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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">The Important Work of Moms </span></span></b><br>");
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document.writeln("107%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"><span style=\"color:black;background:white\">Whatever you do, work at it with all your");
document.writeln("heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,</span></span></span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;");
document.writeln("mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;background:white\">&nbsp;<span>since you know that you will receive an inheritance&nbsp;from the");
document.writeln("Lord as a reward.&nbsp;It is the Lord Christ you are serving.<sup>1</sup></span></span></i></p>");
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document.writeln("107%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\">As moms, I");
document.writeln("am sure we have all had moments where we wonder if our work really matters. Do");
document.writeln("all the repetitive things we do daily count for something? Should we be doing");
document.writeln("more? After the fourth load of laundry for the day, it is sometimes");
document.writeln("easy to think our work is mundane. For those of us who have secondary jobs as");
document.writeln("well, we often fall into the routine of our busy days and fail to see the");
document.writeln("importance of the task at hand. </span></span></p>");
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document.writeln("107%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\">In preparing");
document.writeln("this devotion, I came across this quote by Charles Spurgeon");
document.writeln("that expressed exactly what I wanted to say. He said, \'€œYou are as much serving");
document.writeln("God in looking after your own children, and training them up in the fear of God, and");
document.writeln("minding the house, and making your household a church for God, as you would be");
document.writeln("if you had been called to lead an army to battle for the Lord of hosts.\'€� </span></span></p>");
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document.writeln("107%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\">Yes! What a");
document.writeln("difference it would make if we all realized the important calling God has given");
document.writeln("us as moms. We would never doubt the significance of our work again, whatever");
document.writeln("that may look like for each of us. We have been given the privilege of training");
document.writeln("our children up in the fear of the Lord and that is the primary foundation for");
document.writeln("life. Teaching our children how to talk with God through prayer is something");
document.writeln("they will need to practice their entire lives. We are raising disciples of the");
document.writeln("Almighty King. Our work counts more than we sometimes realize. </span></span></p>");
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document.writeln("107%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\">We are all");
document.writeln("in different stages of motherhood. Some still have young children in");
document.writeln("the home, and others may have adult children who are now parents");
document.writeln("themselves. Our responsibilities as moms may shift, but your role remains");
document.writeln("important. With young children it may require constant physical attention to");
document.writeln("their developmental needs, whereas with older children we may find ourselves");
document.writeln("being a mentor and example as our children learn to navigate life. Whatever");
document.writeln("our role may be, I encourage you to continue working with all your heart");
document.writeln("because while we serve our children, we are serving the Lord. </span></span></p>");
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document.writeln("107%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\">Suggested");
document.writeln("prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that I am loved and cherished by you. You");
document.writeln("see my heart, know my struggles, and hear my prayers. You are my strength and");
document.writeln("walk beside me each step of the way. Thank you for the important work you have");
document.writeln("given me. I pray that you would allow me to remember that everything I do; I am");
document.writeln("doing for you. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen. </span></span></p>");
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document.writeln("mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"><span style=\"mso-list:Ignore\">1.<span style=\"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%\">Colossians 3:23-24 (<i>NIV</i>). </span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;");
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