Moms Are Vital To The Body Of Christ

Read what the Bible says about the body of Christ in 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 in your Bible.

Ok. Poop is everywhere and we are reading about the body of Christ and its many members? Yes, yes we are. Stick with me.

Think about the structure of your church for a minute. Someone preaches. Someone leads worship. Someone designs and distributes the directional signs and weekly bulletins. Someone makes the coffee. Someone greets before service. Someone vacuums the carpet. Someone cleans the toilets. And someone has and is mothering all of those people. Which means…someone has changed poopy diapers and cleaned up childhood bodily function explosions caused by those wonderful people.

No one wants to admit that they caused the mess of all messes as a child, but let’s get real. Everyone has added ‘change poopy diaper’ and ‘scrub the walls with disinfectant’ to their mom’s to-do list. Every pastor. Every musician. Every man, woman, and child. Everyone. That means that moms have a pretty important and vital job.

When a famous preacher (pick your favorite) was in diapers, do you think that person’s momma thought, “I am cleaning up the poop explosion of someone who will bring hundreds of people to Jesus”? Probably not.

But why not?

We should be thinking and praying that way. Our children might bring one person or a thousand to Christ. Our children may one day be overseas missionaries or the janitors of the local church. No matter their path, your role as a mom in the body of Christ is to care for them now. You will shape the person your child becomes and make a difference in the future of the church. And even in those moments when you feel like you aren’t getting in right, God’s grace intervenes  and lifts the burden off of us and onto him. In the midst of poopy diapers and bodily function disasters, he is the one in ultimate control.

Reread 1 Corinthians 12:12-20 and spend time praying about your role as a mother in the body of Christ. Afterwards, spend some quiet time for reflection and listening for God’s voice. It’s a tough spiritual discipline and if you aren’t in the habit of doing it, it can take some practice to actually quiet your mind and stop thinking about the 435 things you have to do. Even so, it’s important for growing deeper in your relationship with God. You got this!

This is part of a series called The “Poop is everywhere” devotional. Click here to read more in the series. Messy Tired Love devotionals connect everyday mom moments to the truth of the gospel. Learn more here.