Apr
15
2015
The Most Important Job
Posted in Motherhood 6 Comments
I heard a commercial on news radio this morning that made me sad.
It was a commercial encouraging others to nominate women of influence.
You were to nominate women who have businesses that impact the community.
Women who make a difference in the lives of others through their careers.
A list of possibilities was given at the end of the commercial.
Everything you could possibly think of was mentioned.
Everything except one very important position.
Motherhood was not on the list.
I found myself talking to the radio station as I was getting dressed.
You forgot one! I called out, as if the announcer could hear me.
You forgot the most important one! I said poking myself in the eye with mascara.
It really bothered me.
Not that a mother needs accolades or awards to tell her she is doing a great job.
That is not the point.
The fact that motherhood was not even mentioned, bothered me greatly.
Motherhood is a noble, honorable job; a job with generational impact.
Impact a community?
What better person than a mother?
She is the woman who loves, trains, and nurtures the future generation.
She is the woman who does not desire to be president but desires to raise a president.
The woman who knows how to slay dragons, dispel monsters, and quiet thunderstorms.
The woman who knows how to take meager leftovers and turn them into a feast.
The woman who can stretch a dollar with still some left to spare.
The woman who has sewn patches on patches with care and precision.
The woman who has defeated high-grade and low-grade fevers.
The woman who has poured apple juice with finesse.
The woman who can bake four-dozen cookies and sew a Halloween costume before bed.
The woman who knows that super glue can fix any school project.
The woman who knows all the story books by heart but still reads them with excitement.
The woman who has a baby on her hip while she cooks dinner and checks homework.
The woman who can hear spelling words for a big test while sewing a button on a coat.
The woman who can heal the world’s ills with her hug.
The woman who has a lap that can hold as many children as God gives her.
The woman whose shoulders are stronger than a bodybuilder, for the burdens they carry.
The woman whose purse is filled with Band-Aids, tissues, pacifiers, Cheerios, and toy cars.
The woman who is gentle and loving yet has the “Mom-look” that can stop traffic.
The woman God created to raise children for Him.
Children who will carry the legacy of faith to the next generation.
Women who do not seek the spotlight for themselves.
Women who know that the home she creates is the safe haven for all those she loves.
How can the job of motherhood not be listed as one that impacts the community?
Motherhood is seen as an afterthought in our culture, if considered at all.
Motherhood is what a woman decides to do when she’s done everything else.
Our culture fails to see the importance of motherhood.
We have allowed motherhood to be degraded and ridiculed.
We have allowed motherhood to be seen as an option and not seen as a gift.
God will not stand by and allow this to happen; God cannot be mocked.
God sent His Son in the form of a baby to be born of a woman.
Motherhood is precious to God.
Motherhood is vital to our well being as a society.
It is vital to our continuation as a society.
It is vital to the education of our children, both morally and intellectually.
Motherhood is vital to the children’s training and admonition in the Lord.
Peter Marshall was a one-time chaplain to the U.S. Senate.
He wrote an exhortation to women in Mr. Jones, Meet the Master, a book of sermons.
The modern challenge to motherhood is the eternal challenge – that of being a godly woman. The very phrase sounds strange in our ears. We never hear it now. We hear about every other kind of women – beautiful women, smart women, sophisticated women, career women, talented women, divorced women. But so seldom do we hear of a Godly woman – or of a Godly man for that matter. I believe women come nearer fulfilling their God-given function in the home than anywhere else. It is a much nobler thing to be a good wife than to be Miss America. It is a greater achievement to establish a Christian home than it is to produce a second rate novel, filled with filth. It is a far, far better thing in the realms of morals to be old-fashioned than to be ultra-modern. The world has enough women who know how to hold their cocktails, who have lost all their illusions and their faith. The world has enough women who know how to be smart. It needs women who are willing to be simple. The world has enough women who know how to be brilliant. It needs some who will be brave. The world has enough women who are popular. It needs more who are pure. We need women, and men, too, who would rather be morally right than socially correct.
That kind of woman will impact the culture around her.
The woman who fears the Lord.
The woman who raises the next generation to know Him, love Him, and serve Him.
This kind of woman gets praise from the audience of One.
The One who will tell her on that day: Well done, good and faithful servant. (Matthew 25:21)
The One for whom she did everything.
Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. (Proverbs 31:28-30)
Yes, Gina, mothers are not given the credit due them in the age we live in. I think the reason is that so many are forced to split time between their family and their work. It is hard to do both! And motherhood is not a paying job, though it should be! Our society values paying jobs, but not the hardest job of all–raising Godly children. Thanks for the reminder.
Sue,
There is no price that could ever compensate the value of a mother.
But God knows her inestimable worth.
Gina
Gina,
Thanks for a wonderful tribute to motherhood.
Blessings!
Jean
Jean,
I am delighted that you were blessed.
We all need to take the time to bless and encourage another mother. Can you imagine the ripple effect of such a blessing?
Gina
Such a wonderful message today! On my way to work this morning, I thanked God for allowing me the privilege of being a mother so this is very timely to me. I am very thankful for the gift of motherhood. It is one of the greatest blessings God has given me. Thanks Gina.
Janis,
I am thankful everyday for the precious gift of being a mother.
If only women knew, and really believed, that motherhood is the most important job in the world. We must encourage mothers every chance we get and come along side them in support and love. We, who are mothers, must encourage each other to press on even if it means being counter cultural.
Gina