Still Their Mama - Day 1

Still Their Mama

Still Their Mama – Day 1

God Saw Her First

“You are the God who sees me.”

— Genesis 16:13

Devotional:

You didn’t stop being their mama when the calls stopped.

You didn’t lose your title when the hugs got shorter, the visits disappeared, or their silence stretched across years like a canyon.

You are still their mama.

Even if they’re estranged.

Even if it’s your fault.

Even if it’s not.

Even if addiction, bitterness, pride, or pain sits in the space between your hearts.

You are still their mama — because God saw you first.

Long before they turned away, God turned toward you.

He saw your arms reach for them as babies…

He sees them now, empty.

He saw your womb carry them.

He sees your soul still doing it.

And if you’ve carried guilt like a second skin, God whispers:

“I never told you to wear that.”

There is no expiration date on motherhood.

Not in heaven. Not in the Spirit. Not in this holy ache.

You don’t have to be perfect.

You don’t have to fix it all.

You don’t even have to know what to pray.

You just have to show up with your broken heart and say,

“God, I still love them.”

And He’ll answer:

“So do I.”

Prayer:

God, I’ve tried to carry this alone.

The ache, the silence, the guilt, the questions…

They press against my chest at night and make it hard to breathe.

But You are the God who sees.

You saw me become a mama,

And you haven’t looked away since.

Help me lay down what I can’t fix.

Hold what I can’t reach.

And love them — even from afar — through me.

Because no matter where they are…

I’m still their mama.

And you’re still my God.

Amen.

You are still their mama, and God is still holding both of you.

Carry this truth with you today:

Love endures, God protects, and restoration is never beyond His reach.