Breaking Free from Unrealistic Expectations as a Ministry Wife Happy New Year, dear sisters! As we step into 2025, let’s embrace this fresh start by breaking free from the unrealistic expectations that may have weighed us down in the past. This is a time to refocus on God’s calling for our lives, prioritize our families, and find renewed joy in serving Him. Have you ever felt the weight of expectations pressing down on you and your children? In ministry, it’s easy to feel like you’re under a magnifying glass. People sometimes expect us to be everything to everyone, and our children to fit an unspoken mold of perfection. Yet, God never calls us to be anyone but who He created us to be. Our first ministry is our family: Scripture reminds us of our priorities “But if anyone does not provide for his own, especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” (1 Timothy 5:8) Our first ministry is our home—our spouse and...