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Intro and Welcome
On May 9, 1914 President Woodrow Wilson signed a joint resolution in Congress , recommending that the federal government observe Mother's day.
The next year, the president was authorized to proclaim an annual holiday.
Today is a day that we honor the mothers in our lives.
While we may not all be mothers in here today.
We all have one
Here’s my mom.
You have heard me talk about the lessons that my dad has taught me and the legacy that he left
But my mother has taught me some lessons as well!
Dedication, strength, passion, compassion, perseverance are some of the things that I have learned from her
Mother’s are not just there to kiss boo boos or wipe away tears
Mother’s can teach us life valued lessons that will impact us from eternity
There are many examples of mothers in the bible.
Some good and some bad.
God uses these many stories to show us...
Let’s look today at some of the lessons that God teaches us through some of the mothers in the bible.
Hannah - Dedicate Our Desires to God
Hannah had a desire that most every woman had or ever has had
She just wanted to be a mother
This wasn’t a selfish desire
Being barren was a sign of disfavor from the lord in those times
She was loved by her husband
But there was definitely something missing
She did not just pray for her desires to be fulfilled
She dedicated that desire to God!
When we align our lives with God our desires become the desires he has for us
Mom wanted to become a nurse
She wanted so bad that she would stop playing nurse as a child because she heard that what you played you would never become
She would do whatever it would take to fulfill that desire God had for her
Even when things stood in her way
Her 1st husband told her that she would do everything he could to not become a nurse
He made life difficult on her
But her desires were committed to God
Even when a failing class kept her from completing her degree she would not go against God and except an extra 10 points and failed by 3 points
There will be things that we come against that will try to stop our desires from coming but we have to stand firm
The time came for Samuel to be born and Hannah did exactly what she had vowed
She gave Samuel to serve in the temple
When we dedicate our desires to God we MUST follow through with our commitment and trust his plan!
Jochebed - Trust God in His Plan
Jochebed was blessed with a son but she could not have had him at the worst time
While most women would be celebrating the birth of a son, Jochebed was living in daily terror of her son being taken
Imagine the questions that were going through her head
Why would Go give me this blessing only to cause me to be cursed?
Why Me?
What did I do to deserve this?
Have you ever been there?
You feel like God is giving the desires to you but EVERYTHING is against you?
Human nature is to question God
But dedicating ourselves means we have to trust despite what comes against us!
It would be great if God would just show us what was going to happen in our lives!
But then our faith would be non existent
Trust is essential in seeing God’s plan for us fulfilled
We must trust that God has given us this plan and do whatever it takes.
Whatever the call.
Whatever the cost!
Mary - Whatever the Call.
Whatever the Cost.
Mary was given the blessing of a son, but not just any son
As a young girl, she was going to be given a major task
But she says one of the most powerful verses in all of human history
I am the servant of the Lord, let it be to me according to your word.
She could not have imagined the sacrifice that she was about to endure
But she was willing to do whatever it took for God to use her
Whatever the call.
Whatever the cost.
God has not called us to a life of ease, but a life of sacrifice.
Mary would watch her son die on a cross
Are we willing to die to ourselves to allow God to do what he needs to do?
Like Mary, we must be willing to give up everything for God to see our lives used for more!
Why is this important?
Today we celebrate more than just mothers
There have been many women who have impacted my life who did not birth me
We celebrate the women in our lives who have had impacts on us - spiritual mothers
But today we must learn from these examples in the bible on how to allow God to bring to fruition the dreams and desires he has for us!
We must dedicate ourselves to God, trust in his plan for us and commit to doing whatever it takes to see that plan come true!
Where do we go from here?
Meditate -
Commit - Commit to God using the passions that he has given us to fulfill his plan he has for us, no matter what it takes.
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