Fostering Your Relationship with Jesus While Caring for a Newborn

"In my first weeks of motherhood, I was faced with my insufficiency and weakness. The physical exhaustion from delivering a baby, the fog of not sleeping more than two hours at a time, and the weight of caring for a tiny human whose crying sometimes mystified me, forced me to ceaselessly pray for  God’s help. I needed His strength to make it minute-by-lonely night-minute. Tears would trickle down my face as I cried out to the Lord for the night to end and sunrise to come.   When I could peer out the living room window and catch the beginnings of the sunrise, the despair of a  long night would vanish and hope would rise up within my heart. The citrus-colored sunrise would remind me of God’s faithfulness to walk alongside me in the hard moments—and that night would always give way to light." Listen to the rest of Jenny Marcelene's essay today as she encourages you to foster your relationship with Jesus, even while caring for a newborn. Go to our website to read Jenny's entire Essay Find more articles and essays written by mothers just like you as they share stories and reflections about how they grow spiritually in Christ in the midst of motherhood. www.mommatheologians.com Join our community on Instagram @mommatheologians Follow our page on Facebook @mommatheologians ------------------- Momma Theologians Contributor Jenny Marcelene Jenny Marcelene spent six years living in conservative Muslim countries and desires to help parents and children catch a glimpse of how God is at work among the nations. Her previous publishing credits include online articles in The Gospel Coalition, print and online stories for global agencies, and a feature story in Adoption magazine. You can drop by her blog, jennymarcelene.blogspot.com, for ways to cultivate global family prayer. ___________ If this episode resonated with you in any way, would you share it with a friend? We would be delighted if you took a few minutes to leave a rating and review. These truly help to make the podcast more searchable and accessible so that other mothers like you can be encouraged to deepen their relationship with Christ in the midst of motherhood. We cherish and appreciate every single one.