Friday, May 29, 2009

Does God feel like an unappreciated Mother

All day long I have been in a Mommy funk, constantly picking up toys, shoes, rice from lunch that didn't make it in the mouths of the munchkins trying desperately to be independent and feed themselves. Laundry, cooking, cleaning dishes, doing crafts with the kids so they can have happy memories of Mommy time, all the while every act has been scrutinized and criticized by those very ones that are being served, leaving the Mommy feeling "why bother" all they do is complain. As I sat sand sulked I thought about every other mother who does and does and does for those she loves and yet is told "it's not good enough" you cook rice, they want fried rice, you cook bacon, they want biscuits, you pour milk, they want juice. Is anything I do ever going to be good enough!! As the frustration mounted I felt the gentle tap on the shoulder and could almost hear, "I wonder if that is how God feels" I was reminded that He does so much for us, just to take care of us because he loves us. Yet how often do we complain about every little thing. "I have to cook tonight" instead of " Thank you God I have a home with electricity, thank you I have food to cook my family, thank you God that I have a family to cook for, thank you I have the opportunity to teach them about being thankful. Or maybe it's , "these kids are driving me nuts, why don't they listen? can't I ever have any time to myself? Instead of "thank you God for the chance to train my children, to be with them and that they are in my life. Or here is a good one that I believe everyone complains about, house chores or the job...Instead how about "thank you God I have a home and I am not on the street, thank you I have a job so I can provide for my family. Thank you God for.....how can you finish that sentence?I have so much to be thankful for. I never want God, who does so much for me, to ever fell like I think what he does isn't good enough. So I am going to try every time one of my kids (or anyone else!) complains or criticizes whatever I am doing that I am going to be thankful for the reminder that I need to be more grateful to the one who takes care of me.