One of the
highest of all callings is motherhood.
Being a mom is no easy task. What
do you think? Yet throughout our
history, yours and mine, we have been given many examples of this.
Proverbs
31:25 NLT
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she
laughs without fear of the future.
Who is that lady that stands out for you? She might be the woman who gave birth to you,
a neighbor, a lady at church, a teacher, a grandmother or one of many
others. What is true is that we have all
seen examples of great women.
Before we knew what that great mother was like, God
gave us a pattern. That pattern is found
in Proverbs 31. It is a high calling and
high honor to be a mom. Please know that
I understand no one is perfect not even my wife or my mom. But I have been blessed with those three
precious ladies and with many others.
My mom, my wife and my mother in law are those three
ladies. I really am blessed and have
learned much from all of them. There are
many people who have poured in to my life and made me a better and stronger
person.
It has been over 18 months since my mom moved to
Heaven, and I miss her in huge ways.
Many times I have wanted to pick up the phone and just talk with
her. There are many ways that she made
my life stronger. A godly, praying
mother is a gift. That is what I had.
Julie, my wife of almost 24 years is much the
same. She makes me a much better person
and puts up with me day in and day out.
That is a big deal. Her selfless
living makes our three kids and I able to live well. She also teaches us how to respond and how to
think ahead. Her love is evident and
makes me thankful.
My mother in law, Sandra, is an incredible lady who
raised her daughter, my wife, who is also incredible. Her faith is something that I remember from
our first meeting. She has reminded me
and inspired me to stay strong and make sure to cover everything with God’s
love.
James 1:17
NASB
Every
good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming
down from the Father of
lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
They truly are
gifts from God. By recognizing the
things God places in our lives we confirm how valuable these special gifts
are. Life would be much harder without
them.
Proverbs
1:8 NLT
My
child, listen when your
father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
Instruction
isn’t always found coming from a lectern on a college campus or from the pulpit
of a strong church or even from the latest and greatest self help book. Often the best learning comes from the people
who love us and are pouring in to our lives.
Our mothers, the
ladies in our lives, may very well be the best teachers and the strongest
supporters we will ever know. Mother’s
Day is another reminder that we have to celebrate the people God gifts us with!
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