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The love of a Mother…
Posted By Janice
“God pardons like a mother who kisses the offense into everlasting forgetfulness.” Henry Ward Beecher
At the end of a long day, with my mistakes as endless as my to do list of household chores, I don’t always feel like a wonderful mom. (Sometimes I am just defeated and worn out!)
But after I drag myself up the stairs and get ready for bed, I always peek in on my sleeping son – and I feel the rush of love once again. In those few moments watching him sleep and praying protection over him and his life, I am refreshed and inspired – ready to face another day in the trenches of motherhood.
It is amazing, this consuming and powerful love we mothers have for our children. They are spotless and beautiful to us as they crawl up on our lap for a cuddle and a kiss. As they grow and become independent, we still see them as innocent babies we rocked to sleep. Even when they falter and break our hearts, we love them passionately and forever.
After a lifetime of being a Christian, it was not until I had my son that I even had a taste of the way God loves us – how intense and unconditional His love is for His children. Calvary makes sense to a mother. Of course I would suffer and die to save my son’s life, let alone his soul! Yes, I love my son more intensely than I knew was possible – and God loves us even more – His love is stronger, His forgiveness even deeper.
In being a mother, not only do I get to experience the joy of loving my child, but also I get to understand the love God has for me! When questions and doubts try to tear down my beliefs, I can fall back in faith, resting in His love. All I long for my child and more, God longs for me. His desire is to protect and cherish my soul, to keep me close to Him, to teach me to live a godly life.
This Mother’s Day, while I enjoy a bit of extra love and appreciation from my little family, I am going to try to remember to thank God for all He has given me – not only the gift of loving and being loved by my family, but the unimaginable gift of loving and being loved by Him.
What has being a mother taught you about God’s love? Has it strengthened your faith in His unconditional love for you? Can you appreciate His hand of discipline more?
May 12th, 2007
Being a mother has made it somewhat easier to get a taste of how much God loves His children. It makes being a mother even more special knowing just how much HE loves my precious little babies, and HE has entrusted ME with THREE of HIS most prized possesions. That just makes me feel so grateful, and unworthy at the same time.
Yes, becoming a mother has completely altered my view of what it means to be called “Child of God”. The love I feel for my son is fierce and solid and while my emotions may be affected by his disobedience, my love is not. I also am finally beginning to understand how God’s discipline is not just criticism, but has a purpose and it is completely for my own growth and benefit.
If I can continue to see myself as God does, I may finally begin to trust him in the way I pray my son does.
Believe it or not, in a nutshell, this beautiful and meaningful post is a part of my own personal testimony. I was saved on April 9, 2006, just shortly after my daughter turned 6 months old. I saw a play at our church called The Sacrifice, a very dramatic and moving story about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
It wasn’t until he was stumbling down the aisle, bloodied and beaten, guards shouting over him, that I thought of my beautiful little girl at home in bed.
And at that moment, it hit me - Jesus did for us what I would do for my own daughter without a moment’s hesitation. And had I not had her, I don’t know that I would have ever been saved.
God Bless you for sharing your thoughts with us. It is so great to know that other mothers get it too!
Yes, over the years motherhood has made many things clearer to me, including the love of God.
Happy Mother’s Day.
being a mama is — learning to live with yourheart outside your body.
and i only have one (so far) imagine how God feels…?