Mighty: #FiveMinuteFriday

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"She is small but mighty." Her words echoed in my head. I loved them. But did I believe them? Could I matter? Could I make a difference? And who defines all this mattering?

If my identity is truly in Christ than isn't the deal sealed? Don't I matter already? Before I do anything? Before I share my art? Write my heart? Change the world?

And I wonder if that makes the difference? If you believe who He says you are is who you really are then are you the free, more able to live your dreams? To make change?

And if your dream is being a mama or a writer, a barber or a crafter well they're all God-sized dreams. They are mighty. They matter. Because you matter. Your heart, your life, is big. Because He takes the smallness of us and envelopes us in His bigness. His righteouness. His old made new. Broken made well. Brusied and bleeding made bright and sparkling.

And He cares about orphans and widows. Prostitutes and homemakers. He cares about you. And that is mighty big caring. Mighty big love. So let the world say you are small. Or big. Their definitions don't matter. You already have everything in Him.

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Photo by Lisa-Jo Baker

"Motherhood is not a competition to see who's baby weighs more, or walks first, or sleeps through the night, or gets into the right college.

Motherhood is a holy grueling work of being refined by the fire of sleep deprivation and fear and courage and catching yet another round of the stomach bug and still showing up for that recital."

The host of Five Minute Friday, Lisa-Jo Baker's, book comes out Tuesday! Subtitled, Everything I Never Expected About Being a Mom, it's for all mamas everywhere. But especially you if you're worn out and tired or just needing to be reminded that you're not alone. Pre-order it here.

motherhood is not a competition to see who’s baby weighs more or walks first or sleeps through the night or gets into the right college.
Motherhood is the holy, grueling work of being refined by the fire of sleep deprivation and fear and courage and catching yet another round of the stomach bug and still showing up for that recital. Motherhood is a wild free fall into more gut-punch love and worry, discovery and the desire to give
- See more at: http://lisajobaker.com/#sthash.TDgSbFlc.dpuf

motherhood is not a competition to see who’s baby weighs more or walks first or sleeps through the night or gets into the right college.
Motherhood is the holy, grueling work of being refined by the fire of sleep deprivation and fear and courage and catching yet another round of the stomach bug and still showing up for that recital. Motherhood is a wild free fall into more gut-punch love and worry, discovery and the desire to give
- See more at: http://lisajobaker.com/#sthash.TDgSbFlc.dpuf

motherhood is not a competition to see who’s baby weighs more or walks first or sleeps through the night or gets into the right college.
Motherhood is the holy, grueling work of being refined by the fire of sleep deprivation and fear and courage and catching yet another round of the stomach bug and still showing up for that recital. Motherhood is a wild free fall into more gut-punch love and worry, discovery and the desire to give
- See more at: http://lisajobaker.com/#sthash.TDgSbFlc.dpuf

 

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