Parents of teenagers
His parents were astonished when they saw him, and his mother said to him, “My son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been terribly worried trying to find you.”
Luke 2:48
Teenager JESUS CHRIST was lost & His parents were terribly worried.
Before moving ahead let’s read furthermore in Luke 2: 49 to 52.He answered them, “Why did you have to look for me? Didn’t you know that I had to be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand his answer. So Jesus went back with them to Nazareth, where he was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. Jesus grew both in body and in wisdom, gaining favor with God and people.
I am also a teenager parent. On (27/06/2022) as I was praying & asking God to help me as a mother, train me to be a godly mother, the Holy spirit answered me. I clearly heard the voice of the Lord saying me:- Hide your child just the way Mary did it.
As I was reading this portion of Jesus & Mary, I was really shocked to learn this from God’s word because nobody thought me to hide my child’s behavior. I have always seen worried mothers coming together & praying for children. I am not saying that’s wrong. However what I have learnt is something new & different.
I was thinking why did Mary hide about her Child? We as a mothers always love to speak about our children’s, Right?
However here is something that we need to learn from the word of God. Mary was a women who can keep secrets in her heart. As a mother this is the first lesson to practice. I am asking this to myself:- why to boast or complain about teenagers? Our this behavior hurts our children & then they don’t obey us. Read the above verses, it is clearly written that Mary treasure everything in her heart even though she didn’t understand what’s happening, the results are in front of us:- Jesus was obedient, growing in body, gaining wisdom & favor from God & men.
Mary as mother was filled with the spirit of God’s wisdom. When she became pregnant she didn’t went to her mother, she went to her cousin Elizabeth who was also supernaturally pregnant. Mary was a responsible mother. I am sure she was aware of the fact that children’s are the gift from the Lord
Did Mary ask God to give her Child before marriage? No, right!
She became pregnant because God was giving her gift which was not her choice however it was a Divine plan of God.
Mary was also growing with Jesus. Even though she was terribly worried mother like us, she learnt a lesson by understanding that her Child is born for a divine purpose. Let’s understand the same thing about our kids. They are different & in the plan of God. They need not to fulfill our will, but the will of God in their life & through their life.
Mary didn’t understand but she kept her mouth shut. Though Mary is upset that Jesus “mistreated” her.
Can we do this for our kids today?
Worried mothers need to understand that mistreatment from kids doesn’t give us license to cancel the plan of God. Let our kids grow in God’s calling.
We are responsible for our kids, not our relatives or friends ( Luke 2:44 they thought that he was with the group, so they travelled a whole day and then started looking for him among their relatives and friends). Parents of Jesus THOUGHT something without confirmation & shifted the responsibility on others. Many times we also do this mistake. Every parent is anointed & blessed to take responsibility of their own child.
Children are commanded to respect parents. Let’s also remind ourselves that they are born to fulfill God’s will not parents will.
God wants all mothers to be godly mothers just as He wanted one for His Son.
Our kids are not our slaves, they are born as :- 1 Peter 2:9 But you are the chosen race, the King’s priests, the holy nation, God’s own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.
Let us allow our kids to serve God.
Prayer
Dear Jesus we submit our kids to you and you will bring us to the new level of understanding for their life. We will not irritate our kids but we will look at them with your eyes & through the leadership of the Holy Spirit we will take care of them in Jesus name we pray.
Amen!!
Sol.Preethi Jain