I am a big believer in a mother’s prayer. All prayers are powerful, but I feel a mother’s sincere prayer is one of the most powerful tools we have has a parent. Praying has been a staple in my life as a parent. Prayer guides me, aides me when times are tough, comforts me, and provides insights. It was my prayers that often made the difference in how things turned out with my children. I believe they might have turned out for the worse if I had not uttered them. As I reflect back on the years of raising my children,…
“God knows my heart”. How many times have we heard someone say this or said it ourselves? Although we usually say this phrase to express our true desire to serve God, it actually does more to show our sinful nature. The Bible has a lot to say when it comes to our hearts and it’s not all good. Scripture tells us our hearts are deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9 and Psalm 16:25) and can even condemn us (1 John 3:20). God knowing our hearts does us no good because our hearts are the very reason we sin (James 1:13-15). Please don’t be…
(Proverbs 20:30)”Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart.” The hands down most difficult break up I’ve had was with my almost 5 year relationship. Imagine talking, eating, practically breathing and coexisting with another person 24/7 for 5 years then suddenly putting an end to it. It’s like those 5 years of your life became meaningless or non-existent. Imagine someone punching a huge hole in your heart. I’ve never felt so empty and so lost after that. I questioned everything. I never looked at the world the same way again. What happened after…
I used to wonder when my life would start. Day after day I felt as though I was waiting for something to happen – although I could never quite figure out what that something was. At one point I thought it was a man that I needed – perhaps a fairy tale romance would add meaning to my life. Or maybe if I had more children and the perfect family I would have joy and fulfillment. Or perhaps if I finally got my degree and had a lucrative career and some fame then life could really start then. So I began…
Have you ever wanted God to do something so bad that you became anxious over the situation? Or you felt it in your spirit that it was right but the physical was just not aligning with the spiritual? I like to think of moments like these as the labor pains of a blessing coming your way! I imagine in the old days women did not have high tech doctor appointments to know if they were pregnant or not. I imagine a cycle was missed, or perhaps her woman’s intuition just told her she would be a mother in the coming…
There are days when the seemingly bad things just don’t appear to be getting any better. It’s so easy for me to look around at what isn’t and feel the urge to question God about my present circumstances. Then suddenly I am reminded of His Word in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.” Sometimes I have to replay these words over and over in my mind until they sink deep within my spirit and I am…
Locked out. I’d just come back to my car after an hour talking to God, walking in nature, and writing in my prayer journal at an outdoor area in a neighboring city. I needed to get home to pick up my kids from school, but my keys were nowhere to be found. I’d gotten out of my car with them, but… when I’d started journaling, my pen had run out of ink. When I retrieved another from my purse, in my trunk, I’d apparently left my keys in the trunk. I looked down at my cell phone. Only 8% power!…
I thank God for protecting me from what I thought I wanted … and blessing me with what I didn’t know I needed.
We cover a lot of marriage proposals here on The Praying Woman. Never have I seen a marriage proposal so simple, yet so creative. This one is sure to make you drop a tear or two, or three. 🙂 She had no idea what was in store for her. Congrats to Kina Smith and Mark Hamilton! Oh and by the way… SHE SAID YES!
In the heat of the moment, don’t escalate it… Pray about it. Here are 6 Bibles Verses to Manage Anger God’s Way
I have a question for you… What’s the one thing everyone needs, but most people lack it? Yes, Faith! We all need it, but most of us lack it.
I am without a doubt, a list kind of person… just ask my husband. Many of you can relate to this: that sense of accomplishment when you can cross something off a list. At times I am even guilty of writing down something that I have already done onto one of my multiple lists just to cross it off right away. It might be a little overkill how many lists I actually have: one at work for work tasks, a bucket list of all the places I want to go or things I want to do, a list for books…
Are you holding on To relationships that are holding you back? God knows who belongs in your life and who doesn’t. Whoever is meant to be there, will stay there.
Don’t act out and start sowing bad seeds, because the only one who will reap that harvest is you. Here are 5 Ways to be the bigger person and turn the other cheek…
Today fans are introduced to the tumultuous life of the Jordan family, and the older, wiser prayer warrior who teaches them to battle life’s challenges on their knees. From the Kendrick Brothers, Alex and Stephen Kendrick- the award-winning creators of Fireproof and Courageous, comes a powerful new film that will inspire moviegoers to start fighting their battles the right way—through prayer. WAR ROOM, hits theaters today. WAR ROOM, a compelling drama with humor and heart that explores the power that prayer can have on marriages, parenting, careers, friendships, and every other area of our lives. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan have…
Through my experiences I have gained a little insight into what was helpful for me during my time of suffering, and my hope and commitment is that I can use this experience to be there for others in ways that are helpful for their healing. These are the lessons I learned. I hope they will be helpful for you in supporting others through suffering: 8 Tips For Supporting a Loved One In Their Time of Suffering : 1. Love unconditionally It sounds simple, but this is really the most important thing you can do for someone who is suffering. It…
Every Woman Needs to Know this… Whenever you feel insignificant, just remember how important you are to God. He loves you!
Grace means you’re forgiven, it doesn’t mean things are fixed… Matthew 16:24-26(ESV) Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?” It is unrealistic to think that everything is going to be easy when you…
At least half of all marriages in today’s society are speeding down the highway to divorce, say the statistics. It’s becoming clear that many who enter marriage don’t have enough gas for the trip. In fact, the majority of couples spend much more time planning a five-hour wedding than they do preparing to live under the same roof with another imperfect person for the rest of their lives! In Luke 14:28 Jesus says, “‘Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to…
One of the most valuable lessons we can ever learn is learning to wait on God.
