A MOTHER'S MULTIDEMENSIONAL ROLES-Succor and Comfort Giver

A MOTHER’S MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ROLES- ISAIAH 66:12-13

A Mother Has Multi-Dimensional Roles To Play In Her Children…

Her role as a succor-a protector

Life is full of dangers but I am delighted that we have a God who keeps us from all evil. As mothers, we must protect our children with the help of the Holy Spirit. We must possess the power to trigger and preserve the full manifestation of God’s gift and call upon our children’s lives.

“That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in you.” 2 Timothy 1:14

Consider how a hen meticulously guards and guides her chicks; how she protects them with her feathers. In the same vein, we must shield our children from life’s dangers through the wings of the Spirit. When it comes to children, mothers are more discerning of their pains and needs.

Mothers have a special grace to discern when there is crisis in their children’s lives; we should not turn off that gift as God’s women. Women have an onus (a responsibility) to be more sensitive; to be able to see clearly what their husbands may not notice, they pick up on stuffs that husbands may just get right over.
However, we must realize that we need God in performing this role-He must give us His kind of eyes-eyes like fire to be sensitive enough to discern impending dangers or discover great opportunities for our children.

As earthly mothers, we cannot shield our children totally from life’s troubles, sometimes, we must let them experience the pains to be able to enjoy the gains thereafter. The only way to teach a young eagle to fly is to let it do it without the help of its mother. Although, the eaglet may fall several times, ultimately, it will get better.

“When men say there is a casting down, God says, there is a lifting!”

Bitter experiences don’t have to make us bitter; they should make us better, brighter and beautiful. Although the making process could be painful, we must keep our heads high as we hold on!

Our children would need to go through certain experiences on their own to be completely made- fully baked, equipped and ready for life’s greater challenges. As mothers, we should act as guide; active observers as our children learn to advance from simple issues to complex ones!

Your role as a comfort giver

Your role as a comfort giver cannot be realized without the help of the Holy Spirit; the great comforter! The Holy Spirit knows just what to do to ease our pains. We have the dual responsibility to exhibit the qualities of a comforter to our husbands and children through the help of the Holy Spirit.

To our husbands, we should act as shock-absorbers from the pressures of life, we should be the havens they can resort to when life hits them hard. Our husbands should find us as a saving grace and cushion from the daily demands of life. To our children, we must be there to listen to their feelings, pains, struggles, worries and give a helping hand. In spite of how hard life hits us, we must not lash out on our children.

In every home, there would be times of crisis but the question is: Do you possess the power of womanhood that lays the crisis at the feet of the master? Are you reactive or proactive when negative situations occur? Do you intensify the tension or repudiate it? Can your husband find a relief from the pressure life offers in you? Do you possess the innate power to bear the burdens of your children? Are you a pain-giver or a pain-reliever?

As women of God, we must not panic in challenging situations or let our emotions take over, we should rather create a refreshing atmosphere by our peaceful spirit. We should possess an innate quality to defeat fear and believe that all will be well in spite of all.

We may often find ourselves in situations where we lack the solutions to our personal or family challenges; at such times, just our listening ears will salvage the pressures life hits at us, our husbands and children.
Listening is the key–When we listen, we are quiet and meticulous to understand the feelings of another beyond their words could express, we empathize with them and above all, we wait on God. We listen to God as we trust His Spirit to guide us in finding immediate solutions or waiting on God.

“…so Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death…”Genesis 24:67 (Rebekah fulfilled her role as Isaac’s comforter).

As comfort givers, we must constantly stay in tune with the frequency of the Hoy Spirit. The Holy Spirit delights in teaching us all that we need to know! The impact of our ministry on our children and others is a function of our private place with God.

1 John 2:20
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

We must give up all that we know about raising children and trust God!