The other night M&M woke up, crying about the monster in his room. It took quite a bit of prayer and smooth talking to soothe him back to sleep. And this wasn’t the first time. We’ve found ourselves in his room at 2 a.m. because he’s insisting there’s spiders in his bed–convincingly enough that he had me checking beneath his covers for creepy crawlies.
Isn’t that just how our minds work? It’s at our darkest hour when we hear those voices telling us there’s a “monster” under the bed. But my monsters probably don’t look or sound like M&M’s. Mine crouch deep within my mind, peeking out long enough to whisper, “You’ll never make it in the Christian fiction market. Algebra is too hard to teach. You’re too busy to work out so you might as well enjoy the pizza.” My creepy-crawlies–fear about the future, worries about the present, guilt about the past–keep me awake more than I care to admit.
Perhaps you’re a perfectionist like me; you stress over not getting it all right. But there there’s so much not to “get right” about motherhood! You and I both need to remember to cast our cares upon the One who can reassure us there’s nothing under the bed and there’s nothing too great He can’t handle. (1 Peter 5:7). You don’t need to fear or worry about doing it all because He’s done it all already, so set your mind on Christ and sleep tight! “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.” 2 Corinthians 10:4-6
