Dream Job

Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. ~ Psalm 127:3 NLT

The other day I was struggling. Both girls were having constant meltdowns all day. I remember how drained I felt at the end of the day. And the next morning, as I was praying over the day, God reminded me not to go into the day with frustration and low expectations, but to remember that I was living someone’s dream job: mine.

When I became pregnant with Savannah, Brad and I talked about our plans, and how I would be the one staying home and everything would be perfect. Well, not only was it not perfect, it wasn’t how we imagined. For moral and ethical reasons, Brad had left his job and was without work when Savannah was born, so he stayed home and I remained working. It was awful! We were both frustrated and wanted what the other had. I mortified to hear that instead of holding our precious love every second of every day, he’d found a way to prop up her bottle so she could feed herself. Instead of being at home with my little love, I was stuck at work with a bunch of adults who acted like children, only worsening how I felt. God had a lot of work to do in both of our hearts—and praise God, He did! When Elizabeth was born, I was able to come home because Brad had a good job. And honestly, it wasn’t too long before I was trying to figure out how to prop up Elizabeth’s bottle so I could eat or go to the bathroom. I suddenly realized that my husband was a genius!

We’re so funny. We look at people—what they have and what we want—and think, “My life would be better if…” Sometimes God opens those doors and allows us our hearts’ desires. But when the going gets tough, it’s easy to slip into a “My life would be better if” mentality. That’s when we need to buckle down, pray for grace for the moment, thank Him for the blessing and that He’s allowed us to walk through this door.

©Heather Potts 2016