Everyday Prayers with Million Praying Moms

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Praying for Your Anxious Child Sep 04, 2023

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Anxiety is at an all time high in our teenagers.

One study found that the number of girls who often felt nervous, worried or fearful jumped by 55 percent over a five-year period. And while anxiety might look different in boys, it is still very much there.

Our children are experiencing an all out war for their peace. An epidemic of anxiety. I don't know all of the reasons it seems so much more prevalent now than it did when I was growing up, but I do know that our children need us to pray for them in this specific, challenging area.

All this month we'll be diving into the topic of anxiety in our children:

Tomorrow (9/5) Sissy Goff will join us to talk about anxiety in girls.

On September 12th, Dr. Gregory Jantz will join us to talk about anxiety in boys.

September 19th Becky Keife will talk to us about building a bridge between parents and anxious children.

And on September 26th, Lauren Gaines will remind us that God put us here, and gave us these children, for such a time as this.

Mark your calendars now for this important season!

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Today's show is brought to you by our newest Prayer Guide, Praying God's Word for Your Child's Anxiety, by Becky Keife.

Pray for God to work in your children’s hearts to:

Learn to recognize anxiety for what it is...
Keep their eyes on Jesus...
Find sure footing that withstands the storm...
Know who they are in Christ...
Let go of the need to control...
And gain compassion, understanding, and the ability to find peace for your own heart.

With biblical teaching on anxiety, and scripture-inspired prayers this digital prayer guide is perfect for the busy mom who needs God to move in the hearts of her kids.

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Root of Impatience #5: A Lack of Trust in God's Plan Aug 29, 2023

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GET YOUR FREE DEVOTION: Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

It is so hard to be silent before the Lord and wait on Him to act.

Psalm 37:7 says we should wait patiently, like we believe with all our hearts that God is about to move. I don't about you, but I think I'm more likely to wait impatiently—grumbling, complaining, and struggling to believe God is going to come through somehow.

In my heart, I'd love to be the kind of woman who is full of faith in the God who can. I want to be someone whose overflow is trust, faith, and joy, but the truth is that I have to work for those things.

I think it's the more common human experience. In fact, I think long life‚ maturing and growing in our faith as we face adversity and challenge—is the classroom where faith, trust, and joy are learned.

This week, on the Million Praying Moms podcast, we're talking about learning to trust that God has all things covered...even the things that come out of left field and make us feel shaken to the core.

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Everyday Prayers for Patience: Giving Yourself and Your Kids the Grace to Grow.

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Root of Impatience #4: The Need to Control Aug 22, 2023

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Proverbs 16:32 says, "Patience is better than power, and controlling one's emotions than capturing a city."

This verse grabbed my attention because I like to be in control. In fact, most of the time when I lose control of my emotions it's because I feel out of control in some way.

I lose my power over a situation to make it be what I think it should be, and it doesn't feel good.

But my ability to control to this degree is an illusion anyway.

This week, on the Million Praying Moms podcast, we're talking about how a mom can learn to control herself, letting go of her need for power and doing battle in God's power instead. Tune in now!

This episode is a reading from day seven of Everyday Prayers for Patience.

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Everyday Prayers for Patience: Giving Yourself and Your Kids the Grace to Grow.

Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

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Root of Impatience #3: A Lack of Faith When We Can't See Aug 15, 2023

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"What are You doing, God??"

I've asked that question more times that I can count in my 45 years. So any times I've wondered why, how, and what when it comes to the circumstances in my life, and in that of my children.

If you've struggled to trust what you can't see, today's episode is for you. Together, we'll learn more about what faith really is, and the dependable gift God promises us in every circumstances if we'll only press into Him.

This episode is a reading from day six of Everyday Prayers for Patience.

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Everyday Prayers for Patience: Giving Yourself and Your Kids the Grace to Grow.

Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

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Root of Impatience #2: Fighting the Hard Seasons Aug 08, 2023

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There can be no doubt...God uses motherhood to train our character.

In fact, motherhood is almost directly responsible for the deepening of my personal prayer life BECAUSE it was hard. And that's ok.

Motherhood will bring trials and tribulations unlike any other, but what will we do with them? How can we understand them, and use them to grow in our ability to trust and wait on God?

Tune in to today's episode to find out!

This episode is a reading from day three of Everyday Prayers for Patience.

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Everyday Prayers for Patience: Giving Yourself and Your Kids the Grace to Grow.

Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

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Root of Impatience #1: Not Understanding the Cost of Salvation Aug 01, 2023

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Are you afraid to pray for patience?

Since I started talking about our newest prayer journal, Everyday Prayers for Patience, I've realized that many people are afraid to pray for patience. I think this stems from years of hearing people warn against it. It gets a bad rap, doesn't it? All my life I've heard people say, "Don't pray for patience. God will answer by testing yours!" We've almost trained ourselves not to ask for patience from the Lord, despite the fact that most of us need it on a daily basis. We need others to GIVE us patience, and we need Divine help giving it to those we love (AND those who drive us crazy ;) but we won't ask for it.

It's my experience that half the battle in overcoming this fear is learning what true biblical patience actually is, so today, we're going to start getting to the root of our impatience by discovering why it's so important to REALLY understand the cost of salvation, and what impact that has on our ability to trust God's timing.

This is excerpted from day TWO of Everyday Prayers for Patience.

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Everyday Prayers for Patience: Giving Yourself and Your Kids the Grace to Grow.

Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

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The Story Behind Everyday Prayers for Patience Jul 31, 2023

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GET YOUR FREE DEVOTION: Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

All this month, we're going to be talking about praying for patience...

Listen...I know what you're thinking... You've heard people say, "Don't pray for patience. God will answer by testing yours!" Me too. In fact, last summer, when I told my pastor what topic I was writing next, he said, "GIRL! You know what they say about that?" Yep. I do. And yes...there was some healthy concern about it. But my concerns don't change the fact that patience is an important part of the Christian life....of parenting. I'm not sure God is sitting around in heaven just waiting to test our resolve, but parenting, and the Christian life itself, is fundamentally built on trusting something we can't always see...a master plan that reveals itself little by little and often takes turns we can't predict. We could wish that we had all the knowledge of God, & all of the wisdom we need to parent our kids just the right way without having to be patient, but that just isn’t the way God designed it. We were born with a purpose, but like it or not, our purpose isn’t always about getting to a finish line. It’s about living today, right now, in each experience parenting & life bring with the perspective that says, “God is leading me, & He isn’t finished. What can I learn from this experience that will keep my family on the right path and bring glory to Him?” And that requires patience. My goal is to help you understand what biblical patience really is (hint...it looks a lot like grace) and learn to trust in God's character when you have no idea what He's up to, giving yourself and your kids grace to grow into everything He has planned for you.

You won't want to miss this episode as I share some of the back story of our newest 30-day prayer journal, Everyday Prayers for Patience! You can pre-order it now anywhere books are sold. Learn more here!

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Everyday Prayers for Patience: Giving Yourself and Your Kids the Grace to Grow.

Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

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Helping Your Kids Discern Their Calling, with Pam Farrel Jul 25, 2023

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GET YOUR FREE DEVOTION: Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

We've been talking all this month about our children's purpose. And in the big picture, the message that I've tried to make run throughout each episode is that the main purpose God has for our children doesn't have anything to do with what they do for a living, or what job they have, or even what person they marry. Ultimately, God's purpose, in Christ, for each believer is to love God and love their neighbors as themselves. If we took just an hour, and tried to write down all the ways the Bible tells us to do live this out, we'd quickly find that doing these two things would take up most of our time. And it's my belief that when we focus our time being faithful to this, God tends to make our paths straight.

But today, I want to talk about learning to see those unique giftings each child has from God so we can help them step into the practical ways God might call them as individuals to love God and love their neighbors. Join me as I interview author, speaker, and mom, Pam Farrel!

You won't want to miss this episode!

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Today's show is brought to you by our newest Prayer Guide, Praying God's Word for Your Child to Find Their Purpose.

Pray for God to work in your children’s hearts to:

Draw near to God in sincere faith
Be guided by the Holy Spirit
Learn how to love sacrificially and with intention
Learn to walk in God’s strength instead of their own
Find rest in God alone
Understand God’s bigger plan
Submit their plans to God’s
And more!

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This month's prayer guide: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Find Their Purpose

Today's Show Notes

Pam Farrel's Website

Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

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Teach Your Kids to Know God's Voice, with Niki Hardy Jul 17, 2023

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GET YOUR FREE DEVOTION: Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

The other day, on our way home from a trip together, my son asked me how I can be sure that I'm hearing God's voice. I've been there. I get why he's asking that. This world has a lot of voices, and a good number of them conflict not only with each other, but also with the message of the Bible.

So how do we help our children know how to discern God's voice from the many others vying for their attention? Tune in now as my guest, Niki Hardy, helps us learn!

You won't want to miss this episode!

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Today's show is brought to you by our newest Prayer Guide, Praying God's Word for Your Child to Find Their Purpose, by Brittany Ann, of Equipping Godly Women.

Pray for God to work in your children’s hearts to:

Draw near to God in sincere faith
Be guided by the Holy Spirit
Learn how to love sacrificially and with intention
Learn to walk in God’s strength instead of their own
Find rest in God alone
Understand God’s bigger plan
Submit their plans to God’s
And more!

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This month's prayer guide: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Find Their Purpose

Today's Show Notes

Niki Hardy's Website

Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer

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Learning to Let Them Lead, with Karen Ehman Jul 11, 2023

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Let's face it...

Sometimes our children make choices we wouldn't have made, if we had the right to make those decisions for them. I'm not talking about bad decisions here...I'm just talking about decisions that lead them on a different path, or that don't line up with the dreams we had for them. It can be hard to let them lead when we aren't sure about where they're going, but learning to let our children explore, run, and even fail sometimes is one of the most valuable things we can do for them. Our guest today, my friend Karen Ehman, explores the process of learning to let them lead, even when it hurts.

You won't want to miss this episode!

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Today's show is brought to you by our newest Prayer Guide, Praying God's Word for Your Child to Find Their Purpose, by Brittany Ann, of Equipping Godly Women.

You’ll pray for God to work in your children’s hearts to: