A Mother’s Day Message-Mrs.Lydia Loh

A Mother’s Day Message-Mrs.Lydia Loh

This Sunday at CDC, we were privileged to celebrate Mother’s Day with Mrs.Lydia Loh as the Speaker. She spoke on 3 important findings that she has seen in her life in relation to motherhood.

Firstly, a Mother’s love is like God’s love.

 "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” Isaiah 49:15

Having lost her mother from a young age, Lydia did not know who her mother was, and often felt a deep sense of loss especially when seeing other children with their mothers. She often wondered if her mother ever really loved her, and her childhood was filled with much pain. Yet, one day, she found a crumpled note in her mother’s old dress in faded pencil writing. It contained her mother’s dying wish to her father for him to take the children to movies and send Lydia to school. In those days, hardly any girl went to school, but Lydia was most fortunate that she was given the privilege to. From that day, Lydia realized that her mother did love her, and it changed her life.

Later on, when she became a Christian, she realized that God had loved her all along, just like a Mother loves her child.

Secondly, a Mother is not spared from tragedy. Another important event that Lydia experienced in her life was when her father passed away suddenly 20 years ago. A reckless motorcyclist had crashed into him just outside his house, speeding from the wrong side of a one-way street. None of her neighbors saw the perpetrator ever again, and he got away without any punishment at all. This left poor Lydia in great bitterness and unforgiveness as she missed her father terribly. For two years, she lived life like a zombie until one day when she attended a Women’s conference.

She remembered the Speaker’s name then was Ai Leen and she began by saying “I love my name, because I lean on Jesus! Something hit Lydia, and she realized at that point she was leaning on the wrong person. All this while, she had accepted Christ but was leaning on her father as her ultimate source of support. Once she realized that she had to lean on Jesus, she was delivered from her depression, and began to find the joy of the Lord again.

Finally, a Mother needs God’s grace. Lydia remained barren for many years of her life, and it was a source of great frustration and sadness to her. Despite many prayers and medical consultations, she still could not get pregnant, and she dreaded having to attend full moon celebrations. Yet, in due time, the Lord did help her conceive and give birth to a beautiful child, and looking back, she realized that it was God’s grace that was giving her time to be much better prepared to be a mother. She understood God’s Words that all things will work together for the good of those who love Him.

In conclusion, let us know that God loves us, like a perfect mother, and in spite of any tragedy, we can lean on our Lord Jesus for strength! His grace is sufficient for us to face anything in life, and He makes everything beautiful in His time.

God bless,

Jason