Praying Mama part 1

From the Praying Mama

Have you ever heard someone say “Guess all we can do is pray” like we should be doing more, but since we can’t, we’ll have to pray about it?

Does it ever occru to anyone that praying is the BETTER thing to do? That sometimes God wants us to PRAY Period! He will do the DOING, He wants us to trust Him with that, our job is the PRAYING!

I have said this phrase myself. “Guess all we can do is pray” and it keeps striking me how funny that sounds. Maybe we should say, “Our work is to be praying right now.”

I have two babies. One almost 2 years and the other going on 8 months as I write this. I see the news headlines and think what a terrible world my children are growing up in!

How are they going to face this all when they’re older… or will they have to face some terrible things before they are `old enough’ too?

I don’t know what your fears for your children are, maybe they are different from mine, but I do know one thing.

I must do my part… and leave the rest up to God. (Easier said than done some days, yes!)

Part of doing my part, is praying for my children.

We need more praying Mamas!

Yes we, (my husband and I) need to ground them in the Word of God. To teach them the simple things like `Jesus Loves Me’ or “Let’s thank God for our food”.

But the most important thing we can do for our children is pray for them.

So when my baby wakes me in the night and I’m cuddling him in my arms, I pray he will one day grow to be a godly man who loves God with all his heart.

When my little toddler is looking up into mommies face and chattering away something I don’t understand, I smile and nod, pretending I do and I pray… that she will be a woman of God some day, and have a heart of compassion and love for others.

When my baby is constantly fussing and I pack him on my hip as I try to do a few things around the house, I pray he will be a strong man, a protector, a rock for the weak.

When my little girl says “No” to mommy and starts heading the other way, I pray she will not only learn to obey my voice, but her Heavenly Father’s voice.

When he giggles and laughs, I want him to always find his joy in the Lord… all his days.

When she ever so softly from her crib calls “Mommy” or “Daddy” in the morning, I pray she will be a prayer warrior some day.

Mommies and Daddies… pray for them! It’s the greater work!

S.L. Kliever