Set free to serve
Margaret Laning addresses Christian mothers about finding contentment in humble, sacrificial service, contrasting biblical selflessness with the modern prosperity gospel and self-centered Christianity promoted through popular Christian media. The article critiques false teachers who promote selfish living and worldly pleasure while calling mothers to embrace their calling as a genuine expression of serving Christ through serving others.
It does not take long for a new mother to notice her work is never done. There are so many needs. There are diapers to change, feeding and burping the baby, giving baths, cooking, cleaning, washing laundry, ironing, fixing things that break, running errands, potty training, wiping noses…whatever the need is, and then some, as more children are added to the family. Perhaps a young mother's most shocking realization is that the bulk of her work is routine and unglamorous. How do you, dear...
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