05- 01- 11 MI DAILY DEVOTION
THE STRUGGLES OF THE SINGLE MOTHERS
1- “Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 2- And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 3- Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4- And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. 5- So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. 6- And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. 7- Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.”
These are some of the things that single mothers are going through right now: Fear, Failures and financial difficulties. I know that even the married, the singles and the believers are going through the same struggles.
Fear of her future and the future of her children. We have single mothers in our churches, neighborhood or at work. Some of the single mothers that you know may be living in fear. Pray for them and spend time with them. Offer some helps like doing the household chores.
The failures of the single mothers are known to many as bad luck or due to bad decisions. They became single mothers because of failures in marriage due to divorce or separation which is very common everywhere. There are those who failed in their career or failed due to depression caused by the death of a husband or a partner. One of the sad things that can happen (God forbid) is sex outside of marriage. There are single mothers who were raped, abused or due to pre-marital sex.
There are single mothers who are going through financial difficulties because of hospital bills, burial expenses and the financial responsibilities at home for their children. The woman in our text went through the same problems.
Augustine said: “Let God cover thy wounds.” And that is very true, let God covers your pain and sorrow with His love and comforts and the comfort of the Holy Spirit. But you really have to put your trust in the Lord. (Proverbs 3:5-6) “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6- In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Start it now and exercise your faith.”
