Welcome! Sorry
this week’s post is coming late, I had a major challenge deciding what to
post. Eventually, I decided to wait and
use the opportunity of my older son’s birthday to post a few lessons, I have
learnt being the mother of a gentleman in every sense.
Fifteen years ago, Kenechi came into our lives
exactly the way we had prayed to God that he will come. When I got pregnant, we (Mark and myself)
started to pray every single day as he developed in the womb. We prayed specific prayers that aligned with
his formation stage in the womb and we asked God for a lot of things and God
answered every single one of those prayers.
Today as he turns fifteen, I take a look at the
journey of being his parents and I cannot but say that he has brought us only
joy… today I am thanking God for my
firstborn son; Kenechukwu Chinonso David Mordi.
Beautiful inside and outside… so calm sometimes I wonder? Friend to his siblings, extremely
compassionate heart. I thank God for KK,
the public speaker extraordinaire, for the many ways he has accepted us and
never hassled us even for the things he wanted and we couldn’t afford or wouldn’t
give.
I thank God for the special mind and the ability
to retain information that he has given to my first born son. Today, I don’t see how I deserve to be his
mother but I am honoured to be.
So what lessons can I share from being KK’s
mother for fifteen years?
1.
As we prayed and committed his formation and
growth and still do today, if you will commit your dreams and aspirations to
God, you will be amazed how far you will go.
We are fifteen years today and still counting, that can be your story
too. Prayer waters the ground for our
seeds of work to yield a harvest.
2.
Like I mentioned we prayed
specifically concerning what we wanted to see in his features and temperament
and he is exactly as we prayed. Concerning
your dream, if you will take time to keep deliberately speaking and praying,
you will get what you pray for. We prayed
when his nails were forming and when his hair was growing, we prayed about
every single part of him forming. You cannot
birth your dream without watering it with prayer.
3.
As his parents we did everything within
our capacity to give him a conducive environment to thrive, we told him we
loved him when it was needful, we disciplined him when it was required, and we
constantly spoke positively about him and his future. If your dream will make it, you will also be required
to give it what is required at every point.
4.
By the time KK was old enough we
sent him off to school, where we entered into collaborative efforts with his
teachers and school authorities to continue to shape him. However, we didn’t hand him over and never
went back to inspect how he was doing, we kept watch. When we noticed that he wasn’t thriving, we
took him elsewhere. Your dream is no
different, you will have to enlist the help of others along the way, and you
will need to keep inspecting what they are doing. And should you notice your team members are
giving the wrong vibes… step in and be the parent.
5.
Finally, we recognise that even
though KK is our son, he belongs to God and ultimately to the world to make a
difference. So we tell him; we encourage
him to begin to look beyond his needs alone and know that others are depending
on him. We tell him that he is on earth
for a PURPOSE and one he must rise to in due season. Your dream may be birth by you; it has
eternal potential to impact lives and generations even after you. It is your responsibility to position it in a
way that it fulfills that specific destiny it carries. So make sure you know what your dream
achieves put alongside eternity.
So, there you have it. Some of the lessons I learnt from being the
mother of a fifteen year old. I know
your dream may differ, but as long as you recognise its importance, and give it
‘your’ best possible, you will make it NeverTheLess.
Please join me in praying for KK that he will
make it NeverTheless. Happy Birthday
son, you are so loved.
Here is to your success
Sistar B
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