The virtues He has set for me

“They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths.” Psalm 119:3

So yesterday morning I woke up in a puddle of pee, NO not my own, Dax’s. Yes my boys are sleeping with me, because daddy is gone and I feel better that way.

So we get up after a long night of taking temps and giving medicine, get a bath and attempt to eat breakfast. Avery thought he could handle a bowl of spaghetti, yes for breakfast, but it was not until the first bite came right back up that he realized maybe spaghetti was not the best thing to eat. We both did, I was just thrilled he even wanted to eat.

So we get all cleaned up AGAIN, I got him cozied on the couch, and head back to the room to strip the bed and get the nasty sheets washed when I heard Avery screaming. I run into the living room to see him throwing up again all over the blanket, couch and himself.

I did grab the puke bowl, gross I know, but life, and he finished up. So AGAIN we get all cleaned up settled again and back to a calm state, whatever that is.

I resume back to mommy cleaning mode and by the grace of God I got this house we call a home put back to order after weeks off. I got my fix of Lysol spraying, bleach, and floors mopped and scrubbed in every crevasse they exist in.

As I was enjoying cleaning, ye s I really do enjoy it, I began thinking about how crazy these last couple of months have been when I was reminded that this is a part of my role as a woman, to tend to my home and my family. It is the path the Lord has set for me and when I refuse, gripe, or complain about that role, I am compromising with evil and telling the Lord I don’t like this role which He has given me.

The Lord brought to my attention the woman of Proverbs 31. She was “happy” because she loved the Lord, was obedient, and fulfilled her role with grace and dignity and therefore God blessed her.

I might not fit all the virtues of the Proverbs 31 woman, but I can fit and fulfill with happiness, grace and dignity the virtues the Lord has set for me. Even in the middle of trials, frustration, transition, and purification. The Lord never said life would be easy, but He promised to always be there!

I do not want to compromise with evil and demand my wants to be met, when my needs are met every day by the Creator Himself.  For me brethren that is enough to relish in and cling to, it is even enough for me to find happiness in and motivation to keep moving forward in His path.

Because He is perfecting James 1:2-4 within me, “Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything.”  And all this will be a result because of your obedience.

Prayer: Lord I am beginning to see that some of the greatest lessons I have learned have been through the toughest of trials. I can truly see today how You are fulfilling James 1:2-4 within me. Thank You Jesus. Amen