I was talking to my son tonight about Career Day that is coming up at his school the end of this month. I jokingly asked him if he wanted me to come and represent the newspaper carriers of the world, or perhaps the preschool teacher's aide, or those wanting to be a mom. He declined my offer, but as I was rattling off my list of jobs, I realized they don't sound very enticing or significant. There aren't many kids who are aspiring to the jobs I hold.It would be easy for me to feel like less a person because I don't have a profession that sounds cool or inviting, but I know that God views my "jobs" as very significant. The work I do outside the home, though minimal, does provide needed income for our family and my mom job is very significant because God is using me as His ambassador to reach the hearts of my children. Only time and perhaps eternity will tell the breadth of this work.
Tonight I read this article from Desiring God that validated exactly what I was thinking. The following verse is a commendation of the work that Timothy's mother and grandmother had in his life.
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your
grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as
well. (2 Timothy 1:5)
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