Many times you have to encourage yourself because you may not have a lot of girlfriends that agree with your choice that will be their to cheer you on. Some will even try and convince you, that it's a bad choice and you got to think of self. The decesion to stay home and take care of your kids if you can do so financially is a good one and may not be popular to man , but God will see you through it. Here is a scripture The Lord gave me to encourage myself I hope it helps you. Colossians 3:23 Whatever may be your task work at it heartily (from the soul) as (something done) for the Lord and not for men. We have to remember who we are doing the work for. We are doing it for God not man. Since God is the one we are working for he will reward us Colossians 3:24 Knowing that of The Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance for you serve The Lord Christ. So it doesn't matter how the world and even our closest friends feel about what we do. What we choose to do is important and we will be rewarded for doing it. Some of the reward we benefit from everyday. In that we get to see our kids off to school and see their smiling faces when they come home. Many working mothers who can't stay home wish they could do that.
We must realize Since God has called us to be stay at home mom's sometimes when we are feeling down we have to go to him for encouragement. Yes ask God to send someone your way to encourage you. You maybe surprise who he sends may not be who you expect. Or maybe he will give you a scripture or a song to lift you and give you strength to go on another day. We have to know if God has called you to do it is valuable. Remember you are doing it for him. It's as if God said to you (Put your name here) ____ will you stay home and take care of (put your child's name her)______ for me.
