Each year I read the Bible through. I read a Proverb of the day…there are 31 Proverbs…so in a month I have completed reading the book of instruction in Wisdom, Knowledge, Discernment, Discretion, Understanding, Righteousness, Justice, and Equity. The purpose would be that understanding comes from increased learning which allows me to acquire Biblical wise counsel in knowing how to live as a godly mother with the power of influence. Proverbs 1:1-7
Because we are mom’s, we have the biggest responsibility and privilege of schooling and equipping our children in how to maneuver through life and one day teach their own children. Worldly wisdom will bring their destruction. Biblical wisdom will bring the fear of the Lord and the beginning of knowledge that will guarantee protection and success in life. Proverbs is a textbook for truth regarding a person’s relationship to God, Oneself and Other’s. It supersedes personality type and is designed to teach us to contemplate the fear of God and what it is to live by His wisdom.
When the Author and Creator of All that is…gives me a manual or workbook, you can bet I’m in…and I’m on it! My course was set many years ago and the simple comparisons between common, concrete images and life’s most profound truths has challenged me to look at life through another-worldly lense. “Proverbs are simple, moral statements (or illustrations) that highlight and teach fundamental realities about life.” (John MacArthur)
As chaotic and divisive as our world is at this moment, there is still a book that is packed with help, instruction and teaching! The author, Solomon, gives insight into the tricky issues of life facing us today. I love this book because it clearly addresses the importance of imparting a pattern of undeniable absolute truth from generation to generation. That speaks to this Mom!
What will I leave behind?
Did I do a good job with what was entrusted to me?
My heritage (children and grandchildren) is “my truth”, to coin the popular phrase today…
How did I use “my empowerment” for the success of my heritage, to coin another popular phrase…?
In the end it will ONLY be:
Did I seek and find HIS TRUTH?
and was I EMPOWERED by HIS Spirit??
My Heritage
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
