A Mother's Priority

Well, let me tell you I was really convicted while listening to Dr. David Jeremiah this morning, so I thought I would share in my words what it was about. It was about a Mother's priority. As a parent I am sure you have gone from a mountaintop of Joy to the valley of despair in the life of your children.

Think back to Hannah in 1 Samuel. She was married to Elkanah and he had 2 wives; Hannah and Peninnah. Now Peninnah had several children but Hannah had none. Elkanah loved Hannah dearly and would often give her double portions of meat because the Lord closed her womb, but Peninnah used this to provoke and irritate Hannah year after year. Which in turn made Hannah very sad, bitter and miserable. However, she was very dedicated to Elkanah and loved him with all her heart, AND she was committed to God. She demonstrated the first priority for us. She eventually conceived and bore Samuel, whom she had made a promise to the Lord to return to His service if he looked upon her with favor and granted her a son. 1 Samuel chapter 2 has a powerful prayer that Hannah prayed when she took Samuel to give him back to the Lord. 23 of 37 verses about her are her praying!! Take some time to read it http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%202:1-11;&version=31;

As Mothers our #1 priority is to love God with all our hearts! When you love God with all your heart you will in turn love your children more than you can imagine. We lead with our spirit not techniques!

Our #2 Priority is to love your husbands with all your heart. Now this one is the tough one for me. No, No.. I love Ed dearly however, I put my kids in front of him and often times I have put them in front of God. This is hard for me to grasp but I found a couple of scriptures that help. Titus 2 was written by Paul to encourage Titus, who had left Crete to lead the church that Paul had established. Titus 2:3-5 says: Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. If you love your husband with all your heart that will model so much for your children. Dr. David said today that the Bible teaches that a wife is her husbands crown. Did you know that? Proverbs 12:4 says: A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. WOW!! She is the one who makes him stand out. In Proverbs 31 it talks a lot about a Mom, it says Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

Do you know that when you love your husband with all your heart and lift him up that you honor him in a way that no one else can?!?! What a privilege. 1 Corinthians 11:7 says: A woman is her husbands glory. A wife is also her husbands companion. The Bible also says some things about a home where there is no companionship. In Proverbs 13 it says: A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping. Is that like Chinese water torture?? Proverbs 21:9 says: Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. Proverbs 21:19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife. Proverbs 27:15 A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day; now how annoying is that??? The Bible says we love our husbands with all our hearts, honor them, be a companion to them, work on the relationship because that is a part of being a good mother.

I don't know about you but I have some work to do.