In an age of negative influences bombarding children from all sides, how important it is that they see the strong spiritual influences within the family. As mothers and grandmothers, we have a mission to build God’s love into a child.

Grandmothers and mothers often fail to get credit for the success of a child. Often it is the father or the child’s intellect or good luck. However, it is mothers and grandmothers who have often been working quietly from the birth to build character.

Lois and her daughter, Eunice, are mentioned only once in the Bible. Not much is said about them but that which is recorded tells the story.

To get this picture, we will take a look at the son and grandson, Timothy. The apostle Paul wrote two personal letters to Timothy, a young church leader. In II Timothy 1:2, Paul calls him "my beloved son." Timothy was his spiritual son and beloved protégé.

Acts 16:1 tells us that Timothy’s mother was a Jewess and a believer but his father was a Greek. His father would have known little about God but Timothy received training through his mother and grandmother. We are told that Timothy had known the Holy Scriptures from infancy, "which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus."
II Timothy 3:15, 16

Paul writes, "I have been reminded of your sincere faith which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also." II Timothy 1:5

Timothy may have been led to faith by Paul but I am inclined to think that it was his grandmother Lois and mother Eunice who steered him to Jesus Christ.
They had given him a firm foundation in Scripture, when they came to know Jesus, it would have been natural to teach Timothy about their new found hope.

These two Jewish women must have taught Timothy to know God just as they had been taught, for ancient scriptures instructed:
"fix these words of Mine in your hearts and minds: ... Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road ..." Deuteronomy 11:18, 19

They knew that if he had a good foundation, he would be strong as he grew.
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6

They knew that in giving him this start, he would have inner guidance that would never fail him.
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Proverbs 9:10

So as mothers and grandmothers, lets not entrust our children’s future to chance, but to faith in the One we know.