The Divine Design of Motherhood: Honor and Sacrifice

The reality is that anything that produces eternal fruit will face the resistance of a fallen world. And in this parallel of man and woman's curse, we see that the struggle is not the point. It's the purpose that is the point. The farmer endures the thorns because he wants to harvest, and the mom endures the sorrow because she loves her child. God has woven the greatest joys of human existence into the roles that require the greatest sacrifice. [00:50:32] (26 seconds)  #SacrificialJoy

See, God's design from the beginning was this man and this woman who were were different from each other. They were similar in very many ways, but they they they were different as well. This woman possessed a unique capacity that that Adam didn't possess, the ability to bear life. And when we read in Genesis one twenty eight, we find that the first command that God gave to mankind was what? Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. This was God's intention. This was God's design. God's plan from the very beginning was this idea of motherhood. [00:42:36] (35 seconds)  #GodsDesignMotherhood

This design of motherhood is not a narrow box. It it's not a one size fits all. It's not a you have to do it this way. We see in Proverbs 31, a woman who was active in the marketplace, but her heart and her priority was to her household. A career can be a platform for God's glory, but it's not a means to an end. And I'm not saying that a a woman can have not have a career. Please don't get me wrong on that. But I am saying this, and I believe this is biblical, that no VP title is as lasting and as important as the role of mom. [00:54:03] (34 seconds)  #MomRoleMatters

Every family has to make their own choices. Every family has to make logistical choices, but each household must walk in prayer and determine what is best for their family. But the priority must be clear. The home the home must be the center of spiritual formation, not an afterthought for our worldly ambitions. And it's my desire this morning not to to talk anybody down, to not to hurt anybody, not to have anybody question their decisions. It's my desire to lift up this role of moms because we need you. [00:56:50] (32 seconds)  #HomeAsSpiritualCenter

Moms work incredibly hard and provide immeasurable value to our homes and society. Without moms, homes suffer. Without moms, churches suffer. Without moms, our nation suffer. And also so so if if motherhood is is this vital, if it's if it's this important, then we have this such an important responsibility to elevate and uplift this. We can't simply give it lip service one Sunday a year. Motherhood is not something that we should just celebrate on Mother's Day. It's something that we should value all the times. We should tell our moms, thank you. [00:57:49] (33 seconds)  #EverydayMotherhood

Thank you. We should mention to moms, you're doing a great job. We should uplift this. We must build a culture of honoring motherhood. We must stop treating motherhood as if it were unemployment or a secondary job. It's the most strenuous job on earth. I I've experienced this. When my wife left when we were in Uruguay, and we had five kids that were very young, and she had to come home for her grandmother's funeral, and I was responsible for the kids for about a week and a half, we all all almost died. I I mean, it wasn't a good time. [00:58:22] (30 seconds)  #RespectMotherhoodWork

He wanted women to be moms. He wanted men to be fathers. And this mandate was given while man and woman stood in the state of innocence before sin ever entered in the world. See, motherhood was designed for a perfect paradise. When Adam named his wife, he gave her a name. You know what he called her? Eve. Eve means she's the mother of all the living. That's the name he gave her. Now understand and remember this. This was before Eve ever gave birth to a child. [00:43:11] (38 seconds)  #MotherhoodByDesign

And sorrow shalt thou bring forth children, and thy desire should be unto thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Her primary sphere of design responsibility, the the home and the womb became a place of physical and emotional sorrow, of travail, of difficulty. The sorrow obviously refers to the pain of of labor, the physical pain of labor. But I also believe that there's an emotional aspect to this sorrow that comes with the raising of children in a in a broken and fallen world. It's the thorns and the thistles of the heart. [00:49:02] (34 seconds)  #SanctifiedSorrow