moms day

Mother's Day! A day we all love. Hopefully you were honored and blessed. I love to watch The Sunday Morning Show on Sundays. I was somewhat disappointed to see a story that they had on motherhood. The story told how hard motherhood is and we all feel as if we can't live up to the standard set, scene cuts to a image of Harriet Nelson and then June Cleaver giving advice and or vacuuming. A blog was mentioned where moms anonymously write in their guilt over mothering. An example given was biting of a child's nails instead of cutting them and other examples. Don't get me wrong, I think mothering is a hard job and I do think we should be able to talk to each other.

My disappointment is with this standard that is set by the world and the media and that we all bow down to that idea of femininity and motherhood and that we as mothers are never good enough. Instead of God's standard which I think some can feel, can be even more daunting. Let's take a closer look in Titus 2:3&4 " Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, but teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God."

What is amazing about God's design is there is a support system built in. Where one women comes in along another and teaches her how to mother and care for her family. It is always so helpful to me to hear other moms say, "I've been where you've been" or "I remember feeling the way you feel." Most importantly, "It will pass, be patient." The need to drudge up some false guilt over mothering is gone. The truth is we've all done crazy things. My kids are lucky if their fingernails get cut at all. But, where God is peace abounds.

The kind of relationship in Titus 2 takes time. It is coming along side each other and supporting each other. Young mothers need this and older moms need to be perpetuating this. Our job cannot be finished just because the nest is empty.

Pray with me that God would knit your heart to a fellow woman or a group of fellow women to care about and grow into motherhood with as God designed it. As mothers we influence every generation. Let's us purpose to set our standard to God's so that we may come along side our daughters as mothers and teach them well and He would be honored.

I hope you had a happy Mothers Day. Blessings on the job you are doing.

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