Courageous Mothers | Courage | Mother’s Day Panel
COURAGE
Courageous Mothers
Joshua 1:9 (NKJV) 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
SOUL TATTOO: The Presence prepares you for the promise.
SOUL TATTOO: Mothers embody courage through their daily acts of selflessness and dedication to their children.
Courage Defined: the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or difficult situation.
- Question for mothers with babies, toddlers and elementary age kids:
If courage is the ability to control fear in certain difficult situations, what type of fears did you have as a mother in the early stages of parenting and how did you have courage through it?
Isaiah 55:9 (ESV) 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NIV) 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
- Question for mothers with teenagers:
What type of fears as a mother of a teenager did you experience and how did you have courage to get through it?
Psalm 143:10 (ESV) 10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!
Psalm 27:14 (ESV) 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
- Questions for mothers with adult children and grand babies:
What type of fear as a mother of adult children and now with a grandkid have you experienced and how did you have courage to get through it?
- Questions for Mothers about husbands:
What is some advice you would give husbands and fathers today to help moms when they are experiencing fear?
SOUL TATTOO: Mothers embody courage through their daily acts of selflessness and dedication to their children.