“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
Our Abiding Vision
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Super Mom
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Abiding Mom
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Does |
Is (Psalm 46:10) |
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Tries to impress others |
Pleases the Lord (Eph. 5:10, Proverbs 29:25) |
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Is controlled by an agenda (curriculum, schedule, etc) |
Is controlled by the Holy Spirit: (Gal. 5:22-26) (USES curriculum & schedules as tools for orderliness so she's more free to follow the spirit) |
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Her self worth is found in Her accomplishments (clean house, perfect kids, the perfect bulletin boards, etc.) |
her self worth is found in an accurate view of who she is in Christ Jesus (Eph 2:10) |
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Her peace is found in the “perfect” environment |
Her peace is found in Jesus in the midst of any storm (Is 26:3) |
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She is discouraged by failure |
Failure reminds her that God's strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Cor. 12:9-10) |
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She expects perfection from herself and others |
She practices grace with herself and others (Eph 4:32) |
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She teaches her kids to be good |
She teaches her kids to be Godly (Proverbs 22:6) |
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She is frustrated with her lack of spiritual fruit |
She abides in Christ and bears much fruit (John 15:5) |
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She does things with her children |
She builds a relationship with her children (Deut 6:6-7) |
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Her perspective is based on what is seen |
Her perspective is based on what is unseen (Col 3:2) |
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She chooses quantity of activities |
She chooses the most excellent Way (I Cor 13) |
