Thanks Mom!

Exodus 20:12 says,
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.

Last Sunday on Mother’s Day we honored mothers. We were there to praise mom. We were there to honor our mothers. Paul tells us in Romans 13:6 to give honor to whom honor is due. Honor is certainly due to mothers.

We also looked at three things that we found in the life of the special mom found in Proverbs 31:10-31. The first thing we found was that this mom was a hard worker.

Verse 14 says, “She brings her food from afar.”
Verse 15 says, “She provides food for her household...”
Verse 16 says, “She plants a vineyard...”
Verse 17 says, “She is energetic and strong, a hard worker”.

The second thing we found was that this mom spoke with wisdom. The first part of verse 26 says, "When she speaks, her words are wise”. Then we looked at the many things that mom’s teach us as we are growing up. Mom taught us about contortionism when they said things like, "Look at the dirt on the back of your neck?" Mom also taught us about perseverance with the words, "I don’t care you are going to sit here until you eat every last piece of that broccoli."

The third thing we found from these verses in Proverbs was, she has a hart that loves.

Verses 11-12 says, “Her husband trusts her without reserve, and never has reason to regret it. Never spiteful, she treats him generously all her life long.

If a husband has full or complete trust in his wife, then you know that she is a woman who loves her husband. Mom’s can be so unselfish at times. They give to others what they should of received themselves. Many of us can remember the times that our mom gave and gave out of a heart of love.

One mother described her life this way:

"I will not have a temper tantrum nor stomp across the floor-
I will not pout, scream or shout or kick against the door-
I will not throw my food around or pick upon another-
I’ll always try to be real good because I am the Mother…"
-author unknown

God bless you mom for all that you have done all that you do and all you will do you are special.