The HEART of a Mom

5/10  The Heart of a Mom            James 3: 1-12
 
This Sunday is recognized nationwide as Mother’s Day.  A day to give special acknowledgement to our Mother.   Moms are special people. They are special to their children, to their husbands, and to God our creator.
Honoring Mothers is honoring those who mean the world to us.  Time with our young people this past Sunday talked about how do you Show Your Love?  We demonstrate it by showing her through smiles, hugs, gifts made and/or bought.  As well as the words we speak to her and about her.  Actions that show your love as well as words that tell your love.
 
In this week’s RNM video by Jill Savage we listened to No More Perfect Moms.   Mom’s want the best for their families and work hard to try and reach a level of acceptance not only by what she wants for her family, but by what is perceived from others outside the family on what she does for her family.  Jill referred to this as mom’s perfection infection.  All moms have struggled with meeting their expectations of what a mom should be.  This video series has a cute and truthful skit showing that a mom wears so many hats in any given day, there is much demands upon her.  She has such a going’s on in her head because she wants to meet the needs of her children, home, and husband and some even add a career into the mix.  Leaving women with a fear of insecurities of meeting those expectations.  She shared and every mom will attest to, that things don’t always go as planned.  Jill Savage said that Moms need to have a pliable heart to go with the circumstance.  To ready our hearts, for any given moment,  for motherhood is a ministry of interruptions.  And that is okay and expected.  People need to feel loved in the place they live, within the home.  Every woman works to make a house a home. A place her family enjoys to be.  Stay focused on heart keeping versus housekeeping  Savage said, and every mother would agree with this, that’s why moms work so hard towards being a perfect mom to win the hearts of their children.  Jill wants all moms to know that “you are the perfect mom for your kids; we as moms learn through raising our kids how to be the perfect mom for them; it’s works with a reward!
 
Pastor George this past Sunday stated that: We are a faith family, parents, and children.  It’s two jobs you cannot get fired from.   We sang the song Cornerstone this past Sunday.  Through all of life Christ is our cornerstone.  One of the lines in the song says “…from life’s first cry to final breath, here in the power of Christ I stand.”  That is the desire Christian parents have not only for themselves but for their children.  To raise up a child in the way that he should go.  Raising a child, preparing them to be the man or woman that God created them to be.  It’s character development Pastor George said that moms work on in their children.
 
Sunday’s scripture is from James 3: 1-12.  This passage addresses Taming the Tongue.  The tongue is powerful.  We are to recognize the importance of words said that we use the tongue for.  In David Platt’s RNM video on Faith Works, on the topic of Faith Speaks he said, “From the same mouth can come blessings and cursing; words that abuse, distort, or words that heal, and encourage.  Your words are an indication of your heart and therefore your true spiritual condition.”  Pastor George credits moms with guiding their children in taming the tongue.  To better manage the tongue is a lesson preparing their children to be the man/woman they are created for.  It’s their growth process towards character development.  The tongue with what we say and our actions what we do, will be the evidence of how we live out our life.  A follower of Jesus is watched by others in how we speak – serve – love.  A mother’s love for her children is teaching them throughout all stages of their growth.  Much the same as God’s Love for each of us.  He teaches us as we continue to grow our faith.  Pastor George said that as we celebrate God’s Love, on this Mother’s Day we also honor moms who lead the way in showing God’s love, who help children grow to maturity.  Showing grace when necessary as her children grow.  We celebrate the heart of mom  and mom’s sacrifices for her family, as a reflection of God’s Grace and ultimate sacrifice for us his children.
 
In Matthew 21:16 it says “…from the lips of children and infants Lord, you have called forth your praise”.  Nothing warms a mother’s heart more than knowing that her children are praising our Lord with their tongue.  We, as someone’s child, need to continue to warm our mother’s heart with praises to our Lord through our tongue.
Happy Mother’s Day to all moms!
 
Larry & Darlene