name it! He is the ruler over everything in your life which means he can change anything that is concerning you! No need to waste your breath complaining to friends about how no one helps you, instead go to God and ask Him! He will never leave you feeling overwhelmed, and He will always be there to listen. All you have to do is ask. Scripture: Isaiah 30:19 NIV How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. |
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