Being a young, single mom had me frazzled when I was in my 20's. And I only had one kid at that time. My mother was the most humble, meek, and beautiful Christian woman I knew. I, however, was living life fast, without a lot of time for God and Jesus, and didn't appreciate the fine woman she was.
Once, my mother told me that because I was single, I was married to God. WHAT?!?! Are you kidding me? I was much to busy having fun and partying to be married to God. Even during the fun times, however, I would sometimes have panic attacks at the thought of my funds running low, or what I was going to do about this bill or that bill, or food! Momma would say, "God takes care of the birds, and He'll take care of you, too." Yeah OK Mom, whatever. She was such a church lady. Now, I was raised in church and I was God's kid, but like most early 20-somethings, I was eager to find my independence apart from God and my mother. I always remembered her words though.
It wasn't until several years later that she died and I heard, for the first time, "His Eye is on the Sparrow" sung by Ethel Waters on an old Billy Graham program. That was my mom's song. I got it. I finally got it. Through sermons over the years, I found out what my mom was referring to when she told me "...He will take care of you too."
Matthew 6:25-27 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"
She was right. Too bad, it took her dying for me to crawl back in my Father's lap and tell Him I was so sorry for ignoring Him all that time. He HAS shown me that He remembers me - as recent as today! He provides for me through others. It's amazing! Whenever the funds get low - as often they do - I hear my mom's voice, and that is groovy. God loves me and calls me Beautiful, and He provides for me just as His word says. He takes care of me as any good Parent takes care of their child.
