As a mom it’s hard to find any time to yourself. You are consumed entirely with taking care of another little human and from the start this tiny person cannot do anything for themselves. So naturally, you get set on the back burner. You shower, if you have time. You change clothes maybe once every few days. You brush your teeth, only when you remember. You eat, only the scraps your toddler leaves behind. Every where you go there is a little person toddling behind you or attached to your hip. It’s just the way the life of a mom can be sometimes and we learn to be okay with it.

The biggest guilt trip comes though when you realize how little time you now have to sit and read your Bible and pray to the very One who blessed you with those little humans. When you see your Bible sitting on the book shelf and realize you don’t remember the last time you opened it and actually sat down to read it. The memories of the person you once were when you could spend hours, just you, your Bible and journal, and the presence of God come flooding to your mind. You find yourself longing for the closeness that you felt to the Lord then, and guilty of how far away you feel today. Running through all the reasons in your mind that leave you feeling defeated and down you think about how to manage your time better, how to prioritize better, how to get up earlier or stay up later. The list of the things the perfect mom does to spend even just thirty minutes in the presence of the Lord begins to scroll through your mind. If I could just do this…if I could just be better at this….if I could just catch five minutes…and the list goes on.

Hear His sweet whisper of grace today.

Live in Him.

It’s not about that hour, those thirty minutes, or even those five minutes that you find to curl up and read the Bible and pray. It’s about living in Him throughout your day. It’s about learning to live in His presence. It’s about seeking Him in all you do. It’s about seeking him in your mothering. This mothering thing, it’s hard. There isn’t much time to rest, there isn’t much time alone, there isn’t much time to breathe. But God isn’t confined to those times of rest, or that time you find alone. God is everywhere. God walks with you through the thick of motherhood and strengthens you when you’re weak. He’s the joy in the laughter that feels your home, the peace that keeps you, and the love that fills you.

Mama, live in Him.

Let him permeate your entire being. Walk with Him throughout your entire day basking in His presence. Find Him in the laughter of your children. Find Him in the peace of your child sleeping in your arms. Find Him in the strength of your child’s tantrums. Find Him in the love overflowing out of your heart.

It’s not about that time set aside, it’s about truly living in Him and walking in His presence. It’s then that we truly experience Him in every part of our lives. Find His grace and Live in Him today.