Wednesday, October 23, 2013

What went wrong?

  This morning I continue to promote our mission for MPUSH (Empowering Mothers to Pray for their children Until Something Happens).

 Most of you by now have probably heard in the news about the school shooting at the Sparks middle school in Nevada. This shooting was done by a mere 12 year old boy who it is alleged took a 9 mm gun to school shot two children, killed a teacher( who tried to intervene) and then killed himself. The question on many peoples mind is “what went wrong?” We probably will never know the truth, but whatever the reason, this is extremely sad. What could have impacted the short life of a 12 year old boy so badly that he resorted to such drastic measures?

I don’t know the details and will not even try to guess, but one thing I must say- mothers we need to pray. Have conversations with your children. Drop in at the school and speak with their teachers, see who their friends. Ask God to give you a spirit of discernment so you can pick up on those unspoken words and unusual behaviors. Reaffirm to your children that they are special and how much they are loved. Little things do get magnified in the minds of young children and what may be nothing can be a big deal to them. However the greatest weapon we have is our prayer.

 Father I commit my children into your hands today as they go off to school and to work. I thank you for their protection throughout the day. Protect their mind from being infiltrated by the enemy, keep their ears to only hear your voice and open their understanding to learn and do well in school/college or university.  In Jesus’ name Amen
 

In His Service,

 Vilma

Monday, October 7, 2013

The Danger of Business


It seems that the days go by so quickly, and before you realize it another week has come and gone.  I know that for most of us mothers wish that we could get at least 2 more hours in our day, especially those working outside of the home and also have younger children to take care of.  Sometimes we are the first person to get up, trying to get a head start on our day, and the last person to go to bed again trying to get a start on the next day.  You are so tired, that you hasten to say a sentence or two and get ready to crawl into bed; you remember you did not pray for your children today.  As you try to tell yourself how tired you are and how much you have done, you slowly drift off to sleep.
 Is that the alarm?  This could not be, after all I just closed my eyes, wait a minute, it is 5:30am oh no ! It is time to get up and start the process all over again.

Maybe your children are all grown up and have moved into their own homes, and have their own families.  Where did all this time come from?  I am going to bored -So you volunteer to be on the usher board, deaconess ministry and teach Sunday school.  Oh wait I have a couple more hours to spear, so I run to this meeting, that meeting, is a member of this prayer group and before long; you are back where you were when the children were home, tired, and drained.  You lay across the bed for just a little bit, but gets awaken by someone snoring, oh that was me, I better just get on my pajamas and go to bed, and as my head touched the pillow, “lord thank you for today- Amen.  I should really pray for my children, but God knows how very tired I am, I will do it tomorrow night.

Am I speaking to anybody out there?  This looks like it was written by someone with experience!  Yes I have been there, done that, but not wearing that T shirt anymore.

 What am I saying?  Praying for our children is a decision.  We must re-prioritize our lives so that we make the time to prayer regularly for our children.  Let’s pause for a while and just spend some time to pray for our children’s mother.  Let us pray for their wisdom, strength, and for their ability to make right decisions in their daily encounters. So go ahead and repeat with me.


Father, I thank you for my children’s mother.  I thank you that you love her so much to bless her womb with the gift of children.  I thank you that you trusted her to care for these gifts and to help propel them into their destiny.  I pray for the manifestation of her wisdom, her strength and her decision making.  Help her never to get weary in praying consistently and offensively for her children.  Father, I realize that I am praying for myself right now, not my children, but in order to do right by them, like David I am encouraging myself.  Father I give you the glory and I give you the praise and I thank you for answered prayers.

 In his service,

 Vilma