Mom Heart Moments #96

He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

TO FOLLOW JESUS, we must carry our cross. We must give up our lives, die to ourselves —our expectations, dreams, and rights —in order to be surrendered to His Kingdom and His work. This, of course, goes against the world’s priorities and is not understood by most people. We must be single-minded, as all good soldiers must be in a war, and to remain faithful to Christ.

We are not of this world but rather waiting for the time when we will spend eternity with Jesus in heaven. We must prepare our children for this and model to them the type of sacrifice it requires from Jesus’ followers to lose their lives for His sake. Serving in love is the bottom line, even if it costs us our lives.

Moms, God is calling us to a work that is quite important —He will give us the strength and supply us with wisdom one day at a time. He will listen to our prayers. But most of all, we have to be willing to bend over backwards to meet our children’s needs, to encourage them, to help them figure out a new game plan when necessary, because we are God’s guards in a fallen, tempting world. We are His hands, His words of comfort and wisdom, His voice to tell our children that we love them and believe in them because God loves and believes in them, even in the midst of their immaturity. May you feel His grace to you today.

Remember, God has promised that those who lose their lives for His sake will find them. That’s you, mama. Ask the Lord to show you His pleasure in your sacrifice.