Sometimes, I get very discouraged with how my days are spent. I spend the majority of my time each day changing diapers, cleaning up spills and messes, playing peek-a-boo, cooking, and cleaning. I’m sure you know the drill.
All of these “non-important” jobs often seem tedious and almost meaningless to me. Mundane tasks have a way of wearing on me, and to be honest there are days that I have a hard time getting through my everyday chores.
I would rather be out changing the world, than wiping little handprints off the coffee table.
I want to make a difference in this world. I want to help others. I want God to use my life!
I desire these things so strongly, that I am sometimes left feeling unfulfilled by my current role as wife/mother/homemaker. Do you ever feel this way?
The Truth About “The Little Things”
This type of thinking that I am prone to – that what I do as a stay-at-home mom doesn’t matter – is quite dangerous and couldn’t actually be farther from the truth!
The truth is that I am making a difference in this world. I am helping others. And God is using my life!
I must realize that when I spend my days doing the dishes, cooking for my family, and cuddling with my son, that I really am doing the important things. These little things do matter. These little things are for God’s glory, and they actually matter a lot. Especially to the little life that God has trusted to my hands.
The following is one of my favorite quotes. It brings tears to my eyes and really helps me to put things into perspective and have a better attitude.
"To the whole world you’re only someone,
but to someone you’re the whole world."
Wow. I need to be reminded of this daily. My child’s world is much smaller than my world. The impact that my life has on his is real. To have such a great influence over another life is exciting, humbling and overwhelming all at once.
The little things that I do everyday are huge to this young child. I am his only mother. I can choose to resent that role or I can choose to embrace it. The choice is up to me.
I want to share this song by Steven Curtis Chapman that has been so encouraging to me when I feel like what I do doesn’t matter.
I continually pray that God will keep my perspective right in this matter. I certainly need His grace as I spend my days doing the little things that really, truly do amount up to big things!
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Do you sometimes feel like your everyday tasks don’t matter? Isn’t it great to know that they really do!
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