Happy Mother’s Day!! I couldn’t wait to be a mother when I was a little girl. It’s all I wanted to be. Years later, I am married with two step children and 5 adopted children. God has blessed me abundantly. Not that there were no tears to be shed because there were many.
Mother’s Day can be a day that is hard for many women. The women that can’t have a child of their own and adoption is not possible. There is an emptiness. Women that don’t have a mother to celebrate with. There is loneliness. Then there is the women who have step children who either hate her or are torn between their step mom and their birth mom. The mother that gave birth to her child/children. Most would think that it is all wonderful. However, even then there can be some turmoil even among the joy. Our expectation of what motherhood is, is not always the reality of what motherhood is. What about the women that have children but didn’t want them. Or the women that gave their child up for adoption or abortion? Each women has their own story of motherhood.
I never thought much of this verse until my son (step), got it on a sign for me. I just love it because it showed him and me what our relationship is. To him I showed him my love for him in actions and in truth, not just words and speech. I hope one day all my children realize that. For now I will go with the one!
I think this verse could meet all of us women who are in different areas of motherhood. I had a friend when I was in my early 20’s always wish me a happy mothers Day, but I wasn’t a mother, yet. She explained to me that even though I wasn’t a mother yet, I mothered little children. I loved them. We as women who serve our Lord and Savior can love in our actions and in truth. We can mother those who need a mother. A spiritual mother. Let’s not get tied up in what we think motherhood is, all God asks of us is to follow him and to imitate His love to others. There are plenty of hurting and lonely people out there that just need a mothers love. We as women are a reflection of who God is. We are the gentle, loving side of God. 
What about us women? We get so set into our own expectations of motherhood and womanhood. Let our actions and truth reflect God towards one another. God has each of us on our own journey. Let’s cheer each other on, not judge them by what we think they should be doing as a mother. What I mean by this for example is I have a dear friend who just graduated and is going into the work force. God has a calling on her life. She is going on her journey with God with her family. I have an acquaintance who just thinks this is awful and that she should stay home with her children, like she is choosing to do. However, that is not what God has call the graduated student to do. Instead let’s cheer her on with her being obedient to God. I have learned that my life reflects others story, yet I have my own journey with God that is no one else. I can have a group of people around me and yet, still feel so alone. But I am not because God is right there with me at all times. I am not alone, when I keep my eyes on him. Let’s show more love with our actions and truth in our words.
Is Mother’s Day a hard day for you?
Do you feel alone today?
Do you have expectations of motherhood?
Dear Heavenly Father,
I love you. Thank you for making us women the way you wanted us to reflect you. I pray that you wrap your big arms around the women that are hurting in whatever way they are. I pray that you give each of us peace with where we are in motherhood. I pray that if a women needs to be a spiritual mother to another female that you will make that connection. I pray that we will not compare ourselves to other women and their journey with you.
In Jesus name
Amen
