womanscall1

BIRTHING GOD'S
MIGHTY WARRIORS

WHAT IS
GOD
SAYING
TO US?

Not long ago I was at an estate sale and purchased several rare
editions of the magazine, "Ladies Home Journal" dated 1912 and 1913.
Every issue's primary focus was on stay-at-home motherhood,
homemaking, child rearing and marriage. The articles were written
by pastors, women's leaders and even a Presidential statement from
President Theodore Roosevelt.

It amazes me the changes that have occurred in less than one hundred
years. Women fought for the opportunity to grow in education and
careers and this has blessed women with new opportunities. However
when modern mothers left home in the 1960's in search of success, the
career woman was elevated and the role of a mother was then looked
down upon. The idea of dedicating one's life to raising children losts its
value and mothering was reduced to a menial task. Taking care of the
childre" became a job most anyone could do and certainly not a role
that an educated career minded woman would waste her time on. An
entire generation of mothers walked away from the best job they
could possibly have. They traded their most fulfilling purpose for
something that did not bring them long term fulfillment. Feminists
enouraged women to "have it all" but it never quite worked! Women
found they had to give up too much and in the process lost a lot of
dignity for even when they could dress like a man, earn money like a
man, become educated like a man, they were still not a man...
their hearts longed for more.

Exhausted and disenchanted, women are now admitting that corporate
America will not bring the same fulfillment that mothering brings. We
are finally coming to terms with the reality that work and family do not
balance as well as once thought. The sacrifices that women and
families have been required to make are not worth it!

Isn't it interesting how women are retuning to
what God knew all along?

God created the role of wife and mother so that we could find our
ultimate purposes apart from college degrees and workplace
performances. Many are returning to more traditional values in the
home. Thanks to Martha Stewart who glamourized homemaking and
food network stars like Rachel Ray who brought gourmet cooking into
vogue, staying at home has taken on a feeling of luxury. As well, an
array of pregnant celebrities are glamourizing motherhood. Women
everywhere are finding contentment once again in the roles that their
mothers once considered trivial.

However the idea that motherhood could actually be a spiritual gift
has not completely reached its fulfillment in Christendom. It's not that
our leaders do not talk about the importance of motherhood on
Mother's Day, in fact most preachers do an excellent job beautifying
the value of mothers and our role. But often parenthood seems to be
expected as a given. In other words anyone can be a parent. This may
be why church going women will often say they need a way to
contribute to God's work other than just being a mom. Often women
are encouraged to volunteer in the nursery, to evangelize, to organize
church functions, to teach Bible Studies and dream of becoming the
next Beth Moore, but pour themselves whole heartedly into
motherhood? The emphasis on motherhood as a single all consuming
life-purpose has been completely overlooked.

MOTHERHOOD is never listed on spiritual gift profiles!

This may be why women today seem very concerned about what they
are suppossed to be doing for God. Many seem to fear that they will
some day stand before Him and have to apologize. "I am so sorry God
I was only a mother and it took all of my time and I could not do
anything else." Because motherhood has not been recognized as a true
calling, women are afraid that God will not say,
"Well done!"
Ladies we have been spoon fed a diet of cultural garbage! Yes, it is a
wonderful thing to have a career and it is nice to teach an occassional
Bible study or volunteer in the church or community but the single
greatest contribution that you will EVER make to the advancement of
the Kingdom of God is the way that you
love and care for your children!

Being a mother is the most important job you will ever do! Your love
affects eternity and don't ever forget it! We are the caregivers, the
teachers, the role models, the source of love in the home. This role is
far superior than anything else.

God never stopped asking women to answer the call of motherhood.
It is the most wonderful expression of our heart possible and a role
which will reap the final words from our Lord,
"Well done you were a good and faithful mother!"

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