Motherhood, Ministry, and the Messy Middle
Motherhood is messy, beautiful, and sometimes downright exhausting — especially when you’re carrying a heart for ministry, your own God-given dreams, and the daily chaos of family life. In this episode, we dive into the real-life struggles and sacred moments of navigating motherhood, ministry, and the “messy middle.” Rachel shares her personal journey of moving cross-country, finding community, staying spiritually rooted in busy seasons, and how motherhood itself is ministry. Get ready for encouragement, biblical truth, and reminders that even your ordinary moments matter deeply to God.
Show Notes
Motherhood is a daily dying to self — but it’s also the path to becoming more Christlike.
Your home is your first and most vital ministry.
It’s okay to wrestle with the “messy middle” while waiting for dreams God has planted in your heart.
Stay rooted in God’s Word, even in small ways:
Listen to the Bible while folding laundry
Pray in the carpool line
Read a single verse that carries you through the day
Invite God into the mundane moments. Whisper prayers while washing dishes, folding laundry, or managing bedtime chaos.
Be honest with God about exhaustion, frustration, or deferred dreams.
Find your people—community matters, even if it’s just one good friend.
Keep an eternal perspective: the exhausting moments are investments in your children’s faith and character.
Most importantly: Give yourself grace. You’re not called to be perfect — just faithful.
Scripture References
2 Kings 22:11-13 -When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes. And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying, “Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.”
Judges 2:10-12 -And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel. And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 - And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
