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A Good Mom Knows How to Shrink Her Problems

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Have you noticed that, in this series, we haven’t really been discussing our kids? Being a good mom is more about you becoming a whole person than it is about parenting tips and advice.  However, when you become whole, you are able to teach your children how to grow up whole.  What a blessing to them it will be when you are walking in truth and wholeness!  Let’s get to it this week:

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I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 34: 1

In Psalms 34:1 David is making a declaration about how He is going to handle life. Have you ever felt that perhaps David knew something that we don’t?

When was the last time you went through something difficult {and yes, the fight your kids just had counts}?  Doesn’t it seem like a nearly impossible task for praise to continually be in your mouth? I mean we go through some tough stuff in this life and we are pretty much guaranteed that we will continue to.

BUT our circumstances don’t define God. He never changes! He is good. He is love. He is joy, peace, truth, and justice. He is righteous and holy.  He is pure.  And He is worthy of our praise ALL of the time.

Imagine with me, if you will, the boulders, that are your problems, no matter how big or small they may be.  Can you see the boulders piled high and heavy and weighing you down? Now start telling those boulders who your God is.  Say to that worry that God is your provision.  Say to that hurt that He is your healer.  Say to that weakness that His strength is made perfect in your weakness.  Say to that problem that God is your defender and that He is for you.

Sounds like you are beginning to praise Him for who He is.


Now watch your pile of boulders crumble under the weight of your praise.

Praise is all about the worthiness of God and not about how you feel.  Just begin to practice praising Him even if you don’t feel like it.  I promise you that you will become stronger and your heart will become full of hope.

God is SO good that, even though praise is not about us in the least, He allows our praise to build up our faith and our courage.  The joy of the Lord is our strength and joy comes when we recognize and praise Him for who He is.

So how does all of this have anything to do with being a good mom?  Let me ask you this: do your cares and worries weigh you down?  Do they affect your emotions and how you handle stress?  How beautiful would it be to praise instead of worry and let your King of Kings handle your worries?  I’m pretty sure your children and your husband would be amazed at the change it created in you.  After all, “If momma ain’t happy ain’t nobody happy!”

Want another example of praise turning circumstances around?  Read here about a king who praised even when it was a life or death circumstance and see what praise did for him.

How can you trade your worries and problems for praise this week?  How do you think it will change your mothering if you do?

In case you missed any of them here are the rest of the Good Mom Series Posts.

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