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What Kind Of Mother?

A Mother’s Story of Loss, Love, and the Savior Who Changed Everything

A true testimony of grace and redemption - Donna J. Cox

I Wanted to Be the Perfect Mom

My life started out like a storybook. My mother was the greatest person in the world to me. She read to me, sang songs, took me to lessons, made matching dresses for my sisters and me, and tried to give us a beautiful childhood.

Then, when I was nine years old, everything changed. One day I woke up in a strange place, and the mother I loved was gone. My brother, my two younger sisters, and I were left with relatives. I kept hoping it was only a nightmare and that my old life would return. It did not.

I spent my young life searching for that love again, often in the wrong places. I became determined to be the perfect mother so my own children would never feel the pain I had felt. But I discovered that good intentions could not fill the emptiness in my heart. I needed something more. I tried religion, but it felt cold and out of reach.

Then a small light began to shine.

My best friend, Sue, had started going to church and had gotten “saved.” I avoided her for a while, but God kept bringing to my mind a Bible verse I had learned as a child:

John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Sue patiently showed me from the Bible that Jesus loved me and that He could change my life. I went to church, listened to the preaching, searched the Scriptures for myself, and finally stopped running. I asked Jesus to forgive my sins and be my Savior. And He did!

The Love I Had Been Looking For

I had never known peace, joy, and love like this. The Bible became alive to me. I learned that I was not alone, that Jesus would never leave me, and that He offered a peace the world could not give. The burden I had carried for years was replaced with hope and a future in the family of God.

John 10:10 - “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

Proverbs 3:5-6 - “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

The Same Savior Is Calling You

Romans 3:10 - “There is none righteous, no, not one.”

Romans 3:23 - “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”

Romans 5:8 - “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 6:23 - “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 10:13 - “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

You Can Call On Him Today

When I understood these truths, I repented of my sin and asked God to forgive me. I was ready to turn from my sin and turn to God. My prayer is that you will do the same.

Salvation is not found in being a perfect mother, living a perfect life, or trying harder. It is found in Jesus Christ. If you know that you are a sinner and believe that Jesus died for you on the cross of Calvary, and rose again, call on Him in faith.

A prayer does not save by itself; Jesus saves. The prayer simply expresses the faith and repentance of a heart that is calling on Him. “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13

And My Mother’s Story?

After years of alcoholism and a life that had nearly been destroyed, my mother also got saved. For the last four years of her life, I had my “Mommy” back. Best of all, because of Christ, I have the hope of spending eternity with her in Heaven.

I have not always been the best mom in the world, but I have always wanted to be. I am thankful for God’s Word and for the years He gave me to sow its seeds in my children’s hearts.

Proverbs 31:10, 28 - “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies... Her children arise up, and call her blessed.”

Scripture verses quoted from the King James Version (KJV)

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