A Charlie Brown Christmas

The soundtrack from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is playing quietly on our stereo right now while the children explore the large bin of play-doh and accessories that I put in the middle of the kitchen table. What is it about this music? As soon as I put it on, they got really calm and quietly started sorting the toys and making play-doh snakes.

The sad thing is that I actually wondered if it was wrong - I started feeling guilty because I was playing Christmas music in August. GUILTY BECAUSE IT’S AUGUST? AM I INSANE!?

I am (along with my husband) providing everything that I can for my kids. Not only do we have food, shelter, clothes, and health insurance, we are raising them in a godly church and teaching them about Jesus.

Every once in a while I understand how ludicrous mommy-guilt really is. The Charlie Brown Christmas music guilt is one of those moments.

Wouldn’t it be great to actually decide as women of God that we are not going to live with guilt as mothers anymore? We understand that He set us free from our past, so why do we bring guilt into our daily lives as moms? It is so obvious that it’s not from God - the fruit of this guilt is often feelings of discouragement and inadequacy. That doesn’t sound like my loving God AT ALL.

I want to choose freedom from guilt. To live daily believing that (according to Romans 8):
*we are more than conquerers!
*we are under no condemnation!
*our spirits are alive because of righteousness!
*the Holy Spirit will intercede for us when we pray!
*nothing can separate us from God’s love!

Let’s live in freedom.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go turn up the music.

Lord, you have set me free. Help me to walk in this freedom daily and follow your voice instead of the voice of condemnation. Thank you, God.

Published in: on August 22, 2007 at 9:19 pm

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  1. On August 23, 2007 at 11:48 am Wendy Said:

    Thank you for sharing this, Jess! I’ve been struggling these past weeks with a LOT of mommy guilt, and you are so right! I needed this reminder. Thank you, Lord, for sending it.

    Also…had to chuckle a little because I put on Charlie Brown Christmas music for me and the children yesterday, too! :)

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