Psalms For Moms

Thanks to all of you who stop by today after reading my devotion today about dreams. Every Wednesday I share Psalms for Moms, focusing on a Psalm that I feel directly speak to moms in the trenches. Today's is below:

Psalm 33:18, "But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love."

Do you need to know that God sees you today? That He sees your children? Your situation?

Do you need to be reminded where to put your hope? Are you putting your hope in the wrong things instead of in God's unfailing love? I know I tend to put my hope in everything but God's unfailing love at times-- the state of the economy, the state of my family, the state of my home, etc.

I heard a quote at church last week. "People are looking for hope. They just don't know what it looks like." I want to show those in my life that hope looks like unfailing love. I want to experience His unfailing love so that I can point others-- my children, my husband, my friends and family-- towards it.

Psalms For Moms

The verse from Psalms for today is one I am committing to memory. I have set a new goal to not only document verses that speak to me in my journal, but also to write them down on index cards and memorize them. Every morning before or after my daily devotion, I pull out my index cards and review my memory verses. This one was one of the firsts that I memorized:

Psalm 25:4-5, "Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths; guide me and teach me, for You are God my Savior and my hope is in You all day long."

Two things stand out to me about that verse:

1. What mom doesn't need to make that her heart's cry? What mom hasn't thrown up a desperate prayer that sounds a lot like that? "Ummm help! I need to know which way to go!" The very act of motherhood is being in a place of constant newness and confusion. Just when you get one stage figured out, another one comes along to knock you off balance. This spring and summer I've been studying about praying scripture and this is a good one to pray.

2. That last line really gets to me. Is my hope in Him all day long? Oh sure, it might be just after I finish up my morning quiet time and I am infused with a fresh dose of hope and encouragement. But later-- when real life starts hitting-- I find my hope sagging. How can I keep that from happening? I want my hope to be in Him-- not in the weather, not in my kids' attitudes, not in the state of my marriage, not in my finances, not in my agenda. Just Him.

Which brings me back to memorizing this and other verses. I can quote these verses, get my attitude and perspective in check no matter where I am or what I am surrounded by. I need His guidance and I need His hope. This is a great Psalm for a mom. Can't wait to share more with you in the weeks to come!