Praying Mama Part 2

From the Praying Mama

I don’t know about you… but as a mother, sometimes finding time to spend with the Lord each day can be a challenge. From the first crack of dawn, I’m on the go. Nurse the baby, get breakfast, feed the toddler, clean up, change diapers, do dishes, take a breather… change diapers again, put someone down for a nap, pick someone up from a nap, change diapers, nurse, feed, take time to play or read with them, start supper, give a snack, nurse, change diapers… you get the picture. On and on it goes.

I’ve always had a hard time sitting down and concentrating on praying for all the people who have asked for prayer… my mind wonders or I get sleepy.

But here’s something I learned during my Bible camp days. Prayer Journal!

I sit down and I pray journal. Writing down the prayer as I pray it keeps me focused and I have been blessed to see the record of how God has answered prayers, time and time again. Sometimes the prayers are short, sometimes long.

When a friend asks for prayer, I make a mental note to pray for them in my journal.

My prayer journals have been such a blessing over and over again.

Not only is it a record of our (my husband and I) love story, how God brought us together and led us, but how he has answered prayers for family members, or friends. It is also a record of the joys of anticipating our two children as I went through the ups and downs emotionally that pregnancy brings.

I also hope that someday they will be a blessing to my children to see how mama prayed for them!

Something I am doing special for each of my children, is a journal for them.

I write

            1. how I chose their name

            2. the meaning of their name

            3. memorable moments with them

            4. a prayer I have prayed for them

            5. encouraging letters to them

And I hope to put photos and other special things as well, but the main reason I write these Journals is to encourage them on in the Lord when they are old enough to some day read these scribbling from their mother.

I hope this will be encouraging to others as well

 S.L. Kliever