suzukimom (& others re: feeling like failure)

I wanted to respond to your previous post regarding the daily grind, poor habits (yours/kids) and feeling like a failure, etc.  I just read a wonderful passage in my devotional “Jesus Today” and it made me think of you.  

(Read as Jesus speaking to you)

Keep your eyes on Me!  I am with you, taking care of you in the best possible way.  When you are suffering, My care may seem imperfect and inadequate.  You seek relief, and I make you wait.  Just remember: There are many different ways to wait, and some are much better than others.  Beneficial waiting involves looking to Me continually–trusting and loving Me.

Thank Me for this time of neediness, when you must depend on Me more than usual.  Do no waste this opportunity by wishing it away.  Trust that I know what I’m doing–that I can bring good out of everything you encounter, everything you endure.  Don’t let your past or present suffering contaminate your view of the future.  I am the Lord of your future, and I have good things in store for you.  I alone know the things I am planning for you–to give you a future and a hope.

You and your family are in our prayers. 

Blessings,

Leslie