WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.820 As we look at a mother's legacy and some elements with it, you know, as we celebrate moms today. 00:00:09.820 --> 00:00:16.219 ! You know, it's important to set aside that time to do that. 00:00:16.219 --> 00:00:28.320 You know, moms make an important impact upon society, upon nations, upon even the legacy, the direction of the future, 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:31.539 and the impact that they have is great. 00:00:31.740 --> 00:00:39.759 And so this morning we're going to take just a few moments here to look at a few things as we consider a mother's legacy, 00:00:39.759 --> 00:00:44.020 because the reality is every mom leaves a legacy to her children. 00:00:45.359 --> 00:00:53.060 You know, a legacy is tied directly to her life and to her influence as a mom, 00:00:53.140 --> 00:00:57.659 and every mom will shape the lives of her children. 00:00:58.320 --> 00:01:03.799 The real question is, is what kind of legacy will she leave? 00:01:05.299 --> 00:01:08.379 Because we choose what kind of legacy we're going to leave. 00:01:09.099 --> 00:01:17.079 We choose those things by what we do and how we do them, how we choose to address things. 00:01:17.599 --> 00:01:26.719 You know, her presence and her decisions form the lives of her children and even the atmosphere of her home. 00:01:26.719 --> 00:01:30.379 And it's easy to look at just the routine tasks sometimes. 00:01:30.579 --> 00:01:33.120 You know, moms teach a lot of routine tasks. 00:01:33.780 --> 00:01:37.920 You ever consider some of the routine tasks that moms teach through the years? 00:01:38.039 --> 00:01:40.579 I mean, they teach kids how to get dressed. 00:01:40.680 --> 00:01:42.439 They teach them when they're real little. 00:01:42.519 --> 00:01:44.400 They work with them on how to eat, you know. 00:01:44.539 --> 00:01:47.319 They work with them on how to dress. 00:01:47.319 --> 00:01:54.599 Just little things like washing your hands or etiquette like saying thank you and please. 00:01:55.000 --> 00:02:01.519 I mean, those are all sorts of little minute details that get taught along the way. 00:02:01.759 --> 00:02:08.439 And we find here that they teach them also to be grateful, you know, and just to share, you know. 00:02:08.439 --> 00:02:17.960 Things that they have, you know, sharing and caring and the legacy she leaves on her family will not be fully realized sometimes until years down the road. 00:02:18.740 --> 00:02:22.639 Because the thing about a legacy, a legacy isn't determined in the moment. 00:02:24.020 --> 00:02:32.879 A legacy is determined looking back of what happened before, how it impacts the present and the future. 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:42.180 And I think we're going to look this morning here in Proverbs 31, we find a picture of a godly mother who does some things. 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:45.859 I think we're going to look at some specific things here this morning. 00:02:46.419 --> 00:02:50.879 When it talks here about just like speaking wisely, you know. 00:02:51.219 --> 00:02:54.460 How somebody speaks impacts others around them. 00:02:55.379 --> 00:02:59.060 You know, when we think about how faithfulness is displayed. 00:02:59.060 --> 00:03:08.759 You know, the influence on her family and these critical elements to leave a good legacy are bound up in that. 00:03:08.840 --> 00:03:15.719 A legacy that reflects God's love and shapes her children's and her grandchildren's future. 00:03:16.620 --> 00:03:24.439 You know, we're going to look here today specifically at moms, but hopefully in the next few weeks we're going to be talking some for the next few weeks about family. 00:03:24.439 --> 00:03:27.280 And the different elements within family. 00:03:27.379 --> 00:03:30.060 And we're going to finish up on Father's Day talking about dads. 00:03:30.319 --> 00:03:34.020 So when dads are here, just buckle up, we'll get there, okay? 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:41.340 But because it's one of those things, both of us together, moms and dads both impact the family. 00:03:42.180 --> 00:03:44.719 But today we're going to talk specifically about moms. 00:03:45.340 --> 00:03:47.800 We're going to talk about some important elements here. 00:03:47.800 --> 00:03:54.939 So if you found Proverbs chapter 31 this morning, let's stand together and look here in verse 26. 00:03:55.520 --> 00:03:58.140 As we see the word of God here, it says this. 00:03:58.600 --> 00:03:58.920 It says, 00:03:58.919 --> 00:04:18.879 Let's pray. 00:04:19.300 --> 00:04:23.759 Heavenly Fathers, we just take a few moments here this morning to look into your word, Lord, 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:29.699 about just even a godly mother and the legacy and the impact of a mom. 00:04:29.860 --> 00:04:36.519 Lord, we pray just would help our hearts and minds to realize the importance of this responsibility, 00:04:37.379 --> 00:04:38.980 this blessing that you've given. 00:04:39.519 --> 00:04:42.459 Lord, the importance of a godly mother's influence. 00:04:43.159 --> 00:04:46.639 Lord, and how it even ripples throughout generations. 00:04:47.300 --> 00:04:49.659 It shapes families and communities. 00:04:49.660 --> 00:04:54.280 Lord, we just ask that you'd be faithful here today, Lord, 00:04:54.480 --> 00:05:02.020 and to encourage moms and even dads and just even kids to realize the importance of these things. 00:05:02.420 --> 00:05:09.040 Lord, just let us know what to do and how to bear fruit for you through these things. 00:05:09.840 --> 00:05:12.480 Lord, help a legacy to not be one that's negative, 00:05:12.620 --> 00:05:17.280 but Lord, help us to build a positive legacy with our lives. 00:05:17.279 --> 00:05:20.259 And Lord, we just ask it all in your precious name. 00:05:21.000 --> 00:05:21.399 Amen. 00:05:21.779 --> 00:05:22.319 May you be seated. 00:05:23.299 --> 00:05:26.819 You know, we see here that Scripture's filled with moms. 00:05:27.500 --> 00:05:31.179 You know, if you start reading through Scripture, it doesn't take long. 00:05:31.279 --> 00:05:33.239 You come across the first mom right away. 00:05:33.939 --> 00:05:35.559 You know, you come across Eve. 00:05:35.719 --> 00:05:38.699 You know, the Bible says the mother of all living. 00:05:38.839 --> 00:05:41.359 And we find Eve, and then you go down through. 00:05:41.459 --> 00:05:45.819 I mean, you can just find moms listed throughout the Scripture. 00:05:45.819 --> 00:05:47.000 The list keeps growing. 00:05:47.139 --> 00:05:50.879 The more you dig into it, the more you find different ones. 00:05:51.300 --> 00:05:56.139 And each of them left an impact and a legacy behind. 00:05:56.680 --> 00:06:00.719 You know, when you read through the books of the Kings and the Chronicles, 00:06:01.240 --> 00:06:04.560 you know, you'll find there, as we've been studying the Kings on Wednesday night, 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:10.420 you'll notice something, that God often lists the mother of the king. 00:06:10.420 --> 00:06:17.360 And that mother oftentimes has a direct impact on the direction the king takes. 00:06:18.759 --> 00:06:21.540 That legacy is tied together. 00:06:22.280 --> 00:06:25.540 You know, we see the legacy in their children. 00:06:25.780 --> 00:06:30.620 You find that even as you get into Exodus, you know, you have a mom by the name of Jochebed 00:06:30.620 --> 00:06:33.500 who left quite a legacy through her children. 00:06:33.500 --> 00:06:37.060 You know, when you consider one of which was Moses. 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:43.680 You know, she left a legacy through that of what she taught him when he was young, 00:06:44.459 --> 00:06:46.439 impacted throughout time. 00:06:47.660 --> 00:06:51.000 What she did, her legacy, you might say, impacts us today. 00:06:52.319 --> 00:06:58.220 You know, moms have a greater impact than they realize and the importance of it. 00:06:58.220 --> 00:07:04.060 You know, then you think about Naomi who left a legacy through her daughter-in-law, Ruth, 00:07:04.360 --> 00:07:08.340 the mother of Obed, who then had Jesse and then David. 00:07:08.540 --> 00:07:11.880 I mean, you think about the impact of that. 00:07:12.180 --> 00:07:16.360 And then you have even a mom by the name of Jedidiah, you know, 00:07:16.820 --> 00:07:19.320 another one that you don't hear much, the mother of Josiah, 00:07:20.360 --> 00:07:23.460 king of Israel who turned the nation back to God, 00:07:23.460 --> 00:07:28.120 went from being evil to good on the influence of a mom. 00:07:28.220 --> 00:07:33.740 That influence and that legacy is real. 00:07:33.940 --> 00:07:38.840 And we find here that, yes, moms, you've been given a great opportunity 00:07:38.840 --> 00:07:47.280 to leave a legacy, a godly heritage for not just today, but for the ones to come. 00:07:48.500 --> 00:07:50.840 You know, oftentimes today we get pretty short-sighted. 00:07:51.600 --> 00:07:53.660 You ever notice we live in a short-sighted society? 00:07:54.560 --> 00:07:57.220 We want to know how it impacts the next hour. 00:07:57.220 --> 00:08:00.500 We want to know how it impacts just the next day. 00:08:01.420 --> 00:08:05.160 But when we look at Scripture, we realize God wants us to understand 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:06.880 how does it impact long-term. 00:08:07.980 --> 00:08:11.160 What's the impact and direction of our choices today 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:15.180 and how it's going to impact a generation or two down the road? 00:08:16.380 --> 00:08:20.240 You know, today in our society, we are facing issues 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:26.220 because of decisions that moms and dads made one or two generations ago. 00:08:28.900 --> 00:08:32.379 We're living a legacy that somebody left us. 00:08:32.600 --> 00:08:39.460 The real question is, how do you leave a legacy that's not negative or going away from God, 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:42.000 but how do we leave a legacy that's going towards God? 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:45.299 How do you change up those things? 00:08:45.519 --> 00:08:47.899 And I think today we see here in Proverbs, 00:08:48.019 --> 00:08:54.259 God gives us some examples of some things of how to be a godly mom, 00:08:54.659 --> 00:08:59.779 and it often is related of being a godly woman 00:08:59.779 --> 00:09:02.639 because the two are tied together. 00:09:02.639 --> 00:09:07.720 Because a godly mother leaves a legacy, 00:09:08.220 --> 00:09:11.480 a legacy that impacts generations. 00:09:12.539 --> 00:09:14.960 And so as we see here, let's take a look at our text here, 00:09:15.000 --> 00:09:18.779 and we see here a godly mother here teaches with wisdom. 00:09:19.759 --> 00:09:20.360 Wisdom. 00:09:20.840 --> 00:09:23.439 You know, wisdom here, notice in verse 26, 00:09:23.799 --> 00:09:24.879 it tells us this. 00:09:25.179 --> 00:09:25.480 It says, 00:09:25.480 --> 00:09:27.399 She openeth her mouth with what? 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:29.159 Wisdom. 00:09:30.379 --> 00:09:30.940 Wisdom. 00:09:32.080 --> 00:09:36.800 A wise mother realizes the power of her words. 00:09:37.080 --> 00:09:41.180 You know, what we say directly impacts people. 00:09:42.560 --> 00:09:44.720 How we say it impacts people. 00:09:46.180 --> 00:09:50.220 You can say the right thing the wrong way and still get in trouble, you know? 00:09:51.000 --> 00:09:52.779 It doesn't take very long in a relationship. 00:09:52.779 --> 00:09:55.799 You can say the right thing, but say it with the wrong tone, 00:09:56.139 --> 00:09:58.079 and it gets received totally differently. 00:09:58.539 --> 00:10:02.480 That's wisdom is to understand not only to say the right thing, 00:10:02.679 --> 00:10:05.159 but to have the right things attached to it. 00:10:06.039 --> 00:10:08.539 To understand how is it being received? 00:10:09.019 --> 00:10:10.299 How is it being understood? 00:10:11.039 --> 00:10:17.579 That wisdom that is there a wise mother realizes the power of her words 00:10:17.579 --> 00:10:19.159 because words do some things. 00:10:19.159 --> 00:10:22.839 Words will either build up or words will destroy. 00:10:23.279 --> 00:10:26.439 Words will encourage or discourage. 00:10:26.759 --> 00:10:29.719 Words are powerful instruments that God gives us. 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:33.039 Words carry instruction. 00:10:33.319 --> 00:10:34.459 They carry guidance. 00:10:34.759 --> 00:10:37.500 A wise mom here, notice what it tells us here. 00:10:37.579 --> 00:10:39.019 She opened her mouth with what? 00:10:40.399 --> 00:10:40.959 Wisdom. 00:10:43.100 --> 00:10:43.659 Wisdom. 00:10:43.720 --> 00:10:45.740 In other words, not randomly, 00:10:45.740 --> 00:10:48.340 but selectively. 00:10:49.960 --> 00:10:52.320 You know, our words need to be measured. 00:10:53.399 --> 00:10:59.299 Our words have a great impact on the legacy that we leave. 00:11:00.500 --> 00:11:02.740 They prioritize in her teaching. 00:11:02.960 --> 00:11:06.580 A wise mother prioritizes her teaching. 00:11:07.039 --> 00:11:10.840 You know, we teach our kids many things about life. 00:11:10.840 --> 00:11:14.080 You know, oftentimes, I want you to understand, 00:11:14.180 --> 00:11:16.019 we need to teach a lot of things. 00:11:16.100 --> 00:11:18.440 You know, you teach your kids as they grow up. 00:11:18.560 --> 00:11:21.639 You teach them everything from how to tie their shoes. 00:11:22.500 --> 00:11:24.120 You know, practical life skills. 00:11:25.160 --> 00:11:26.980 We teach them how to handle money. 00:11:27.139 --> 00:11:33.220 We teach them even how to look for what they love to do in life 00:11:33.220 --> 00:11:34.620 and to build those things. 00:11:34.620 --> 00:11:38.360 We have a list of all sorts of things that you teach them. 00:11:39.899 --> 00:11:41.899 Many of those, I want you to understand, 00:11:42.019 --> 00:11:43.139 they're not unimportant, 00:11:43.600 --> 00:11:46.320 but those are things that are just basic functions 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:49.480 and not legacy. 00:11:51.519 --> 00:11:55.679 Because legacy goes beyond them being successful 00:11:55.679 --> 00:11:58.240 in the worldly mindset. 00:11:58.919 --> 00:11:59.899 I want you to understand, 00:12:00.019 --> 00:12:03.259 these things might be beneficial in general, 00:12:03.259 --> 00:12:06.460 but the wisest moms teach their children 00:12:06.460 --> 00:12:10.500 to be wise, not in their own eyes, 00:12:10.519 --> 00:12:11.720 after their own things. 00:12:12.439 --> 00:12:15.159 You know, the Bible speaks about different types of wisdom. 00:12:16.659 --> 00:12:19.059 You know, we find in 1 Corinthians here, 00:12:19.179 --> 00:12:21.659 a list of different ones you find here 00:12:21.659 --> 00:12:23.240 in 1 Corinthians 1.26, 00:12:23.620 --> 00:12:26.399 it talks about being wise after the flesh. 00:12:27.559 --> 00:12:32.000 You know, some people are very shrewd individuals. 00:12:32.000 --> 00:12:33.620 They're wide after the flesh. 00:12:33.779 --> 00:12:35.639 Or the next one we find here, 00:12:35.740 --> 00:12:36.820 wise in the world. 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:39.980 You know, the Bible speaks that you can be wise in the flesh. 00:12:40.139 --> 00:12:42.740 You can be, that's dealing with people. 00:12:43.299 --> 00:12:44.740 We can be wise in the world. 00:12:44.860 --> 00:12:47.980 That's the dynamic of being good in business 00:12:47.980 --> 00:12:50.000 or understanding things. 00:12:50.080 --> 00:12:50.759 You know, those things, 00:12:51.159 --> 00:12:53.759 there might not necessarily be anything wrong with them 00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:57.879 because you need to be wise about the world around us. 00:12:57.879 --> 00:13:01.360 But the reality is we want to, 00:13:01.419 --> 00:13:03.080 if you're going to leave a lasting legacy 00:13:03.080 --> 00:13:04.320 that makes a difference, 00:13:04.500 --> 00:13:06.700 you need to be wise in Christ. 00:13:06.980 --> 00:13:09.919 You know, we can have our kids wise according to the flesh, 00:13:10.100 --> 00:13:11.259 wise according to the world, 00:13:11.259 --> 00:13:13.759 but they're not wise about the things of Christ. 00:13:14.159 --> 00:13:15.480 We've left the wrong legacy. 00:13:15.759 --> 00:13:18.019 The legacy that we leave is important. 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:19.879 You know, we can teach our kids 00:13:19.879 --> 00:13:22.320 how to get the most out of the world 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:25.800 and get the most things according to the flesh, 00:13:25.820 --> 00:13:28.600 knowing how to navigate all the things of life. 00:13:30.600 --> 00:13:33.800 We can leave children who look successful on the outside 00:13:33.800 --> 00:13:35.300 but empty on the inside. 00:13:35.660 --> 00:13:38.920 You know, Ephesians chapter 5 and verse 15 tells us this, 00:13:39.300 --> 00:13:41.700 so that you see ye walk circumspectly, 00:13:41.780 --> 00:13:44.379 not as fools, but as wise. 00:13:44.660 --> 00:13:46.800 It says a mom opens her mouth with what? 00:13:47.660 --> 00:13:48.140 Wisdom. 00:13:48.140 --> 00:13:50.340 What kind of wisdom are you imparting? 00:13:50.340 --> 00:13:54.259 Are you giving the right kind of wisdom 00:13:54.259 --> 00:13:56.420 that leaves the right legacy? 00:13:57.480 --> 00:14:00.860 You know, consider a man in Scripture 00:14:00.860 --> 00:14:04.019 mentions his moms, a young man Timothy, 00:14:04.600 --> 00:14:07.180 his mother Eunice and his grandmother Lois 00:14:07.180 --> 00:14:11.480 who left a godly legacy to him. 00:14:12.360 --> 00:14:14.660 You know, take a look over at 2 Timothy chapter 1. 00:14:15.139 --> 00:14:18.160 2 Timothy chapter 1, you find here in verse 5, 00:14:18.660 --> 00:14:20.100 the Scripture talks about this 00:14:20.100 --> 00:14:21.040 and Paul says, 00:14:21.220 --> 00:14:25.519 when I call to remembrance that unfeigned faith 00:14:25.519 --> 00:14:26.399 that is in thee. 00:14:27.180 --> 00:14:29.820 Where did Timothy get that unfeigned faith? 00:14:30.779 --> 00:14:33.159 From the wise instruction 00:14:33.159 --> 00:14:36.940 of his mom and his grandmother. 00:14:37.279 --> 00:14:39.620 A direct impact, a direct correlation, 00:14:40.320 --> 00:14:42.720 which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois 00:14:42.720 --> 00:14:45.580 and thy mother Eunice, 00:14:45.779 --> 00:14:48.960 and I am persuaded that is in thee also. 00:14:49.420 --> 00:14:51.300 That unfeigned faith. 00:14:53.040 --> 00:14:53.399 You know what? 00:14:53.420 --> 00:14:55.160 There's a couple of wise moms 00:14:55.160 --> 00:14:59.340 that said my legacy is not immediate. 00:14:59.540 --> 00:15:01.279 My legacy is where things go. 00:15:02.460 --> 00:15:04.660 The direction things go after me. 00:15:04.659 --> 00:15:08.120 What do you leave behind? 00:15:09.579 --> 00:15:11.519 What's the direction that is there? 00:15:12.039 --> 00:15:14.659 They understood the importance of godly wisdom 00:15:14.659 --> 00:15:17.860 both for themselves and for their children. 00:15:19.719 --> 00:15:20.779 You know, I want you to look, 00:15:20.959 --> 00:15:22.879 take a look over in Proverbs chapter 1. 00:15:23.379 --> 00:15:24.959 Proverbs 1 and verse 7, 00:15:25.039 --> 00:15:26.839 when we consider the Bible says this, 00:15:26.840 --> 00:15:28.740 the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, 00:15:28.860 --> 00:15:32.200 but the fools despise wisdom and instruction. 00:15:34.780 --> 00:15:38.139 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. 00:15:38.280 --> 00:15:40.740 The Bible also says it's the beginning of wisdom 00:15:40.740 --> 00:15:45.000 because if we don't put God in the right place, 00:15:45.280 --> 00:15:46.160 things get out of order. 00:15:46.420 --> 00:15:47.920 When we get God out of order, 00:15:48.040 --> 00:15:49.980 the problem is that sometimes as parents, 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:51.840 God becomes second or third 00:15:51.840 --> 00:15:53.340 instead of in the first spot. 00:15:54.639 --> 00:15:56.680 If they're wise in Christ, 00:15:56.840 --> 00:15:59.800 it makes a big difference 00:15:59.800 --> 00:16:01.440 how they're wise in the flesh 00:16:01.440 --> 00:16:02.519 and wise in the world 00:16:02.519 --> 00:16:04.660 because that's the driving factor 00:16:04.660 --> 00:16:06.340 and filter through which they filter it. 00:16:08.160 --> 00:16:09.899 But if you're wise in the world 00:16:09.899 --> 00:16:11.180 and wise in the flesh 00:16:11.180 --> 00:16:13.660 and you filter Christ through those things, 00:16:13.720 --> 00:16:14.259 it changes. 00:16:16.220 --> 00:16:18.180 Because what's the first priority 00:16:18.180 --> 00:16:20.680 that we have of what we're teaching them 00:16:20.680 --> 00:16:21.580 makes a difference. 00:16:21.879 --> 00:16:23.680 You know, when you talk about those words, 00:16:25.100 --> 00:16:26.420 you know, how is this accomplished? 00:16:26.419 --> 00:16:28.779 This is important in accomplishment 00:16:28.779 --> 00:16:31.319 because oftentimes we find today, 00:16:31.419 --> 00:16:32.939 notice the next part of this verse, 00:16:33.319 --> 00:16:35.139 because these two are tied together 00:16:35.139 --> 00:16:37.639 because one deals with the information, 00:16:38.059 --> 00:16:41.120 the other deals with the attitude attached to it. 00:16:41.559 --> 00:16:42.039 It says, 00:16:42.299 --> 00:16:45.399 in her tongue is the law of kindness. 00:16:46.879 --> 00:16:48.979 In her tongue is the law of kindness. 00:16:49.899 --> 00:16:52.719 Now, let's talk a little bit about what that means 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:54.180 because as a mom, 00:16:54.340 --> 00:16:55.680 how you say something 00:16:55.680 --> 00:16:57.220 and what you say makes a difference. 00:16:58.500 --> 00:17:00.240 The same applies for dads, 00:17:00.300 --> 00:17:00.779 but you know what? 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:01.800 Oftentimes today, 00:17:02.040 --> 00:17:04.400 we find that people get upset 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:06.279 and they start speaking through bitterness. 00:17:06.579 --> 00:17:08.799 They begin speaking through anger. 00:17:09.160 --> 00:17:10.579 You can speak through resentment. 00:17:11.000 --> 00:17:12.420 Those are some dangerous things 00:17:12.420 --> 00:17:14.200 in families, 00:17:14.600 --> 00:17:15.980 in relationships, 00:17:15.980 --> 00:17:17.240 because we're saying, 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:19.180 I didn't get what I deserved. 00:17:19.539 --> 00:17:21.220 And the problem with bitterness, 00:17:21.599 --> 00:17:21.900 anger, 00:17:21.980 --> 00:17:22.640 and resentment, 00:17:23.500 --> 00:17:25.099 it focus becomes us 00:17:25.099 --> 00:17:27.019 instead of what we need to be focused upon. 00:17:28.500 --> 00:17:30.980 And what we're passing to the next generation 00:17:30.980 --> 00:17:32.880 is a bunch of angry, 00:17:33.380 --> 00:17:35.000 upset individuals. 00:17:35.000 --> 00:17:39.559 We passed a legacy counter to what we wanted. 00:17:41.140 --> 00:17:41.339 You know, 00:17:41.380 --> 00:17:43.119 I've yet to meet a mom that says, 00:17:43.299 --> 00:17:45.059 I want to raise the most angry, 00:17:45.299 --> 00:17:45.519 bitter, 00:17:45.740 --> 00:17:47.680 and resentful children I can. 00:17:49.019 --> 00:17:49.539 You know, 00:17:49.599 --> 00:17:50.579 if your mom said that, 00:17:50.680 --> 00:17:51.700 how would you look at them? 00:17:51.960 --> 00:17:52.299 You'd say, 00:17:52.380 --> 00:17:52.500 man, 00:17:52.539 --> 00:17:53.740 there's something wrong with you. 00:17:53.940 --> 00:17:55.079 But the reality is, 00:17:55.140 --> 00:17:57.779 if we don't open our mouth with kindness, 00:17:58.859 --> 00:18:00.880 having the right spirit 00:18:00.880 --> 00:18:01.920 and the right attitude, 00:18:01.920 --> 00:18:04.559 you can say the right things the wrong way, 00:18:05.500 --> 00:18:06.899 you end up with a different result. 00:18:07.220 --> 00:18:08.559 The law of kindness, 00:18:08.879 --> 00:18:10.000 literally here, 00:18:10.119 --> 00:18:11.639 this law of kindness 00:18:11.639 --> 00:18:13.799 means the practicing of mercy, 00:18:14.179 --> 00:18:17.819 both in words and in deeds. 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:21.440 Because a wise mom controls her tongue 00:18:21.440 --> 00:18:24.339 and refrains from speaking things 00:18:24.339 --> 00:18:25.440 that don't need to be spoken. 00:18:27.319 --> 00:18:27.599 You know, 00:18:27.639 --> 00:18:29.059 sometimes it's not what you say, 00:18:29.119 --> 00:18:29.960 it's what you don't say 00:18:29.960 --> 00:18:30.839 that makes an impact. 00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:32.000 People get in trouble 00:18:32.000 --> 00:18:32.639 because they say, 00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:34.220 I'm just going to speak my mind. 00:18:34.220 --> 00:18:36.180 I won't ask for a show of hands on that one. 00:18:36.420 --> 00:18:37.720 But have you ever stopped to consider 00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:40.779 what do you leave behind 00:18:40.779 --> 00:18:41.819 when you speak your mind? 00:18:42.079 --> 00:18:43.100 What have you instructed? 00:18:43.279 --> 00:18:44.019 What have you taught? 00:18:44.220 --> 00:18:45.680 It might make you feel better, 00:18:45.779 --> 00:18:46.579 but you know what you did? 00:18:46.660 --> 00:18:48.539 You did more damage to your legacy. 00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:49.839 The importance of it. 00:18:49.839 --> 00:18:51.160 Take a look at a few verses here. 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:51.400 You know, 00:18:51.460 --> 00:18:53.180 think about Proverbs 15. 00:18:53.779 --> 00:18:55.519 Proverbs 15 in verse 1 says, 00:18:55.620 --> 00:18:57.519 A soft answer turneth away wrath, 00:18:57.620 --> 00:18:59.640 but grievous words stir up anger. 00:19:00.000 --> 00:19:01.380 Consider Proverbs 21. 00:19:01.380 --> 00:19:02.020 It says, 00:19:02.100 --> 00:19:03.500 Whosoever keepeth his mouth 00:19:03.500 --> 00:19:05.000 and his tongue keepeth his soul 00:19:05.000 --> 00:19:05.680 from troubles. 00:19:05.980 --> 00:19:07.400 Let me sum this up for you. 00:19:07.620 --> 00:19:08.460 Let me put it this way. 00:19:08.560 --> 00:19:10.400 Just because it rolls through the mind 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:12.080 doesn't mean it has to come out the mouth. 00:19:13.080 --> 00:19:15.020 We get ourselves in a lot of trouble 00:19:15.020 --> 00:19:16.860 when our filter opens up 00:19:16.860 --> 00:19:18.300 and runs restricted. 00:19:19.080 --> 00:19:20.360 Wisdom in words. 00:19:21.960 --> 00:19:22.160 You know, 00:19:22.180 --> 00:19:23.840 a godly mother is concerned 00:19:23.840 --> 00:19:27.540 about how she is using her words. 00:19:27.720 --> 00:19:29.240 Are they words that are building 00:19:29.240 --> 00:19:30.359 the things that are needed 00:19:30.359 --> 00:19:31.380 or are they words 00:19:31.380 --> 00:19:32.720 who are tearing down things? 00:19:32.920 --> 00:19:34.660 It's critical to grab a hold 00:19:34.660 --> 00:19:35.400 of these things. 00:19:35.500 --> 00:19:36.180 While it's important 00:19:36.180 --> 00:19:37.339 to instruct our children 00:19:37.339 --> 00:19:38.940 how to navigate life, 00:19:39.400 --> 00:19:41.460 it's critical that we teach them 00:19:41.460 --> 00:19:43.099 to do so in light 00:19:43.099 --> 00:19:45.200 of the life to come. 00:19:45.259 --> 00:19:46.480 And that's before Christ. 00:19:46.720 --> 00:19:48.579 To be focused on the right things. 00:19:50.180 --> 00:19:50.380 You know, 00:19:50.380 --> 00:19:50.900 as a mom, 00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:51.980 I want to encourage you, 00:19:52.019 --> 00:19:52.120 you know, 00:19:52.160 --> 00:19:53.380 are the words you use, 00:19:53.420 --> 00:19:54.140 are they pointing 00:19:54.140 --> 00:19:56.080 and displaying God's wisdom 00:19:56.080 --> 00:19:58.280 or are they just displaying 00:19:58.280 --> 00:19:59.240 worldly wisdom? 00:19:59.560 --> 00:20:01.759 Are you speaking life and truth 00:20:01.759 --> 00:20:02.820 into the lives 00:20:02.820 --> 00:20:03.860 of those around you? 00:20:04.060 --> 00:20:05.560 Or are you speaking things 00:20:05.560 --> 00:20:06.600 that tear down 00:20:06.600 --> 00:20:09.520 because life isn't going 00:20:09.520 --> 00:20:10.300 the way you thought 00:20:10.300 --> 00:20:10.980 it ought to go? 00:20:11.220 --> 00:20:12.220 Dangerous things. 00:20:13.500 --> 00:20:15.360 God speaks about a wise woman. 00:20:15.840 --> 00:20:16.900 A godly woman 00:20:16.900 --> 00:20:17.980 doesn't tear down 00:20:17.980 --> 00:20:18.880 but builds up. 00:20:20.620 --> 00:20:22.820 The use of words is important. 00:20:22.819 --> 00:20:24.240 It tells us there, 00:20:24.460 --> 00:20:25.639 she opens her mouth 00:20:25.639 --> 00:20:26.299 with wisdom 00:20:26.299 --> 00:20:27.059 and her tongue 00:20:27.059 --> 00:20:28.200 is the law of kindness. 00:20:28.819 --> 00:20:29.480 And look at this, 00:20:29.539 --> 00:20:30.179 verse 27, 00:20:30.299 --> 00:20:31.179 she looketh well 00:20:31.179 --> 00:20:32.960 to the ways of her household 00:20:32.960 --> 00:20:35.240 and eateth not the bread 00:20:35.240 --> 00:20:36.359 of idleness. 00:20:37.179 --> 00:20:38.579 A godly mother 00:20:38.579 --> 00:20:40.960 models faithfulness. 00:20:41.419 --> 00:20:42.460 She looketh well 00:20:42.460 --> 00:20:43.480 to the ways 00:20:43.480 --> 00:20:44.559 of her household. 00:20:45.859 --> 00:20:46.059 You know, 00:20:46.240 --> 00:20:46.759 in other words, 00:20:46.799 --> 00:20:47.480 she's concerned 00:20:47.480 --> 00:20:48.519 what kind of legacy, 00:20:48.679 --> 00:20:49.319 what kind of things 00:20:49.319 --> 00:20:50.319 are going on 00:20:50.319 --> 00:20:51.500 in my life, 00:20:51.500 --> 00:20:52.139 what direction 00:20:52.139 --> 00:20:52.779 are they going? 00:20:52.819 --> 00:20:54.720 You know, 00:20:54.779 --> 00:20:55.639 that's some good things 00:20:55.639 --> 00:20:56.220 for all of us, 00:20:56.279 --> 00:20:56.519 isn't it? 00:20:58.079 --> 00:20:58.980 To take a look 00:20:58.980 --> 00:21:00.099 and see what am I doing? 00:21:00.879 --> 00:21:01.599 What direction 00:21:01.599 --> 00:21:02.299 is it traveling? 00:21:02.419 --> 00:21:03.619 What things have I invested 00:21:03.619 --> 00:21:03.799 in? 00:21:03.839 --> 00:21:05.439 What things have I prioritized? 00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:07.039 How am I being faithful 00:21:07.039 --> 00:21:08.179 to the right things? 00:21:09.119 --> 00:21:10.500 Because a godly mother 00:21:10.500 --> 00:21:11.299 pays attention 00:21:11.299 --> 00:21:12.159 to what's happening 00:21:12.159 --> 00:21:13.019 in her household. 00:21:13.939 --> 00:21:14.200 You know, 00:21:14.399 --> 00:21:15.759 when it speaks here 00:21:15.759 --> 00:21:17.039 of looking well, 00:21:17.179 --> 00:21:18.059 looketh well, 00:21:18.399 --> 00:21:19.099 the term here 00:21:19.099 --> 00:21:20.039 isn't just looking 00:21:20.039 --> 00:21:20.779 in the immediate. 00:21:20.779 --> 00:21:21.700 When you look up 00:21:21.700 --> 00:21:22.920 this term in the Hebrew, 00:21:23.200 --> 00:21:24.019 it carries about 00:21:24.019 --> 00:21:25.240 looking into the future. 00:21:25.599 --> 00:21:26.220 In other words, 00:21:26.279 --> 00:21:26.940 it's this way. 00:21:27.000 --> 00:21:27.920 It's not just knowing 00:21:27.920 --> 00:21:29.160 what road I'm on, 00:21:29.240 --> 00:21:29.720 it's knowing 00:21:29.720 --> 00:21:30.819 where the road takes me. 00:21:31.059 --> 00:21:31.920 Because sometimes 00:21:31.920 --> 00:21:32.539 we can know 00:21:32.539 --> 00:21:33.160 where we're at, 00:21:33.200 --> 00:21:33.980 but we don't realize 00:21:33.980 --> 00:21:34.579 what's at the end 00:21:34.579 --> 00:21:35.019 of the road. 00:21:35.279 --> 00:21:36.000 We need to be careful. 00:21:36.099 --> 00:21:36.940 The Bible tells us 00:21:36.940 --> 00:21:37.359 that sometimes 00:21:37.359 --> 00:21:38.279 we can be on a road 00:21:38.279 --> 00:21:39.639 that seems right to us, 00:21:40.359 --> 00:21:41.319 but it leads 00:21:41.319 --> 00:21:42.039 to destruction. 00:21:42.420 --> 00:21:43.519 Just because you think 00:21:43.519 --> 00:21:44.619 you're on the right road 00:21:44.619 --> 00:21:45.559 or you know what road, 00:21:45.639 --> 00:21:46.160 think you know 00:21:46.160 --> 00:21:46.960 what road you're on, 00:21:47.259 --> 00:21:48.500 the only way you truly know 00:21:48.500 --> 00:21:48.859 is to know 00:21:48.859 --> 00:21:49.660 where it ends up. 00:21:49.859 --> 00:21:51.019 You need to look out 00:21:51.019 --> 00:21:53.200 to see where is it taking me. 00:21:53.460 --> 00:21:54.599 These things apply 00:21:54.599 --> 00:21:55.740 into our life. 00:21:55.839 --> 00:21:57.200 It's looking in the distance 00:21:57.200 --> 00:21:58.579 to see what is needed 00:21:58.579 --> 00:21:59.380 to arrive 00:21:59.380 --> 00:22:00.640 at the right destination. 00:22:01.420 --> 00:22:02.720 Then responding 00:22:02.720 --> 00:22:03.599 by teaching 00:22:03.599 --> 00:22:04.380 and modeling 00:22:04.380 --> 00:22:05.259 what's needed. 00:22:06.059 --> 00:22:07.519 A godly mom 00:22:07.519 --> 00:22:08.460 is she's faithful 00:22:08.460 --> 00:22:09.519 both in the things 00:22:09.519 --> 00:22:10.140 of God 00:22:10.140 --> 00:22:11.220 and to her family. 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:12.319 Faithfulness 00:22:12.319 --> 00:22:13.160 is revealed 00:22:13.160 --> 00:22:14.440 through consistency. 00:22:15.279 --> 00:22:15.839 Consistency 00:22:15.839 --> 00:22:16.619 is intentional. 00:22:16.619 --> 00:22:17.939 It takes discipline 00:22:17.939 --> 00:22:20.379 because we always 00:22:20.379 --> 00:22:21.500 have to remember something. 00:22:21.599 --> 00:22:22.799 To say yes to one thing 00:22:22.799 --> 00:22:23.619 means you're automatically 00:22:23.619 --> 00:22:25.099 saying no to something else. 00:22:25.259 --> 00:22:26.000 If you agree 00:22:26.000 --> 00:22:27.119 to go this direction, 00:22:27.299 --> 00:22:28.519 you cannot go this direction. 00:22:28.859 --> 00:22:29.039 I mean, 00:22:29.079 --> 00:22:30.379 that's just simple understanding. 00:22:31.500 --> 00:22:33.279 To say yes to one thing 00:22:33.279 --> 00:22:34.319 means you're saying no 00:22:34.319 --> 00:22:35.179 to something else. 00:22:36.539 --> 00:22:37.519 The question is, 00:22:37.579 --> 00:22:38.659 what are you saying yes to 00:22:38.659 --> 00:22:39.739 and what are you saying no to? 00:22:39.979 --> 00:22:41.599 The importance of faithfulness 00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:43.439 to look down the road. 00:22:44.019 --> 00:22:44.179 You know, 00:22:44.259 --> 00:22:44.979 children learn 00:22:44.980 --> 00:22:45.860 from watching 00:22:45.860 --> 00:22:48.079 how their parents respond. 00:22:48.240 --> 00:22:48.360 You know, 00:22:48.420 --> 00:22:49.500 sometimes you don't realize 00:22:49.500 --> 00:22:51.059 our kids learn more 00:22:51.059 --> 00:22:52.200 through our adversity 00:22:52.200 --> 00:22:54.819 than they do 00:22:54.819 --> 00:22:55.839 through our advantage. 00:22:57.480 --> 00:22:58.960 I want you to understand 00:22:58.960 --> 00:22:59.779 that sometimes 00:22:59.779 --> 00:23:00.740 we think that 00:23:00.740 --> 00:23:01.980 we have all the things 00:23:01.980 --> 00:23:02.980 we can give them. 00:23:03.259 --> 00:23:04.200 We can provide. 00:23:05.740 --> 00:23:06.259 But you know what? 00:23:06.319 --> 00:23:07.099 Sometimes kids 00:23:07.099 --> 00:23:08.039 learn the most 00:23:08.039 --> 00:23:08.880 to see how you deal 00:23:08.880 --> 00:23:09.559 with adversity 00:23:09.559 --> 00:23:10.680 when it's tough. 00:23:10.839 --> 00:23:11.440 The problem is 00:23:11.440 --> 00:23:12.160 oftentimes 00:23:12.160 --> 00:23:13.759 that gets us in trouble 00:23:13.759 --> 00:23:15.339 in this part of faithfulness 00:23:15.339 --> 00:23:16.220 is the first part, 00:23:16.279 --> 00:23:16.779 our words. 00:23:17.039 --> 00:23:18.119 Because instead of thinking 00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:19.119 how is this affecting, 00:23:19.259 --> 00:23:20.519 what direction is it taking me, 00:23:20.559 --> 00:23:21.559 how am I going to be faithful 00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:22.319 to these things, 00:23:22.960 --> 00:23:24.339 we let loose of things 00:23:24.339 --> 00:23:25.319 that gets us in trouble. 00:23:26.579 --> 00:23:28.500 Takes us in alternate direction. 00:23:28.960 --> 00:23:29.140 You know, 00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:30.879 what do our kids need to see? 00:23:30.980 --> 00:23:31.759 They need to hear 00:23:31.759 --> 00:23:32.539 and see 00:23:32.539 --> 00:23:34.779 a direction 00:23:34.779 --> 00:23:36.599 that their future choices 00:23:36.599 --> 00:23:37.720 are going to make. 00:23:38.019 --> 00:23:38.240 You know, 00:23:38.299 --> 00:23:39.180 it's been said 00:23:39.180 --> 00:23:40.299 that it's more caught 00:23:40.299 --> 00:23:42.000 than taught. 00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:45.259 to see things play out. 00:23:45.680 --> 00:23:46.960 To say something 00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:47.900 than to do something. 00:23:49.460 --> 00:23:50.519 And to have the say 00:23:50.519 --> 00:23:51.279 and the do 00:23:51.279 --> 00:23:52.019 match up 00:23:52.019 --> 00:23:52.839 makes a difference. 00:23:53.140 --> 00:23:53.859 It changes 00:23:53.859 --> 00:23:54.859 the perspective. 00:23:56.319 --> 00:23:56.500 You know, 00:23:56.519 --> 00:23:57.599 think about another mom 00:23:57.599 --> 00:23:58.119 in scripture. 00:23:58.339 --> 00:23:59.960 Over in 1 Samuel chapter 1, 00:24:00.039 --> 00:24:01.279 you have a mom 00:24:01.279 --> 00:24:02.299 by the name of Hannah. 00:24:02.660 --> 00:24:03.759 She was without child 00:24:03.759 --> 00:24:04.819 and prayed to God 00:24:04.819 --> 00:24:06.039 that he would give her a child. 00:24:06.380 --> 00:24:07.619 God gave her a child 00:24:07.619 --> 00:24:08.779 and the child's name 00:24:08.779 --> 00:24:09.359 was Samuel. 00:24:09.359 --> 00:24:09.839 Samuel. 00:24:10.159 --> 00:24:11.659 They dedicated this child 00:24:11.659 --> 00:24:12.379 to the Lord 00:24:12.379 --> 00:24:13.679 and they gave him 00:24:13.679 --> 00:24:13.939 to the Lord. 00:24:14.039 --> 00:24:15.819 Verse 28 of chapter 1 00:24:15.819 --> 00:24:16.899 of 1 Samuel says, 00:24:17.099 --> 00:24:17.639 Therefore also 00:24:17.639 --> 00:24:18.399 I have lent him 00:24:18.399 --> 00:24:18.979 to the Lord 00:24:18.979 --> 00:24:20.599 as long as he liveth 00:24:20.599 --> 00:24:21.339 he shall be lent 00:24:21.339 --> 00:24:21.979 to the Lord 00:24:21.979 --> 00:24:24.379 and he worshipped 00:24:24.379 --> 00:24:25.979 the Lord there. 00:24:26.299 --> 00:24:27.539 I want you to understand 00:24:27.539 --> 00:24:29.379 she was willing 00:24:29.379 --> 00:24:29.979 to say 00:24:29.979 --> 00:24:31.159 my child 00:24:31.159 --> 00:24:31.619 that God 00:24:31.619 --> 00:24:32.639 has blessed me with 00:24:32.639 --> 00:24:33.319 I'm willing 00:24:33.319 --> 00:24:34.119 to dedicate 00:24:34.119 --> 00:24:35.359 the direction 00:24:35.359 --> 00:24:36.259 of that child. 00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:37.219 To say 00:24:37.219 --> 00:24:38.179 I'm going to give them 00:24:38.180 --> 00:24:38.960 to the Lord 00:24:38.960 --> 00:24:39.980 for what they would have. 00:24:41.600 --> 00:24:43.000 To do what God 00:24:43.000 --> 00:24:43.660 would have 00:24:43.660 --> 00:24:44.500 in their life. 00:24:45.560 --> 00:24:46.220 But I want you 00:24:46.220 --> 00:24:46.779 to see here 00:24:46.779 --> 00:24:47.299 she didn't just 00:24:47.299 --> 00:24:47.980 leave it there. 00:24:49.519 --> 00:24:50.340 Look over at 00:24:50.340 --> 00:24:51.660 1 Samuel chapter 2 00:24:51.660 --> 00:24:52.220 for a moment. 00:24:52.940 --> 00:24:54.180 1 Samuel chapter 2 00:24:54.180 --> 00:24:55.500 look down at verse 19 00:24:55.500 --> 00:24:57.060 because Hannah 00:24:57.060 --> 00:24:57.940 didn't just make 00:24:57.940 --> 00:24:59.100 a one time commitment 00:24:59.100 --> 00:25:00.120 she was faithful 00:25:00.120 --> 00:25:01.920 in looking at 00:25:01.920 --> 00:25:02.580 the direction 00:25:02.580 --> 00:25:04.120 and continuing 00:25:04.120 --> 00:25:04.980 that direction. 00:25:06.180 --> 00:25:06.900 Because it says 00:25:06.900 --> 00:25:07.759 moreover his mother 00:25:07.759 --> 00:25:08.880 made him a little coat 00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:09.820 and brought it to him 00:25:09.820 --> 00:25:11.120 year by year 00:25:11.120 --> 00:25:12.340 when she came up 00:25:12.340 --> 00:25:12.980 with her husband 00:25:12.980 --> 00:25:14.900 to offer the yearly sacrifice. 00:25:15.380 --> 00:25:16.019 In other words 00:25:16.019 --> 00:25:17.440 she had some consistency 00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:19.500 and faithfulness 00:25:19.500 --> 00:25:20.140 to what she had 00:25:20.140 --> 00:25:20.940 committed to do. 00:25:21.900 --> 00:25:22.420 She didn't just 00:25:22.420 --> 00:25:23.200 make a commitment 00:25:23.200 --> 00:25:23.960 and forget it 00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:24.800 she was faithful 00:25:24.800 --> 00:25:25.600 to fulfill it 00:25:25.600 --> 00:25:27.160 year by year. 00:25:27.340 --> 00:25:27.519 You know 00:25:27.519 --> 00:25:28.500 often times 00:25:28.500 --> 00:25:29.280 that's important 00:25:29.280 --> 00:25:31.759 because life 00:25:31.759 --> 00:25:32.620 isn't made 00:25:32.620 --> 00:25:33.220 in a day 00:25:33.220 --> 00:25:34.279 life and legacy 00:25:34.279 --> 00:25:34.819 is made 00:25:34.819 --> 00:25:35.299 year 00:25:35.299 --> 00:25:37.000 by year 00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:38.259 by year. 00:25:38.559 --> 00:25:39.339 She demonstrated 00:25:39.339 --> 00:25:40.200 faithfulness 00:25:40.200 --> 00:25:40.839 and commitment 00:25:40.839 --> 00:25:42.059 to God's plan. 00:25:43.420 --> 00:25:43.640 You know 00:25:43.640 --> 00:25:44.720 consider another one 00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:45.259 we already talked 00:25:45.259 --> 00:25:45.700 a little bit 00:25:45.700 --> 00:25:46.519 about Jochebed 00:25:46.519 --> 00:25:47.559 the mother of Moses 00:25:47.559 --> 00:25:49.059 there in Exodus chapter 2. 00:25:49.380 --> 00:25:50.279 Now here's a mom 00:25:50.279 --> 00:25:50.880 who faced 00:25:50.880 --> 00:25:52.220 an impossible decision. 00:25:52.600 --> 00:25:52.759 You know 00:25:52.759 --> 00:25:53.400 as I read through 00:25:53.400 --> 00:25:54.500 Exodus chapter 2 00:25:54.500 --> 00:25:55.140 as a parent 00:25:55.140 --> 00:25:55.680 I'm thinking 00:25:55.680 --> 00:25:55.960 you know 00:25:55.960 --> 00:25:56.940 that's a tough choice. 00:25:57.220 --> 00:25:58.059 How do I save 00:25:58.059 --> 00:25:59.279 the life of my child? 00:25:59.519 --> 00:26:00.299 That's an impossible 00:26:00.299 --> 00:26:01.440 decision for a parent. 00:26:01.799 --> 00:26:02.380 Walking through 00:26:02.380 --> 00:26:03.100 those things 00:26:03.100 --> 00:26:04.480 seem impossible 00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:05.860 but her faithfulness 00:26:05.860 --> 00:26:06.760 in a very difficult 00:26:06.760 --> 00:26:07.640 situation 00:26:07.640 --> 00:26:09.520 allowed Moses 00:26:09.520 --> 00:26:10.380 to be grounded 00:26:10.380 --> 00:26:11.100 in the knowledge 00:26:11.100 --> 00:26:11.620 of the Lord 00:26:11.620 --> 00:26:12.800 because if you remember 00:26:12.800 --> 00:26:13.600 she put him out 00:26:13.600 --> 00:26:14.820 in the bulrushes 00:26:14.820 --> 00:26:15.760 and who came by? 00:26:16.680 --> 00:26:16.900 You know 00:26:16.900 --> 00:26:18.480 Pharaoh's daughter 00:26:18.480 --> 00:26:19.180 comes by 00:26:19.180 --> 00:26:20.440 and she finds him 00:26:20.440 --> 00:26:21.420 and she takes him in 00:26:21.420 --> 00:26:21.880 and then 00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:24.260 Moses' sister's there 00:26:24.260 --> 00:26:25.120 and she says 00:26:25.120 --> 00:26:25.860 well let me go get 00:26:25.860 --> 00:26:27.060 somebody to take care of him. 00:26:27.120 --> 00:26:27.700 Who's she go get? 00:26:27.740 --> 00:26:28.640 She go get his mom. 00:26:28.940 --> 00:26:29.100 You know 00:26:29.100 --> 00:26:30.120 we read that story 00:26:30.120 --> 00:26:30.660 sometimes 00:26:30.660 --> 00:26:32.000 and we see how it turned out 00:26:32.000 --> 00:26:32.740 but I want you to 00:26:32.740 --> 00:26:33.519 think for a moment 00:26:33.519 --> 00:26:34.220 where she was 00:26:34.220 --> 00:26:34.759 in the moment. 00:26:35.059 --> 00:26:36.039 That took a lot of faith. 00:26:36.279 --> 00:26:37.160 It took a lot of faith 00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:38.839 to continue instructing him. 00:26:39.160 --> 00:26:40.039 She was faithful. 00:26:41.420 --> 00:26:42.640 The Bible tells us 00:26:42.640 --> 00:26:43.880 that what Moses learned 00:26:43.880 --> 00:26:44.940 as a young man 00:26:44.940 --> 00:26:47.220 stayed with him 00:26:47.220 --> 00:26:50.039 throughout his life. 00:26:50.220 --> 00:26:51.480 How did he understand 00:26:51.480 --> 00:26:52.839 what sin was? 00:26:53.119 --> 00:26:54.000 Hebrews tells us 00:26:54.000 --> 00:26:55.000 that he chose 00:26:55.000 --> 00:26:55.720 not to 00:26:55.720 --> 00:26:58.500 enjoy the things 00:26:58.500 --> 00:26:59.380 and the privileges 00:26:59.380 --> 00:26:59.380 00:26:59.380 --> 00:27:00.559 of Egypt. 00:27:00.779 --> 00:27:01.539 He didn't get that 00:27:01.539 --> 00:27:02.559 in the Egyptian school. 00:27:03.619 --> 00:27:04.420 The only place 00:27:04.420 --> 00:27:05.039 he could have got it 00:27:05.039 --> 00:27:05.759 was from his mom. 00:27:06.099 --> 00:27:06.680 What a legacy. 00:27:07.079 --> 00:27:07.980 It's not easy 00:27:07.980 --> 00:27:08.819 to be faithful 00:27:08.819 --> 00:27:10.059 especially when life 00:27:10.059 --> 00:27:11.380 doesn't seem to make sense 00:27:11.380 --> 00:27:12.039 right now. 00:27:13.299 --> 00:27:13.859 You know 00:27:13.859 --> 00:27:15.640 when life doesn't make sense 00:27:15.640 --> 00:27:16.579 I want to encourage you 00:27:16.579 --> 00:27:17.140 that's the time 00:27:17.140 --> 00:27:18.119 to be the most faithful. 00:27:19.779 --> 00:27:21.059 To stick even harder. 00:27:22.380 --> 00:27:23.359 To hold on 00:27:23.359 --> 00:27:23.980 even tighter. 00:27:24.720 --> 00:27:25.599 To the things 00:27:25.599 --> 00:27:26.319 that you know 00:27:26.319 --> 00:27:26.919 are right. 00:27:27.459 --> 00:27:28.539 To be faithful 00:27:28.539 --> 00:27:29.459 to what we know 00:27:29.459 --> 00:27:30.559 God has given us 00:27:30.559 --> 00:27:31.299 and how God 00:27:31.299 --> 00:27:32.319 has guided us. 00:27:34.219 --> 00:27:34.519 You know 00:27:34.519 --> 00:27:35.099 this morning 00:27:35.099 --> 00:27:35.699 are you looking 00:27:35.699 --> 00:27:36.539 long term 00:27:36.539 --> 00:27:37.899 to where you need to go 00:27:37.899 --> 00:27:38.659 or are you caught 00:27:38.659 --> 00:27:39.319 in the madness 00:27:39.319 --> 00:27:39.939 of today? 00:27:40.279 --> 00:27:41.480 A godly mom 00:27:41.480 --> 00:27:43.139 looks beyond today 00:27:43.139 --> 00:27:44.039 to where does this 00:27:44.039 --> 00:27:44.819 take us tomorrow? 00:27:45.119 --> 00:27:46.059 Where is this going? 00:27:46.419 --> 00:27:46.579 You know 00:27:46.579 --> 00:27:47.279 it's been said 00:27:47.279 --> 00:27:48.159 that what you teach 00:27:48.159 --> 00:27:49.399 your children today 00:27:49.399 --> 00:27:51.719 will be how they live 00:27:51.719 --> 00:27:52.179 tomorrow. 00:27:52.559 --> 00:27:53.199 The choices 00:27:53.199 --> 00:27:54.019 that they make. 00:27:54.379 --> 00:27:55.119 But notice here 00:27:55.119 --> 00:27:56.319 also as we find 00:27:56.319 --> 00:27:57.099 here in the scripture 00:27:57.099 --> 00:27:58.419 we see something else. 00:27:59.239 --> 00:27:59.539 It says 00:27:59.539 --> 00:28:00.179 her children 00:28:00.179 --> 00:28:01.059 rise up 00:28:01.059 --> 00:28:01.719 and call 00:28:01.719 --> 00:28:02.459 her blessed. 00:28:02.719 --> 00:28:02.959 You know 00:28:02.959 --> 00:28:03.719 there is 00:28:03.719 --> 00:28:04.679 a benefit 00:28:04.679 --> 00:28:06.019 to investing 00:28:06.019 --> 00:28:07.819 in a lasting legacy. 00:28:08.219 --> 00:28:08.879 The benefit 00:28:08.879 --> 00:28:11.079 of this lasting legacy 00:28:11.079 --> 00:28:12.119 a godly mother 00:28:12.119 --> 00:28:13.259 leaves a lasting 00:28:13.259 --> 00:28:14.599 legacy. 00:28:15.259 --> 00:28:15.879 Her children 00:28:15.879 --> 00:28:16.839 arise up 00:28:16.839 --> 00:28:17.599 and call 00:28:17.599 --> 00:28:18.759 her blessed. 00:28:19.119 --> 00:28:20.279 A mother's influence 00:28:20.279 --> 00:28:21.079 is seen 00:28:21.079 --> 00:28:21.899 in the lives 00:28:21.899 --> 00:28:22.539 of her children. 00:28:23.039 --> 00:28:23.619 Her children 00:28:23.619 --> 00:28:24.239 arise 00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:24.740 that is 00:28:24.740 --> 00:28:26.039 they are successful 00:28:26.039 --> 00:28:26.720 and continue 00:28:26.720 --> 00:28:27.359 to follow 00:28:27.359 --> 00:28:27.900 the Lord. 00:28:28.299 --> 00:28:28.720 They know 00:28:28.720 --> 00:28:29.500 their direction 00:28:29.500 --> 00:28:30.120 and what they 00:28:30.120 --> 00:28:30.660 ought to do. 00:28:30.779 --> 00:28:31.319 Their direction 00:28:31.319 --> 00:28:32.380 will bring joy 00:28:32.380 --> 00:28:33.680 and happiness 00:28:33.680 --> 00:28:34.480 to their mother 00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:37.120 because her influence 00:28:37.120 --> 00:28:37.880 has extended 00:28:37.880 --> 00:28:39.120 beyond herself. 00:28:41.019 --> 00:28:41.200 You know 00:28:41.200 --> 00:28:42.079 moms do a lot 00:28:42.079 --> 00:28:42.660 to invest 00:28:42.660 --> 00:28:43.299 in their children. 00:28:43.660 --> 00:28:44.519 Being a mom 00:28:44.519 --> 00:28:46.400 takes effort 00:28:46.400 --> 00:28:47.339 takes intention. 00:28:47.779 --> 00:28:48.359 One of the greatest 00:28:48.359 --> 00:28:49.440 joy is to see 00:28:49.440 --> 00:28:50.019 the outcome. 00:28:50.359 --> 00:28:50.920 The outcome 00:28:50.920 --> 00:28:52.019 is your reward. 00:28:52.420 --> 00:28:53.120 To rise up 00:28:53.119 --> 00:28:53.679 and call you blessed. 00:28:53.759 --> 00:28:53.899 You know 00:28:53.899 --> 00:28:54.959 I want you to understand 00:28:54.959 --> 00:28:55.639 this isn't 00:28:55.639 --> 00:28:57.559 what you did yesterday 00:28:57.559 --> 00:28:58.359 and you get 00:28:58.359 --> 00:29:01.119 people applaud you 00:29:01.119 --> 00:29:01.919 the next day. 00:29:02.059 --> 00:29:02.519 This is 00:29:02.519 --> 00:29:03.819 what you did 00:29:03.819 --> 00:29:05.759 early in life 00:29:05.759 --> 00:29:06.839 comes back 00:29:06.839 --> 00:29:07.839 and benefits you 00:29:07.839 --> 00:29:08.539 late in life. 00:29:08.719 --> 00:29:09.639 There's a longevity. 00:29:11.539 --> 00:29:13.000 There's a time frame here. 00:29:13.059 --> 00:29:13.379 Oftentimes 00:29:13.379 --> 00:29:14.379 we want to do 00:29:14.379 --> 00:29:15.779 what makes us 00:29:15.779 --> 00:29:16.839 look good today 00:29:16.839 --> 00:29:17.659 instead of looking 00:29:17.659 --> 00:29:18.519 what's going to make 00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:19.759 the most benefit 00:29:19.759 --> 00:29:20.779 and be the most 00:29:20.779 --> 00:29:22.480 gracious 00:29:22.480 --> 00:29:24.420 and loving thing 00:29:24.420 --> 00:29:24.980 we can do 00:29:24.980 --> 00:29:25.400 for them 00:29:25.400 --> 00:29:26.059 in the future 00:29:26.059 --> 00:29:28.680 because their direction 00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:29.599 will bring joy 00:29:29.599 --> 00:29:30.440 and happiness. 00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:32.480 You know 00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:32.859 today 00:29:32.859 --> 00:29:33.639 our goal 00:29:33.639 --> 00:29:34.220 ought to be 00:29:34.220 --> 00:29:34.700 to raise 00:29:34.700 --> 00:29:35.660 your children 00:29:35.660 --> 00:29:37.220 that they grow up 00:29:37.220 --> 00:29:38.619 to be godly adults 00:29:38.619 --> 00:29:39.619 and pass the truth 00:29:39.619 --> 00:29:40.400 of God's word 00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:41.559 onto the next generation. 00:29:42.059 --> 00:29:42.400 Oftentimes 00:29:42.400 --> 00:29:42.859 today 00:29:42.859 --> 00:29:43.539 we get caught up 00:29:43.539 --> 00:29:44.259 how much money 00:29:44.259 --> 00:29:45.059 can I get my kids 00:29:45.059 --> 00:29:45.440 to make? 00:29:45.700 --> 00:29:46.799 There's nothing wrong. 00:29:46.900 --> 00:29:47.740 The Bible tells us 00:29:47.740 --> 00:29:48.440 there's nothing wrong 00:29:48.440 --> 00:29:49.359 with making money. 00:29:50.620 --> 00:29:51.620 There's nothing wrong 00:29:51.620 --> 00:29:52.500 with having money 00:29:52.500 --> 00:29:53.200 unless it's out 00:29:53.200 --> 00:29:54.420 of the wrong priority 00:29:54.420 --> 00:29:56.079 because God blesses us 00:29:56.079 --> 00:29:56.920 with resources 00:29:56.920 --> 00:29:58.240 that we might bless others. 00:29:58.519 --> 00:29:59.620 The same reality 00:29:59.620 --> 00:30:00.579 it's nothing wrong 00:30:00.579 --> 00:30:01.920 with equipping them 00:30:01.920 --> 00:30:02.359 for that 00:30:02.359 --> 00:30:03.200 but if you miss 00:30:03.200 --> 00:30:04.519 the point of reality 00:30:04.519 --> 00:30:05.880 of what they're going 00:30:05.880 --> 00:30:06.819 to do with Christ 00:30:06.819 --> 00:30:08.019 you've missed the boat 00:30:08.019 --> 00:30:09.120 because you've raised 00:30:09.120 --> 00:30:09.839 children who are 00:30:09.839 --> 00:30:11.099 wise according to the flesh 00:30:11.099 --> 00:30:12.460 wise according to the world 00:30:12.460 --> 00:30:13.519 and may very well 00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:14.480 spend an eternity 00:30:14.480 --> 00:30:16.160 separated from God. 00:30:16.440 --> 00:30:17.680 They may look successful 00:30:17.680 --> 00:30:18.500 on the outside 00:30:18.500 --> 00:30:19.779 but it'd be a failure 00:30:19.779 --> 00:30:22.400 in legacy 00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:23.460 because they don't know 00:30:23.460 --> 00:30:24.279 how to love the Lord. 00:30:24.360 --> 00:30:25.620 They don't know God's wisdom. 00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:26.720 You know we mentioned 00:30:26.720 --> 00:30:27.940 earlier the example 00:30:27.940 --> 00:30:30.519 of Naomi 00:30:30.519 --> 00:30:31.340 and her influence 00:30:31.340 --> 00:30:32.120 on Ruth. 00:30:33.259 --> 00:30:33.600 You know 00:30:33.600 --> 00:30:36.080 Ruth was a Moabite. 00:30:36.220 --> 00:30:36.820 She had married 00:30:36.820 --> 00:30:38.320 into the family. 00:30:38.500 --> 00:30:39.279 Ruth's decision 00:30:39.279 --> 00:30:40.340 to follow the Lord 00:30:40.340 --> 00:30:41.940 because of Naomi's testimony 00:30:41.940 --> 00:30:43.460 and legacy 00:30:43.460 --> 00:30:45.720 impacted everything. 00:30:45.860 --> 00:30:46.920 It impacted us today. 00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:48.240 Through her lineage 00:30:48.240 --> 00:30:49.100 came Christ. 00:30:49.100 --> 00:30:50.580 That's a lasting legacy. 00:30:51.019 --> 00:30:52.120 It was through her legacy 00:30:52.120 --> 00:30:52.860 that we find 00:30:52.860 --> 00:30:54.240 that Ruth was redeemed 00:30:54.240 --> 00:30:55.580 by Boaz 00:30:55.580 --> 00:30:56.880 the kinsman redeemer. 00:30:57.600 --> 00:30:57.740 You know 00:30:57.740 --> 00:30:58.680 you can see the picture 00:30:58.680 --> 00:30:59.100 sometime 00:30:59.100 --> 00:31:00.019 when you read through 00:31:00.019 --> 00:31:01.180 our study Ruth 00:31:01.180 --> 00:31:01.960 you can find out 00:31:01.960 --> 00:31:03.500 the implications of that. 00:31:03.799 --> 00:31:04.799 But we ought to consider 00:31:04.799 --> 00:31:05.519 the legacy 00:31:05.519 --> 00:31:06.360 that we're leaving 00:31:06.360 --> 00:31:07.220 for our children. 00:31:07.220 --> 00:31:09.140 how you can invest 00:31:09.140 --> 00:31:10.700 in their spiritual growth 00:31:10.700 --> 00:31:11.400 and character. 00:31:12.360 --> 00:31:13.200 Are you wise 00:31:13.200 --> 00:31:14.620 in what you're teaching them? 00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:15.120 You know 00:31:15.120 --> 00:31:16.460 Proverbs 9.10 says 00:31:16.460 --> 00:31:17.120 the fear of the Lord 00:31:17.120 --> 00:31:18.200 is the beginning of wisdom 00:31:18.200 --> 00:31:18.960 and the knowledge 00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:19.600 of the holy 00:31:19.600 --> 00:31:21.500 is understanding. 00:31:21.839 --> 00:31:22.039 You know 00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:22.519 this morning 00:31:22.519 --> 00:31:23.240 we're talking about 00:31:23.240 --> 00:31:23.779 the legacy 00:31:23.779 --> 00:31:24.839 of a godly mom 00:31:24.839 --> 00:31:26.039 but these principles 00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:27.339 apply for all of us. 00:31:27.600 --> 00:31:28.940 But directly to a mom 00:31:28.940 --> 00:31:29.620 it impacts 00:31:29.620 --> 00:31:30.740 a great legacy 00:31:30.740 --> 00:31:31.880 because moms 00:31:31.880 --> 00:31:32.480 have been given 00:31:32.480 --> 00:31:33.920 a special place 00:31:33.920 --> 00:31:36.720 and a special influence. 00:31:37.220 --> 00:31:38.779 in the life 00:31:38.779 --> 00:31:39.420 of their children. 00:31:39.740 --> 00:31:40.519 Don't squander 00:31:40.519 --> 00:31:41.220 the blessing 00:31:41.220 --> 00:31:42.259 that God's given you. 00:31:42.559 --> 00:31:43.360 Build a legacy 00:31:43.360 --> 00:31:46.059 that makes a difference. 00:31:46.440 --> 00:31:46.559 You know 00:31:46.559 --> 00:31:47.339 keep in mind 00:31:47.339 --> 00:31:48.339 that before you can be 00:31:48.339 --> 00:31:49.420 a godly influence 00:31:49.420 --> 00:31:50.160 to your children 00:31:50.160 --> 00:31:51.360 you first understand 00:31:51.360 --> 00:31:52.460 who God is 00:31:52.460 --> 00:31:54.120 who you are 00:31:54.120 --> 00:31:55.259 and what he's done for you. 00:31:55.519 --> 00:31:55.680 You know 00:31:55.680 --> 00:31:56.600 earlier we spoke 00:31:56.600 --> 00:31:57.900 of two moms 00:31:57.900 --> 00:31:58.660 and the influence 00:31:58.660 --> 00:31:59.519 on a young man 00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:00.400 named Timothy. 00:32:00.539 --> 00:32:01.039 It tells us 00:32:01.039 --> 00:32:01.519 a little later 00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:03.200 in 2 Timothy chapter 3 00:32:03.200 --> 00:32:04.360 it says 00:32:04.360 --> 00:32:05.940 this in verse 14 00:32:05.940 --> 00:32:06.860 but continue thou 00:32:06.859 --> 00:32:07.339 in the things 00:32:07.339 --> 00:32:08.179 which thou hast learned 00:32:08.179 --> 00:32:09.039 and been assured of 00:32:09.039 --> 00:32:10.479 knowing of whom 00:32:10.479 --> 00:32:11.559 thou hast learned them 00:32:11.559 --> 00:32:12.939 and that from a child 00:32:12.939 --> 00:32:13.839 thou hast known 00:32:13.839 --> 00:32:15.359 what the holy scriptures 00:32:15.359 --> 00:32:16.819 which are able 00:32:16.819 --> 00:32:17.799 to make thee wise 00:32:17.799 --> 00:32:18.619 unto salvation 00:32:18.619 --> 00:32:19.399 through faith 00:32:19.399 --> 00:32:20.799 which is in Christ Jesus. 00:32:21.179 --> 00:32:22.259 One of the greatest things 00:32:22.259 --> 00:32:23.359 you can do as a mom 00:32:23.359 --> 00:32:24.559 is to lead your children 00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:26.959 to Christ. 00:32:27.299 --> 00:32:28.439 To point the reality 00:32:28.439 --> 00:32:29.959 of who Jesus is. 00:32:30.279 --> 00:32:30.439 You know 00:32:30.439 --> 00:32:31.919 the Bible reveals to us 00:32:31.919 --> 00:32:32.579 and for us 00:32:32.579 --> 00:32:33.779 what God has done 00:32:33.779 --> 00:32:35.160 and true wisdom 00:32:35.160 --> 00:32:36.519 begins when we understand 00:32:36.519 --> 00:32:38.279 that all have sinned 00:32:38.279 --> 00:32:38.920 and come short 00:32:38.920 --> 00:32:39.960 of the glory of God 00:32:39.960 --> 00:32:40.899 that our sin 00:32:40.899 --> 00:32:41.660 has earned us 00:32:41.660 --> 00:32:43.240 a wage of eternity 00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:44.000 without God 00:32:44.000 --> 00:32:45.319 an eternal separation. 00:32:46.460 --> 00:32:48.379 The Bible calls it death. 00:32:48.519 --> 00:32:50.220 It's an eternal separation 00:32:50.220 --> 00:32:51.460 to a place called hell. 00:32:51.660 --> 00:32:52.879 When we look in the distance 00:32:52.879 --> 00:32:53.759 I don't know of a mom 00:32:53.759 --> 00:32:54.180 that says 00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:54.759 that's where I want 00:32:54.759 --> 00:32:55.680 my children to go 00:32:55.680 --> 00:32:56.660 but what are you doing 00:32:56.660 --> 00:32:57.279 to lead them 00:32:57.279 --> 00:32:59.899 in the right direction? 00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:00.720 What are you doing 00:33:00.720 --> 00:33:01.460 to invest 00:33:01.460 --> 00:33:02.579 in those things 00:33:02.579 --> 00:33:03.319 to be faithful? 00:33:03.680 --> 00:33:04.220 This morning 00:33:04.220 --> 00:33:04.779 it's important 00:33:04.779 --> 00:33:05.880 because your children 00:33:05.880 --> 00:33:07.420 if you do those things 00:33:07.420 --> 00:33:08.299 will rise up 00:33:08.299 --> 00:33:10.539 and call you blessed. 00:33:10.700 --> 00:33:11.539 That's the legacy. 00:33:11.920 --> 00:33:13.319 The legacy is what comes 00:33:13.319 --> 00:33:14.420 after the investment. 00:33:14.839 --> 00:33:16.039 The investment of time 00:33:16.039 --> 00:33:17.839 the investment of controlling 00:33:17.839 --> 00:33:18.539 our tongue 00:33:18.539 --> 00:33:19.440 and what we teach 00:33:19.440 --> 00:33:20.360 and how we teach it. 00:33:20.579 --> 00:33:21.440 We need to understand 00:33:21.440 --> 00:33:22.420 the importance 00:33:22.420 --> 00:33:25.100 of even teaching them 00:33:25.100 --> 00:33:25.640 the scripture. 00:33:27.140 --> 00:33:28.360 Romans 10 tells us 00:33:28.360 --> 00:33:29.740 so faith cometh by hearing 00:33:29.740 --> 00:33:31.180 and hearing by the word of God. 00:33:31.380 --> 00:33:32.519 Those things are important 00:33:32.519 --> 00:33:33.200 this morning. 00:33:34.640 --> 00:33:35.640 If you don't know 00:33:35.640 --> 00:33:36.579 Jesus Christ 00:33:36.579 --> 00:33:37.539 as your savior 00:33:37.539 --> 00:33:39.220 there's no greater day 00:33:39.220 --> 00:33:39.839 than today 00:33:39.839 --> 00:33:41.019 because that's the foundation 00:33:41.019 --> 00:33:41.660 of everything 00:33:41.660 --> 00:33:42.480 we're talking about. 00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:43.940 Because if you don't know Christ 00:33:43.940 --> 00:33:45.220 the rest becomes irrelevant. 00:33:45.579 --> 00:33:46.420 To trust him 00:33:46.420 --> 00:33:47.920 to know that he is the one 00:33:47.920 --> 00:33:48.859 that took your sin. 00:33:49.180 --> 00:33:50.019 He is the one 00:33:50.019 --> 00:33:51.620 that when you know him 00:33:51.620 --> 00:33:52.180 as savior 00:33:52.180 --> 00:33:53.519 says that he's the author 00:33:53.519 --> 00:33:55.099 and giver of wisdom 00:33:55.099 --> 00:33:56.400 that helps us know 00:33:56.400 --> 00:33:57.319 how to walk through 00:33:57.319 --> 00:33:58.099 the challenges 00:33:58.099 --> 00:34:00.459 of building 00:34:00.459 --> 00:34:01.539 a godly legacy. 00:34:01.980 --> 00:34:02.559 Maybe today 00:34:02.559 --> 00:34:03.399 you need to commit 00:34:03.399 --> 00:34:04.459 to leave a legacy 00:34:04.459 --> 00:34:05.599 of faith 00:34:05.599 --> 00:34:06.339 to your children. 00:34:08.199 --> 00:34:09.319 What do you need 00:34:09.319 --> 00:34:09.699 to do 00:34:09.699 --> 00:34:10.420 to be intentional 00:34:10.420 --> 00:34:11.659 about teaching wisdom 00:34:11.659 --> 00:34:13.739 and modeling faithfulness 00:34:13.739 --> 00:34:14.299 and building 00:34:14.299 --> 00:34:16.460 a lasting legacy? 00:34:16.880 --> 00:34:17.639 The reality 00:34:17.639 --> 00:34:19.099 of the legacy 00:34:19.099 --> 00:34:22.559 of a godly mom. 00:34:24.059 --> 00:34:25.019 As heads are bowed 00:34:25.019 --> 00:34:25.739 and eyes are closed 00:34:25.739 --> 00:34:26.159 this morning 00:34:26.159 --> 00:34:27.139 let's just take a moment. 00:34:27.139 --> 00:34:27.839 Maybe the Lord 00:34:27.839 --> 00:34:28.920 spoke to you today 00:34:28.920 --> 00:34:29.799 about some things. 00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:31.699 The message 00:34:31.699 --> 00:34:32.379 was directed 00:34:32.379 --> 00:34:33.219 towards moms 00:34:33.219 --> 00:34:34.339 but in reality 00:34:34.339 --> 00:34:35.000 the principles 00:34:35.000 --> 00:34:36.099 apply to all of us 00:34:36.099 --> 00:34:37.019 to the choices 00:34:37.019 --> 00:34:37.839 that we make. 00:34:38.099 --> 00:34:38.519 Maybe the Lord 00:34:38.519 --> 00:34:39.319 spoke to you 00:34:39.319 --> 00:34:40.179 about some things 00:34:40.179 --> 00:34:40.819 and decisions 00:34:40.819 --> 00:34:41.859 because today 00:34:41.859 --> 00:34:42.759 you can't change 00:34:42.759 --> 00:34:43.420 the past 00:34:43.420 --> 00:34:44.379 but you can change 00:34:44.379 --> 00:34:44.920 the direction 00:34:44.920 --> 00:34:45.599 of the future 00:34:45.599 --> 00:34:46.639 by the choices 00:34:46.639 --> 00:34:47.259 of today. 00:34:47.599 --> 00:34:47.879 If the Lord 00:34:47.879 --> 00:34:48.480 spoke to you 00:34:48.480 --> 00:34:49.139 I encourage you 00:34:49.139 --> 00:34:50.059 to spend some time 00:34:50.059 --> 00:34:51.279 with him. 00:34:51.359 --> 00:34:51.920 Heavenly fathers 00:34:51.920 --> 00:34:53.440 we just come before you 00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:54.179 this morning Lord 00:34:54.179 --> 00:34:55.379 we just thank you 00:34:55.380 --> 00:34:56.220 for the opportunity 00:34:56.220 --> 00:34:56.680 Lord 00:34:56.680 --> 00:34:57.300 we know that 00:34:57.300 --> 00:34:58.760 your spirit's 00:34:58.760 --> 00:34:59.400 working upon 00:34:59.400 --> 00:34:59.940 each heart 00:34:59.940 --> 00:35:00.480 each life 00:35:00.480 --> 00:35:01.079 here today. 00:35:01.619 --> 00:35:02.500 Lord that we might 00:35:02.500 --> 00:35:03.119 be encouraged 00:35:03.119 --> 00:35:03.960 and strengthened 00:35:03.960 --> 00:35:04.539 Lord that we might 00:35:04.539 --> 00:35:05.500 look to your wisdom 00:35:05.500 --> 00:35:07.900 your wisdom 00:35:07.900 --> 00:35:09.019 as the priority 00:35:09.019 --> 00:35:11.280 of those things 00:35:11.280 --> 00:35:12.039 that we pass 00:35:12.039 --> 00:35:13.160 to the next generation. 00:35:14.300 --> 00:35:15.059 Lord I pray 00:35:15.059 --> 00:35:15.700 just have your hand 00:35:15.700 --> 00:35:16.420 upon each heart 00:35:16.420 --> 00:35:16.940 each life 00:35:16.940 --> 00:35:17.480 here today 00:35:17.480 --> 00:35:18.680 that we might 00:35:18.680 --> 00:35:19.800 draw close to you 00:35:19.800 --> 00:35:20.420 realizing 00:35:20.420 --> 00:35:22.680 that our relationship 00:35:22.680 --> 00:35:23.519 with you 00:35:23.519 --> 00:35:25.920 sets a direction 00:35:25.920 --> 00:35:27.920 for the legacy 00:35:27.920 --> 00:35:28.680 we desire 00:35:28.680 --> 00:35:30.119 and Lord 00:35:30.119 --> 00:35:30.940 we just ask it all 00:35:30.940 --> 00:35:32.079 in your precious name 00:35:32.079 --> 00:35:34.059 as the piano plays 00:35:34.059 --> 00:35:34.559 with you 00:35:34.559 --> 00:35:34.799 and Lord 00:35:34.799 --> 00:35:35.460 and Lord 00:35:35.460 --> 00:35:35.460 00:35:35.460 --> 00:35:35.900 and Lord 00:35:35.900 --> 00:35:35.900 00:35:35.900 --> 00:35:35.900 00:35:35.900 --> 00:35:35.900 00:35:35.900 --> 00:35:36.699 and Lord 00:35:36.699 --> 00:35:36.699 00:35:36.699 --> 00:35:36.699 00:35:36.699 --> 00:35:37.639 and Lord 00:35:37.639 --> 00:35:37.639 00:35:37.639 --> 00:35:37.639 00:35:37.639 --> 00:35:37.639 00:35:37.639 --> 00:35:38.299 and Lord 00:35:38.299 --> 00:35:38.299 00:35:38.299 --> 00:35:38.940 and Lord 00:35:38.940 --> 00:35:39.440 and Lord 00:35:39.440 --> 00:35:40.039 and Lord 00:35:40.039 --> 00:35:40.039 00:35:40.039 --> 00:35:40.360 and Lord 00:35:40.360 --> 00:35:40.360 00:35:40.360 --> 00:35:40.360 00:35:40.360 --> 00:35:40.360 00:35:40.360 --> 00:35:41.259 and Lord 00:35:41.259 --> 00:35:41.739 and Lord 00:35:41.739 --> 00:35:42.699 and Lord 00:35:42.699 --> 00:35:42.699 00:35:42.699 --> 00:35:43.000 and Lord 00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:43.000 00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:43.000 00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:44.400 and Lord 00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:44.400 00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:44.400 00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:44.400 00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:46.239 and Lord 00:35:46.239 --> 00:35:46.239 00:35:46.239 --> 00:35:46.239 00:35:46.239 --> 00:35:46.279 and Lord 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279 00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:46.279