At Water of Life
Fellowship, we believe in mothers!
Whether you are able to be a full-time stay-at-home mom or you follow a
less traditional path, each and every mother is immensely valuable. Though we take you for granted far too often,
you truly are the most important people the world has ever known. Without you humanity wouldn’t exist! Every human’s life begins with Momma (and as
many are fond of reminding us, it could end with them too)! :-)
Sadly, our culture has
devalued the role of mothers far too much.
It has tried to demean the many roles they play and hats they wear and
imply that a mom is somehow less valuable than a woman who follows a
professional career path. These days it
doesn’t even stop there. Now the big
debate in some circles is whether or not children need parents of both sexes at
all. This is all symptomatic of a larger
underlying problem: Satan hates families and will do whatever he can to destroy
them: and he is not a nice guy. He won’t
hesitate to make it hard on moms. Satan
recognizes something that many people have forgotten: there is no substitute
for a mom who loves God, loves her husband, and shepherds her children. Moms are in a position to build greatness, shape
history, and change eternity.
Don’t forget, every great
human being had a mom: whether it was Isaac Newton, John Wesley, Abraham
Lincoln, Irene Curie, Eileen Collins, or countless other people who changed
history. Even Jesus, the incarnate Son
of God was granted a precious mother. And
for most of these people, mom was the single most important influence in their
lives. Think about it! Even today when the camera pans to the
celebrity or the crowd, what is the cliché response? That’s right. You guessed it: “Hi Mom!” Why? Because the inspiring assumption is that even
if no one else is watching, Mom is. And
Mom matters!
That is what I want you
to know today. Moms, you matter. Far more than you probably realize as you
discover cheerios in the toilet, clean goo from your designer clothes, and sacrifice
even the most basic rights to privacy on a daily basis, Y-O-U matter. You matter to your husband who is likely
clueless about how very much you have to do (until he has to babysit for all of
two hours). :-) You matter to your children - who don’t know it now - to
whom you are showing every day what it means to live and love and walk with
faith. You matter to God Who - by
granting you the gift of children - has privileged you with the one of the
highest callings of all time: the call to motherhood. Please know how incredibly valuable you are,
how much you matter, and how privileged we are to share your journey! Water of Life Fellowship Salutes You! May God’s richest blessings rest upon you
today and always. Happy Mother’s Day!
-
Pastor Rick
