Women
What about the woman / women in your life … what kinda influence are they making on you ? I’ve been blessed with two God-fearin women in my direct path in this world… my mama, Jeraldine Lewis, and my wife, Pennye Jacobs Lewis. My mama has gone on home ( by way of a massive heart attack ), and God provided me Pennye to help me along my journey. I didn’t have a spiritual leader in my daddy, so my mama took the responsibility of that role…for which, I’m eternally grateful. Naw, it ain’t “Mama’s Day”, but i don’t think we give enough recognition to our God-fearin mamas / wives that help us draw closer to Jesus by correcting us when we take on like heathens or when we just need a little remindin about who we belong to. I know i wouldn’t be worth killin if it wasn’t for these two godly ladies. You don’t know what you’re missin if you don’t have at least one godly role model or mentor woman in your life. They may not know it here on earth, but i guarantee you they’ll know it when they hit them pearly gates, how much influence they really had for the kingdom of God. I think it’s a disservice to God when we don’t recognize them for their impact. They don’t HAVETA do all they do…but they do it anyway…because God uses them to exemplify His compassion, His concern, His provision and His love. ( He’s also notorious for usin em to keep us straight 😉 ) We definitely don’t give em the props they deserve. Mother’s Day and their birthday ain’t nearly enough to tell em how much they’re respected, admired and loved. I believe we as men, will be held accountable for being, not only the spiritual leader of our household…the one that lovingly guides our women to be Christ-like and respectable ( Ephesians 5:25 ) …but also, being good stewards of these “gifts from heaven”. If God’s given us a gift, what does it say about us if we treat that gift as if it’s nothing ? I believe God’s watchin us to see if we really appreciate it ( them ) … and expects us to take care of it ( them ) as we ought to. We’re in the book of Ruth in our Sunday School class at the moment, and i was reminded by Naomi’s ( Ruth’s mama-in-law ) words to Ruth, as to the blessedness of a God-honoring woman. I know there was more than one God-fearing woman listed in the Bible, but I’m also reminded that “my mama” was Pennye’s mama-in-law … and how their mutual love for the Lord reflected in their relationship, in the conversations they had, how they made each other better, how they so enjoyed each other’s company, and how they expressed their love and respect for each other. We miss mama all the time…but I’ve got two daughters-in-“love” and a daughter that gets to benefit from Pennye’s example…her love for the Lord overflows on them…and i just sit back and smile, and yeah, sometimes i have a tear roll out my eyes…and i thank my awesome God for blessing me, my kids, their wives and husband, my grandyounguns and many others that ain’t even kin to us, with a Godly, God-fearin woman ! Pennye Lewis … i bless the day i met you … i thank our Lord for you, and i love you more than I’ve ever been able to tell you ! Men…cherish that woman-of-God that He has placed in your life. He didn’t have to give her to you. Thank You, Father God, for the ones that you’ve given me. Continue to mold them into the beautiful vessels that they are. In Jesus ’ name…Amen.