Wanna Be Done

So, I'm pretty certain I'm not the only one that ever justs wants to throw their hands up and quit!!  Just be done!  Seems like doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is not very uplifting.  I know what I'm doing is good and something I need to do but the response just makes me want to be done!

Sometimes when a hospital calls me on a Sunday afternoon, requesting I come back in Monday morning,  I want to be done!

Sometimes when I can't sleep at night...I want to be done!  Just give me less stress or a different life so I don't spend so many nights awake wondering about ifs.

Sometimes toddlers make me want to be done.  Krisann is teething and she is quite demanding.  After wrapping her baby up with a blanket numerous times...I'm ready to be done.  After being instructed which versus of the Wheels on the Bus song to sing...I want to be done.

Sometimes I just want to be done parenting.  When I very nicely suggest wearing something besides tennis clothes to church gets a stomp down the hall I'm mad at you response.  I want to throw my hands up and be done!

When sweet Chloe needs warm rice bag because her feet hurt....well....that doesn't make me want to be done.  It makes me realize that I am needed.   No one else would rub her feet and warm them up like I do.  No one else would love my son as much as I do....to be able to look at him in the middle of the sermon this morning, smile, and know that part of the message was for him.  No one else would enjoy snuggling with Krisann as much as her mama does.  They sure wouldn't be teaching her all the fun things she's learning.  So...I'm reminded of the scripture where Paul says, “Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary” (Gal. 6:9).

This verse has new meaning to me now.  Even though I want to be done God encourages me to not give up!! Wouldn't I hate to miss something good from God just because I was weary of doing good.   What if God would bring healing to my children or to my husband if I persevered and didn't grow weary?

So...I'm not done.  Sometimes I wanna be and that's okay.  But I'm dependent on a God to keep me from being weary.  I think He's big enough to handle that.  Now...if I can only put my faith into action and believe all that in my heart!