encouragement

"Once a lady went to visit her friend.

During the visit, the children of the friend entered

the room and began to play with each other.

As the lady and her friend visited,

the lady turned to her friend and said eagerly

and yet with evidently no thought

of the meaning of her words:

'Oh, I'd give my life to have such children.'

The mother replied with subdued earnestness

whose quiet told of the depth of experience

out of which her words came:

'That's exactly what it costs.'

 

There is a cost to motherhood.

And the price is no small sum.

And if you are not willing to pay

this price, no amount of encouragement

about the joys of motherhood will satisfy.

 

But the price of motherhood is not fundamentally different

from the price of being a disciple of Jesus Christ.

In fact, Christian mothers see their duty as mothers

flowing from their calling to Jesus Christ.

 

Christian motherhood means dedicating

your entire life in service to others.

It means standing beside your husband,

following him, and investing in the lives of

children whom you hope will both

survive you and surpass you.

 

It means forgoing present satisfaction for eternal rewards.

 

It means investing in the lives of others

who may never full appreciate your sacrifice

or comprehend the depth of your love.

 

And it means doing all these things,

not because you will receive the praise of man

~ for you will not ~

but because God made you to be a woman

and a mother, and there is great contentment

in that Biblical calling.

 

In other words, Motherhood requires vision.

It requires living by faith and not by sight.

 

These are some of the reasons why Motherhood

is both the most Biblically noble and the most socially

unappreciated role to which a young woman can aspire.

There are many people who ask the question:

Does my life matter?

But a mother that fears the Lord

need never ask such a question.

 

Upon her faithful obedience hinges

the future of the church and the hope of the nation."

-Doug Phillips-