I would have never thought I would be a stay-at-home mother. If you asked me a year ago, I could have provided “somewhat of a five-year plan” for you! What does society teach us? We go to school, get a degree and apply for a job, work until retirement and enjoy the remaining years until we die! That is not exactly how it goes for everyone but it is an idea of how most people live their lives! Well, I had ” my plan”. My husband and I had our plans!
BUT…. God has HIS PLANS! I cannot say I always LOVE it when He comes along and shakes it up for me. It is uncomfortable, and stressful sometimes and I want to naturally snatch back CONTROL.
Proverbs 16:9, NKJV, “A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps”.
Psalm 37:23, NKJV, ” The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in His way.”
I was a former Police Officer/Detective for several years. I recently left that job to stay home FULL TIME and care for my three babies. My former career has always been flexible and supportive of families for the most part. I was very blessed and fortunate for that because it is not like that for other Departments and/or careers. Sometimes things are for a season. I do not have all the answers and it is not always for us to know everything. I trust that God knows best and this decision was best for me to stay home and care for my family. When this opportunity was placed on my heart I began to pray about it. I prayed about this decision for months. I actually prayed about it before sharing it with my husband. I prayed for God to prepare his heart and for wisdom and discernment for my husband. The Lord completely changed my heart and plans. There was extreme peace in my heart. When I shared this with my husband he joined me in prayer and agreed that this would be best for our family. Again, if you would have asked us about this a year ago, it would have been a different answer! This was all from the Lord.
God has opened many doors for our little family. Staying home has removed a lot of stress that I entailed as. a Police Officer/Detective and a mother. My family has always been NUMBER ONE! I was always home when my husband needed me, or my children. However, I always had to return to the stressful environment. Now I can focus 100% on my family. It is such a blessing! I am not pulled in two different directions! My FULLTIME job is solely taking care of my family with my husband! Thank you Lord that I get to do this until you reveal what is next!
