The Childless Mother

In honor of Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, I am dedicating this post to all you women out there. That’s right, all of you women. Not just the moms.

This Mother’s Day, there will be joy and sadness, laughter and crying, love and regret. There are many moms who have birthed children or adopted children, moms who have lost children, and women who cannot have children for whatever reason.

But there is one thing I want each woman reading this to know. You are a mom and you might not even realize it.

The definition of mother is to give birth or to care for or protect like a mother. It doesn’t say you can only give birth to a child in order to be a mother.

Is there a younger girl, lady, or child that looks up to you? Maybe comes to you for advice or maybe help with homework? You’re acting as a mother to her. In fact, we as women are called to be mother-like or mentor to the younger generation.

Titus 2:3-5 –

Older women like-wise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, that the word of God may not be reviled.

Let’s think about that for a minute. We are to train the young women. It was clearly stated. You can’t just go through a crowd and say “Her. I pick her. I will mentor her into the woman she needs to be.” That’s kind of not how it works. Prayer. Be in much prayer for God to give you that you lady to mentor and teach her. And if you aren’t ready to be a mentor spiritually, pray that God will give you a mentor and grow you into the woman you need to be to become a mentor to someone else. I know that without a doubt God put me with my mentor. There is no other explanation.

So happy Mother's Day to all you beautiful ladies out there!