JIF peanut butter used to have a slogan (and maybe they still use it), “Choosy moms choose JIF.” Pretty clever. In other words, if you’re a mom who’s interested in making smart choices for your children and looking for what is very best for your children, then the natural thing for you to do is to choose JIF peanut butter. Are you a choosy mom? What other sorts of things would “choosy moms” choose?
Choosy moms choose to take their kids to Bible class. Of all the places moms take their kids (like she’s a taxi service), Bible Class should be the top destination every Sunday and Wednesday.
Choosy moms choose Christ-centered priorities for their homes. It is easy to let friends, school and extra-curricular activities set the priorities for the family, but moms know Christ alone must be first.
Choosy moms choose appropriate entertainment inside their homes. Games, movies, TV shows, apps, phone usage—these are not things for children to make decisions on their own but are things that moms need to regulate.
Choosy moms choose modest, appropriate, “professing-godliness” apparel for their daughters (and themselves). This isn’t easy or popular today, but if girls do not learn modesty at home (from mom), where will they learn it?
Choosy moms choose to respect their husbands as the head of the house and support him in that role. The Bible still teaches that “the husband is the head of the wife,” and every mom should show her children how God’s roles in the home are the best and need to be honored every day.
Choosy moms choose positive attitudes when discussing the church and its members. What a mom says and how she says, when she’s talking about “people down at church,” will have a direct impact on how those children grow up and view the church.
Choosy moms choose to teach with words and exemplify in actions true love for the Lord and His Word. Just like “being a mom” is a 24/7 “job,” being a Christian is a 24/7 “job,” and children need to grow up with a deep love for God, for Jesus and for the Bible because that’s what they saw in mom.
Being a “choosy mom” is not the easiest or most popular path to take. Sometimes moms would rather be “non-choosy” or “I-don’t-care-go-away” moms. Sometimes moms have so much going on and so many things to do, that it’s tempting to let “church stuff” slide and “godly living” fade. Unlike the message of the nifty slogan, “choosy moms” usually have much tougher choices than which peanut butter to buy.
Thank God for “choosy moms,” who only want what is very best for their children and thus choose to be “choosy”!