1 minute read
THE GUIDE ONLINE MAGAZINE
M O TH E RH O O D Is not a hobby; is a calling
Advertisement
Motherhood is often defined as an automatic set of feelings and behaviors that are switched on by pregnancy. Motherhood is also seen as a moral transformation whereby a woman comes to terms with being different, means that she ceases to be an autonomous individual because she is one way or the other attached to another.
Also, Motherhood is a responsibility and calling from the Lord--one of the ways we can glorify and serve Him (1 Tim. 5:10). The Bible teaches that it is vital for moms to be women of faith who teach children to love the Lord. It contains examples of mothers who had both positive and negative influences on their children, depending on their own lifestyles and parenting.
Scripture teaches mothers to point children toward Christ by praying for them, modeling faith and character, and training them in wisdom (Prov 1:8, 29:15).
The Bible offers great hope for what godly motherhood is able to accomplish, in that children of character tend to become assets to their communities and to God's kingdom. Proverbs 22:6 conveys the general principles that if we "Train up children in the way they should go, even when they are old they will not turn from it."
