Tea Time with my Savior
So this morning I was blessed to go to a women's tea for church. Upon suggestion from my wonderful husband, I found a sitter for Asher and took Isaac with me. It was a definite struggle getting there, but grace and mercy poured out and I made it. Boy, was it exactly what I needed. The messages on Sunday have been just for me lately, but boy did I need this message too. Sundays have helped me to not focus so much on my current sleep deprived season, but more on rejoicing in the Lord for what I do have and for the season He has me in right now. BUT, today it was all about how much my Savior loves me...Thank You, Lord.
I have learned about the Samaritan Woman several times, but this time the season I am in brought new life to these verses. Jesus went there for her! In the King James version, it says, "He must...". The Lord's love for the SINNER, Samaritan woman was so great, He had to go, so that she might know Him and spend eternal life with Him. It was the description of the Samaritan woman that got me, she was a woman, greatly inferior to men in those days, she was a Samaritan and Jews didn't speak to Samaritans and her reputation was so despicable, no man, especially a teacher would ever speak to her. Janet went through a list of descriptions and at the end I added, a sleep deprived crazy mom. Little did I know that Janet would go on to teach about the great love that Jesus had for this lady, for me AND FOR YOU that He would go out of His way to ensure her salvation. Jesus was weary the scripture says, but His weariness didn't stop Him from doing the Lord's work.
I pray on those crazy days or the sleep deprived days, I would remember that nothing should stop me from doing the Lord's business - whether it be changing yucky diapers, holding a baby until all the muscles in my back are in tight spasm, calling a friend to check in even when I think, hey they should be calling me, or meeting someone at the park when I know it will be hard and tiring.
Don't get me wrong, things have definitely been better, those first 4 weeks I thought I might die even though I didn't with Asher, duh! I love my life and am so thankful to be a wife and mom, but I am most thankful for the Love my Savior has for me and that I will spend eternity in heaven. How about you, will you meet me there someday...