在我十多歲的時候，我的母親決志信主了。當時，我和姐姐都無法理解她的決定，但我們無法否認在她身上所看到的轉變。她擁有更多的平安和喜樂，並且開始忠心地在教會服事。她對聖經真理十分渴慕，甚至去神學院進修，完成神學課程。在我母親信主幾年後，我的姐姐也信了耶穌，並且開始事奉祂。又過了幾年，我也信了耶穌並開始事奉祂。許多年之後，我父親也和我們一樣接受耶穌為救主。我母親的決志信主在我們的直系和旁系親屬當中產生了漣漪效應，使好些人的生命得到改變。

使徒保羅在寫給提摩太的最後一封信中，鼓勵他持守對耶穌的信心，保羅提到了提摩太的屬靈遺產：「想到你心裡無偽之信，這信是先在你外祖母羅以和你母親友妮基心裡的，我深信也在你的心裡。」（提摩太後書1章5節）

各位母親和祖母們，你們的決定可以影響世世代代！提摩太的母親和祖母，培養了提摩太對耶穌基督的信心，使他成為一個合上帝心意的人，這是何等美好！

讓我們在這個母親節及往後的日子裡，尊榮那些決定跟隨耶穌的母親們。同時，也期盼你我能為至親好友留下一份屬靈的遺產。

As teens, my sister and I didn’t understand my mom’s decision to receive Jesus as her Savior, but we couldn’t deny the changes we saw in her. She had more peace and joy and began faithfully serving at church. She had such a hunger for studying the Bible that she attended and graduated from seminary. A few years after my mom’s decision, my sister accepted Christ and started serving Him. And a few years after that, I also placed my trust in Jesus and started serving Him. Many years later, my father joined us in believing in Him as well. My mom’s decision for Christ created a life-changing ripple effect among our immediate and extended family.

When the apostle Paul wrote his final letter to Timothy and encouraged him to persevere in his faith in Jesus, he noted Timothy’s spiritual heritage. “I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also” (2 Timothy 1:5).

Moms and grandmoms, your decisions can affect generations.

How beautiful that Timothy’s mom and grandmom helped nurture his faith so he could become the man God was calling him to be. 

On this Mother’s Day and beyond, let’s honor mothers who’ve made a decision to follow Jesus.

Let’s also leave a spiritual legacy for our loved ones.