I'm feeling like a super mom. My kids are sitting in church quietly coloring away while I listen to the sermon with a smile on my face. If one of my kids raises their voices slightly, I gently lean over and remind them to whisper, then tell them that I love them. I'm sure that other mothers are looking at me and thinking what a wonderful mom I am, I speak gently to my kids, no anger in my tone, my kids respond immediately and joyfully to my every request!

OK--so I'm being brutally honest, but haven't we all had those moments where we feel in complete control, our kids are doing exactly what we want, we are remaining composed at all times! Unfortunately that is not the norm for this momma. But as I sat in church that Sunday giving my self a pat on the back I realized something. I realized that all those Sunday's that I'm not being the super mom, the Sunday's I'm giving my kids stern looks, pinching their arms, taking them out of church and feeling the judgement of the entire congregation, my standing with God has not changed AT ALL!

God's not up there in heaven looking down and saying "Rachel, you terrible mother, you screwed it up again, when will you ever learn." NO!!! He's up there looking at me and saying "My dear Rachel, how I LOVE you! You're a sinner, yes, that's why I sent my only son to die for YOU. But when I look at you I don't see an imperfect mom, I see the righteousness of Christ!" WOW! Do you know that? Or do you beat yourself up over your imperfections. I'm not saying that we shouldn't have Godly sorrow over our sin, we should. But what I am saying is that when we come to Christ and confess our sin, then it's done. We don't need to live with constant guilt. It is not about what we do, it's about what Christ has already done! Rest in HIM today! You are LOVED!

Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

2 Cor 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.