Super Single Mom!

This is not just another Mother’s Day blog. I could sit here and write about how great Single Moms are… most of them are. I could sit here and say how we need to honor them more than most…we should. Instead though, I’m going to write about Single Mom’s and there faith example from God

My mother, though married, raised us as if she was a Single Mom. My father was there physically but that was pretty much it. He didn’t provide for the family. We’re not going to talk about him right now though…just Single Moms.

“Faster than a speeding toddler, more powerful than a cocky teenager, able to leap roller blades, bicycles and sports equipment in a single bound! Is it Superman, Spiderman or the Incredible Hulk?

NO!                                        It’s AWESOME and SUPER SINGLE MOM!!!

Who disguised as chief cook and bottle washer (Laundry attendant and taxi driver and Disciplinarian…you get the point), fights a never ending battle for TRUTH…JUSTICE…and time alone in the bathroom!”

David Letterman posted this Top Ten List of…..”You know you’re a Single Mom”:

(I edited in a Christian sense)

1.       You know you’re a Single Mom when you automatically double-knot everything you tie.

2.       You know you’re a Single Mom when you find yourself humming a Jason Bieber song as you do the dishes.

3.       You know you’re a Single Mom if you pray to God out loud so your children can hear you.

4.       You know you’re a Single Mom when you can never go to the bathroom without seeing a little hand poking underneath the door and a small voice ask, “Whatcha doing?”

5.       You know you’re a Single Mom when you actually start to like the smell of strained carrots mixed with applesauce.

6.       You know you’re a Single Mom when the only time you can read your bible is at 3AM.

7.       You know you’re a Single Mom when you actually start understanding SpongeBob cartoons.

8.       You know you’re a Single Mom that, if you had the time, you’d write a book called: "101 Fun Crafts to do with Dryer Lint and Eggshells."

9.       You know you’re a Single Mom when you spend a half hour searching for your sunglasses only to have your teenager say… “Mom, why don’t you wear the ones you pushed up on your head?"

10.   You know you’re a Single Mom when you are out on a dinner date with a Christian Man, enjoying some real adult conversation, when suddenly you realize as you are talking you have reached over and carefully started to cut up his steak!

I’m sure you have a few of your own; I’d love to hear them!

1 Kings 17:7-24 is a story in the bible of a single Mom. In this story this mother went through a lot. She experienced a real roller-coaster of emotions. There was a famine in the land; she almost died of hunger, and no husband to provide for her. A single mom with a son to feed. I know that’s tough and it can be stressful!  My Mom had 4 boys to feed.

She experienced the joyous providence of God when Elijah the prophet entered into the picture. She had food to eat. It was miraculous. Suddenly her son took a turn for the worst. The boy couldn’t breathe, he stopped breathing – he was dead. Her world just fell apart (verse18) it speaks of her utter despair. Her hopes for the future is gone, she has no one left in her life – alone, afraid, with no backup plan, no life insurance, nothing! Perhaps she felt guilty of her sins – but most of all, it was just pure pain!

Even Elijah was confused (verse20) he probably was attached to the boy. After all he was a guest with them for many months. More than likely he stayed up nights with the boy, telling stories of God’s heroic deeds, horsing around with him. He lived with them, ate with them, spent time getting to know them. Then the boy died.

This is the type of faith that God’s looking for in the heart of a godless, faithless world we live in.

In the New Testament, this single mom’s faith is mentioned as something that God Himself endorses.

In Luke 4:25-30 - Jesus is speaking to a crowd of worshippers in a Jewish church. Jesus spoke of this single mom’s faith; it came across as insult to the people Jesus spoke to. And he was speaking to folks who are like you and me, churchgoers. This story occurred in the middle of a church service, on the Sabbath day. They became very angry at this, they manhandled him, they were upset enough to kill! All because he cited this Sidonian single mom’s faith as an example of faith!

Jesus was using this unbelieving single mom to drive home the point, it takes more than living in an Israelite home to become a child of God, it takes trust, faith, investment of your life, in God alone. Living in Florida doesn’t mean you’re automatically a Tampa Bucs fan….there’s a lot of Steeler fans too! (A little too many if you ask me…Ha!) Having a Prophet in your home doesn’t make you a Christian.

This single mom’s faith is a lesson for us all.

Like all of us, Single Mom’s need God. They need to be real and cry to God like that desperate single mom. Show your loyalty to Him as you cling to every word from God even though you don’t grasp it all at once. That everything in life is no accident. It is purposeful to lead you back to God, to know His love. There is enough grace to cover all your bases.

While you still have breath, while you still struggle, there is always hope. You can resurrect your life today in the power of God!

You have to be Super Single Mom and let God be your strength!