Million Praying Moms Blog
A Prayer to Love with Your Whole Heart
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY Who is your first love? Not long ago, I was rummaging through my old yearbooks and came across one from elementary school. My first crush had written on one of the blank pages. I don't know what else to...
A Prayer for Being in God’s Presence
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY Not long ago I purchased a Bible for a friend who doubted God's love and highlighted all the time scripture mentioned the word. When I began this task I did not realize that according to the NIV the word...
A Prayer to Believe God Loves You
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I received my first Valentine's gift in fifth grade. I nervously approached my boyfriend and handed him the mixtape I'd worked hard to compile with what I considered to be the perfect playlist. In return,...
A Prayer for Perseverance
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY As I faced Brian in my white wedding dress, my eyes were locked on his. Holding on to each other's newly-ringed hands, we listened as his grandparents read 1 Corinthians 13 from their tattered Bible. At...
A Prayer to Delight in the Lord
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I've always been a bit of a hopeless romantic, an endearing believer in happily ever after. Perhaps it stems back to Disney movies about princesses who marry a prince charming riding in on his white horse....
A Prayer for Trusting in the Lord
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I remember attending a women of joy conference where Dave Ramsey and his daughter Rachel Ramsey Cruz delivered a keynote address on parenting. Dave talked about learning to trust your child as you gain...
A Prayer for Letting Love Cover
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY When my daughter Kate was in preschool, she gave my husband Brian a father's day gift we still treasure. The heart shaped paper cut out prompted her to fill in the blanks about what she loved about her...
A Prayer for Wanting the Best for Others
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I left the party with a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. The next day I was still convicted about the previous night's activities. I hate conflict and am a peacemaker by nature. It was wildly out of...
A Prayer for When We Need to Forgive
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I surveyed the lamplit room of middle and high school age girls deep in thought. The glow made them look so beautiful, but I could see the hurt in their eyes even with the dim lighting. During this night...
A Prayer to be Gracious and Merciful
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY Will was playing quarterback and he threw an incomplete pass. The entire crowd let out a disgusted sigh and my heart sank. Then a man behind me screamed, "That was a terrible throw!" This time my heart...
A Prayer for Moving from Hypocrite to Heartfelt
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY As the clock struck noon, I started to second-guess myself. Did I have the right location? I double-checked my calendar. I tripled checked my texts. Yes, I was in the right place at the right time, yet I...
A Prayer to Honor Others More Than Yourself
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I still remember where I was sitting on the couch that day. I was nestled in the middle of my two brothers when my mom and dad told us they were getting a divorce. I was eight years old and in second...
A Prayer to Embrace Humility
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY "Do you need help?" an elderly gentleman asked as I struggled to grab groceries from my car. I had recently started volunteering with project 5810, a feeding program inspired by Isaiah 58:10, that provides...
A Prayer to Let Go of Self-Importance
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY There was a college-aged girl whose voice I loved to hear as she led worship on Sundays. She was a summer intern, and I had the opportunity to meet her family one Sunday morning after service. As I...
A Prayer to Stop Wanting What Others Have
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I had never attended a writer's conference before. As I looked around the room, my confidence waned. I saw women talking easily, laughing, exchanging business cards and hugging as if they already knew each...
A Prayer to Embrace God’s Kindness
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY You're going to need a full hysterectomy. My doctor delivered this statement over the phone the day before Thanksgiving. Before we hung up, she also shared that my recent blood test results were concerning and she was referring me to a...
A Prayer to Embrace God’s Timing
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY Nearly three decades later, I can still remember the heavens gates and hell flames play I attended at church. The flickering lights, eerie music, and impassioned actors created a vivid representation of...
A Prayer for Understanding Love
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY What is love? A group of adults posed this question to children. A seven-year-old named Dany answered, "Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy, and she takes a sip before giving it to him to make...