My demonstration of servitude

“Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. Now as they went down the road they came to some water. And the eunuch said, ‘See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?’ Then Philip said, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you may.’ And he answered and said, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’ So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.” Acts 9:35-38

By faith, my parents baptized me as an infant, and I am grateful for their desire to commit me to the Lord. I have since learned from the Bible that Jesus was baptized as an adult, and his disciples were baptized also, as an act of obedience --as a showing of a personal acceptance of Jesus Christ and a decision to personally follow Him. 

My mother started growing in faith while I was in Junior High/High School. During those years, I made the decision to accept Christ into my heart. But truthfully, I never made faith and servitude a priority. I never gained a personal relationship with Jesus because I didn’t make the time, and wasn’t serious in my effort. But over the past year, my responsibility for my children, as well as my responsibility for my own personal salvation, has made clear to me that just saying that I believe in Jesus Christ isn’t enough. I want Him to change me. “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” Romans 8:11

Two Sundays ago, I was baptized in our church. I wanted to be baptized in order to outwardly show my growth and commitment to Christ. My commitment is not only to follow and obey, but to teach my children, to spread the Word to anyone and everyone (this is what we are all called to do). I also wanted to show my children what true obedience is. That there’s nothing more important in this world than truly knowing the one person who can change you and prepare you for the eternal life that is promised all of us through Jesus Christ.

There was a specific time within the last year when I made a decision to listen and obey a command God was giving me and my family (I'll tell you about this another time). Since then, I've seen changes in myself. And I’ve seen my family changed. My children are changed; our relationship is changed. And my relationship with my husband is changed. I have been blessed immensely since making the decision to follow Christ with my full heart and mind.

I continue to work on myself -- God is working on me. I now realize that the only way I can be a “good Mom” and a “good Wife” is to be a servant of Christ, to ask forgiveness every day for my shortcomings and the errors I make. I thank God every day for my Salvation, and I pray through some means, that if God has not already shown Himself so wonderfully to you, that you will seek His presence in your life as well.

The end of my "vacation"...

Most people schedule vacations to take a break from their full time jobs. When you have three children, six years and younger, many times your full time job acts as your vacation. Each day, I was able to get away and "relax" in my chair at work, staring at my computer and conversing with adults. In many ways, I vacationed every day from 7:30am - 4:30pm. 

Recently, my daily "vacations" ended. 

The proceeding posts will be those of a recently proclaimed "stay-at-home mom." Trading in my corporate desk job for three little faces, six messy hands, laundry and dishes for 24 hours per day (14 hours if they stay asleep at night), will prove to be the hardest job I've ever attempted. And the largest blessing I've received since the birth of each of my beautiful children.