No Greater Strength

Have you ever considered what your greatest strength is or gifting?

Have you also considered that motherhood is actually a gift and a strength? This thought occurred to me this week as I read the Power of A Positive Mom by Karol Ladd.

Perhaps we shouldn't be focusing our energy on the strengths and/or weaknesses we believe we have (or don't have). I believe our lives would be much richer if we would just shift our focus towards Christ who IS our STRENGTH. In so doing, we would also realize that we have many strengths that are automatically "gifted" to us the moment that crying little heap of goo and love is laid in our arms.

As moms we all have the gift of encouragement, prayer, love and forgiveness.
What mom isn't quickly and easily ready to give their precious child a word of encouragement on a daily basis?
What about the gift of prayer? How many times have you said, "Lord, please give me PATIENCE!"? What about love and forgiveness? How many times have you looked your child right in the eyes and said, "Of course I forgive you" as tears ran down his face? You wrap your arms of love around him and forgive him 70 times 7. What a strength. What a gift!

My strength IS the precious gift of motherhood which comes straight from the Lord.
Thank you Lord for giving us the strengths that you bless us with as moms. Thank you for the gift of your children. Thank you for the blessing of being a mom.