Today I remember my mothers graduation day. 14 years ago she took her last breath and slipped into heaven. I've see people die but never like my mom and in dying she taught me even more perfectly how to live. Just the day before as she labored just to breath, I sat in a chair in the room just to be there for her. Sometime in the afternoon she awoke disappointedly and said "ohhhhhh, this isn't heaven."
She lived like heaven was her home and she couldn't wait to get there and it showed. I remember when I was in 9th grade my school had a dance and there was this girl. I told her I was going and she just looked at me, never said a word and not a frown on her face- just a look and it spoke volumes. She loved me, wanted only the best for me and she proved it every day I knew her growing up. She didn't think the way to grow a godly man was to hold another girl close and let hormones do what hormones do. A young man, loved by his mom like that, could never really enjoy a dance knowing how it brought her sadness. I danced with the girl and came home with regret.
I'll never forget that time of teaching and a million other ways she demonstrated how to live to please God. I wish I'd always listened but sometimes that's the only way I could learn.
My mom left her mark on me, maybe you can see it, maybe it's still clouded by sin but I've noticed that the more I'm like my mom the more I'm like Jesus.
Do you have anyone in your life like that? If you do, let's hear about them. I'm thankful to God for a mom who loved me so well, taught me so much about following Christ and will be one of the first people I run to hug when I see her again in Heaven!!!
Live for Him, you never know who's watching.
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It is my prayer that more could have a Mother like that!!
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who always prays that our words would be the words of Jesus himself; and when I fall short I can see the disappointment on his face. That has really impacted me to test everything that comes out of my mouth in this way. Would this be what Jesus would say in my shoes?
ReplyDeleteI wish that I had a mom like yours. I don't even know if my mom is in heaven, which worries me A LOT. She died when I was 7 on March 3 and I don't remember too much about her. But yesterday made me think of your blog and how grateful you were for your mother. I appreciate you taking the time to thank her for being a good example for you. Not many people do that for their mothers and it hurts me to see that they don't acknowledge their influence over them. I would be very grateful to have a comforting and loving mother that made a mark in my life. So thanks for posting this and showing your love for her!
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