You’re Not Failing-You’re Growing: Finding Peace in Overwhelming Mother and finding God’s Peace:
Flowers and bird bath, find peace in the chaos
Life is overwhelming. Motherhood can be stressful.
But it is also the most beautiful, wonderful thing we will ever do.
As a mom of four children 5 and under, I live in the tension of those truths every day. Our babies are back to back and while I could not change that, I would be lying if I said it was easy. It is difficult.
But a holy kind of hard. It is our calling but, some days I just feel…… overwhelmed as heck.
Kids on a walk, changing scenery for sanity
When Overwhelm Takes Over
When I am overwhelmed, I get overstimulated quickly- by the noise, the needs, the clutter, the questions, the sheer emotional weight of paretning and the mental to do list. I start snapping, and trying to take back what I feel is the control I lost. I get strict, trying to control anything I can, I want a clean home, organized routines, kids who are not screaming (lol a girl can dream right?)
But the truth?
When I get like this I have lost my peace.
I have lost faith that things will work out.
This is not from the Lord.
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
When I spiral, the lies come in and they come in fast.
You’re a bad mom.
You can’t handle this.
You are failing.
You are not good enough.
Your kids deserve better.
And friend- those lies are heavy. They crush joy. They silence grace. They strip away peace.
Here is what God has remined me: Words matter. His Word matters most.
If God believed His Word was important enough to write down for us to read, to guide us, to write upon our hearts—then our words matter too. Especially the ones we speak to ourselves.
Make the Shift to Speaking Peace Instead of Pressure
When I realized how powerful my words were—especially in those moments of chaos—I knew something had to change. I didn’t want to stay in a cycle of shame and spiraling. I want to draw peace from God, not performance. I wanted to be kind to myself the way He is kind to me.
I would offer grace and love to a friend who was done, so why not myself. You are important. God loves you.
So I started praying differently.
I started speaking differently.
Not perfectly. But intentionally.
Snail planter, seek quiet spaces for the Lord
I began to say things like:
“Lord, I need Your peace.”
“Help me draw from Your endless patience.”
“Your grace is enough for me today.”
I wrote down Scripture.
I whispered it over myself when I felt the stress rise up.
Verses like:
Isaiah 26:3 – You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.
Philippians 4:6-7 – Do not be anxious about anything... and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Luke 1:37 – For nothing is impossible with God.
Peace Isn’t Perfection
Here’s what I want you to know:
If you feel like you just can’t do this anymore—God can.
And when you lean on Him, so can you.
But please hear me: when you get overwhelmed, don’t beat yourself up. Don’t let that inner voice shame you. Give yourself grace.
This is a practice, not a performance.
You’re learning.
And you’re growing.
Patience is a muscle and working it out is a challenge. It is tough, BUT it is doable and God is with you the whole way there.
The Lord isn’t standing over you with disappointment—He’s kneeling beside you in love.
He Sees You in the Mess
The Lord sees you, Mama. In the laundry piles. In the dishes. In the tantrums. In the tears—yours and your babies’.
He’s not waiting for you to “get it all together” before He meets you with peace. He doesn’t want you to come to him once you GYST.
He’s waiting to be invited in, right in the middle of it.
Flowers, a quiet place to pray seeking God’s presence
A Prayer for You
Let me pray over you, friend:
Lord, I pray this beautiful mom knows that You love her.
That she knows You see her—in the mess, in the stress, in the season she’s in.
I pray she doesn’t feel alone, and that when she feels less-than, she doesn’t stay down for long.When a baby is learning to walk, we don’t get mad when they fall—we cheer them on, pick them up, and celebrate their progress.
Help her know that’s how You see her. You’re not frustrated with her—you’re delighted by her steps forward.
I pray she asks You for peace, for patience, and for grace for herself.
Help her speak words of life and truth when the lies creep in.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
You’re Not Alone
You’re not the only one who feels like this.
You’re not failing.
You’re not too far gone.
And you are not doing this without help.
As a Christian mom in this world, it can feel very lonely, but you are not alone.
God’s peace is not a feeling you have to chase—it’s a promise you can rest in.
And He is with you. Every diaper change. Every meltdown. Every tear. Every breakthrough.
You’ve got this, Mama.
Because He’s got you.