The Oxford Advanced Dictionary defines custodian as “a person who takes responsibility for taking care
of or protecting something”.
Woman as a
custodian of God’s seed has been ordained and mandated to take care, protect and
take responsibility for the all round wellbeing of God’s seed in her custody.
You are not
the absolute owner of that child or children but just a partner, caretaker or
custodian and as a woman it’s a rare privilege and honour to be in partnership with
the Almighty God Himself in the business of nurturing His seeds.
God vowed in
the beginning to the serpent that your seed as a woman would destroy the head
of the serpent (devil).
So as a woman
you need to strategically position yourself to be able to fulfill this great
mandate of heaven and be used by God Almighty.
No matter the
challenges you face in raising these Godly treasures, you must never see them
as a burden but as blessings from God.
God Almighty
has a reason for sending that child or children your way and you should never
take that rare privilege for granted.
The Bible
talks in the book of Psalms 127:3-5 about the purpose of children given to you:
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So
are the children of one's youth. 5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full
of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the
gate. Psalms 127:3
– 5
Furthermore in
the book of Genesis 22 : 16 – 18, God promised or said concerning Abraham our Father
that it is through his seed that the gate of the enemy shall be taken and
through these seeds that all the families of the earth be blessed.
"By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord,
because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son 17 blessing I will bless you, and
multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as
the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate
of their enemies. 18 In your seed all the nations of the earth
shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." Gen 22: 16 – 18
That child or
children given to you is not yours but the Lord’s .Every decision, action,
victory, challenges needed in the course of caring for and taking
responsibility for these precious seed(s) should be channeled to the giver of
these treasures or gift Himself.
You as a woman have
been given the rare privilege to bring forth and nurture these precious seed of
God and because of this great task, unusual strength in terms of grace, wisdom
and patience to fulfill this great commission has been place inside of you. All
you need to do is to talk to the giver of these seeds on how best to take care
of them. Like the emphasis in the first issue of this topic, as a woman you
must live a life of prayer, which is being in constant communication with your
maker so as to be able to understand your purpose and fulfill it. There is no shortcut
to this, if you are to fulfill the real purpose in the heart of God concerning
you on earth.
Often times than
none, we complain about the horrible things that is happening in our society,
leadership, body of Christ and the world as a whole but we forget that there is
no society, leadership, body of Christ
and the whole world that did not originate from the family.
Family life is the
origin of mankind, the pivotal foundation from which the society, leadership
and the body of Christ springs from.
We quickly forget that there can be no society or body of Christ without the family yet the truth is that every man, every depraved woman or every delinquent child that makes us despair for the sanity of our society and sanctity of our churches today comes from a certain family.
It is within the
family that the human life begins and often closes its earthly pilgrimage. Here
it is trained for this world and disciplined for the world that is to come;
here the seed of thoughts are sown and the young ideas are taught to shoot;
here the gems of those principles are implanted, that is to be the future of
our being; here the boy is trained to be the man and the bud of feminine virtue
and loveliness beneath the watchful and loving eyes of the parents blooms into
the full flower of the future woman and finally, the family which is the cradle
of greatness where the sacred ark emerges from: the pulpit and the bench, the
senate, the university and the national services etc
You as a woman need
to see and understand the importance of your role as a custodian of God’s seed
in that family you are placed. This is not a task that can be taken anyhow or
with your human strength or knowledge. This is a task that must be God
involved. God is the owner and giver of this seed, so he should never be left
out of caring for them.
Every Christian
family ought to be a little church, consecrated to Christ and wholly influence
and governed by his laws.
As a woman you are
ordained to nurture that seed in your custody spiritually, physically and
emotionally. Your children are not meant to be nurtured by maids, family
members, friends or even your parents. Your parents have done their own part of
raising you and now it is your turn to nurture those precious seed in your care
and ensure they bruise the head of the serpent.
To be able to take
proper care of God’s seed in your custody, you need to do these
1)
Spiritually - You
are meant to pray for them and also teach these children how to talk to God.
The best way to effectively imbibe this principle and lifestyle into them
without struggle is to live an exemplary lifestyle. Children learn best by
observation around them.
When was the last time your child or children see you
praying, studying the Word of God or worshiping God?
2)
Physically - To be
able to successfully care for these seeds you need to monitor what they eat.
Many women have left the physical nurturing of their children to their maids or
people around them in the name of being busy with other things.
You as a custodian of God’s seeds should at every point in
time know the state of these precious seeds physically. What are they eating and
drinking? Is it nutritionally balanced? How about their clothes, hair and
teeth? Who are their friends and confidants? What kind of movies are they
watching and how is it influencing their lives?
3)
Emotionally - How
close are you to your children? Is your work, ministry, career, business or
friends taking the best of your time and you don’t spend quality time with your
child/children or family anymore. When last did you tell that child how
precious and special he or she is? If you as the custodian fail to tell them
often how special and loved they are someone or something out there would fill
that vacuum. This is one of the serious and compulsory duties that has been
given to you as their custodian.
You as a mother and woman must ensure that your home is
filled with love, care and the presence of the Holy Spirit so as to fulfill your
main purpose of being these seeds’ custodian. You might say it’s not easy, you
can’t understand what I am facing every day? Sister that is why you need to
constantly ask the giver of these seeds to help you, strengthen you and lead
you on how to handle and nurture these seed. There is always a way of escape
for every challenge (1 Corin 10:13). Talk to the manufacturer and giver of these
precious gifts and He would download the instructional manual on how to
effectively handle these seeds.
Woman you are more than this!
See you in the next edition.
