A Prayer of Hope and Blessing for Mother’s Day =)

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A Prayer of Hope and Blessing for Mother’s Day
By Debbie McDaniel

“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” Proverbs 31:25

A message of hope for moms, for those who still wait to be moms, and for the many dear women who nurture and lead...
Sunday is a special day to honor and celebrate moms everywhere.
Yet sometimes this day reminds us of other thoughts too, hard struggles, grief, longing, and loss. It carries more than just joy-filled thoughts.



If you find yourself somewhere there today, still wrestling through a struggling relationship, grieving deep loss, walking through a season of waiting, battling loneliness or fear, praying for healing to come, or for a loved one to return home…don't ever doubt that He's working on your behalf. He knows all. He understands and cares. He can see clearly what we cannot see. He holds all the pieces and fits them perfectly together one by one. And maybe His work and timing is not all about you, and me, but also about another soul and the importance of the journey they’re walking through. Often, He does His greatest, most powerful work, during our seasons of waiting and loss; and what we have prayed for through so much struggle and pain, becomes the greatest blessings of this life.  In whatever we face, we can be confident, God will not waste our pain. Not ever.
Praying for God to cover and be close to so many who need to hear a message of hope for this day. May He help us to lovingly encourage one another in all of our unique stories and journeys.
Be assured, He has good in store, great blessings still await, on the other side of the struggle.
Grace.

A prayer for moms, for those who wait to be moms, and for all dear women who nurture and lead:

Dear God,

Thank you for the gift of motherhood. Thank you for the blessing it is to be called "Mom." Thank you for the good plans you have in store for those who still wait to be a Mom. Thank you for the numerous spiritual children you have given to so many "spiritual moms" and mentors. We pray that you would fill this day with favor and grace as we honor Moms all around our nation. 

We ask for comfort for those who are grieving loss and heartache, especially on this day. We ask for strength for those who wait for children to come back home. We ask for healing for those who have been hurt by relationships that were intended to be loving and nurturing. We ask for faith for those who will someday be Moms, who find themselves on a journey that seems so hard. We ask for great encouragement and grace to cover those who have made a brave and loving choice for adoption. We ask for incredible provision and care over every single parent mom who works so hard on behalf of her children. We ask that you would remind many of those who, though they do not have "physical" children, have the gift of being amazing hope-bringers to many spiritual children they've been blessed to nurture through these years.

God, thank you, for the gift of life. Thank you that your heart is for us, and that you are with us, in all our unique journeys and pathways. Thank you that you are Sovereign over every part of our lives.  Thank you that your ways are perfect and you make our footsteps secure. 
Today we pray for refreshing, for joy, for grace, for wisdom, for great peace...for all moms, for moms to be, and for women who nurture and lead.

In Jesus' Name,
Amen

PS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjQOpWH3shg

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A Place to Hide

Saturday, May 11, 2019

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.”

Psalm 46:1–3

Most of Charles Wesley’s poems were quickly set to music and many became popular hymns that we sing to this day. But one, which he called “In Temptation,” while published not long after Wesley’s conversion, was not set to music as a hymn until almost fifty years later, nine years after Wesley had died. There are various stories about the inspiration for the poem. Some say Wesley saw a small bird fly into his open window for refuge while being chased by a hawk. Others trace the poem to Wesley’s experience hiding behind a hedge from those chasing him and his brother, John, after they objected to the preaching. In either case, it is a beautiful depiction of God’s offer of refuge for His children.

Jesus, lover of my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll,
While the tempest still is high.

Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,
’Til the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide;
O receive my soul at last.

Every human refuge fails at some point. People we rely on may disappoint us. Churches we looked to as examples may stray from the faith. Financial resources we counted on may waste away. Businesses that offered employment may close. Houses we lived in may be destroyed in natural disasters. The only certain refuge is found in the Lord. If we have no place else to turn and no other source of hope, we can run to Him. David said, “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up” (Psalm 27:10).

Today's Growth Principle: 

Too often we turn to something else for refuge when we should be fleeing to God.