"An idol is whatever you look at and say, in your heart of hearts, “If I have that, then I’ll feel my life has meaning, then I ‘ll know I have value, then I’ll feel significant and secure.” There are many ways to describe that kind of relationship to something, but perhaps the best one is worship.” —Tim Keller

Idolizing motherhood or the baby you yearn to have can go unrealized for any length of time. I mean let's be honest, in most western faith related spaces it's common to hear the notion that marriage and motherhood is a woman's highest calling. But this neglects a number of us who are not and may never be married or moms to kids of our own. And inadvertently, this can stoke an ongoing internal inferno, in some of us, toward our efforts to have children.

Going even further, the messaging around fertility and motherhood can have you believing you are somehow less important to those already walking in motherhood. I'm here to tell you, your value, worth, and security is in God, not in motherhood or a child.

There is nothing wrong with desiring to be a mom, just be aware of when that desire becomes obsession. You wouldn't want to come as far as you have and realize you've built yourself an alter to which your personal golden calf sits upon.

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