Love, Lead, Release: A Mother's Faithful Calling

How did Moses find or how did Moses' mother find the courage to prepare that basket knowing what she was about to use it for? How awful must it have been to place her tiny little wiggly three month old baby in this basket and send it down the Nile. She covered it and she hoped and prayed that it would hold, that the tar and the pitch would keep the water out and her baby safe inside. What extra care must she have taken in preparing that vessel for his departure, knowing when he was placed among the reeds alongside a dangerous river surrounded by dangerous people with dangerous animals, that basket, that vessel was the only thing separating him from the outside world. [00:50:59] (51 seconds)  #BasketOfFaith

Do not be afraid to share your life experience and testimony with your children and your family. There are so many women in this church that no doubt need a mothering mentor in their lives. You have the ability to share that with them. You have so much wisdom and knowledge that can be passed on to a new generation. Just as Elijah passed his mantle onto Elisha, you too can pass your mantle onto your children. The words you speak to your family that are full of life, the tears you have shed on their behalf, the battles fought on your knees in prayer, those are the things that echo through generations. [00:47:14] (38 seconds)  #PassTheMantle

Satan is out to kill, steal, and destroy just like Pharaoh was. The world and his kingdom of darkness has a directive of death over us and our children and this generation. He is threatened, but he's a coward. He knows the power and purpose inside of every believer, and he is terrified of what that army could look like. So how can we prepare our children to enter this world in a state that it is and not be overwhelmed with fear at all the what ifs? [00:50:26] (34 seconds)  #PrepareKidsForBattle

Moms, I'm gonna tell you, there's gonna come a time when we can't hide our kids anymore. We can't keep them in a safe, protective shelter of our arms and homes forever. We give them shelter and we protect them and give them all of the nurturing we can while we can, and then there's gonna have to come a time of release. It doesn't always happen all at once, and it starts young. When they step out the door to their first day of kindergarten, it can be painful, like watching them float away in a basket that you hope and pray is safe enough. [00:49:40] (35 seconds)  #LetGoWithFaith

God chose you to be with your child. He could have placed your kid into any family from the beginning of time until the end of time, and he chose you and your child to be together now. That's amazing, and God doesn't make any mistakes. Children are a blessing and a gift, but a mother is also a God giving blessing and a gift to her family. So we lead by example while being led by the spirit, and sometimes that means saying no to our kids even when they may not understand why, and that's okay. [00:44:25] (40 seconds)  #ChosenToMother

So although a mother's love runs deep, you will have days when you aren't feeling like you have it all together. There will be times when the kids push your buttons until you explode. You may yell and be the version of yourself that you never wanted to be. There will be days when you feel drained, empty, unseen, and unappreciated. But here's some breaking news for you today, moms. Children don't need perfect mothers. They need present ones. [00:33:19] (28 seconds)  #PresentOverPerfect

There's going to be a lot of things in our child's life that we can't protect them from, but something starts to happen the moment you start praying those prayers over your kids. Something starts to shift in the spiritual atmosphere of their lives. When you pray for God's protection, when you pray for God's favor, for the Lord to surround them in their coming and their going, you start weaving a supernatural vessel of protection around their lives that will carry them through life's rough waters. When you start speaking life over them daily, you are sealing that vessel tight with the words and promises of God. [00:52:02] (38 seconds)  #PrayerWeavesProtection

It became the lesser thing when it took priority over spending time with Jesus. Her never ending to do list, preparations, food to be made, dishes to be washed, rooms to be cleaned, Those aren't bad things in themselves, but when they take priority over spending time with Jesus, they become wedges, separating us from the one person who can sustain us and give us the spiritual rest that we need. Martha had become bitter and angry at her sister. I believe she was a little perturbed at Jesus too if we wanna be honest. How dare he let her sister just sit there like a bump on a log while she did all the work? [00:42:36] (35 seconds)  #KeepChristFirst