My wife and I are struggling to maintain any form of relationship with God right now just because of all that we have to do now that we have our child. What can we do to seek God more? It’s especially going to be hard if I get put on 10s at work and am getting up at 3 in the morning. I’m not really sure what to do other than have a rigid schedule, does anyone else have advice?
The world is hard and life in it is harder. The Lord Jesus knows a thing or two about enduring hard work and pain because of His love for others, and in Him we find our lesson and strength.
When things feel too hard to handle, get lost in God's love for you, for all of us. Love is where God's power is and it conquers all things. (1 Corinthians 13) (1 John 4:8)
Without love nothing is bearable, and with it we can do all things. (Philippians 4:13)
No one truly knows what you are going through or how hard it is besides the Son of God Himself. The more wrapped up in God's love we are the less we are able to feel sorry for ourselves, knowing that it is temporary and God spared us the worst of it and took what we deserved.
What I do personally is remember how much Christ suffered and stay reminded that I am suffering with Him and that He will make every ounce of work and pain worth it in the end. (Mark 16:20)
There isn't anything that is going to "make it easier" in the sense of lifting the heavy weight of love, caring for a child, working long hours to pay bills, or enduring physical or emotional pain throughout life... but we can find solace and peace in knowing that our work is such a high calling and so extremely important that we literally find God's heart and voice inside of us telling us that we can't quit or slow down.
When people fall in love they hardly notice things around them, often able and willing to endure extreme hardships so long as they are "together" and nothing separates them. This, is a key in finding the strength to push forward in every situation in life, in that being in love with God and being overwhelmed by His incredible love proven through His sacrifice for us, how could we not be overpowered with gratitude and a desire to keep going so long as we know He is always with us?
Perspective is everything, and if we set our eyes on the cross and refuse to be distracted by lesser things, then we can be the lamp that is plugged in to the power source that gives love and light to fill our entire house. Without our eyes on Jesus, we are empty cups with no water, and lamps that are not plugged in to the source and we will eventually be drained and the darkness will prevail with our light put out.
Stay locked into God's love, overwhelmed by His extreme kindness to us, amazed by His personal attention to our prayers, and worship Him for everything you know He will do for you because if He died for us then what will He not do? (Romans 8:32) (Acts 16:25 - Acts 16:26) (Hebrews 11:6)
Congratulations on the baby! What a blessing! Praying for your situation, heart, and family and may God's peace flood your life.
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