Mark 3
I believe in loyalty, in doing our best to support and help maintain relationships with our parents and siblings. But just as Christ called his disciples so "that they might be with him " and referred to the crowd he was teaching as "my mother and brothers", I'm realizing how this baby is MY disciple. Sometimes that relationship will cause me to NOT be as available to other extended family. God has called me to share my life and faith with this little person, to protect and lay down my life for him. I may still have other ministry opportunities, but this one is the highest, hardest, most meaningful and most rewarding one - and the one entrusted to no other. I am THE MOM - wow! I've already had to draw boundaries with friends and family that weren't there before and it's been difficult. But this child, dependent on me, needs my loyalty the most.
Tip: In God's order, the husband-wife relationship comes first. No children were there in the garden when He declared His creation "good". Don't make an idol of your children and allow them to be the center of your family.
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