Something I have noticed with the third child is that I don't panic or take everything as seriously as I did with the first two. When my little guy throws a tantrum, I almost laugh it off. It doesn't stress me out and I feel like it's so much easier to weather the storms because I have had a lot of practice. I have been through it before and I know what works and what doesn't. Or at the very least I have a lot of good tricks that I have figured out from the first two. I feel like I get to enjoy him more because I am very settled and confident in my parenting of little ones. I like that feeling.
Tonight I was reflecting on some of the ups and downs we have been experiencing this year and I realized that although some of the trials we are facing are much more extreme than in the past, I have been here before with my faith. I have fought similar storms. And now, my faith has matured and I can handle the big stresses with a little more peace and a lot more heart. I certainly don't enjoy them, but I can relate them to past problems and feel confident in the way that I am responding. Less anger, less irrational behavior, and less fear. I can talk to God, pray about it appropriately, and let Him help me work through it. I can trust my instincts and try to do what I believe is best.
I have hope and I trust that God can use the new trials somehow in my life. That He can take the bad and somehow make something else good. I also have a steadfast assurance that I have never had before. Leaning on God in hard times is a relationship that becomes much easier with practice and time, and just like parenting three little ones, I love feeling settled and more confident in that relationship and in myself.
Trust God with the trials in your life.
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