The Journey of Faith Part 7 - It Takes Two - 5.11.25

Joshua Boyd

This morning we celebrate our moms in the house and the moms that raised us.  I’m very thankful for my mom who, right after she had me and then my sister, realized she didn’t know how to raise two kids as a twenty-four-year-old.  She needed help. She needed God…and found Him.  

From a child, my sisters and I heard Bible faith teaching on the radio every morning.  Mom’s journey of faith, from a devout Catholic with a heart for God to a born-again Spirit-filled believer dedicated to following God and His Word, brought my sisters and I along in it.  

The journey of faith for all of us, can’t be done alone.  It will feel like you are alone sometimes because walking with God and obeying His will goes against the mainstream.  Elijah thought he was alone when 450 prophets of Baal showed up to his challenge and he was the only representative of God’s side.  He “won”…God won but Elijah left, went to a cave and said Lord take me now, I’m alone.  God’s answer?  You are not alone, there are 7,000 others who have not worshipped Baal.  Go, here are your next steps.  

Scriptures are full of encouragement for us that we are not alone; and we have commands to be the one who comes alongside others.  

Amos 3:3

NKJV Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?

NLV Do two men walk together unless they have made an agreement?

NLT Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?

Moms and Dads, we can apply this to us in all three context:  parents must be walking in agreement about rearing the kids, discipline, church, Bible doctrine, etc.  We can’t be living our lives going in two different directions and expect our kids to find their path. We are the stewards of their journey of faith.  

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Ephesians 6:4

And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Look at Proverbs 31.  You might think you know where I’m going when you hear that chapter, but you don’t. Yes, these verses describe the Godly, woman and mother who cares for her husband and household, is successful in life and business.  Look at verse 1

Proverbs 31:1

The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him:

It was the king’s mother who taught him about what kind of woman to look for.   His mother described the godly wife that he should find.  Moms, you are key in directing the path of your children’s journey of faith.  You walk the path yourself, literally carrying them at first.  Then when they are old enough to start walking on their own, spiritually, you walk alongside them to show the way and keep them on the path.  When Louisa first started walking and we’d be on a sidewalk together, she’d go all over the place distracted by everything.  Even though the sidewalk was clear and straight, her feet weren’t following it. 

Christians do the exact same thing.  God has a clear and straight path for us, but when we are spiritually immature, we get distracted by too much and wander all over.  This is where faith buddies come in.  Moms and dads, we are each other’s faith buddy.  Guys, help your brother.  Ladies, help your sisters.  Be the one that sees the wandering of someone else and goes to walk with them to support, uphold and guide.