Being a mom was never a simple job. Today, greater demands upon women have seemed to make it harder than ever. However, amidst the daily whirlwind of being a wife, a mother, and a career woman, there is peace…God has a plan for total victory! All we need to do is turn to the Word.
When you want to be…A Patient Mother:
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
(Ps. 37:7)I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.
(Ps. 40:1)The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
(Eccl. 7:8-9)
(See also Isa. 40:31; Jer. 17:7; Luke 21:19; Rom. 5:3-5; Rom. 8:25; Rom. 15:4-5,13; Gal. 5:22; Phil. 4:13; Heb. 6:12; Heb. 10:35-37; James 1:3-4; James 5:7-8 and 2 Peter 1:5-6.)
When you want to be…A Loving Mother:
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.
(Prov. 10:12)Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.
(Song 8:7)
(See also John 13:34-35; John 15:9-10,12-17; Rom. 13:8,10; 1 Cor. 13:1-8a; 1 Cor. 13:13; Eph. 5:2; 1 Thess. 3:12; Heb. 6:10; Heb. 10:24; James 2:8; 1 John 3:11; 1 John 3:14; 1 John 3:18; 1 John 4:7-8; 1 Peter 4:8.)
When you want to be…A Giving Mother:
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
(2 Cor. 9:6-8)But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.
(2 Chron. 15:7)
(See also Mal. 3:10-12; Ps. 112:5; Prov. 3:9-10; Prov. 19:17; Prov. 22:9; Prov. 28:27; Eccl. 11:1; Matt. 10:8; Matt. 19:29; Luke 6:38; 1 Cor. 16:2; 1 Tim. 6:17-19; 1 John 3:17-18; and 3 John 2.)
When you want to be… A Godly Example as a Mother:
He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
(Prov. 13:20)Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
(1 Cor. 15:58)
(See also 2 Chron. 29:2; Matt. 10:42; Matt. 20:28; Mark 10:43-44; John 13:15-16,34; Rom. 15:5-7; 1 Cor. 4:2; Gal. 6:2,10; Eph. 5:1-2; Eph. 6:5-7; Phil. 2:5-8; Col. 3:13,22; 1 John 2:16; and 1 John 3:16.)
When you want to be…A Diligent Mother:
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.
(2 Chron. 15:7)Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
(Prov. 12:24)
(See also Prove. 10:5; Prov. 13:4; Prov. 21:5; Prov. 22:29; Hab. 3:19a; John 4:35; John 9:4; Gal. 6:10; Phil. 4:13; Heb. 6:11; and Rev. 3:8.)
When you want to be…An Honest Mother:
Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.
(Ex. 19:5a)And if you walk in my ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.
(1 Kings 3:14)
(See also Job 2:3; Ps. 1:1-2; Ps. 25:10; Ps. 111:10; Ps. 119:2,4; Ps. 26:1; Ps. 41:12; Ps. 78:72; Prov.11:3; Prov. 19:1,16; Prov. 20:7; Isa. 1:19; Rom. 12:17; Phil. 4:8; 1 Peter 2:12.)
When you want to be…A Courageous Mother:
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
(Deut. 31:6)Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
(Ps. 31:24)
(See also Deut. 31:23b; Josh. 1:6; 1 Chron. 28:20; Prov. 8:14; Isa. 41:10; Hab. 3:19a; Acts 1:8; Eph. 3:20; Phil. 4:13; and Heb. 10:35-36.)
When you want to be…A Joyful Mother:
You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.
(Ps. 4:7)But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
(Ps. 5:11)
(See also Ps. 30:5b; Ps.37:4; Ps. 89:15; Ps. 100:1-4; Ps. 126:5; Prov. 15:13; Prov. 17:22; Isa. 55:12; Hab. 3:17-18; Luke 10:20; Rom. 15:13; Gal. 5:22; Eph. 5:19; and 1 John 1:4.)
When you want to be… A Good Listener as a Mother:
Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance – for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
(Prov. 1:5-8)
(See also Prov. 18:15; Ez.l 40:4a; Matt. 7:26-27; Matt. 13:16; Luke 8:18; Luke 10:16; John 8:47; John 18:37; James 1:22; James 1:23; James 1:25; and Rev. 2:29.)
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