What would we do without our moms?
“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” - Unkown Author
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. —Genesis 1:27 ESV
“My Mother was the most beautiful women I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” - George Washington
“If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.” - Booker T. Washington
“If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.” - Abraham Lincoln
5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grand mother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self control. —2 Timothy 1:5-7 ESV
“Your greatest contribution to the kingdom of God may not be something you do but someone you raise.” - Andy Stanley
13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. —Isaiah 66:13 ESV
13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. —Isaiah 49:15 ESV
3 Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk; I took them up by their arms, but they did not know that I healed them. 4 I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them. —Hosea 11:3-4 ESV
8 I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear open their breast, and there I will devour them like a lion, as a wild beast would rip them open. —Hosea 13:8 ESV
18 You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth. —Deuteronomy 32:18 ESV
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered yoru children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing.” —Matthew 23:37 ESV
10 An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
13 She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.
14 She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar.
15 She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens.
16 She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17 She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
20 She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes bed coverings for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchant.
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates. —Proverbs 31:10-31 ESV
Their mother, who “has devoted herself to every god work.”,
the godly wisdom of her entire family.
10 and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work. —1 Timothy 5:10 ESV
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” —Revelation 14:13 ESV
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. —Proverbs 1:7 ESV
5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, —2 Corinthians 3:5 ESV
Women are
empowered by societal dictates.
Women are
empowered by their home.
Women are
empowered by their workplace.
Girls & teens, you are
empowered by the clothes you wear / the people you hang out with.
Girls, ladies, and women, like all people, are empowered by their
,
worth. God has a plan of
for each person as an individual.
What is God’s plan of influence for you today?
Are you fulfilling it? Have you gotten distracted from that plan?
Are you still seeking his plan?