Stand Up!

I have been hearing many negative stories about mothers on the news and on the internet lately. I think it is intentional considering mother’s day is right around the corner. I think the aim is to get more people to feel overwhelm with being a mother. I believe it is to cause others to stay away from the idea of being a mother.

I am reminded how a man once told me, “No one celebrates Father’s Day, it’s just another day.” This man made this comment because he said there were no positive influences about being a father while he was growing up. As a result he perceived Father’s Day to be nothing out of the ordinary.

When considering this man’s view and the influence that the media is portraying about mother’s I find it sickening. After God created Adam and Eve and they became one, God blessed them and said be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground"(Genesis1:28). God instructed husbands and wives to multiply the earth. He gave these instructions not because the act of having children was so great but so we could have dominion over the world glorifying His magnificent name.

If a person gets deceived in to believing being a parent is horrible then the enemy has won them over. We have a positive influence in God. He is the most powerful, loving, trustworthy and awesome parent that we all should look to when considering parenthood.

To be a parent is an honorable position. A parent is there to guide and train while providing for another life. Parenthood should exemplify how our Heavenly Father guides and provides for us.

Having children will be a challenge yet it is a blessing worth fighting for. “When a woman is in travail she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she is delivered of the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a child is born into the world" (John 16:21 RSV).

When God created the world it was to glorify His name. As He made man and woman it was also to glorify His name. What is your perspective of being a parent? Do you feel it is too hard? Have you been considering refraining from parenthood based on the media? Are you a parent wishing you could renegotiate the terms of parenthood? Don’t let the media give parenthood a bad rep. Be bold as a Christian and Stand Up!

Instead of letting the negative views of parenthood flourish allow others see the joy in being a parent. Pray to God to help you Stand Up as a parent. Ask the Father to give you strength so others may be encouraged to know as a parent God still guides and provides for you. Call upon the Lord to help you make wise decisions in the act of being a parent so others may not be mislead about being a parent. Pray to God that you do not stand for people giving the name of a parent a negative one. For God has created the roles of the parent and everything He created He said it is good (Genesis 1:1 to 2:3).