Today I think I will give you a little glimpse into my heart.
About a week ago Ben and I were at a big group gathering when Cassie started to really cry (her little digestive system is still growing and sometimes she gets bad gas). She was crying really loud so Ben took her to the other room. I could still hear her wailing and so after a few minutes I got up and went to them. Ben asked me why I came since she didn’t need both of us, so I actually lied to him and said I thought maybe it was time for her to eat. Now I knew it wasn’t time for her to eat yet so as I walked back to my seat I started to think about why I gave him that answer. After the meeting we went home and I told him that I had lied to him and we sorted out why I would have done that. We figured out that the reason I really did get up was because I cared about what people were thinking as they watched me sit there while Cassie was crying. Going a little deeper, I discovered I was insecure what people think of me as a mother because I still am involved in my work here and I don’t stay at home with her all day but instead bring her with me. This was really good for me to discover these deeper feelings early. I have now found peace that I am going to be the best mom to Cassie I can be, following the path that God leads me down, which currently still includes teaching and training people to study the bible.
There is no need to live to please people, because it isn’t healthy and realistically it is simply impossible.
Instead of people pleasing I choose to pray and obey.
ps. Speaking of people pleasing do you think the Bombers will be able to please their fans this year with at least one win? Let’s have hope for the 24th against the Stampeders!
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