I realize how busy our lives are, especially those mothers with younger children. At this very moment you are probably wishing you had an extra hour in the day to be able to get done the very many tasks on your “to do” list.
Believe it or not I do understand as you try to get the children
situated, keep the house looking clean, and at the same time making sure that there
are healthy meals for all to eat. As
busy we are however, we must find the time to pray. If we spend the time first
thing in the morning before the rest of the household is awake truly will set
the tone for our day.
Giving God the first 15 minutes of our day can give us an extra 1-2 hours
in our day. As we commit our day to God,
He will tell you the way to go about getting done the things you need to do. We
simple need to listen and follow what He tells you. God has a way of working out the kinks in our
day and making it run so much more smoothly. He has a way of anticipating and providing all
the resources that we will need to accomplish what is necessary for each day. We
find that things that looked so insurmountable to us was really “a piece of
cake” after given it all to Him.
I also realize that spending the first few minutes of my 15 minutes of prayer
in just worshipping Him for who He is before even asking Him for anything,
makes my day even more successful. I also find that when I take some of the
focus off myself and start to pray for other people causes even more surprises
and unexpected blessings throughout my day. Why not give up those 15 minutes,
or perhaps 10? What about 5 minutes? If
that is all you have, that is a start you can gradually build on it.
There is so much happening around us that we cannot afford not to pray. In case you cannot find anything to pray
about-here are a few things-
1.
Start by just thanking Him for being a
good God and for loving you in such an incredible way that despite your
shortcomings He is still full of compassion and is merciful to you.
2.
Check out our September Calendar as we
continue to pray for 100 cities over 100 days. We are almost at the end.
3.
Continue to Pray for those affected by
the Ebola virus in West Africa and let us pray for the protection of all those
who have volunteered to work in these countries
4.
Pray for protection and the safety of
our children as they return to school and college. The semester has just
started and there have been tragedies already.
5.
Let us pray for a solution of how our
leaders can deal with ISIS- this Islamic militant group that gets enjoyment in
the barbaric things they do- such as beheading the 2nd American person
in about a week.
6.
Let us pray that our young people will
not be drawn to join this group but will instead find validation in themselves
through Jesus Christ. We have many young men from Canada, England and the USA
who have been recruited and have joined ISIS.
Your prayers do make a difference
In His Service,
Vilma
