Motherhood Adjusting to motherhood is like adjusting to a new culture. It takes time, effort and plenty of patience to feel comfortable in your new surroundings. Regardless of how many children you have. I also learned as a part of my adjustment to motherhood that any sacrifice, life change or inconvenience, pales in comparison to the rich blessing and reward of becoming a mother. The depth of love I experience toward my children is like no other I have ever experienced. The rewards of watching them grow is priceless. I would not trade being at home with my boys as their mom for anything in this world has to offer me. Becoming a mother is a privilege-not a right for a Christian woman. Because it is a privilege, the role of motherhood should be pursued with excellence. The desire to pursue motherhood with excellence led me to search the scriptures in order to practically define what God expect from me as a mother. Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Psalm 127:3 Why is training our children so important? Proverbs 22:6 says, train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it. Training our children to be self controlled, wise and submissive to parental authority helps them understand that we must also submit to Gods authority. Hebrews 9:27 states, it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgement. Our parenting ought to reflect that our primary concern is the condition of our childs eternal soul, not just his or her physical needs. While there is nothing we can do to save our children to change Gods plan for them, we can strive to be found faithful in loving, training, teaching and witnessing to our children about Christs sacrifice on the cross (John 3:16-18; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4). The influence we have as mothers is why it is a privilege to be a mother-God himself entrusted to our hands the incredible job if training, teaching, correcting, loving and nurturing our children. The rod and reproof give wisdom, but the child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother. Proverbs 29:15 Once we understand Gods view of mothering we need to further discuss the value of being a mother who stays at home with her children. This is a controversial topic in our world today. Whether you stay at home or work, my goal is to remind us of the priority that scripture places on woman managing their homes and caring for the needs of their families. In order to fully appreciate the value of having a mother at home, we need to review Gods design for the family. Husbands are to lead, love and support their families, just as Christ loves His church. (Ephesians 5:25-29, Colossians 3:19). Wives are to love their husbands and submit to their authority as they submit to Christ (Ephesians 5:22-24, Colossians 3:18). Children have one obligation in the family- to obey their parents. God has clearly defined roles within the home for each member of the household. In addition to establish roles, scripture identifies specific responsibilities for husband and wives to fulfill. Husbands are called to provide for the needs of their family (1 Timothy 5:8), love their wives as their own bodies (Ephesians 5:28) and bring up their children in discipline and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4). Likewise the womans responsibilities are clearly defined in the Bible. Proverbs 31:10-31, Titus 2:3-5 and 1 Timothy 5:14 make it clear that woman are to manage their homes with excellence, love their husbands, train their children, practice hospitality and be involved in ministering to needy people. We need to understand the significant responsibility God had entrusted us with when he gives us children. Since children are Gods gift to us, we should strive to be good stewards ( found trustworthy) of His gifts.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 23:00:17 +0000
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