seemingly nominal

Sometimes as a stay at home mom my mind goes places I don’t much like. Things tend to cross my mind that are not productive, and the demons inside of me have a good old time making me feel pretty useless. I hear that I am not good enough, I should be doing more. How can I honestly be serving God by taking care of my beautiful baby, loading the dishwasher for the umpteenth time, or folding that 100^th pair of socks? I think things about how I’m too lazy and if I only tried harder I could actually make a difference… God has been teaching me these things are not true! He has been changing the way I look at things, changing my outlook on how what I do matters.

God made each of with specific talents and abilities. He created each of us to fulfill a purpose, to help one and other. If you don’t believe me check out romans 12. When I am doing seemingly meaningless chores I am praising God, because He has given me the ability to be able to take care of my family. When I am playing with my sweet daughter I am praising God, because I am helping her to grow up knowing that she is loved, valuable and so worth my time. I tend to get discouraged when my days don’t go “as planned” but I tend to forget that is not my plan for the day that I should be following, but His. I love writing and I love photography, I feel extra fulfilled when I write, and work on my pictures. I feel I am praising God with even this. He has blessed me with so many talents and abilities; I just need to remember that no matter how nominal the task may seem, this is what God would have me do today and that by doing it with a joyful heart I am most certainly serving and, bringing joy to Him!