Unshakable Kids: Three Keys to Raising Spiritually Strong and Emotionally Healthy ChildrenSample

Made to Mother

Wonder filled my journey to motherhood. The anticipation was so captivating, and I dreamt of what life would be like with a baby for over nine months.

After my daughter’s birth, as much as I cherished holding my precious child, the sleepless nights, poop explosions, and cluster feedings started to take some of the joy out of the experience. I had no idea motherhood would require so much of me.

As we added more children to the bunch, I started to feel overwhelmed by the reality of caring for children twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Motherhood drained me emotionally, physically, and mentally more than I could’ve ever imagined.

How can something so good be so hard?

As I opened up to my friends about my experiences in motherhood, I quickly realized I wasn’t the only parent who felt uncertain about exactly how to raise good, strong kids. We all wanted to be emotionally balanced women who felt confident in our parenting, but every time the earth trembled, we started shaking too. We shook because we believed the lie that we could never be good enough parents or that the world was too ugly to raise a godly, loving child in. We felt anxious about the emotional health of our kids and stressed over how to raise spiritually strong children who wouldn’t compromise to sin.

There had to be another way. I wasn’t satisfied with worrying about my kids all the time. With God’s help, I found a better way to parent.

You, too, can go from meltdown mama to peaceful parent. Change is possible for you and your family. You can raise God-fearing children who, using their heavenly perspectives, are able to spot the lies of the enemy. You can decide right now to intentionally train your children to flourish in a broken world.

God gave you your children for a reason. You were made to mother in this moment.

Parenting with purpose isn’t about controlling our children’s lives or never making mistakes as parents. It’s about trusting the God of the universe. How does God view parenting? Why do you think God gave you your children?