A Mother's Selfless God-Like Love

A Mother’s Selfless God-like Love

2 Cor 12:14-15, 19

Intro

Today – special day – mother’s day – celebrate Mom

Many would not be the person they are without their mother’s influence and love

The toughest and most grueling job that has ever been or will be is that of being a mother

Many of you today will fit this message and will completely get it

Honor our Mom’s with our traditional ROSE (pass roses out)

Humor about Motherhood

THE EVOLUTION OF MOTHERS

Being a mother changes everything. But being a mother also changes with each baby. Here are some of the ways having a second and third child is different from having the first.

Your Clothes

1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your doctor confirms your pregnancy.

2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.

3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.

Preparing for the Birth

1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.

2nd baby: You don’t bother practicing because you remember that last time, breathing didn’t do a thing.

3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your 8th month.

The Layette

1st baby: You pre-wash your newborn’s clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby’s little bureau.

2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.

3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can’t they?

Worries

1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a frown--you pick up the baby.

2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.

3rd baby: You teach your 3-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.

Pacifier

1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.

2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby’s bottle.

3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.

Diapering

1st baby: You change your baby’s diapers every hour, whether they need it or not.

2nd baby: You change their diaper every 2 to 3 hours, if needed.

3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.

Going Out

1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home 5 times.

2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.

3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.

At Home

1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.

2nd baby: You spend a bit of every day watching to be sure your older child isn’t squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.

3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.

In all seriousness, Mothers are very special and unique people that God created specifically for the unending and often times unappreciated task of motherhood

A Mother’s selfless love is the closest to God’s love and amazing grace

Read Passage (NLT) / Pray

1. A Mother Loves You for You

“I don’t want what you have – I want you.”

A mother love’s her children because they are her children – period!

Don’t have to impress – don’t have to be successful – don’t have to strive

Don’t have to try and buy it

A mother loves you for you with nothing else attached

That sounds familiar doesn’t it – it sounds like God’s type of love

The statement “I love you because ???” (Expound) (are smart; strong; obedient)

Not with Mom – “I love you because…I love you”

Sounds like God’s love doesn’t it?

2. A Mother Always Provides for Her Children

Vs. 14 “Children don’t provide for their parents. Rather, parents provide for their children”

A Mother makes sure that her children are provided for:

Physically – hygiene; shelter; clothing; nourishment

Mentally – reads to develop the mind; speaks encourage for self-esteem

Spiritually – bible stories; church

Emotionally – no one understands like Mom – even as adults

Single Moms may have to work 2 jobs to provide but they do it for their children

A mother who loves her children will always provide for them

3. A Mother Sacrifices Her Life for Her Children

Vs 15 “I will gladly spend myself and all I have for you, even though it seems the more I love you, the less you love me”

When a child is born; a mother’s life is changed forever – THE CONNECTION!

A father’s work is from sun to sun but a mother’s work is never done!