Bible Study Notes on Being a Mom Part 5

John 16:21 "Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world.”

-Jesus is speaking here in this passage of the grief of His death, but the promise of His resurrection as compared to the agony of childbirth, caused by the curse of sin, with the joy of new birth that erases the pain of labor and striving. The spiritual implications between the birth process and new life in Christ are worth meditating on for a while. The joy of the new takes the place of the old struggle. Behold, Jesus is making all things new (Revelation 21:5). Know that while there is sorrow in the night, joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5)!

Bible Study Notes on Being a Mom Part 4

Proverbs 31:28  Her children rise up and bless her…

-A mom has to take care of the home in a proper manner for her children to one day, when they are older, rise up and bless her with their compliments and gratitude, among other things. How does this happen? Of course there is some natural love and devotion that is warranted because of the necessity of care and duty. But a woman of God who receives true praise and blessing has made her children a priority to nurture and care for them in a way that produces a higher level of respect and honor. This only comes from a true fear of the Lord and obedience to His commands in the training up of the children. Motherhood is always a challenge, but the mommies who do it well will be rewarded by her children and the Lord! This is a general truth.

Bible Study Notes on Being a Mom Part 3

2 Timothy 1:5  For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well.

-Notice the Godly heritage that existed in young Timothy’s life. This reflects a pouring into their children, which went generations back. It is a great example for us to live by. Mother’s take diligence to teach and train up your children in the faith. When they are older, they typically will not depart (Proverbs 22:6).

Bible Study Notes on Being a Mom Part 2

1 Thessalonians 2:7-10  But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children. 8 Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. 9 For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. 10 You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers

-Characteristics we can associate from this passage that are indicative of a good mother:

1. gentle (opposite-harsh or cruel),

2. tender care (nurturing),

3. fond affection (love from the heart, warmth, regard),

4. imparting the gospel and their own life to the dearly loved

5. hardworking, laboring night & day,

6. suffering hardship with the right attitude,

7. carrier of burden (willing to bear the load)

8. devout (sincere, earnest, heartfelt, fervent, serious),

9. upright (just, proper, not playing favorites),

10. blameless in behavior (above reproach, great reputation)

Application: If you are a mom, are these qualities yours and growing in the love of
Christ Jesus? You are an undershepherd in your home and have God-given responsibilities

If you are a son or daughter and have your mom still around, what are some of the admirable qualities from today's study you see in your mom? Have you told much you appreciate those qualities lately?

Bible Study Notes on Being a Mom Part 1

Being a Mom

Part 1

1 Kings 3:16-27  Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him. 17 The one woman said, "Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house; and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house. 18 "It happened on the third day after I gave birth, that this woman also gave birth to a child, and we were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, only the two of us in the house. 19 "This woman's son died in the night, because she lay on it. 20 "So she arose in the middle of the night and took my son from beside me while your maidservant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead son in my bosom. 21 "When I rose in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead; but when I looked at him carefully in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne." 22 Then the other woman said, "No! For the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son." But the first woman said, "No! For the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son." Thus they spoke before the king. 23 Then the king said, "The one says, 'This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead one'; and the other says, 'No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.'" 24 The king said, "Get me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king. 25 The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other." 26 Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she was deeply stirred over her son and said, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him." But the other said, "He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him!" 27 Then the king said, "Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother."

-Notice the heart of the real mother for her child. This is God-given, tender-loving compassionate care that we associate with a Christian woman. The protective nature is evident and manifests itself even to her own hurt. The instinct of a Christian mom should be to nurture and defend her children no matter what the cost. This is the giving-selfless love of the mother, and it originates from Christ Jesus.