A Mother's Love

After spending a week in Spain with my sister and her son I realized how incredible a mother's love is. She is an awesome mom and I am so blessed to have her as a sister. I saw my sister in a way that I had never saw her. She was incredible! I saw an amazing example of the sacrifices that wonderful mothers make for their children. Nothing in her life matters to her more than her son. Her plans and her agendas do not matter, all that matters is her son and what is best for him. Her life has forever been changed (for the better) because of this beautiful child of hers.

A mother's love is an awesome example of dying to self-- giving up all selfishness-- living everyday for her child, not for herself. Amazing!

I know that God calls each of us to do the same when it comes to our relationship with Him. To be in obedience with Him we must die to ourselves and live each day, each moment, for Him alone! What we want doesn't matter, our plans don't matter, our agendas don't matter, only his plan and purpose for us matters! I pray for God to help me to remember this each day, each moment, because I know that I have a long way to go! I have lived a long time on my own, doing whatever I want, whenever I want. I am selfish, I have plans, and agendas, and things that I want to do. And even if some of these things are God's will for me, I need to remember that it is still in his timing, not mine, that I will accomplish these things! God is great!