This Sunday is Mother's Day. For many woman across the globe, it is a great day.
But for some it is a dreaded day.
The Lord has placed 2 women in my life who have inspired me is so many ways. Their lives are lived not just in service to others but in a way that encourages others to seek truth in Jesus. What these 2 women have in common is they have not been able to have children. According to society, they are not moms. But I do not agree. They may not have given birth to children or raised children in their home, but both of them have had a huge positive influence on many children, touching their lives in a way than most mothers never will.
One friend I have already blogged about in this post. But, I decided to introduce you to my other friend. Of course I won't use her name. I just want to tell you a little about her and how she has inspired me.
Like I said, my friend has no children of her own and desperately wants them. She has experienced the painful loss of miscarriage. Her heart aches & yearns for children. So, you can understand why Mother's Day is a very difficult day for her. She yearns for the day when she can be celebrated by her children. She looks forward to the day when in church on Mother's Day they ask all mother's to stand and she can join the other mothers in the room.
While she waits for the Lord to give them children he has her very busy at a very difficult job. She counsels young girls considering abortion. While her heart is aching for a baby, she sits across the table from a young girl wanting to get rid of her baby.
Can you imagine the pain my friend experiences as she counsels with these young, very confused girls?
I can't imagine.
But yet she does it. It is important enough to her to push through her own emotions and do what God has called her to do. She has amazing stories and testimonies by young women whose lives were changed. What she is doing is possibly changing whole generations. The Lord is using her to save lives!
In addition to that, she also speaks in schools to students about the right kind of sex education. She teaches abstinance...an unheard of concept today. She spends time with young people, pouring herself into them encouraging them, teaching them truth and equipping them to make wise decisions. For many of these students she is the closest thing to a mother any of them will ever experience.
The Lord is using her is such a huge way in the lives of so many students and young girls. I'm so thankful for her. She is such a blessing to me and has inspired me in so many ways to reach beyond myself and look for new ways to bless others.
I hope & pray that one day my friend will know the joy of being a mother. Until then, I love how she continues to do what the Lord has called her to do.
I encourage on this Mother's Day you to be mindful of those dear friends we all have whose dream of being a mom hasn't or will never come true. Maybe send them a special note or give them a quick phone call, letting them know how much you are blessed by their life.
