Our days are busy. Filled with many things. We are each working towards something. Investing in what is our passion. Therefore, we need to ask an important question: is my investment secure?
Jesus told the story of the rich farmer who had such great riches that he built bigger barns. What was God's response? Luke 12:20-21 ESV says, "'Fool! this night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So is the one who lays up treasure FOR HIMSELF and is not rich toward God."
What was the root of his problem? He was laying up treasure for HIMSELF! He was putting all his time and effort into "uncertain niches" that will not last.
It's so easy to get caught up with investing all our time and effort into that which will not last. Even as mothers we can do this. We become self-serving instead of serving. That which is self-serving is like a vapor that passes away. Jesus showed us what lasts when He said, "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it" (Mark 8:25).
Our society pressures women to leave mothering in the home for jobs and careers outside the home. You can't take your career into eternity with you. It will be left behind. However, you will take your mothering. Every child God gives you is an eternal soul that will live forever. You are molding children for eternity. You are investing in a career that lasts.
Blessings from Nancy Campbell