I will never have it all together.
“Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.”
Psalm 100:2-3
I will never have the most perfectly clean home without toys strewn about and
cracker crumbs ground into the carpet.
“A woman who fears the Lord, shall be praised.
Give her of the fruit of her hands,
And let her own works praise her in the gates.”
Proverbs 31:31
I will never have all the answers.
“Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!”
Romans 11:33
I will never know just the right thing to wear for every occasion, have the cutest haircut or be a trendsetter.
I will regularly leave the house in yoga pants, even though I don’t do yoga, and my hair will be in a pony-tail.
Hopefully I will have showered.
Do not let your adornment be merely outward-arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel-rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
1 Peter 3:3
I will never enjoy doing laundry and cleaning toilets, especially ones that are used by little boys.
“In all the work you are doing, work the best you can.
Work as if you were doing it for the Lord, not for people.”
Colossians 3:23
I will never have a body that does not have dimples in all of the wrong places.
“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made,
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.”
Psalm 139:14-15
I will never be a perfect mother. And I will never be a perfect wife.
I will make mistakes.
“A soft answer turns away wrath
But a harsh word stirs up anger.
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly,
But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.”
Proverbs 15:1-2
I will probably never be viewed by the world as a success in my chosen role of Homemaker.
“She watches over the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children rise up and call her blessed;
Her husband also, and he praises her:
Many daughters have done well,
But you excel them all.”
Proverbs 31:27-29
I’ve never been someone who looks at the world through “rose-colored” glasses. But I’m pretty sure that I look at myself through “world-colored” glasses. I put them on and walk around looking through lenses that reflect all of my faults and flaws. It’s a miracle I don’t bump into things more often with such distorted vision!
But, what if I took them off? What if I saw myself as He sees me instead of how the world sees me? Perhaps my vision would be restored and I would see that I am…
Always beautiful to Him
Always loved by Him
Always the daughter of the King!
My prayer is that you will join me in leaving behind the land of the “never” and choose instead to dwell in the “always” of His mercy and grace.
That is a place where we will never be more welcomed!
By Vanessa, At the Picket Fence
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Debbie says
“World-coloured glasses” – I wear them a lot. Thank you for the reminder to see myself as HE does.
Mary says
This is such a wonderful post! I have two little guys and really needed to read this. Thank you!
Jami Kastner says
LOVE this post! Chuckled HARD at “especially ones that are used by little boys.” As the mother of three of them I just totally GOT this!
God bless you! May you get a small peek of EXACTLY how He sees you today!
Cheryl @ finding the beauty says
Beautiful! This is always a great reminder.
God bless you!
Ida Mundell says
Love this!
Thank you for the reminders of His perfect truths. I often look at myself through “world colored” glasses instead of through the eyes of Truth.
A lovely reminder to me, for sure! Have a great weekend!
Beth Williams says
Excellent post and reminder! We all, especially women, see ourselves through world colored glasses & need to be reminded that He created us and loves us JUST AS WE ARE – Imperfections and all!!
Janet says
Love this! We all need to be reminded to take off those “world-colored” glasses.
Ruthiey says
This is amazing. Replacing the “truth” we think we know with the TRUTH of God’s word.
Michelle Parker says
My how I needed this today! Thanks!
Christy says
Love this!!!
Lis says
What a wonderful post! I need to take off my “world-colored glasses” right now. 🙂
Dianne says
LOVE this post! Thank you so much for the beautiful reminder. I, too, can relate to the boy toilets.
Carol Reddin says
Thanks for the wonderful post , Vanessa! It’s good to be reminded of His love and acceptance regardless of our age or stage of life. Love from your Mother
Susanne says
Amen!
Emily says
Printing this one out 🙂
margaret williamson says
That was so beautifully written, thank you for that. I need to be reminded to see myself the way God sees me.
Thank you!!!
Ginger says
Amen sister!!
michelle @ this little light says
That was beautiful, Vanessa! And it rang so true for me this week {especially the part re: cleaning the bathroom of little boys!} What a wonderful internal dialogue you’ve given us: instead of saying “never” {which I seem to do a lot}, say “Always!”
Beautiful.
Deidra says
Love this! We do live in a world that seems to gravitate to absolutes. How wonderful that you’ve pointed us all in the right direction: toward the God who loves us – absolutely!
(SO wonderful to see you here at (in)courage!)
classiccasualhome.com says
“will regularly leave the house in yoga pants, even though I don’t do yoga, and my hair will be in a pony-tail”….Ha HA HAA
Great inspiration.
Mary Ann
Rebecca says
What a reminder! Thank you! Love, Me
katie baba-nielson says
this is soooo true! i am so hard on myself. thanks for this inspiring truth. always beautiful, always loved, always a daughter of the King! love this part.