All I can say is Amen. What do you say?
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Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs
Through the weekly and daily devotionals you can be constantly encouraged in your great role of parenting, the highest career in the nation. You can also stay updated on what's happening with the Above Rubies ministry.
Don’t be deceived by pursuing a lesser career than the one God has given you—the mighty career of motherhood, nurturing, teaching, and preparing the next generation into their destiny to impact this world, and ultimately eternity.
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Are you still as madly in love with your husband as when you were first married? Or more? If not, it’s time to get out of the rut and do some work on your marriage. Get back to your first love. Say the things and do the things you did in the beginning that sparked your love. Turn up the element. When you turn off an element it soon gets cold. You’ve got to keep the heat turned up day and night to keep your marriage hot. Don’t even leave it on medium. Turn it up to full heat.
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Of course, your husband will lead the family on Bible reading and prayer, but we as mothers prepare the way. We make the time and place and gather the family together. I have always found that the best time for our family worship is at the end of meal because the family are already gathered together. There’s nothing like food to bring the family together. We feed the body but we never leave the table until we have also nourished the soul and spirit.
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Live a life of blessing and it will boomerang back to bless you. Bless you husband with words of love and positivity. Bless your children with words of kindness and encouragement. Bless everyone you meet with uplifting words. As you bless others, you will be uplifted too!
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MOTHER, as you begin this year, I want to remind you who you are:You are—
a Bible Teacher,
a Director of Home Affairs,
a Generation Builder,
a Happy Homemaker,
a Home Executive,
a Hygienist,
a Life-giver,
a Nation Builder.
a Nurturer and Nourisher,
a Nutritionist,
a Memory Maker,
a Mender of hearts,
a Mentor,
a Peace Restorer,
a Professional Baker and Chef,
a Professional Cleaner,
a Psychologist,
a Safety Instructor,
an Arrow Polisher,
an Educator,
an Encourager,
an Influencer of future generations
a Molder of children for Heaven,
and of course, you are the Queen of your Home.
Your worth is Incalculable!
The above are only the beginning of your career assignments. Rise up into your anointing and embrace the glory of your calling. There is no career that has the backing God more than motherhood!
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
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Mother, you have the most incredible privilege to bring forth life into this world, and for eternity! You are a life giver.
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Mother. Your home is the most powerful place in the world to influence your children and the nation.
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Dear mother, are you feeling weary and fatigued? You are running out of energy. Jesus understands. Did you know that even as the Son of God on earth He had times of feeling weary too?I think Jesus and His disciples must have been walking all morning because when they arrived at noon time at Jacob’s well, John 4:6 tells us that Jesus was “wearied with his journey, and sat thus on the well.”
When you are weary, you are allowed to sit down. That’s what Jesus did. Maybe you are pregnant. You are tired. Well, sit down. Take a break.
But remember, even when you sit down to rest a little, you can still minister the anointing of Jesus in your home. Even though Jesus was weary He ministered to the woman who came to draw water from the well. He spoke truth and life-giving words to her, and her life was changed forever.
When you sit down, gather your little ones around you. Sing some Jesus songs together. Sing some nursery rhymes together. Read them a story. You will be refreshed, and your children will be too. They also need these times to sit quietly and be refreshed.
What about your older children? Do they need help with some of their homeschooling? Call them to your side. It is a good time to help them or speak of the things of the Lord to them and pray with them.
You need times of rest and refreshing. But even in these times of needing rest you can accomplish special and beautiful times with your children. And it is all counting for eternity.
As this encounter with the Samaritan woman ended Jesus said to His disciples, “My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work” (John 4:34).
Many blessings to you in your home today,
Nancy Campbell
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Oh, come and see what God has done! How did He come? How did God choose to send His Son? We immediately think of how He came as a little helpless baby. But first He came into a womb, the womb of a young virgin. Luke 1:31 states: “And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy WOMB, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.” Who could ever dream of such a thing? Our Savior, Jesus Christ related to every aspect of our humanity, even to being conceived and growing in the womb of a woman.Isaiah 49: 1, 5 is a messianic prophecy which also speaks boldly of the womb: “Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far (God wants the whole world to receive this amazing news!); The LORD hath called me from the WOMB; from the bowels (WOMB) of my MOTHER hath he made mention of my name. . . . And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the WOMB to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him . . .” Three times He uses the word womb.
Because God put such favor and importance on the womb to bring forth His Beloved Son, Satan hates the womb (Genesis 3:15). There is still war against the womb today. Satan seeks to delude and deceive women about the power of their womb. The Son of God came through a womb to deal a death blow to the enemy and bring salvation to the world. But God still wants children to come forth from the womb to bear His image and to bring salvation to many.
The womb is God’s blessing to us. It is His blessing to the world. Nothing in this world can happen except through the womb. All the mighty works God wants accomplished can only happen through His servants and they must come into the world through a womb. All the great feats and accomplishments of this world only happen through someone who was conceived and birthed from the womb.
Why do so many women today choose to close their womb? To stop the function of their womb? Many reject their womb, and yet GOD CHOSE A WOMB! Think of it. God chose a womb for His Only Beloved Son who is King of kings and Lord of lords.
Mary’s response was: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word” (Luke 1:38). What is your response?
Be blessed today,
Nancy Campbell
Painting. The beautiful picture of Mary and Elizabeth meeting. Not only do the mothers meet, but their babies recognize one another! When John the Baptist (in the womb) supernaturally recognized Christ the Lord in the womb of Mary he “leaped in her womb” (Luke 1:39-45). So powerful. This is such an irrefutable truth that babies in the womb are fully human!
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If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator.If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another cook.
If I work at a soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home, and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing.
If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties, and sing in the choir's cantata but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point.
Love stops the cooking to hug your child.
Love sets aside the decorating to kiss your husband.
Love is kind, though harried and tired.
Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn't yell at the children to get out of the way.
Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return, but rejoices in giving to those who can't.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
Love never fails. Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust. But giving the gift of love will endure.
~ Unknown.
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Charles Hadden Spurgeon writes: "It would not be easy for some of us to recall the hour when we first heard the name of Jesus. In very infancy that sweet sound was as familiar to our ear as the hush of a lullaby. Our earliest recollections are associated with the HOUSE OF GOD, THE FAMILY ALTAR, THE HOLY BIBLE, THE SACRED SONG, and THE FERVENT PRAYER."It was this foundation that produced a man such as Spurgeon. What about your children? Are these the memories they are growing up with? Or do they have memories of arguments and dissension? TV programs and social media. Rushing here and there to this and that.
What about The Family Altar? Many people wouldn’t even know what that phrase is all about. It was the name they gave to the gathering of the family each to listen to God’s Word and pray together. Is this a memory your children will take with them and also establish in their future family?
If these are not their memories, we have dropped the baton! Oh how easy it is to drop the baton from one generation to the next. We as mothers have a responsibility to keep God’s truths and ways flowing in our families from one generation to another. We must be generational mothers.
I am always inspired by God’s mandate to us in Isaiah 59:21: “’As for Me, this is My covenant with them’ says the LORD. ‘My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,’ says the LORD.”
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
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Mother, you are fulfilling the greatest career in the nation
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Like a shepherd of sheep, we as mothers are shepherding the little flock God has given to us. A shepherd must be both tough and tender. He must brave and courageous as he protects his sheep from wild animals and enemies, but also tender as he personally cares for them.
As mothers, we must also walk in these two different roles. We equate motherhood with tenderness. A tender and nurturing mother is a beautiful testimony of God's loving and nurturing heart. Every emotion and intuition of mothering comes from God Himself.
However, we must also be strong and brave to rescue our children from all attacks of the enemy. I think of David, who when a bear or a lion would grab one of his little lambs, he would strike down the animal and rescue the lamb out of its mouth! And if the lion or bear reared its head against him, he'd grab it by the throat and beat it to death! (1 Samuel 17:34-37). That's bravery! Nothing would get one of his little lambs!
What about us? The devil is intent on seducing and infiltrating the minds of our precious young children with humanism, feminism, socialism, and every other "ism" (and now the influence of the homosexual agenda) in our state schools. Are we happy for our children to be ravished in the mouth of the lion? Or are we fearless and daring enough to rescue our lambs out of their deceiving and destructive mouth?
Let's be tender mothers, but also strong and brave to protect our children from the enemy's tactics.
Blessings to you today,
Nancy Campbell
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If you can’t say something sweet or kind, it’s best to keep your mouth shut!
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Gathering your family together daily to read God's Word, Pray and worship God.
Why Is it important? Because.
1. It brings the presence of God into your home (Exodus 20:24).
2. It strengthens your marriage and family ties (Joshua 1:8 and Isaiah 59:21).
3. It is the greatest way to make sure your children are daily filled with God's Word (Colossians 3:6). It is only the truth of God's Word that fortifies them and saves them from the deceptions of our humanistic society.
4. It gives opportunity to discuss the Scriptures and divine truth together. It is an opportunity for the children to ask questions and for we as parents to ask our children questions.
5. It is the best way to make sure we pray together as a family- for one another, for our nation, for Israel, for the nations of the world, and for all those in need (2 Chronicles 7:14; 1 Timothy 2:1-3; and Hebrews 3:3).
6. It is imperative for beginning each new day by honoring and worshipping God as a family and to sit and listen to Him speak to us. We should gather as a family morning and evening (Psalm (92:1-2). It shows our children that God is the preeminent One in our home.
7. It is essential for the blessing of the nation! When families no longer take time to pray and read God's Word together, the family weakens. And when the family weakens, the nation weakens (Psalm 1:1-3 and Jeremiah 10:25).
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
www.aboverubies.org
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Dear mother, God chose you to be the mother of your children. No one can ever replace you. Embrace motherhood with all your heart. It is your highest career.
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Dear mother, are you feeling weary and fatigued? You are running out of energy. Jesus understands. Did you know that even as the Son of God on earth He had times of feeling weary too?
I think Jesus and His disciples must have been walking all morning because when they arrived at noon time at Jacob’s well, John 4:6 tells us that Jesus was “wearied with his journey, and sat thus on the well.”
When you are weary, you are allowed to sit down. That’s what Jesus did. Maybe you are pregnant. You are tired. Well, sit down. Take a break.
But remember, even when you sit down to rest a little, you can still minister the anointing of Jesus in your home. Even though Jesus was weary He ministered to the woman who came to draw water from the well. He spoke truth and life-giving words to her, and her life was changed forever.
When you sit down, gather your little ones around you. Sing some Jesus songs together. Sing some nursery rhymes together. Read them a story. You will be refreshed, and your children will be too. They also need these times to sit quietly and be refreshed.
What about your older children? Do they need help with some of their homeschooling? Call them to your side. It is a good time to help them or speak of the things of the Lord to them and pray with them.
You need times of rest and refreshing. But even in these times of needing rest you can accomplish special and beautiful times with your children. And it is all counting for eternity.
As this encounter with the Samaritan woman ended Jesus said to His disciples, “My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work” (John 4:34).
Many blessings to you in your home today,
Nancy Campbell
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I have often shared the following truth with mothers over the years. I believe that it is not enough to love our children; we must also love motherhood. Of course, all mothers love their children, but not every mother loves her career of motherhood. Perhaps the majority don’t. Especially in our humanistic society young women have been brainwashed negatively about the career of motherhood and have been programmed instead for careers outside of the home.
However, it is not until we get the revelation that motherhood is the most powerful career in the nation and the career for which God has created us (physically and innately) and we embrace it with all our hearts that we will live in the joy of it—and walk in the fullness of it.
Lately I have been thinking that this same principle applies to marriage. Yes, we may love our husband, but if we don’t love marriage itself, we will not enjoy the fulness of marriage as God intends. I believe it is important to embrace and love marriage as God as designed it.
Many couples marry because they are in love, but they have no intention of living marriage according to God’s design. They believe they know best. Is this why so many marriages are falling apart today, even in the Christian church.
God is the One who designed marriage and therefore He knows the way it works. Both husband and wife are equal in creation but created with different and very unique roles which enhance and bless the union. He designed the husband to be the provider, protector, and leader of the home. We see this even in creation when God created the male first. He did not even create the woman until there was a home ready for her and God had also given Adam a job (Genesis 2:7, 8). He created the wife with a very special, physical body and a nurturing instinct in the likeness of God, enabling her to bring forth children and to nurture and nourish them.
Of course, there is so much more in God’s word, plus the glorious revelation that our marriage relationship is to reveal the picture of Christ and His church. However, my main point today is that it’s not enough to just love your husband. To walk in the fullness and glory of married life, you must also love marriage. Meditate on this more. You’ll be amazed what a difference this will make.
Be blessed,
Nancy Campbell
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Thinking of yourself above others is the greatest deterrent to marriage and motherhood. I have always been challenged by Jesus’ words in Mark 8:35: “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but he that loseth his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.”
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