I am currently working through the Mom Set Free Bible Study. Today I am focusing on the study for Week One, Day One. As I work through it, I am recording my answers below. Writing is therapy for me, and I really enjoy looking back on progress I’ve made over the years to see who I was during each seasons of my life. This is the current season I’m in.

My goal is to share each Sunday, but this week I was really busy so I’m running a day behind.

Rank where you fall on a scale of 1 – 5, with 1 being “no pressure” and 5 being “immense pressure”

• The pressure to orchestrate a picture-perfect future for your children: 5
• The pressure to be a perfect example for your children to follow: 5
• The pressure to create a saving and vibrant faith in your children’s lives: 5
• The pressure to produce Christlike character in your children’s lives: 5
• The pressure to shield your children from ungodly influence of culture: 5
• The pressure to protect your children from hardship and/or suffering: 2. (Life is going to have a ton of hardship, it’s inevitable & I cannot prevent it, but my job is to teach them how to handle hardship while never losing their spirit. How to get back up fiercefully, yet gracefully. How to thrive in survival. How to be a warriors, not victims. How to have a firm footing in Christ. How to look to our ancestors who faced much, much hardship for guidance & strength. How to build a support system here on Earth who they can turn to in times of trouble & assurance that while they will definitely go through hardships in life, they never have to go through it alone.)
• The pressure to ensure your children fulfill their potential and purpose: 5
• The pressure to prove you have it all together in front of other moms: 5!!!
• The pressure to earn God’s pleasure in the way you parent your children: 5
• Are there any other pressures you experience that aren’t listed above? Describe them: – The pressure to get everything done in one day. This last year & a half I’ve been experiencing the pressure of paying all of our bills and basic needs on almost nothing – that pressure alone has been huge. Keeping the kids on task with schoolwork.

Pause to read 2 Corinthians.

• Have you ever felt the pressure you are under in your mothering is far beyond your ability to endure?

Yes, but I also know that God won’t give us more than we can handle.

• What does relying on God look like for you in your parenting?

If I’m being honest, it’s usually at the end of trying to do it all myself, when I have exhausted all other options and I don’t know what else to do. I’d like to begin turning to God first, not last.

• What causes you to rely on yourself rather than on God? What is typically the result of that?

Feeling like it’s up to me & only me to do everything in my Earthly body. I end up upset & easily annoyed with everyone around me. I end up in a big pile of mess that needs help being cleaned up. I end up becoming constantly overwhelmed & stressed out beyond what I can handle, then turn into the angry & nagging mom & wife I absolutely do not want to be.

• What are some things you place your hope in every day?

Myself, my husband, my kids, time, food assistance, the universe, having enough time, figuring it out.

• What has been the result?

Chaos, unhappiness, resentment, stress, never being able to catch up or keep up, feeling like I’m living on a loop.

• Where does Scripture tell us our hope should come from?

God

• Read 1 Thessalonians 5:24. Who is doing the action in these verses?

God

• What is the promise?

He who called me to motherhood will see me through motherhood.

Thanks for walking this journey with me. I appreciate your support. I hope that you are inspired to join me in answering the study questions in your own life! It’s never too late to find your freedom in Motherhood. ❤️

Until next time ♡ Mama Morozov