We live in a fleeting world. God says this life is only a vapor, that appears for a little time and then vanishes away (James 4:4). And yet there is another world. It is the enduring world. The forever world. Hebrews 10:34 tells us that we have "in heaven a BETTER and an ENDURING SUBSTANCE." But, somehow it is easy to get totally entrenched in this fleeting world and think this is where we have our substance, isn't it? No, our real substance is in the eternal world. Let's use every moment of every day to build into the substance of the eternal world (Hebrews 13:14).
The wonderful thing is that motherhood builds into the eternal world. What a privilege and blessing to embrace the divine career of motherhood. Each one of our children is an eternal soul that will live forever. As we lead them to salvation and in the ways of God we prepare them for the truly lasting world. What an awesome commission.
Forget "grasping" after material things and possessions. They will all be left behind. Pour your life into mothering and establishing a godly home and you will build up substance in the forever world.
I read an article yesterday about a woman who survived the holocaust. When she died at 93 she left behind 2,000 living descendants! Two thousands eternal souls! " What a legacy!
Here is the article about the Jewish woman, Yitta Schwartz, who I mentioned above.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/nyregion/21yitta.html
Love from Nancy Campbell