When mother and father ask me for recommendation, I encourage them to wish. Sometimes prayer is all you have got.
I’m certain you’ve had moments the place you felt helpless to guard your little one within the midst of circumstances that had been past your management. Every guardian has paced a hospital flooring, misplaced sleep in fear, or stored vigil at a front room window till a baby returned safely house. We’ve all bandaged sufficient scraped knees to know that we are able to’t defend our youngsters from every little thing regardless of how vigilant we’re.
And so we pray.
Prayer is one thing of a thriller to many mother and father, so I’ve invited co-authors Hillary Ferrer and Julie Loos to affix me on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly to speak about how mothers can develop a daily, sincere prayer life for themselves and for his or her households.
Hillary is the founding father of Mama Bear Apologetics. Julie Loos is a contributing creator for Mama Bear Apologetics.
We mentioned how prayer connects us with one thing deeper than our challenges, renews our hope, and strengthens us when circumstances make us weak. Hillary and Julie share:
- How to maintain prayer uncooked and sincere.
- What to do when God doesn’t reply prayer the way in which we’d hoped.
- The constructing blocks of praying with your loved ones.
- How to wish for a prodigal little one.
- Steps to constructing a legacy of prayer with your loved ones.
They additionally clarify 4 forms of prayer mothers can incorporate into their prayer life:
- Praise – Helps us join with God’s goodness.
- Confession – Enables us to confront our sin and obtain forgiveness.
- Thanks – Develops a grateful coronary heart inside us that we then channel into service for God.
- Intercession – Brings our youngsters’s must the Lord.
Whether you’re kneeling at your bedside at night time or sitting in a hospital room determined for excellent news, pray. Because generally prayer is all you have got.
Hear my full dialog with Hillary Ferrer and Julie Loos in your native radio station, on-line, on Apple Podcasts, or hear on our free telephone app.
Before I shut, I’d like to ask you to turn out to be a particular associate with us by our month-to-month “Friends of Focus on the Family” program. When you do, I’ll ship you a duplicate of Hillary and Julie’s ebook Honest Prayers for Mama Bears as a means of claiming thanks for touching others with the love of Christ. You’ll additionally obtain member-exclusive advantages. To make your pledge, or for extra info, click on right here or name 1-800-A-FAMILY (232-6459).