Post-partum Joy in Chaos
Navigating post-partum has been a maze of emotions. Of course, the joy of motherhood and the sweet smile of my baby gazing up at me is the pinnacle of it all. But it would be a lie to say that other challenging feelings don’t arise in the midst of this beautiful newborn season. I believe that for any season of beauty there is an element of suffering to go through and obstacles to overcome in order to reach the goodness God has in store for us as even in the book of Hebrews 12:2 the Bible tells us that even Jesus had to go through suffering to reach the joy set before Him, “looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” The glory God had promised could only be received once the cross was endured, so why as followers of Christ should it be any different for us. Anything lovely you have had in this life is usually preceded by challenges....