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Welcome to Session 2 of Missional Motherhood Bible study! We are so thankful you’re studying with us! We hope you were encouraged this week.
If you have any questions about how this study works, we’ve answered most of them here.
Catching up? That’s okay! We’ll leave the videos up until December 1, 2016. After that time, you can purchase or rent sessions you missed here.
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Questions to discuss in the comments:
- What are some of the urgent, earth-based tasks that tend to overwhelm your thoughts?
- How does Colossians 3:1-4 refresh your perspective on those tasks? (p. 28)
- Based on your reflections on Genesis 1:26-28, what is God’s revealed purpose for our motherhood? (p. 35)
- Give examples from your own life of how you have suffered, been comforted by Jesus, and were then able to minister to others out of that Christ-shared comfort. (p. 41)
Before watching the video next week, complete Session 2: Motherhood in the Grand Plan of God: Nurturing Life in the Face of Death in the Bible study book. We’ll meet back here on Thursday for our next session!
1. I struggle with disciplining my without losing my cool, and with a 3 yr old and 1 yr old twins running around someone is always getting into trouble. I always struggle with keeping up with all the housework but still making sure i have to time to play and cuddle with my kids too. 2. That verse reminds me not to focus so much on worldly things but to focus on God and his mission for me.3. To increase God’s kingdom, make it multiply, that starts with our own families.
1. I struggle with organisation and making sure my three children are up and ready and out on time each morning. With all three of the school, nursery and playgroup drop offs and pick ups throughout the day I am constantly chasing my tail. With keeping on track with all the various school/nursery dates and requirements etc. Then there is the house and the housework and just so so much still to do and finish off in out home that we cannot afford to get done or have the time to do ourselves. The other worry I have is not having enough money for basic things which consumes my thoughts a lot but God has always provided for us and more and we have never truly lacked anything so why can’t I just trust Him. 2. These verses are amazing and give me so much perspective. I must memorise them this week! 3. That we are image bearers of God Almighty, alongside men, and that we are the pinnacle of His creation and given amazing responsibilities and privileges. That it is a good and precious thing to have children and to be a mother even though this role can be demeaned a lot. That we can connect this to the Great Commission. 4. When I look at others’ lives, I feel like I have not suffered hugely in my own life. I don’t know if this is good or bad as I know that Jesus tells us that suffering will come and it is part of normal Christian life in this fallen world. I have, of course, had difficult things happen but when I compare with others, I really do think what have I got to complain about!
Ps I think I have just the normal mission all motherhood book, not the bible study version, are there corresponding page numbers or chapters for each session?
Hi Anna! Only about 20% of the content from the book and the Bible study overlap, so there aren’t corresponding page numbers between the two. You can purchase the Bible study book here, if you’d like. I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
1) with a newborn baby I have many tasks that seem urgent and overwhelming, just the feeding and sleeping as well as getting the older two to school is overwhelming and urgent before I even look to the housework!
2) it reminds me to lift my head up above the everyday to the eternal perspective, to remember what is really important and therefore also what is not I’ve my ‘urgent’ and ‘overwhelming’ tasks.
3) to increase God’s kingdom, to make disciples and help and nurture others in their faith (and ours.)
4) I had chronic fatigue syndrome growing up for years and God taught me (or began too, I am still learning) about letting go of the idols of achievement and ‘doing’ things in my life for approval. Christ comforted me that it is all about his grace and his righteousness, not my abilities to serve him or do anything on my own. I have since been able to speak with others about what is really important, what matters when you strip back everything else and can’t ‘do’ anything.
I always thought that mothering would come so easy, hahah! Sometimes I feel like I’m failing as a mother in the areas of discipline, teaching my children about God and loving on them constantly. I have to remind myself daily that this season is for enjoying my 2 and 5 year old boys and that God is supporting me and smiling down on me and approving of me as a mother.
Good afternoon ladies! My days are mostly overwhelming. I struggle with anxiety over my position as a wife and mother. I currently have 3 of my 5 children still at home, am in a masters program and assist my husband with his new business. Overwhelmed is something I deal with daily. I question if what I am doing is what God designed me to do. I am so eager to please Him and follow His will for me.
For me Col.3:1-4 means that because I am a daughter of Christ, practicing and believing in Him and
His word, I have died to my self and am called to loo up to Him, daily, for everything.
I’m not sure how to answer #3…this question often runs around in my head. I know God has a plan for me, but often question specifically what it is. I think I know why he created women but do we all have the same purpose as mothers?
(4) Going through my divorce was extremely painful, but since then I have been able to truly empathize and comfort others when they were experiencing similar circumstances.
1. What are some of the urgent, earth-based tasks that tend to overwhelm your thoughts?
The housework can consume my thoughts at times. Just looking around and seeing what needs to be done. Or if I have just cleaned and not long after the children are pouring everything out and making my work seem pointless. I can feel like all the pressure of child rearing is on my shoulders (not that my husband doesnt help because he does as often as he can).
2. How does Colossians 3:1-4 refresh your perspective on those tasks? (p. 28)
I think it makes me realize that I am focused on me more than God in those moments. He is where my strength comes from, my peace, my joy, not in my circumstances. Christ is more important than anything that overwhelms me
3. Based on your reflections on Genesis 1:26-28, what is God’s revealed purpose for our motherhood? (p. 35)
to fill the earth and raise up children to take care of creation…i would say that our role is to raise up children who will teach others about the One true God that we serve and to live out lives of obedience to the Creator
4. Give examples from your own life of how you have suffered, been comforted by Jesus, and were then able to minister to others out of that Christ-shared comfort. (p. 41)
When i miscarried, ive shared how that drew me and my husband closer to the Lord. It has also I hope been an encouragement to other ladies whove lost a child or struggle with infertility.
My youngest son was born with a grade IV brain bleed and was having seizures. God drew me closer to Him as I wept before the Lord on behalf of my newborn and so many people were praying for Him. God did an amazing work in our lives and in healing our son and we were able to publicly give Him the glory for it.
I struggle with the same feelings over house work. It seems as though my family does not know I do it, but certainly complains when it is not done. I feel that I cannot seem to get it all done; there is always something “not done” How can we as women accomplish so much when the days are so short?
(3) I think God’s revealed purpose for our motherhood is to bring more people (children) to see HIS way, and to live as HIS followers. This is something I need to keep in mind when I get overwhelmed with the details of getting everything done!