#73: Encouraging truths about you, the myth of “Good Mom” and God’s grace

Ever feel like you’re not a good mom? That somebody — anybody — could raise your kids better than you are doing right now? Do you sometimes feel like you’re The Worst because you angry, frustrated, and easily annoyed?

Those feelings are so familiar to every mom who has ever lived.

So let’s tune in to what is true. Let’s remind ourselves of these facts:

God delights in the fact that He made you a mother.
God didn’t create the law of Good Mom.
God knows your desire + your fears.

Key Quotes

God already knows all you’ve done. But don’t you remember these sins are forgiven? That they were nailed to the tree and you bear them no more? This includes the mom-guilt.
You fear you’re not good enough. Who said you had to be enough? God alone is good, and He alone is enough.
Mama, you’re going to drop the ball. At some point, you’ll forget to pick up a kid somewhere. You’ll send him to school without lunch. You’ll give bad advice. You’ll lose your temper. And God’s grace redeems it all.
God is the One who dreamed up the idea of parenting and created you to be your child’s parent. Do you think He will leave you on your own?
Motherhood is a divine opportunity for Him to come alongside you, to love you, and for you to turn to Him because you feel so utterly not-enough.
You’re not The Worst. You’re fully loved. You’re not failing. You’re My favorite. You’re a very good mom.