If there’s anything that raising a human for the first six weeks of their life can teach you, it’s a nice, firm reminder that there are so many things outside of your control.

The word “schedule” is pretty meaningless.

Infants cry when they want. Sleep when they want. Have messy blowouts when they want.

I have so little control over a lot of details in my life right now!

It’s fine.

I know it gets better in some ways.

And crazier in others.

But even when I’m super tired and a hot mess, I’ve taken comfort in what I can control.

I can choose Jesus.

“Choose you this day whom ye will serve”. (Joshua 24:15)

I can choose to still pray.

I can choose to still scroll through some scriptures as I’m falling asleep.

I can choose to react with love and all the patience I can muster.

And I can also choose to recognize that raising my little baby, responding to her constant needs, is a huge way of serving the Lord, too.

I am choosing to raise this beautiful child of God.

I’m choosing to make personal sacrifices to raise her and give her what she needs.

Basically, I’m choosing to serve God each day by embracing the chaos.

It’s what I’m giving Him right now.

“Choosing the Lord” looks different to everyone in different stages of life.

But the choice will always be there— in fact, our Savior suffered to endure that the choice would always be there.

How have you chosen Jesus today?

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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4 Responses

  1. Life is interesting each and every day, every hour of every day. I choose to follow Him every day but there are moments when life just happens. It is then I have to reflect, did I follow Him or do I need yet further refining. Sad, but in my life I am noticing myself as I follow Him I am getting much better at it.

  2. Just beautiful. Such wonderful insight into your life. I am going to write part of this in my journal today. Thank you

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