Motherhood Is a Calling And Where Your Children Rank
What combination comes to mind when you imagine the perfect mom ? The Bible teaches that God made mankind to be his image bearers. He gave Adam and Eve the royal task of filling the earth with more image bearers of the one, true King. When our first parents disobeyed God in the garden of Eden, all of their descendants fell into sin along with them. Because of our sin, we all deserve God’s just wrath. Life, therefore, is an undeserved gift from God, never to be presumed or rejected. Christian Motherhood is evidence that God is patient toward us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. If you’re like me, it might look a little like the spiritual life of Beth Moore or Jen Wilkin… the homemaking talents of June Cleaver… the business-sense and personality of Joanna Gaines… the affection and guidance from my own mother… mixed together with the choice bits from the countless moms (and mom bloggers) I’ve encountered in...