Spiritual Wellness

5 Responses to “Mom Driving You Mad?”

1. Swiss Rose
   

   10. Nov, 2010

   With my mum (84) it was and is not easy. She is never satisfied with me. She always thinks only she is doing the things right. I used to shout at her, because of her treatment. – The bible tells me that I nevertheless should treat her with respect and compasion. Sometimes it functios well. All other behavier leads to unnecessary hate. – Blessings, Rose

2. Katie
   

   11. Nov, 2010

   I think this is something that every girl can relate to…

3. Dawn
   

   10. Jan, 2011

   I liked your video I think what you are saying on this topic is right on. When we find our identity in Christ we can set others free to be who God intended them to be. We can also experience freedom ourselves. It is to bad we often only come to this place when our parents are gone. I am now 71 years old. My mother passed away when I was 33.
   I had only know my Mother as a Christian. She was 39 when I was born. She became a born again Christian around that time. As I grew up I idolized my Mother I thought she was pretty much perfect. But then there were times when everything would fall apart between her and my father and I could never understand that. After she passed away the Lord revealed to me that my Mother always responded to everything she knew. She was a great woman of faith and was healed of a serious back probably at one point in her life. However she never knew about inner healing and the wounds she had experience as the youngest child in a family of 13 were never really healed. The control that her father had as a strict Scottish man was transferred I believe to my father when she married him he was 15 years older then her.
   My mother was a loving generous woman who loved and cared for people. When I look back now I wish I would have been able to understand her better. None of us are perfect and we only get one chance at Motherhood there is no 2nd chance. I guess what I am trying to say is if you are reading this and you are young and still privleged to have your Mother in your life give her a chance. Pray for her encourage her. I remember the Lord impressing upon me that my Mother had really only been a Christian for about 34 years when she passed away. When she died I was 34 and had already received much teaching and graduated from a three year Bible College Class and I felt like the Lord was saying to me how great our you going to be when you are 73. Get your Mother off the pedestal and realize she was human and had her hurts and pains and struggles and she dealt with them the best she could with the knowledge that she had. Really this word from the Lord set me free and I hope sharing this will help someone else to set their Mother free and love her and accept her as she is.

4. Florence 1-10-11
   

   10. Jan, 2011

   Is any mother ever satisfied?

5. Angie Wyatt
   

   10. Jan, 2011

   Dawn, Welcome to SW! Thank you for sharing your beautiful story of how to extend grace and love to our mothers. God Bless. Angie