1. Wanted to be the right kind of mother
1. Godly - even if it does not meet today’s mold of the modern woman
2. Caring - even before birth she cared about her child’s upbringing

 
2. Wanted a child
1. God given desire - To share love? To boss around? For cheap labor? For companionship?
2. Desire to give to God - we are caretakers for God; Do we strive to give Him his due?

 
3. Willing to call out to God for her child
1. Have we found time to seek God for our children?
2. Have we realized the need to seek God for our children?

 
4. Wanted to train her child
1. Duty to her child - Dare we fail our children?
2. Help child make right decisions - If we neglect spiritual items and do all the physical ones, we have miserably failed our children.


MOST ARE MORE OR LESS REQUIRED TO DO THE FOLLOWING:

1. Food
2. Cleansing
3. Housing
4. Clothes
5. Early schooling

 
MOST ARE WILLING TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. Loving
2. Physical encouragement - for healthy body i.e. Little League, etc.
3. Challenge for mental growth - encouraging counting, adding, etc.
4. Responsibility taught - chores, allowance, discipline, etc.
5. Development of special interest - artistic abilities cultured, fishing, sewing
6. Needed skills - Drivers Ed, sewing, cooking, mechanical things, mowing, etc.
7. College education - earning potential.

 
MANY ARE UNWILLING TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. Take time to present Christ to them in a positive light
2. Serving God WHOLE-HEARTEDLY in front of them
3. Point out the importance of serving God.
4. Point out the advantage of serving God.
5. Show forth the change made by serving God.
6. Encourage living a life of servitude (because of potential loss of income).

Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap.

• My parents made me use soap as a kid, and I want my kids to make their own choice... when they are older.
• There are so many different kinds of soap, I am not sure we can know which kind of soap is right
• A lot of people claim to use soap, but they really don’t, and I don’t want my children exposed to all those soapy hypocrites.
• As long as you have good intentions it does not really matter if you use soap.
• I tried soap once, it did not make much difference. I think it is overrated.
• I think soap is good, but there is no hurry, it is okay to wait until you are almost dead.
• I do not have time to tell my children about soap.
• Soap is okay... for some people, but it is really not my sort of thing.
• I am too busy to use soap in my life.
• There are many things more important than soap.
• Soap is just not in my present plans.
• My spouse is the soap user in this family.
• Soap is okay for the kids, but I really don’t need it in my life.
• I just use soap for special occasions.

5. Willing to give her child to God

1. God gave originally
2. God can care for child

 
6. Willing to sacrifice for her child

1. Her child was important to her
2. Great love for child

05/09/99am East 38th St. FWB - Gary Marcum