245: When "Mom-Guilt" Is Healthy

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"Mom-guilt" is a subject I really like to speak about, because we can get condemnation, guilt, shame and conviction all lumped into one pile. When we sort through them, we are able to determine what is conviction, condemnation and how the two types of guilt can flow into either funnel. We can then determine how we can take action on that. We think there is a healthy guilt and an unhealthy guilt. Usually this term is related to moms, but really can be parent guilt, marriage guilt and all kinds of guilt. If you’ve felt guilty or have never felt guilty (and you probably should), then this episode is for you! :)  

We got this episode idea from a question we recently got from an Instagram follower during a Q&A; poll - "How to overcome the guilt of leaving children with caregivers (like grandparents) for events?"  

This questions is specifically about how you do it. The first thing you should do is go to Scripture. That is the way you should do everything! You should go to Scripture and say “What is God’s hierarchy and what does He say should be my priority here? Should this thing be my priority in this season or should it not?” It really is seasonal depending on what age your children are in. The only exception to this rule, that I would encourage, is you can’t put your marriage on pause for any season of life. Regardless of how hectic, hard or a big deal financially it is, you can’t just say we will come back to this in five years. You can’t get those five years back.

If you’re getting confused when it comes to raising your children and things are getting cloudy, I think the healthiest thing I did was be off of social media, so I am not seeing other women’s opinions on how they’re raising their children. As long as you have a loving, God-fearing husband, the only voices that you need and pertain to your situation are the Lord’s (getting in Scripture) and your husband’s voice.

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