As I write this post I am thinking of mothers who may have trained their children according to proverbs 22:6, but at this point in time they are filled with disappointment because of the path that their children have chosen. I am thinking of mothers whose child or children may have found themselves into situations that are unimaginable, of mothers whose children are incarcerated, homeless or maybe, you do not even know where they are or and have not spoken to them in years. I am thinking
of mothers who feel abandoned by their children, who have worked tirelessly to send their children to college and they graduate and are ashamed of recognizing you as mother. As hard as this may be, I would like you to stop a minute and listen to what God is saying to you in the book of Jeremiah.
The Lord is saying stop crying, because the hard work that you put into raising your children, into training them, will be rewarded. Stop crying, because they – (meaning your children) will return from the land of the enemy. That is where they are in the enemy’s territory, yes they have been lured away, but they will return. He did not say they may return, but they will return. There is hope for your future, in other words there is something to look forward to. Your children will return to their own land- they will return to a place of peace and safety and wellbeing. So as difficult as this period in your life is, stop looking at the present situation and start to focus on the future, start rejoicing knowing that they will come home.