Million Praying Moms Blog

  APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I turned on the water and touched my hands to catch the flow. It filled up quickly and I let it run down because it felt soothing. I must have stood there several minutes just watching the water fill and overflow from my hands onto...

  APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  When my boys were really little, I stood with them in front of the ocean and pointed out to the vast, strong, powerful water that filled the horizon to what seemed like its very end. When I had their attention, I said, "See how big...

  APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  A friend sent me a text asking for prayer. Of course, I quickly responded, feeling honored she thought to ask me. But several days later, when she texted about something else, I realized I'd never prayed. Not an honorable moment...

  APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  Have you ever thought this moment of joy can't possibly last for long? Maybe your family's gone through a long string of illnesses, every child passing on the dreaded stomach bug from one to another and then the flu and then pink eye...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I can forget that our God is the gracious God. It amazes me that in all He has done for me. In an all I have learned about Him, I will still question His grace. In my spiritual amnesia, I can convince...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  What is the point of living to righteousness anyway? On the surface, it seems far easier to simply live life as we want. Living to righteousness, or as it says in the New Living translation, live for what...

  APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  What has God really called us to, as moms? If we've truly given ourselves to be servants of Christ, we actually don't have the final say in what happens to us anymore. We who call ourselves Christians no longer live, we're dead....

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I often wonder why we find it so easy to encourage our children to chase after their dreams with all the passion in their hearts, as long as those dreams align with God's will. Yet, when it comes to the...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  What will you make today? A plan, a bed, dinner, a list, a home, a friend, a baby. Women are made to be makers with no limits to the impact of our making. With so much potential the possibilities require...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  When we realize the goodness of God, we get a glimpse of how human we are. Knowing our humanity, it's hard to imagine ourselves as able to please God. This verse is encouraging because it reminds us that...

  APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  How many times since you brought those blue or pink bundles home from the hospital have you wanted to quit trying? In reality your areas of weakness could be very different than mine, but I bet if I asked you to list them right now...

  APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  As mothers, we often face moments when the weight of responsibility and heartbreak feels too much to bear. Perhaps it's the sleepless nights, the constant demands of parenting, or the deep ache of watching your child struggle. Then...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  The street lights highlighted the line of expensive cars in front of the house I was dropping my daughter off at. "Wow" I thought to myself as I put my twelve-year-old car into park and hopped out to walk...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  The people in line were seekers. They wanted something they believed Dinah could give them. Ultimately they wanted a short cut to wisdom. Dinah’s sign says, “psychic readings.” My daughter and I both know...

  APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I've struggled for years with the sovereignty of God. I believe God is over all and in all and in control of all, yet I also believe He gives us free will. I once heard a pastor explain these two apparently contradictory theologies...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  Sometimes the route God gives us seems debilitating, laborious, or so full of detours we find ourselves circling in despair. Other times we push through the piles of information offered us with dogged...