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8:55 AM, May. 7, 2006
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In this week leading up to Mother's Day, I wanted to share some insights the Lord has been showing me in my own journey of motherhood.
A dear friend of mine once said one Scripture that got her through was Isaiah 40:11, where it says, "...He gently leads those that have young." (NIV). It has also been my encouragement and one Scripture I have turned to over these short 6 years since I became a mother.
With Easter recently passed, I have also been looking at John 19:26-27. This is John's account of Christ's last minutes on the cross. I find it poignant that in those "final" moments, with the weight of all the world's sins on Him, Jesus was thinking of His earthly mother. Here, with Christ's death iminent, Mary was still unable to separate that her firstborn son was the Son of God and her Creator. I can't imagine her pain. Can you? In seeing her pain and conflicting emotions, Christ gave her what He wasn't able to be. A son that wasn't her Creator. He saw her need even when His pain was at the deepest for Him..
If He did that for Mary, why wouldn't He also give to us what we need when we need it? He was raised from a babe, just like each of us was. He knows the needs of mothers the world over. And He knows your particular needs today. He can and will lead you as you care for His lambs. He will give you what you need as your Creator.
I pray that each of you has a wonderful and blessed Mother's Day. And I pray that you will release to Him your cares and concerns over your children. He is their Creator also. Allow Him to lead you in the daily work with your children and ask Him to give you what He knows you need. He will.
Happy Mother's Day!
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Thank you for commenting on my blog, and thank you for your insight with this post. Sometimes I get overwhelmed at the awesome responsibility of being a mother, but peace is found in Him and only in Him.
God bless,
Ronda
Posted by Titus2Mommy on May. 7, 2006 at 4:33 PM
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Thank you for writing such great insight. Sometimes it is hard for me to remember that He would even care for my insignificant woes (such as mental fatigue, and lack of motivation), as I care for all five of my children.
~Renee~
Posted by ButterFly4Him on May. 10, 2006 at 12:51 PM
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