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Celebrate Mothers Today
Bishop Jim Swilley
"Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual
gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it." (Proverb 22:6
- AMP)
"Happy Mother's Day!" to you great and awesome women who have fulfilled God's
very first commandment: "Be fruitful and multiply."
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As we honor those formed from the feminine/maternal side of God's heart--who
carried us in the womb, nurtured us, fed us, walked the floor with us through
feverish nights, clothed us, taught us, corrected us, worried over us, prayed
for us, and loved us unconditionally--we command a collective blessing on
all of you, offering up thanks and praise for your contribution to our lives
and to the world! Mothers, Grandmothers, Great-Grandmothers, Step-Mothers,
Mothers-In-Law, and women who have been supernaturally placed in our lives as
Mother-Figures ("Treat the older women as mothers..." - 1 Timothy 5:2)...you're
all important, and we celebrate you today!
Creativity's finest moment was when the Creator created creators. Instead of
making all the people who would ever live on this planet at once (which He
certainly could have done), He started with one man and one woman, giving human
beings the ability to make more human beings! The Law of Genesis is re-enacted
every time the miracle of birth takes place.
Of course, birth is just the beginning--mothering goes on and on, even, on some
level, after the children "rise up and call her blessed." But babies don't
come with instructions, parenting is basically on-the-job training, and each
child arrives with his or her own individual personality and needs, so there
really is no perfect standard of what is a "good" mother, other than the
obvious.
To be sure, our heavenly Father is the ultimate model of parenting, and we have
seen other great examples of what we believe to be good mothers. But, in
reality, even the best mother is only a steward of her child's life--she
doesn't own them--and, in the big picture, she must seek God's will for her
children,
even above her own hopes and desires for them.
Usually, when Proverb 22:6 is quoted, it is used to express the idea that if
you raise children the right way, you will set the course for their whole life.
The Amplified Bible more accurately captures the true essence of that verse, as
in "Train up a child in the way HE should go..." in the way that is "in
keeping with HIS individual gift or bent...." The "right way" is unique to each
child. Part of a mother's responsibility is to instill morals, values and
spiritual heritage into her children, but the Proverb is really talking about
helping a child become the best version of who he/she is meant to be...to
guide them on their personal journey toward their personal destiny...to give
them both roots and wings.
So, at the end of the day, the best thing a mother can do for her children is
what moms do best...just to love them...because love never fails!
Bishop Jim Swilley
O. Addison Gethers
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