{"id":374,"date":"2014-11-27T04:55:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T04:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?p=374"},"modified":"2014-11-27T05:00:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T05:00:43","slug":"a-mothers-mission-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"A mothers mission field"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It has been said that a mothers mission field is within her own home.\u00a0 So often we feel discouraged, as if the mundane day-to-day tasks we do, don\u2019t matter\u00a0\u00a0 We want to make a difference for Christ, serving for Him and blessing others as He calls us to do.\u00a0\u00a0 We want to do some great work for God, and maybe we even feel like we\u2019re wasting our lives away just sitting at home. \u00a0If you work outside the home, perhaps you wonder if you should be doing something extravagant, something more\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0in addition to working and tending to your home.<\/p>\n

It is easy to become discouraged, thinking the work you do at home isn\u2019t adding up to much, or there is something different you could be doing.\u00a0 Simply staying at home, wiping noses, cooking meals, cleaning and caring for your children carries a lot<\/em> of weight, and you may not see it right now \u2013 but God does.\u00a0 \u00a0By serving your family you are serving God.\u00a0 You are making a difference and blessing others by being at home and focused on your family.<\/p>\n

Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it. ~<\/em> Proverbs 22:6<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The children God has entrusted to you are warriors in training.\u00a0 He trusts you to train them up in the way they should go.\u00a0\u00a0 This takes a lot of work, and involves a lot of things you may think no one notices or are useless. On days that I feel I\u2019m not doing enough, or feel as though the things I do aren\u2019t adding up I simply think that\u00a0 I am training my children for the Lord.\u00a0 This<\/em> is my calling, my job, my service.\u00a0 God has employed me<\/em> to raise His warriors!\u00a0 Therefore, everything<\/em> I do makes a difference, sets an example, trains and prepares my children. \u00a0It isn\u2019t done overnight!\u00a0 This takes a minimum of 18 years of our lives. \u00a0That means I need to show up for my job and do my job to the best of my ability every day!\u00a0 From the way I handle a telemarketer, to the way I tidy the house with a cheerful spirit and handle arguments between siblings, to the ways I interact with my husband and of course my interactions with my children\u2026.\u00a0 All of this matters.\u00a0 My little warriors are watching and learning more by what they see rather than what they are told.\u00a0 So not only are my actions towards my children making a difference \u2013 but my everyday actions (and the actions of those they are around) are too.<\/p>\n

Do you feel like you want to do something more?\u00a0 Perhaps develop a heart for service in your kids, but don\u2019t want to leave them for long and frequent hours to volunteer outside the home?\u00a0 Serve as a family.\u00a0 You can do great things as a family.\u00a0 We\u2019ve volunteered at food pantries, signed cards for a nursing home ministry, baked together for church fundraisers, figured out how to use coupons to buy food for our church\u2019s food program, provided meals for new and grieving families, provided a safe place for troubled friends and families, etc.\u00a0 when you serve as a family, you can not only fulfill your inner desire to do something \u201cmore\u201d without leaving your family behind, but bring your children up with a desire to serve others in a selfish world that only thinks for its self.\u00a0 That means they will make a difference \u2013 people will notice selfless giving and when it\u2019s noticed, others hearts are changed at the same time.\u00a0 That\u2019s God at work!<\/p>\n

Our families are our ministry.\u00a0 As moms, we\u2019re leaders of the ministry with our husbands.\u00a0 This ministry can fulfill any desire you\u2019ve ever felt led to take on.\u00a0 For me, I\u2019ve wanted to start a ministry that teaches others to grow and preserve their own food, cook from scratch and become more self sufficient.\u00a0 God has repeatedly told me to wait each time I feel ready to start one.\u00a0 So I went ahead and started teaching my kids these skills in depth, just as I would other families.\u00a0 Every once in a while God sends someone my way who is interested in learning these things and I gladly take the time to teach and inspire them.\u00a0 My ministry is my family.\u00a0 My ministry is everywhere we are.\u00a0 In the store, in the parking lot, in the library, you name it.<\/p>\n

Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children,\u00a0 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.\u00a0 <\/em>Titus 2:4-5<\/p>\n

Each mother has a mission field.\u00a0 That\u2019s our home!\u00a0 The little ones needing their noses wiped, or the little ones letting you know it\u2019s time for lunch, or the big ones who need guidance\u2026\u00a0 Just like the pastors who take on the challenges of preaching every Sunday, us moms take on the challenge of sibling rivalry, teaching and training our own little lambs.\u00a0 We have multiple outreach activities that stem from our home \u2013 birthday parties, field trips, church activities, play dates, group volunteer activities.\u00a0 Your whole family can serve the Lord in multiple ways right from your home.\u00a0 Genuinely caring for friends, scripture sprinkled around your home, kind and pure speech to those in the home, a home that is taken care of and welcoming for guests, Christian music played in the background\u2026\u00a0 As Christians we are called to be different, and our mission field is no different!\u00a0 We need not leave the house to spread the love of Christ.<\/p>\n

Missionaries leave their mark by living among and working with the people they are serving.\u00a0 They make a difference by their love and attitude.\u00a0 We should remember that as we work on our own mission field in our homes.\u00a0 Make a difference by your love, values and attitude.\u00a0 We don\u2019t have to do big things all the time to make a difference for God.<\/p>\n

Our children are blessings.\u00a0 It is an amazing gift to be given, a life (or lives) that God has trusted you with.\u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0\u00a0God chose YOU to be a mother and He has given you a calling in life \u2013 to raise that child or children to become warriors in a fallen world.\u00a0 Training starts early \u2013 it\u2019s never, ever too early to begin teaching your child about God and the life we are called to live.<\/p>\n

Nancy Campbell wrote a list in one of her devotionals about what she believes God wants us to raise our children to be.\u00a0 Here it is, from her website:<\/p>\n

What kind of laborers does God want us to faithfully prepare for His service? The following is my vision for our children, grandchildren and future generations. I believe He wants us to prepare children who are\u2026<\/p>\n

Baby lovers<\/p>\n

Blessing imparters<\/p>\n

Bible believers<\/p>\n

Bible obeyers<\/p>\n

Committed laborers in God\u2019s harvest<\/p>\n

Courageous overcomers<\/p>\n

Demon destroyers<\/p>\n

Diligent workers<\/p>\n

Evil haters<\/p>\n

Faithful servers<\/p>\n

Fearless soldiers<\/p>\n

Freedom fighters<\/p>\n

Fruit bearers<\/p>\n

God fearers<\/p>\n

God lovers<\/p>\n

God pleasers<\/p>\n

God worshippers<\/p>\n

Gospel preachers<\/p>\n

Holy Spirit empowered witnesses<\/p>\n

Home lovers<\/p>\n

Israel supporters<\/p>\n

Jesus fanatics<\/p>\n

Justice keepers<\/p>\n

Life choosers<\/p>\n

Light shiners<\/p>\n

Liberal threateners<\/p>\n

Obedient listeners<\/p>\n

Parent honorers<\/p>\n

Responsible citizens<\/p>\n

Sharp arrows<\/p>\n

Tomorrow\u2019s leaders<\/p>\n

Truth bearers<\/p>\n

Truth keepers<\/p>\n

Truth lovers<\/p>\n

Truth preservers<\/p>\n

Truth seekers<\/p>\n

Truth speakers<\/p>\n

Persecution endurers<\/p>\n

Prayer warriors<\/p>\n

Righteousness lovers<\/p>\n

Uncompromising disciples<\/p>\n

Valiant conquerors<\/p>\n

Wisdom getters and<\/p>\n

Zealous servants of the Living God!<\/p>\n

Reading that list makes me realize what an impact I have on my children, and what I should be focusing on \u2013 and how much of the \u2018little\u2019 I might feel I do, really adds up!\u00a0 By simply living a life pleasing to the Lord, I am able to instill many of these things in my kids right from my own mission field.\u00a0 When I think of how much my children need to learn, I realize how important it is that I am here to teach them these things.\u00a0 By being here I mean mentally and physically.\u00a0 If I\u2019m so busy worrying about a big project I committed to again<\/em> (because I need to feel like I\u2019m making a difference) that I can\u2019t be fully available to my children even when in their presence, they\u2019ll pick up on that and Satan will notice too.\u00a0 Sibling rivalry, obedience issues and so many other negative things begin to crop up.\u00a0 The best way to keep these issues at bay is to be 100% available to your children, and not caught up in thinking about other things.\u00a0 So mothers, remove any doubt that what you\u2019re doing right now<\/em> isn\u2019t a big deal.\u00a0 Allow yourself to become happily consumed by your marriage and family that you wake up excited about our Fathers work and what kind if work He\u2019ll send to you today.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re feeling discouraged remember that the little things count (you are showing Gods love by kissing that boo boo, and extending God\u2019s mercy and grace to that rambunctious boy who knocked the flowers over again<\/em>, serving together as a family, or feeling like you want to do great works for God\u2026\u00a0 Remember that you already are!!!\u00a0 You are doing one of the greatest works you can, by raising followers of our Lord.\u00a0 By simply doing your job, raising your children, you are serving the Lord.<\/p>\n

But as for me and my house<\/em>, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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