Abide 03: Truths for the Mom Who Wants Joy

Risen Motherhood

Christianity, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Whether we’re brand new moms or have decades of experience in motherhood, we’ve likely all come upon a moment or season when it’s hard to find true joy. When the calendar is filled to the brim with sports practices, our teen makes a cutting remark at the dinner table, another night’s sleep is interrupted, or motherhood just isn’t as picture-perfect as we always imagined, we need a well of joy that never runs dry. In this episode, Laura reads a collection of verses to meditate on as we seek true joy in motherhood. As these truths root deep into our hearts, we’ll see that looking to and thinking about the Lord, his work, and his promises can give us deep joy, even if we still experience grief and pain. We pray these verses bring an eternal hope as you look to him for joy in every season.

Note: We understand that the absence of joyful or hopeful feelings can have a wide variety of factors and causes. Please keep in mind that some instances of persistent sadness or depression may require professional counseling, pastoral care, or a medical doctor. If you find yourself in a situation that feels much larger than the topics we cover in this series, we encourage you to seek help from professionals who are trained to care for you best in this struggle.

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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0:00.0	Motherhood is hard.
0:10.4	One second, we think we're doing a good enough job.
0:12.6	And the next, we feel like the worst mom on the planet.
0:15.7	Which is why we need the refreshing truth of the gospel to be repeated over and over,
0:20.4	giving us hope in the everyday moments.
0:22.8	So mama, whether you're sipping cold coffee or doing a sink bowl of dishes, we hope you
0:26.9	find truth, encouragement, and laughter here.
0:30.5	This is the Risen Motherhood Podcast.
0:33.1	Thanks for joining us.
0:34.4	Hey friends and mulee here.
0:41.5	I want to welcome you back to another episode of Risen Motherhood.
0:44.8	If you listen to our first episode in the Abide Many series, you know that our hope is to
0:49.0	encourage you to abide in God's word.
0:51.6	And to do that, we are engaging in a series of scripture shows to help you spend time
0:55.9	in his word.
0:57.3	What you're going to hear next is Laura reading scripture passages all about joy.
1:02.2	We've picked these out specifically for you and she'll read them all in a row.
1:06.4	You're not going to hear the references, but you'll be able to find all of them in our
1:09.4	show notes.
1:10.7	All of the scripture is from the ESV translation.
1:14.1	We've also released a transcript with this show so you can read it or print it out to do
1:18.2	further study.
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