Honoring a mother means remembering the sacrifices they make for their children and family! In fact, there is a whole day set aside to thank and honor the sacrifice of a mother, called Mother’s Day!
The Sacrifice of a Mother
A wife and mother who is sacrificial describes one of the 25 characteristics of the Proverbs 31 woman outlined in Proverbs 31. She is a woman who shows that she is devoted to her family.
We don’t just remember the sacrifices a mom makes in the 10 months of pregnancy, or the intense mental and physical strain on the human body while enduring labor and delivery. And that’s not to mention after the delivery and all the mental hurdles a woman has to deal with navigating a whole new identity, and with that, a loss of the old one, as well as learning to love and heal her new body. Oh, and also a brand spanking new human who has a whole set of always urgent needs, and who quite frankly, isn’t the fondest of living outside a warm womb.
Psalms 139: 13-14 tells us how special God sees each and every one of us. He declares that He has formed us intricately and intimately inside our mother’s womb! God knew us before we were ever born.
Moms are truly amazing!
They just keep on giving, as sacrificing comes naturally to a loving, nurturing mom. She gives her ALL, over and over again, sacrificing of herself, her dreams and her own desires, for little people who could never repay her.
The Blessing of Motherhood
But the blessing of motherhood is beyond rewarding and beneficial. Becoming a mother has been the greatest joy of my life!!
Truly no purer form of love could come from this fallen world, but the sweet souls that God has entrusted to me. And I honor this position to the highest degree!
Mom’s job may be thankless, and it may not get me ahead in the ways of this world.. and honestly, it often times is just straight up chaotic (some days more chaotic than not). But this gift of motherhood God has given me, is priceless.
Momma don’t you dare forget the weighty responsibility of your influence to those babies. May you never miss the importance and power your LOVE and SELFLESS CARE has on your children. And please consider carefully and thoughtfully, how God put these little precious souls into your care. Honor those hearts as future sons and daughters in the faith.. yes, they are your children now.. but they are future joint heirs with you in Christ Jesus!!
The Sacrifice of a Mother’s Love is powerful when she relies on the Lord to be her strength!
PRAYER: “Oh Lord God, may we raise our children up with great conviction, that these babies who are ours, that they truly belong to You first and foremost! We dedicate these littles lives back to You, and we trust You with their upbringing. To God be the Glory forever in this home. Amen!“