The Imperfect Mum update....

Hi all!

I'm doing a question evey five minutes on "The Imperfect Mum' - so have a bit of time between questions and thought I would use that time to write to YOU! :-)

Kristy recently wrote up a post about her and I here - which to me was very heart warming to read about. All credit to God for any good in me :-)

We get a lot of people on the page who think their way is right and that is that and fight it black and blue. I'm all for passionate people - Kristy and I both are very passionate in the things we believe in - but it doesn't mean we bash each other with it.

I love that Kristy and I are very different - and yet we can still run a page like this together - understanding why each one takes the action they do etc. We have not had a disagreement about running the page yet.

I admit I was nervous when I first 'signed up' to help out - and I took it to God a lot in prayer. I know the verse about being 'unevenly yoked' in 2 Corinthians and wondered if this applied here?

By my understanding, the verse shares about the two ox travelling in the same direction - and it won't work if they have different destinations in mind. For me - my aim is to show these Mothers on the page love, and Kristy has that same goal - it's just that our ways are different.

One day, I had goosebumps when Kristy and I spoke on the phone - and she shared she wanted me to know I can have full permission to do what I thought was right on the page. She told me I can 'do whatever it is God tells me to do' as she trusted my intuition that what God was telling me to is right. How amazing is that :-)

I love that Kristy knows how crazy I am about God, but still treats me the same way she would any of her other friends who don't know God at all. I really do find it hard when people feel they need to tip toe around me because I am a Christian and suddenly they need to stop swearing or put down their drinks. Or that if I speak, I am judging them by my standards....

I am me. I am not God. What you do is between you and Him. It is not my place to correct you!!!!

ESPECIALLY non believers!!

In 1 Corinthians 5 Paul writes: When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin. But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that. I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.

And yes, if I see a brother or sister who is committing a sin and we have a strong relationship - of course I speak to them about it. But with love. Oh, how many of us are missing out on the LOVE part! :-( If I was clearly in the wrong and not aware, of course I would want someone to speak up to me - and I would expect my nearest to be able to do the same.... To judge like I would want to be judged. Bring it on!


I've told Kristy how much I am praying that she knows God for herself and that He is a God who loves. Not a rule making, finger pointing 'YOU ARE WRONG' kinda God.

Yes, He does convict, and I can not live the way I lived before knowing Him - but that is between Kristy and God. And if you are in a relationship with God, you will know just how loving and gentle He goes about this. It's like, He really knows how much I can handle at each time in my life right?!? :-D

Oh, how wonderful He is!!!

xKelly