PRAYING MOMS

We want to set aside some regular opportunities for prayer. Twice a month on Tuesday nights.  This is for moms of all ages and stages in their motherhood: pregnant moms, moms of infants, toddlers, school age kids, teens, college kids and adult children as well. I’d like to use these times to pray for each other too: for strength, grace, stamina, for equipping, for courage and for faith to help us navigate all stages of motherhood.

 Over the last several months, I’ve had many conversations with mothers and I kept hearing the same thing: these mothers’ hearts were burdened for their children. As I’ve meditated on this, I’ve come to realize that the answer is the same for all seasons of motherhood - it’s applicable to every stage of motherhood no matter the age of our children.

So, what’s a mother to do?

1. REMEMBER AND FIGHT: (God is great and awesome )

Nehemiah 4:14 gives us some instruction: “Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your (husbands) wives and your homes.”  Remember that God is great and awesome - now fight.

 2. RECOGNIZE: (our weakness and God’s provision)

We need to recognize that as mothers, we often feel weak - but that’s ok. God has a solution for that!

  •  2 Cor. 10:3 helps us recognize our weakness: “For though we are weak in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh.

  • 2 Cor. 12:9 -God reassures us: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

 3. RETOOL: (replacing carnal weapons with spiritual)

  • 2 Cor. 10:4 -The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.”

What’s our spiritual weapon? Prayer.

“Prayer is a partnership of the redeemed child of God working hand in hand with God toward the realization of his redemptive purposes in earth.” - Jack Hayford

 4. RESOURCE: (The Word)

Isaiah 55:11 tells us God’s word will not return void - but will accomplish what God desires and will achieve his purposes. If we are to pray God’s will, we need to pray His Word over our kids with an eye toward God’s redemptive purposes in their lives.

 An InvitatioN

With these things in mind, I’m inviting moms to join me in praying for our children - in fighting with the weapons that God has given us. Fighting for our kids, our families and our homes. 

 You’ve all heard of Tiger Moms and Helicopter Moms, right? They use carnal methods of fighting for their kids. Let’s retool and instead employ the spiritual means for our warfare that God has provided and be PRAYING MOMS!

 Details:

 These will be at my house on Tuesday nights from 7-8 pm. Address: 45 E. Mariposa St, Altadena

  •  Our first prayer time will be Tuesday night, Jan 30th

  • The second will be Tuesday night, Feb, 20th

  • Thereafter, we will meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights of each month for March / Apr / May

RESOURCES:

 While these times will not include any teaching, here are some helpful books I’d like to recommend that can assist you in our prayer time:

  1.  Take Words With You  by Tim Kerr (Kindle version)

  2. Praying the Scriptures for Your Children: Discover How to Pray God’s Purpose for Their Lives by Jodie Berendt

  3. Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children:  Trusting God with the Ones You Love by Jodie Berendt

 Hope to see you there!

 

 

 

Tamara Boomsma