Fountains

Just a quick note before I go to bed. I really shouldn't be trying to write a blog at 11 at night since it takes me a while sometimes, but here I go anyway.

Psalm 87:8 All my fountains are in you.

That word fountains in this verse means well, spring, source of satisfaction.

As moms, or even women in general, we find our satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) in a lot of things. In our kids and how well they do at sports or school. In the way our husband looks at us or complements us. In the way we feel we are doing in our job as a parent (from our perspective in comparison to the moms around us). Even in our ability to be a good wife or mom by taking care of the needs of our family like cooking and cleaning and laundry.

So we spend our time trying to excel at those things so we can feel like we have done our duty and done it well. So we can be satisfied, at least somewhat , with our contributions to the family as a whole.

But God wants us to be satisfied in him alone. Because when we learn to draw from his fountain, we will never thirst again. By allowing ourselves to spend time in his presence and prioritizing that above all else, we will find inner satisfaction and inner contentment that spills over into our mom and wife duties. Every part of our life is changed when we choose to let him satisfy and fulfill us instead of completing a to-do list or getting everyone taken care of. Yes, those things are important and have to get done, but our self worth should not be based on whether we are practically perfect in every way. Because we will never live up to our own expectations. Our value is based on what he thinks of us, which we will only truly understand when we let him be our only source of fulfillment. Our only fountain.