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Are you in a position where you feel the need to achieve, but your season in life doesn’t allow for that right now? Maybe you’re the CEO of your home, nobly tasked with raising and discipling your kids, but you are getting a little stir-crazy from reading children’s books and playing on the floor day in and day out. Or maybe you’re a recent retiree or empty-nester, and the responsibilities that once filled your plate have been delegated to someone else. Maybe you are now wondering how to fill your time without putting your worth in what you do.
Kirsten Watson is a wife, mom of 7, and executive editor of MomLife Today. She had always dreamed of being the ultimate business woman in corporate America, complete with the power suit and corner office. But after two years with a Fortune 500 company, Kirsten realized that office life was not the environment for her. It was not where God had called her.
Soon after leaving her job, she married her husband, Benjamin. In doing so, she also married into the NFL. Because of the ever-changing realities and demands of Benjamin’s work schedule, Kirsten couldn’t get a job and felt lost in her identity. All of her life she had placed her identity in her job, in what she could accomplish, and in what she could bring to the table. The source of her identity experienced a shift.
Kirsten looked around within the NFL world and saw other women putting their identities in their husbands or their kids, but she knew that God was still calling her to more. In this episode, Kirsten shares how she learned to find her identity in God and who He made her to be.
This conversation with Kirsten will leave you feeling encouraged to tackle the lie that you aren’t enough if you’re not bringing something to the table. Not only is Kirsten passionate about encouraging women to place their identity in Christ, but she has so many practical tips for being a wife and mother during unique seasons of life.
Wherever you might be today, know that your worth doesn’t come from what you do or how busy you are. Serve where you can, plug into the community that is around you, and do whatever you do to bring honor to God and how he has made you. You never know how God will use your current situation to prepare you for what’s coming next.You are worthy because you are made in the image of God. Walk in freedom and embrace the identity that he offers knowing thatGod sees you as His and thinks you are beautiful.
Highlights from Today’s Episode:
- Finding your identity in Christ
- Being faithful with what God has given you
- Hacking life as a wife and mother
Resources from today’s show
- Connect with Kirsten on Instagram, Facebook, or her website.
- Purchase Okay to wake! Alarm Clock on Amazon.
- Check out MomLife Today.
- Listen to Kirsten and her husband, Benjamin on their podcast Why or Why Not with the Watsons.
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- “Ask God, ‘How do I serve? How do I become more of the woman that you’d have me to be.’” – Kirsten Watson
- “Value, worth, and acceptance come without anything on our part. We find from Him first.” – Chrystal Hurst
- “Spending time with God looks different in different seasons.” – Chrystal Hurst
Other Stuff to Check Out
- Need to encourage your soul? Try listening to the playlist I put together for my mom, Lady Lois’ Worship
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- Be sure to also check out my books She’s Still There, Show Up For Your Life, The 28-Day Prayer Journey, and Kingdom Woman!
Let’s Talk!
- Where are you finding your identity right now?
- How can you be faithful with what God has given you in this season?
- What challenged you most from this episode? Journal through your thoughts, or talk about it with a friend.
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