ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES

(From May 9, 2010)
"Mothering The Promise: Birth, Nurture, Release"
First off...Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers out there!!! I just want to release a quick word to you about the role and job of a mother. I take you to 1 Samuel to look at a woman by the name of Hannah who wanted a son in the worst way, she was barren and unable to have children. In these days it was a disgrace to not have any children, her husband even had a legal right to divorce her. She was facing ridicule, and I'm sure self esteem issues. Finally, she got to the point where she said (paraphrased), "Lord I don't even want a son for me, give me a son so I can give him to you." Wow! You want to know how to touch God's heart, be willing to give Him back whatever He gives you! Hannah's prayers were answered and she gave birth to her son. The next thing she had to do was nourish him. She nourished him for the next several years and prepared him to serve in the temple. After he was weaned (probably around 4 years old) Hannah took Samuel to the temple and did just what she promised God she would do...she dedicated Him to God to left him at the temple to be raised by the Eli, the Hight Priest. Hannah literally mothered the "Promise" in her child. Women of God, it is very possible to mother your child, feed them, clean them, provide for them, but never mother the Promise in your child. It is imperative you begin to see beyond what you think your child can or cannot do and see the greatness inside your child...you must begin to nourish the giftings God has given your child. Year after year Hannah would return to the temple with a new ephod, priestly robe for her son, Samuel to wear (SIDE MESSAGE: Dress your child for their promise, what God is calling them to be...stop dressing them in what the music industry, hollywood, or classmates are wearing, and teach them that they will dress and present themselves as a smart, educated, clean, modest, and successful young person.) She continued to nourish his promise and that is why Samuel began to serve as a priest in the temple as a boy, even though Eli had two sons who should have been in line for the position, the future priest would become Samuel, because mamma was willing to birth, nourish, and then release her child into his promise.

P.S. Because she gave her first child, God gave her five more children! Sounds like a powerful giving message, huh?

Love everyone...Be Blessed