“Well obviously you pray for your children every day, right?” My friend looked me in the eye, waiting for an affirmative answer. “RIGHT?” she repeated.
Gulp. I sure wanted to say, “Oh yes! Every day - of course!” Especially since we were chatting in the church vestibule. But the truth was no, I didn’t. I wanted to pray for them every day. I intended to pray for them every day. But some days I fell asleep too early or was too mad about an evening discipline issue or wasted too much time on social media or just plain forgot to pray for my children.
God laid Prayer Prompts for Moms on my heart as a tool to help solve this problem -- for me, and other moms with the same struggle. Instead of waiting until the end of the day to pray for my children, I’m training myself to pray for them throughout my day - even if I’m not alone (which I seldom am, hahaha…) and even if I’m doing something else too (no guilt for multitasking prayer sometimes!).
I invite you to join me in a no-more-excuses journey of praying for your children.
Gulp. I sure wanted to say, “Oh yes! Every day - of course!” Especially since we were chatting in the church vestibule. But the truth was no, I didn’t. I wanted to pray for them every day. I intended to pray for them every day. But some days I fell asleep too early or was too mad about an evening discipline issue or wasted too much time on social media or just plain forgot to pray for my children.
God laid Prayer Prompts for Moms on my heart as a tool to help solve this problem -- for me, and other moms with the same struggle. Instead of waiting until the end of the day to pray for my children, I’m training myself to pray for them throughout my day - even if I’m not alone (which I seldom am, hahaha…) and even if I’m doing something else too (no guilt for multitasking prayer sometimes!).
A Prayer Prompt is a reminder to pray with a built in Scripture, thought or encouragement to get you started, and this is why they work for moms:
- You can pray right now. Prayer Prompts are designed to be used immediately: when it pops up in your inbox or news feed, pray it right then - don’t save it for later and risk forgetting altogether.
- You don’t need a ton of time. Prayer Prompts overlay your schedule rather than adding to your (already full) schedule.
- You can multitask. Read the Prompt and continue washing the dishes as you respond to it in prayer.
- You don’t need to be alone. Go ahead and let your children hear you (use discretion for sensitive topics) - your example will help teach them how to pray continuously through their days.
- You don’t need to figure it out yourself. All of us need a hand sometimes. Each Prayer Prompt focuses on a concise topic relevant to your children, family or motherhood so you have a clear roadmap of what to pray.
I invite you to join me in a no-more-excuses journey of praying for your children.
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