The Power of a Praying Mom

Today we get to hear from one of our monthly contributors, Kathy.  She is a good friend and a woman worth listening to, with her heart for the Lord and commitment to living out His Word.  Her perspective is a gift to us and I encourage you to soak in Kathy’s thoughts as she shares a Word wrapped in personal experience.  Kathy is a freelance writer and editor who lives on Long Island with her husband and three kids.

For many of us, school days have begun for our children.  It’s difficult to believe that another summer has already passed and a new school year is about to begin.  For me, I’ve entered a brand new season, sending one off to college, launching into another year for my daughter in high school, and a week away from my youngest starting back to his school. As I prepare my children for the new school year and purchase the supplies and needed clothing, I also prepare myself for the new year.

With each passing year, it seems that my job as a parent becomes more difficult as the challenges that my children face become more difficult.  So what is my job while they away learning their ABC’s? 

My job is to pray. 

The bible says to pray without ceasing and I can’t think of anything more worthwhile to pray for than my children. <–Tweet This

Two years ago, I received a phone call from a mom whose daughter was in my son’s class the previous year.  She asked me if I was a Christian because we had seen each other at a function at a local church.  She said that she wanted to start a Moms In Prayer (formerly Moms In Touch) group in our community to pray for our public schools and our children and would I be interested in joining her.  I immediately said yes because the Lord had put that desire on my heart as well.

I had been part of a MIP group in the Christian school my children had previously attended and it was an amazing experience.  Well, she subsequently reached out to the Christian women she knew and I did the same.  A few short weeks later, five of us gathered in her living room to pray for our schools and our children.  As the months went on and we continued faithfully meeting, we thought that there might be other mothers out there who would want to pray with us so we posted Open House fliers around town.  We received an overwhelming response.  At the close of the school year, there were 11 of us praying during the day and another group that was forming to pray in the evenings.

God is so faithful.  It only took the obedience of one mother who said, “Yes” and God did the rest.

Moms In Prayer International is a group formed by one mom whose desire was to get together with other Christian mothers and pray for her school-aged children.  These biblically-based prayer meetings last for one hour, with each meeting beginning with the reading of scripture as we offer praises to the Lord for one specific attribute.  Then we have a time of silent confession, followed by thanksgiving.  We then pray for specific needs for the schools and break into smaller groups of two or three to pray for our children.  The prayers and petitions that we present are all done with conversational prayer.  We simply talk to our Heavenly Father about the concerns on our heart for our children.  We saw so many of our prayers answered.

 

Moms, will you join in this call to pray for our children?

We strongly encourage you find a MIP group in your area (visit this link to search for a group or learn how to start your own) and change your corner of the world – for your kids.  Praying for your children’s teachers, school administrators, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, aides and classmates is your job as a parent.  Yes, our lives are busy but if you can carve out one hour a week to pray with other moms, you won’t regret it.  It will change your prayer life and your children’s lives forever. If you’re a homeschooling parent, don’t feel left out. Start your own group and pray for all your children, home-schooled, public school, private school alike!  Revival has to start somewhere, with someone.  Why not you?  Why not now?

Ephesians 6:18

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.  

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