Be Still and Be Blessed: Devotions for MothersSample

Don’t Be Troubled

God knows your afflictions. He knows the pain you’ve experienced and the struggles you face in your daily life. He sees you, and he is intricately aware of what troubles your heart at any given time. You are fully known. But there’s more. He not only knows your afflictions, but he also comforts you in them, provides a solution, and then gives you a great hope to hold onto. His awareness brings comfort, his reminder to trust brings a solution, and his promise of returning cements that our hope is not in our problems dissolving but in the promise that he is coming back for us.

Today, as the mundane details of motherhood overwhelm you, set your eyes on this great hope. As you cultivate your home to be a safe and peaceful place for your children, remember that Jesus too is preparing a place for you in his Father’s house. As today’s afflictions threaten to capsize you, remember that a day is coming when everything will be made right. Don’t let your heart be troubled. Trust in the promise that in His perfect timing, when everything is ready, he will come back for you.

Thank you, God, that you have not left me hopeless. I am known; I can trust in you. When I am overwhelmed, remind me that the hope of what’s to come is greater than today’s afflictions. Help me to teach my children that you are faithful. May my actions reflect the steadiness that comes from a faith rooted and established in you.