Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.

I'm Jensen Holt McNair.

About two years ago I left my career in ministry

and shortly after I made the decision to stay at home with my son who at the time

would be born in a few months. Now if you're a stay-at-home mom you've

probably experienced this feeling before, but for everyone else it's important to

know that when you decide to stay at home with a child, it isn't always easy. It's not just the no sleep, crying diapers, and endless hours of

wondering how to entertain your child next. All those things are there, but the

hardest part of choosing to stay home with my son was the feeling that I had lost out.

You see, I had a plan.

I had a trajectory I had set my life on, where I would go in my career, how I would accomplish it. I had built a picture of my life in my head

that was built entirely on me and my success in accomplishing my goals. And you go from every day working towards this goal, achieving, feeling

important, to all of a sudden, working for a demanding boss who doesn't know your name,

never says thank you and will not remember anything you do for

them in five years.

I'll say, staying home with your kids has its really, really good moments too.

But even with the good, it was hard for me not to be shocked by the sudden loss of importance in my life.

I had left my seat of the table to stay home and sit on the floor with my two-month-old and I couldn't help but

mourn the loss in my life. I watched as others continued to accomplish their

goals, make gains in their careers that I had hoped to make, and felt a feeling of worthlessness.

And that feeling, it's settled in over my life for a long time. Now maybe you've experienced something similar in your life,

maybe you've had a setback, you've been demoted, lost a job, chosen to stay at home with your

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