Hi friends! I’ve missed you tons. It’s just about killed me to be connect with you each day like we were during our Spring online study!
I don’t know about you, but summer throws me for a loop when my kids get out of school and normal is nowhere to be found.
And all this amazing plans for things I wanted to do get topsy turvy.
One of the things I decided last weekend that I had to do is set some summer goals to keep me sane. Ya’ll should see me; one minute Im playing doll house, 10 minutes later Im checking emails and trying to return a few calls, while blowing bubbles and re-filling a juice cup; then I’m helping Andrew make flyers and set prices for his new lawn-mowing business while cooking pizza. It’s fun and crazy all at the same time!
So, about my summer-sanity goals… my first goal is to to become more consistent in praying for my kids. This week I decided I’d choose a promise each week to pray for my each of my kids. I thought you might want to join me. Here’s my prayer for this week:
Lord, thank you for the gift of being my children’s mom. I pray that You – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – would help each of my kids understand just how wide, how long, how high and how deep YOUR love is for each of them. Eph 3:18I pray Jesus that You would reveal Your love to them in a unique and personal way this week with a gift that speaks their love language – for Aster the gift of a rainbow, Joshua the gift of words and encouragement and Andrew the gift of knowing You are real, You are present, pursuing and speaking to him.Will You do immeasurably more than this mama can think of or imagine when it comes to how much my kids know Your love. And make me a praying mom, a pursuing-You mom, a vessel You can use to live and love the way you do in my home. In Jesus’ Name, amen.
Want to you join me in praying God’s promises for someone you love?
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PS. I am still planning on us doing a study on listening to God, but with my kids home 24/7 and them needing food for breakfast, lunch and dinner – every day. Hmm, that little plan and hope of mine got a little postponed. But God’s teaching me a whole lot about listening to Him this summer so I’ll have lots to share on that topic soon. And I’ll keep you posted!
You are so encouraging, Renee. I know of God’s unwavering love – it has gotten me thru many trials and tribulations thru many years. My daughter, who is a single mom and has always struggled to make ends meet, has been laid off her job. I am trying to be so positive and encourage her, although I cannot help her monetarily due to my own limited income. All I can do is pray and ask for yours and others prayers to help her keep herself together with God’s help and solve her situation with a new job and an even stronger faith that God is always with her, no matter the circumstance. Thank you, Renee. God’s blessings to you and your family.
I love you, Renee. And I don’t think I’ve ever written that to someone quite under these circumstances. 🙂 I’m still finishing your book from our on-line study of “A Confident Heart”. Going at my own pace, where God has me. In Chapter 11 and having a first meeting of a woman’s prayer meeting at my home tonight. Renee, thank you so very much for your support and sharing and transparency and obedience to God. Your words have encouraged me more than my actual friends or church, and I’ve needed that encouragement in God! Thank you for being serious about God and going deeper with Him and for walking in real life with Him and then letting us in on that. We are all the same in this way, needing to grow in knowing and trusting Him, falling, failing and needing Him to get back up. The world coming at us all can be rough and harsh and like a constant pounding of the waves. Also as women, we have a special bond and way of relating that is unique to women, and we need each other. Thank you again, Renee. I’m grateful for God’s using you! I’m grateful for you standing on God’s promises and making them your own, and helping to show us the way to do the same. God bless you and your ministry and family. John 16:3 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” This verse speaks to me a lot because it’s very real, it’s in the first person from Jesus, and has very great promise and encouragement! I hope God lifts you up today, Renee, in the midst of the summer and your life! I’m focused on “working” Chapter 12. I’m grateful to call you Sister.
in Him,
Lisa
Hi Renee,
I must say it was great to meet you in person at the She Speaks conference, I have read your devotional messages for quite some time and have been truly blessed by them. I have shared them with friends who too have been blessed.
This weekend was an incredible journey, it was a great “definite step” forward and will (I am sure) be instrumental in moving me forward towards the calling that God has on my life.
Congratulations to you (the Proverbs 31 Team) on an incredible experience, i felt like Cinderella at the Ball and my Prince Jesus was definitely present the whole time.
I am so glad I attended
Blessings
Isobel
I am so glad you were there Isobel – and I loved meeting you at my book signing too!! Blessings and prayers!
Renee
Hi Renee,
I love seeing how God has been working in your life and blessing your obedient heart. I am coming to She Speaks with a few friends and would love to say hi. I am excited/nervous/don’t want to come/can’t wait to be there!!! You and I co-led a Bible study about 12 years ago @ FH in their Mornings for Moms ministry when I was pregnant with Sterling. I hope we can connect at the conference if you have time.
Blessings,
Lisa
It was soooo good to see you Lisa!!! I missed your note here on my blog before the conference but am seeing it now 🙂
I’ll never forget your friendship and encouragement so many years ago. God used you as ink in His pen to write his truths and encouragement on my heart. You challenged me to be brave, to trust Him and Im so grateful for that!!
Love you and praying for you Lisa!!
Hi Renee,
I was touched my your face book post this evening. I too had a bad headache and I loved the story of how your friend was so loving to you. That’s what we (the church) should be doing on a regular basis.
Thank you for reminding me to be there for others.
God Bless,
Corrine
SO glad that story touched your heart Corrine. It was such a sweet gesture by my friend and really impacted me too! 🙂
Thank you for this lovely reminder to pray for my children! Sometimes I pray for other people and their children and forget to cover mine! I really miss the online study, but summer is a busy time for everyone. Thank you for all you do!
Renee-This prayer was just what I needed this week. I have a son who will be 20 a month from today. He is high functioning autistic and there are days I want to simply give up. But thankfully I have a God that won’t let me and every time I feel ready to throw in the towel He sends me a sign that He is my strength and that I can lean on Him. This is one area of my life that I give it all to God but then take it back. I need to leave it at the foot of the cross and walk away and not look back and know that God has my son in the palm of his hand and will take care of him. I love hearing you on the radio. Thank you!