Feature Friday

Congratulations, you made it through another week in the lovely world of motherhood! As most of you know on Fridays we take time to feature Saved M.O.M.’s . There are so many wonderful mothers that don’t get the recognition they deserve. I am proud to say that this week’s Feature Friday is dedicated to Sondra Susanne Hulette. She currently resides in Mount Dora, Florida. Sondra has such a kind spirit with a willingness to help others grow in the Lord.

Sondra came to know the Lord at 8 years old. She grew up in a Christian home (her father is a Baptist minister.) In our interview she explained, “A bitter departure from a church he was serving caused me to have much anger toward the church for many years. In rebellion, I lived my teen years disobedient to the Lord’s will. But thankfully, He never was unfaithful to me. I finally turned to Him after a failed marriage in 1992 and began living an obedient life.” She suffered the consequences of a lot of bad choices in her younger days, but she said, “What Satan intends for evil, God can use for good.”

When I asked Sondra what being a Saved M.O.M. means to her she said, “I’ve dealt with a lot of heartache as a mother of three adult children. I’d like to think I was a good mother in raising my two sons and one daughter, but the truth is, I made plenty of mistakes. I look back now and see how selfish a lot of my motives were. But I know that “God is working in all things for good to those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose.” Through her experiences the Lord has shown her how to trust Him in every circumstance. He has shown her that even though she thought she had situations under control she didn’t, but He did. She explained, “He has taught me to not be so quick to judge the sins of others before looking as myself. (“Judge not, lest ye be judged.”) No matter what the circumstance He has been there to comfort, guide, teach, forgive, and love in every trial of life. I just don’t know how anyone could tackle the responsibility of motherhood without the Lord. He is my Rock!” Her favorite scripture is Romans 8:28.

She wanted to leave all mothers with these words… “Instead of looking at difficulties in life and asking God why, ask Him what He wants you to learn from it. He has so much to teach us. When we ask Him for things to go the way we want them to, we are missing the blessing. He isn’t in the business of making our lives comfortable. He’s in the business of perfecting our hearts. As Jesus so perfectly stated in the Lord’s Prayer, “… Thy Will be done.”

Sondra has been blessed with an awesome ministry. Cornerstone Ministries was founded with a vision to teach others to apply Biblical principles to their lives. At Cornerstone Ministries they want to show you how to take a fresh look at what you do, how you do it, and why you do it. The ministry lines up life principles with God’s word in order to discover His truth, learn to look at the internal instead of the external and search for cause and effect through Biblical reasoning. Sondra explained, “It’s always exciting to see His Word afresh and anew. So many times we find ourselves doing something because that’s how we were taught. If we stopped to examine our methods or even our way of thinking, it might surprise many of us how secular our life principles are.” You can visit the website at www.ephesians2-20.org or call to schedule an event for your church or group at 352-408-7418.

Be sure to tune in Monday for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment).

Mommie Blessings,

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