1. 7 Ways to Love Mom! Joh 19:26-27 When Jesus therefore saw
His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to
His mother, "Woman, behold your son! Then He said to the disciple,
"Behold your mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her to
his own home.
2. Lets imagine for a moment what this must have been like for
Mary to have witness? Here she is at the foot of the cross as her
Son/the God Child is dying for us!!! Even in all the pain and agony
Jesus does not forget about His mothers! Mom I need you to take
care of John, and John I need you to take care of her! Even on
cross bearing the weight and sins of the world, Jesus never loses
sight of His mother & what she needs!
3. Today is Mothers Day, a day we take a little extra time to
show mom in a special way just how much we love her! It is easy
sometimes to take things for granted in life and I hope that this
is never true of our wives or mothers! May we come to have an
attitude of gratitude for all that they do!
4. I. Love Mom Verbally! How many of you here that still have
you mothers, called her today to tell her you love her? If not,
then why not? Call her!!! Far too many are like the husband that
told his wife, I told you I loved you when we got married, so if I
change my mind I will let you know! It may be true that it is
better to show love then just say you love, but this doesnt mean
you stop saying it! I Jn. 3:16-18
5. II. Love Mom Physically! When was the last time we gave our
mothers a hug (without them asking for it) It was our mothers that
carried us around for nine months before we were born, they most
likely carried us for much long afterwards! When we were kids and
got hurt where did we run and what did we want mom to do when she
picked us up?
6. III. Love Mom Patiently! Mothers have an incredible job with
no pay! People ask me all the time, what does your wife do? And I
tell them she takes care of the kids, and they say oh so she doesnt
work? So, I like to tell them take the day off and come over and
you can go back to work on Tuesday so you can rest! When I am
having a hard time with the boys, I give them to their mother, she
is much more patient than me!
7. Dont make the mistake of asking a mom, do you work or stay
at home! Here is the point, in spite of all she does for us, we
often become impatient with our mothers, we get so use to her
taking care of us, that we forget that we are also to take care of
her!
8. IV. Love Mom Attentively! A childs first best friend is
often their mother! She is there to listen to them, to sympathize
with them often more than anyone else! Even as adults we may go to
our mothers when we want someone to really listen, knowing she
wants the best for us!
9. V. Love Mom Gratefully! Take time to tell your mother just
how much she really means and how thankful you are for all that she
does! Everyone needs to feel that they are needed, and that we
really appreciate all the hard work they do! This is helpful to all
involved!
10. VI. Love Mom Generously! There is nothing too good for her,
we could never really repay her, but we ought to do our best to
try! Mothers often do without so others dont have to! Mothers clear
their schedules so they can run others around, they give up
opportunities so others dont have to! It is time we learn to do for
them what they do for us!
11. VII. Love Mom Honorably! Ex 20:12 "Honor your father and
your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the
LORD your God is giving you. How many of you have heard the saying,
momma knows best! It has been said that, if the husband is the head
of the house, then mothers are the heart of the house! If momma
isnt happy, then no one is happy!
12. Conclusion: Out of 365 days we only have one day set apart
for mom, lets make the most of it! May we never forget just how
important our mothers are to us! If our Lord felt the need when He
was dying for the sins of the world, to take time to make sure His
mother was not forgotten, then we have no excuse! Let us learn to
use these 7 ways to love mom!