Everyday Prayers with Million Praying Moms

"I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again." — John 6:35 LINKS:Use Code PODCAT20 for a discount at the Mom ShopJoin the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer for Fulfillment by Nicolet Bell In today's episode of Everyday Prayers Podcast, Nicolet Bell Author walks through John 6:22-40, where Jesus calls out a crowd chasing miracles instead of Him. Our prayer? That our faith — and our kids' faith — is rooted in who Jesus is, not just what He gives. Reference: John 6:22-40Prayer: Father. I pray for pure motivations. You provide for me both physically and spiritually, and you can sustain me forever. Don't let me or my children get caught up in the things that will not bring true fulfillment. Help us to trust you as the bread of life who meets our every need. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

After the fire came a gentle whisper." — 1 Kings 19:12 Not in the wind. Not in the earthquake. Not in the fire. God meets us in the laundry, the dinner prep, the carpool line — in a gentle whisper to our weary, worn-out souls. LINKS:Use Code PODCAT20 for a discount at the Mom ShopJoin the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer for the Little Moments by Shalene Roberts:Reference: 1 Kings 19:11-12Prayer: Lord, thank you for meeting us in the gentle whisper. Even when we may have expected fire and wind, thank you for the truth. that nothing about our motherhood is wasted in your hands. As we close this book, give us courage to keep showing up in the little moments, trusting that you are weaving them into something eternal. Remind us that we don't carry this calling alone. You go before us, beside us, and within us every step of the way. In Jesus' name, amen.   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

"I am the vine, you are the branches, and my Father is the vine dresser." — John 15 LINKS:Use Code PODCAT20 for a discount at the Mom Shop Join the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime Conversations Download How to Pray God's Word for Your Children Follow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Settled Slow with Nicolet Bell & Shalene Roberts Reference: 1 Corinthians 12:27 Prayer: God, we just come before you right now and we are just so grateful that you are a God who meets us where we are. Lord, you are not distant in the clouds. Lord, you are here. Your kingdom is at hand Lord. I just pray for the moms that are listening to this that want to incorporate practices into their life but they are feeling overwhelmed. I just ask that you would meet them right where they are with your grace and compassion. There is a verse in Isaiah that says he gently leads those with young. And so I would just encourage those moms to know you are gently leading us. You are a good shepherd who brings us into your fold and you gently leading us. You have tenderness, compassion, and mercy toward us, and you want us to be in fellowship with you. God I just ask that you would give us a heart that longs to know you and seek you. When we come to pray and don't know what to pray that you would give us the words, Lord. And when we are seeking rest but we feel so busy and distracted that you would quiet our minds and our hearts to sit with you long enough to receive the rest you are giving us. Thank you, Lord, for your goodness to us. It's in Jesus' name that we pray, amen.     Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Jesus, I don't want darkness to have a home in my family line anymore. Give me courage to be honest, even when it feels scary. Heal what has been hidden. Cleanse what has been passed down. 🙏LINKS:Use Code PODCAT20 for a discount at the Mom ShopJoin the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer to Walk in the Light by Elizabeth Good Reference: 1 John 1:7 Prayer: Jesus, I want to walk in the light. I don't want darkness to have a home in my family line anymore. Give me wisdom to know what to say, when to say it, and who is safe to say it to. Give me courage to be honest. Even when it feels scary, break the power of shame that has kept us quiet. Heal what has been hidden. Cleanse what has been passed down. Teach me how to lead my family with truth and love. Let my children grow up knowing they can speak, they can be heard, and they can be helped. Thank you that freedom is possible and that you, Lord, are always with us as we take the next, the very next right step. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Teaching my daughter to read was one of the hardest seasons of motherhood — tears, frustration, feeling like a failure on both sides. Then one day, instead of sitting at the table, I pulled her onto the couch and into my lap. That simple act of love changed everything. Our most dreaded subject became our favorite.LINKS:Use Code PODCAT20 for a discount at the Mom ShopJoin the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer to Embody God's Love with Katie J. Trent  Reference: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 Prayer: Gracious Father, thank you for loving me enough to send your son Jesus to die for me. Help me to embody the love of Christ every day in every way. Teach me to see people through your eyes of love and to release your love to everyone I encounter. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

"Father, as our kids pray and wait for friends, help them to spend this time deepening the relationship with you and believe what you say about them above all others. In Jesus' name, amen."LINKS:Use Code PODCAT20 for a discount at the Mom ShopJoin the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer for Our Children Waiting for Friends with Tara L. ColeToday's episode of Everyday Prayers Podcast from Tara L. Cole is all about praying this prayer over our kids — that they'd seek God's approval before the approval of the circle around them Reference: 1 John 4:11 Prayer: Father, as our kids pray and wait for friends, help them to spend this time deepening the relationship with you and believe what you say about them above all others. In Jesus' name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In the car. At your desk. Taming a temper tantrum. Wiping tears. Teaching algebra. Exhausted, poured out, overwhelmed with worry. That's exactly where God meets you LINKS:Use Code PODCAT20 for a discount at the Mom ShopJoin the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer for the Weary Mom with Shalene RobertsCease your mental and emotional striving and approach the throne of grace with honest prayers whispered through tired lips.On today's Everyday Prayers Podcast by Shalene Roberts listen to a prayer for every weary mom chasing rest in all the wrong places. Reference: Psalm 46:10Prayer: Lord, we confess how often we’ve chased rest in all the wrong places, in cleared calendars, finished to-do lists, and seasons that never quite arrive. Forgive us for striving when You’ve invited us simply to come. Teach us to abide in Your Word, even in small, imperfect moments. And teach us to be still, to cease striving, and to know that You are God, and we can rest safely in Your care. In Jesus’ name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Some weeks, quiet time doesn't look like an hour with your Bible and three commentaries. Sometimes it's 5 minutes with a cup of coffee before the kids wake up — and that's enough. LINKS:Use Code PODCAT20 for a discount at the Mom ShopJoin the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsFilling Up & Pouring Out with Shalene Roberts Today on the Everyday Prayers Podcast, we're back with author Shalene Roberts talking about two practices every tired mom needs: staying connected to the vine through God's Word, and finding real rest — the kind only Jesus can give. Reference: Hebrews 12:1-2 Prayer: Jesus, we are so thankful that you meet us where we are in our motherhood. God, today I pray for opportunities of pulling the apron over our heads. Would you help us to connect with you? Would you remind us of the kingdom command that you have given us and show us in our motherhood where and how to connect with you, so that we can live on mission to go and tell, first in our family and then to the world around us. It's in your name we pray, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Between the errands, the meals, and the never-ending to-do list — can we just be honest? Some seasons don't leave room for physical rest. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for Rest with Erin H. Warren But today's episode of Everyday Prayers by Erin Warren is a reminder: God's rest isn't about doing less, it's about coming to Him. Reference: Matthew 11: 28-30 Prayer: Lord, let me see your presence with us today. Breathe restful life over our souls.May we remember that we do not need to carry the burdens that we feel, but instead we can lay them at your feet. Take your yoke and rest. Thank you for coming to Redefine Sabbath Rest. Thank you for showing us the way in which we should walk. Thank you for the promise of rest, even when we feel anything but rested. It's in your name we pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

A pile of laundry. Grumbling boys. And an unexpected game of laundry basketball. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer to Align our Hearts with God by Christie Thomas  In today's episode of the Everyday Prayers Podcast, Christie Thomas tells the story of how reframing a chore as an act of service turned complaining into joy and invites us to do the same. Reference: Matthew 25:21 Prayer: Lord, I thank you that you are just and merciful and faithful. Please help my heart to align with yours so that I serve in a way that brings you joy. May my joy be made complete in you and you alone. In Jesus name. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

"Why did that just come out of my mouth?" Anyone else asked yourself this? LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for Words that Overflow by Nicolet Bell We've been talking about kind words in our house a lot lately — and it turns out the real answer is always the same: it's what's in your heart. Today's episode is a gentle, convicting look at the connection between our hearts and our tongues, for us and for our kids. Reference: Matthew 12:33-37 Prayer: Lord God, in our passage today, your word says that whatever is in our hearts determines what we say. Help me to see my angry and hurtful words as a sign that my heart needs to change. Please fill my heart with your thoughts and purposes so that the words that come out of my mouth will always be beneficial and loving to those around me. I pray the same thing for my family. We need your help. In Jesus' name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Do not be afraid. Go and tell. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for the Go-and-Tell Mom by Shalene Roberts That command isn't just for the ends of the earth — it's for the ends of our own home. In the carpool line, at the kitchen sink, on the sidelines of practice. Motherhood doesn't put the Great Commission out of reach. It puts it right in front of us. Reference: Matthew 28:10 Prayer: Lord, thank You for the go-and-tell commission, and for the reminder that it begins right here, in our own home, with the children You have placed in our care. Forgive us for the times we’ve rushed past the sacred moments, too busy or too tired to point our children to You. Give us eyes to see our everyday as a mission field. Teach us to pray without ceasing. And let the legacy of our motherhood ripple far beyond what we can see, to generations yet unborn. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsSpiritual Warfare + Motherhood with Nicolet Bell & Shalene Roberts Reference: Matthew 6:33 Prayer: Father, open my eyes to the wonder and mystery of the ever-present kingdom work around me. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Most moms want the same thing: a home that feels safe. Not perfect, not polished, just safe. A place where your kids can breathe, where they can be honest, where they can come to you even when they're scared. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for a Safe Home by Elizabeth Good Today's episode of Everyday Prayers by Elizabeth Good reminds us that safe does not happen by accident. Safe is built — with little choices, day after day. Reference: James 5:16 Prayer: God, thank you for my family. Thank you for trusting me with these hearts. Help me build a home where truth can be spoken. Show me where I've been afraid of hard conversations. Forgive me for the times I rushed, judged, or shut things down because I felt uncomfortable. Teach me, Lord, how to listen well. Give me gentle words and a steady spirit. Make our home a safe place where my kids can come close, tell the truth, and find help. When something is hidden, bring it into the light with love. Heal what needs healing in us, and let our family be stronger because we chose honesty. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

"Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things." — Colossians 3:2 LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for the Lord's Strength by Brooke McGlothlin Paul urges believers to put off anger, wrath, malice, and slander — and put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and above all, love. Even when you feel you don't have the strength to, God has all the strength you need. Reference: Colossians 3:1-4 Prayer: Father, we are weak, but you are strong. Thank you for giving us your word so we can know how to live in a way that honors you. But more than that, thank you for giving us a real relationship with you that breathes life into us when we can't do it on our own. We love you. Help us to keep our eyes on the things above. In Jesus' name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

"He must increase, but I must decrease." — John 3:30 LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer to Live in Humility with Nicolet Bell  In a situation where John could have easily been jealous and upset, he resisted. He chose to put Jesus above himself. He knew his role and he found joy in it. Our joy is made complete when we take a surrendered posture before Jesus and desire to increase His name and fame and decrease our own. Reference: John 3:29 Prayer: Father, humble the hearts of our families before you today. In a society that praises first place in raving reviews, large platforms, and winning records, Help us and our children to seek your glory above our own. Help us to model for our children what it looks like to live in humility and give them a heart that desires to serve you by serving others. In Jesus' name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

If you've been mothering for any length of time, you've felt it. The tension that flares up out of nowhere. The shame-soaked voice that whispers, you're failing your children. The weariness that settles in even after a full night's sleep. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!20 Dinnertime ConversationsDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for Mothers to Arise by Shalene Roberts God has called us to the fight the lies of the enemy and He has equipped us for it. Reference: Judges 5:7 Prayer: Lord, open our eyes. Make us aware of the battle around us and reveal the truth to us that You have already won. Forgive us for the times we’ve sat passively on the sidelines, unaware of the war that wages for the hearts of our children and the life of our families. Give us the courage of Deborah. Cover our homes with the blood of Christ. Let Your kingdom fill every room, every heart, every ordinary moment of our motherhood. And when the enemy comes with his lies and his schemes, remind us: we are yours, and you have already won. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

The smell of hot dogs on the grill. The splash of pool water. The crunch of a fresh slice of watermelon. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer to Celebrate Freedom from Nicolet Bell  As we head into this holiday weekend, today's episode of Everyday Prayers is a reminder for us to be fully present with our families, leading out in gratitude for the freedom that we enjoy. Reference: Galatians 5:1 Prayer: Father, help us to celebrate the freedom in our nation and the freedom we have in your son Jesus. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning." — Lamentations 3:22-23. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for When You Feel Broken by Emily T. Wierenga  Today's prayer by Emily T. Wierenga is a prayer for the world to know God by our love for others. Remember, His is faithfulness is greater. Reference: Lamentations 3:19-24 Prayer: Lord Jesus, I have so much to learn about love. I am so careful with my love, so reserved, and that really isn’t love at all. May Your lavish love pour through me onto everyone I meet. May the world know I am a Christian by my love. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

So often as moms, just trying to survive the day, we might not feel like we have much to give to the world. But God is working and moving in our lives in ways we might not identify in the moment. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for the Lord to Use Your Current Season by Bunni Pounds Today's episode of Everyday Prayers with Bunni Pounds is a prayer for the Lord to use our current season, even in the small ways. Reference: Nehemiah 2:5 Prayer: Jesus, thank you for using every part of my life and my current season to prepare me for all that you have for me now and into the future. Help me to be content and to learn so that I can follow you to help others in the days ahead. I want to be a favored leader like Nehemiah that blesses my children and the people around me at my church, in my community, and across our nation. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Some mornings you wake up and you're just bone weary. The messes, the guilt, the late nights — all of it piling up at once. If that's you today, this episode is for you. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer to Move Our Weariness to Worship by Tara L. Cole  We're talking about five practical ways to abide in Jesus even when you have nothing left. Listen today! Reference: John 15:1,4-5 Prayer: Father, thank you so much for seeking a relationship with us and reaching out towards us first. Please move our weariness to worship. Remind us of all you've done, help us to remember your character when the days are long. Please open our eyes to all the ways we can abide in you throughout our days. Thank you for your presence in our lives. In Jesus name Amen Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

"Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it." — Genesis 28:16. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for When the Enemy Whispers that None of This Matters by Shalene Roberts  How many times could we utter those same words? Today's episode of Everyday Prayers is a prayer for kingdom eyes — for awareness that God is in this place, filling, providing, sustaining, comforting, even when we don't see it. Reference: Genesis 28:16 Prayer: Lord, we confess that we rush past so much. Your kingdom is among us, and yet so often we don’t see it. Open our eyes today. Let us sense Your presence in the ordinary moments. Remind us that we are not merely mothers; we are co-heirs with Christ, called to a sacred and eternal work. Let that truth change the way we see our children, our home, and our calling. And when the enemy whispers that none of this matters, let us remember … we are standing on holy ground. In Jesus’ name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Ever feel like a "morning person" is someone with a 5am workout, artisan toast, and homemade cinnamon rolls when the kids wake up? Same! LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Order Jennifer Dukes Lee's BookDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsHow to Love Your Morning with Nicolet Bell + Jennifer Dukes Lee  In today's episode of Everyday Prayers, Jennifer Dukes Lee reminds us that being a morning person isn't about the clock — it's about how we show up. Even mornings spent nursing a baby or praying in the carpool line count.  Prayer: Teach me how to love my morning. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Resentment behind us. Pressure in front of us. That's the loop so many moms live in — judging our parents for what they didn't do, then fearing our kids will judge us the same way. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Order Elizabeth's bookDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for Generational Freedom & Forgiveness by Elizabeth Good But generational freedom is possible. Listen to this week's episode on breaking the pattern. In today's episode of Everyday Prayers, Elizabeth Good helps us pray for a judgement free heart and mind. Reference: Ephesians 4.32 Prayer: Today, I bring my parents to you. I release my judgment. I release my need to replay the past. I release the inner courtroom where I keep trying to get a verdict. Jesus, help me forgive the way you forgave me. Pull out every bitter root in my heart. so it will not grow and spread into my home. Heal me where I am still tender. Teach me to parent from peace and not from fear. And please protect my children from carrying what was never meant to be theirs. Thank you that you are rewriting our family story with grace. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

"The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening." — 1 Kings 17:6 LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Purchase Marcie's BookDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for a Sound Mind by Marcie Gourley God's provision is rarely predictable, but it is always personal. Today on Everyday Prayers, our guest Jennifer Dukes Lee reminds us to pray: Lord, send the ravens. Reference: Philippians 4:8 Prayer: Father, let what my children think about shape their hearts to reflect your peace. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

"The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening." — 1 Kings 17:6 LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Purchase Jennifer's Book: How to Love Your MorningDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for When You Need God to Show Up by Jennifer Dukes Lee God's provision is rarely predictable, but it is always personal. Today on Everyday Prayers, our guest Jennifer Dukes Lee reminds us to pray: Lord, send the ravens. Reference: 1 Kings 17:6 Prayer: Father, open my eyes to the provision You send, and steady my heart as I wait. I place my needs in Your loving hands today. Lord, send the ravens. In Jesus’ name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

There are chapters of motherhood we'd rather skip past. The hard ones. The messy ones. But we can't fully appreciate the sacred gift of redemption until we've honestly looked at our need for it. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for Christ to Transform my Ordinary, Broken, Beautiful Motherhood by Shalene Roberts  Reference: Romans 5:8 Prayer: Lord, we come to you broken. We come to you weary from the weight of the smothering rule and the pain of living in the fallen world. Remind us today that our brokenness need not defeat us. Rather, use it to draw us to you. Thank you for the cross. Thank you that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Let the miracle of the empty tomb be the foundation of our motherhood today. Where we are depleted, fill us. Where we are afraid, steady us. Where we are grieving, hold us. And let the resurrection power of Jesus Christ transform our ordinary, broken, beautiful motherhood into something eternal. In Jesus' name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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Grandfathers can be grand-friends! In this special Father's Day episode, we invited Jay Payleitner to read the devotion today. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for Grandparent Relationships by Jay Payleitner God designed families with generational roles — each one purposeful, each one a gift. Jay unpacks what it means to be a trusted ally who offers encouragement, perspective, delight, and acceptance giving grandparents in your life permission to just enjoy the game. Reference: Proverbs 17:6 NIV Prayer: Heavenly Father, we cherish your design for families and the generational roles you’ve given us. As described in Proverbs 17:6, help us, Lord, find purpose, pride, and joy as parents, grandparents, and adult children. Giving love and receiving love unconditionally. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Waiting is hard. It stretches us, tests us, and sometimes feels like it might break us. But here's what I've been sitting with: waiting is not the pausing of life. It's the living of it. If you're in a season of waiting today, this episode is for you. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for God to Reach Into the Waiting by Emily Wierenga Reference: Psalm 131:1 Prayer: Abba, I am waiting and I am watching. Please reach into my waiting and give me peace. Make room in me for a miracle. Clean out all the ugly, all the hurt, all the fear, and all that is non-gospel. I am ready. Use me. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

There are moments in motherhood when we realize our children are learning far more from what we do than from what we say. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer for Leaders by Marcie Gourley They're watching how we respond to stress. They're listening to the tone we use when we talk about others. One of the quietest, yet most powerful ways we can shape that understanding is through prayer.Reference: 1 Timothy 2:1-4Prayer: Lord, You see already the world our children will inherit. Yet, teach me to turn to You first, to speak with truth in love, and let my home be a place where praying for our leaders is not just something we say, but something we live. Teach me to hold high the lantern of prayer, that I may pass it on to light the way for others behind me. In Jesus’ precious name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

I knew motherhood was sacred before I ever held my first child. Something inside me whispered of that truth. But no one told me it would also feel invisible. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer to See the Sacred Hiding in the Small by Shalene Roberts Reference: Genesis 1:26 Prayer: Lord, on the days when motherhood feels unseen and desperately hard, remind me that You see it all. Bring to my mind the beautiful truth that You designed this family out of the overflow of Your own eternal love. When the enemy whispers that none of this matters, let Your truth be louder. Give me eyes to see the sacred hiding in the small, the eternal woven into the ordinary, the miraculous present in the mess. In Jesus' name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

My mom used to sing it to me as a kid: "The sun will come out tomorrow." And time after time, whatever I was so upset about the day before seemed a little brighter in the morning. LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer to be Clothes in Gladness by Nicolet Bell That's what Psalm 30:5 is — it's a kingdom promise. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.Today we're closing out our Start Your Summer with Psalms series praying this over our kids: that theywould know joy dependent on the presence of God, not happiness dependent on their circumstances. Reference: Psalm 30 Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

"Wait for the Lord. Be strong and let your heart take courage. Wait for the Lord." — Psalm 27:14LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer to Wait Well by Nicolet Bell All throughout Scripture, God is calling His people to be a people who wait on Him. We want our children to learn that practice. 🙏We can pray it for them. We can model it for them. And we can teach them to wait in everyday moments — so that when they're in a season of waiting on the Lord, they'll know how. Reference: Psalm 27 Prayer: Father, help my children to not be afraid. Help them to seek your face and lead them on a level path. Teach my children to wait on you and to trust you completely. In Jesus' name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

There's a verse in Psalm 23 that stopped me in my tracks this week. 🌿LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for Goodness & Mercy to Follow by Nicolet Bell David doesn't write if I walk through the valley. He doesn't write maybe. He writes even though — when.Our kids will face hard things. Things we can't protect them from, no matter how much we try. But Psalm 23 gives me so much comfort as a praying mom: even when they walk through the valley, they are never alone. God is right there with them — his rod, his staff, his presence. That's what I'm praying over my kids today. That they would know, deep in their bones: I am not alone. Reference: Psalm 23 Prayer: Father, may my children notice and experience you in nature, and bring you praise and honor as a result. When we go outside this summer, may we see you. May I point you out to my children, and may they experience you in your world that you've created. May they delight in your word, in your law. Father, may they desire it more than they desire the finest things in this world. May they desire you more than they desire anything else. Help me to point them to you again and again. And Father, may the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing and acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. In Jesus' name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

This summer I want to slow down, step outside, and actually look up. 🌿☀️LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer for the Words in our Mouths by Nicolet Bell Psalm 19 reminds us that creation is speaking — day to day pours out speech, night to night reveals knowledge. And our kids need to hear it.Whether it's a scavenger hunt in the backyard or just sitting on the porch at the end of a long day — may we teach our children to notice what God is doing in the world around them. Reference: Psalm 19 Prayer: Father, may my children notice and experience you in nature, and bring you praise and honor as a result. When we go outside this summer, may we see you. May I point you out to my children, and may they experience you in your world that you've created. May they delight in your word, in your law. Father, may they desire it more than they desire the finest things in this world. May they desire you more than they desire anything else. Help me to point them to you again and again. And Father, may the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing and acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. In Jesus' name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Psalm 16 reminds us that when God draws the boundary lines around our lives, they fall in pleasant places. And we have a beautiful inheritance in Him — beginning right now, not just in heaven.LINKS:Join the Summer Book Club!Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer to Know the Path of Life by Nicolet Bell Reference: Psalm 16 Prayer: Father, may my children know they have no good apart from you. May they take refuge in you alone. May they hold you as their chosen portion. May the boundary lines around their lives fall in pleasant places. And may they know that they have a beautiful inheritance in you — not only in the future, but beginning right now. May they experience the fullness of joy in your presence, and may you make known to them the path of life. In Jesus' name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Prayer isn't a last resort. It's our first and best response in parenting.LINKS:Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMomsA Prayer to Know His Majesty by Nicolet BellToday we're in Psalm 8 — praying that our children would know how big God is and how much He cares intimately for them. That that would change their perspective. That it would remind them of the God they serve and their relationship with Him. Reference: Psalm 8 Prayer: Oh, Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. Forgive us, Father, for the ways that we lose sight of your majesty and we live small-minded. May we magnify you in our homes. We want to make you a big deal to our children. Lord, teach my children to view you rightly. Remind them of how big you are and assure them of how much you care intimately for them. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Have you ever felt like your prayers were hitting a vending machine that just... wouldn't respond? You put your request in, and all you got was silence. LINKS:Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer Prayer to Come to God with our Tears by Nicolet BellThat's exactly what we unpack in today's episode — Psalm 6, where David floods his bed with tears and still says, "The Lord has heard my plea and the Lord accepts my prayer." His circumstance didn't change. But his confidence in God didn't waver either.We want our children to know the same thing! Reference: Psalm 6Prayer: Father, teach my children to come to you with their tears and their pain. Help them to seek you as their source of comfort and not the things of the world. Help them to be confident that you hear them and accept their prayers, even when the answer may not come in the way they expect or in the timing that we expect. Assure my children of your good plans for their lives and help them to trust in you, even when we get almonds instead of peanut M&Ms. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

What would it look like to be silent, ponder, and wrestle with God? LINKS:Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer for More Joy in our Hearts by Nicolet Bell In a world where everything is loud, we're praying our children grow comfortable in the silence — so they can hear the voice of God in their lives. Reference: Psalm 4 Prayer: Father, help my children to be set apart for you and for your work. Help them to resist sin, to live sacrificially, and to put their trust in you. Lord, help them to be comfortable in the silence so they can hear your voice. Lift up the light of your face upon them and put more of your joy in their hearts. May they lie down and sleep in peace, knowing you alone, O Lord, make them dwell in safety. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

We aren't just praying empty prayers. We aren't just saying words and lifting them up into an empty sky. We're praying to a person — and he hears us and he answers us. LINKS:Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer to be "like a tree" by Nicolet Bell On today's episode of Everyday Prayers Nicolet reads Psalm 3 and we pray those words over our children. Reference: Psalm 3 Prayer: Father, help my children to be reassured that you are a shield about them. May they know and trust you as the lifter of their head. May they cry out to you and listen and hear when you answer. Assure them that you are the one who sustains them and help them to not be afraid. Help them to look for salvation in you alone, for you are the only one who can satisfy our thirsty souls. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

We want our children to be like a tree planted by streams of water — strong, rooted, and bearing fruit for the sake of others. LINKS:Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer to be "like a tree" by Nicolet Bell Psalm 1 reminds us that kind of life starts with delight. Delight in the Word. Meditating on it day and night. This summer, we're praying that our children would have a deep desire for God — and that starts with us. Reference: Psalm 1 Prayer: Father, give my children a desire for you. Help them to delight in your word. Show me how to help our family meditate on it day and night. I desire for my children to be planted by streams of water, to be rooted deeply in your word, drawing refreshment from your living waters. Help them not to seek to quench their thirst in the things of this world, but to know you are the only one who satisfies our thirsty souls. Lord, in this new pace of summer, would you help us to pause and to dedicate time to meditate on your word day and night. May it become part of our rhythm as a family. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Encouragement we need to remember that the walls of your home, your family's faith, your children's hearts — those are the walls you've been called to tend. Don't get distracted.LINKS:Order Bunni's book, Stepping Up to LeadDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer to Step Up to Lead with Bunni Pounds In today's special interview episode, Nicolet Bell talks with Bunni Pounds — political consultant, congressional candidate, founder of Christians Engaged, and visionary behind the national event America Reads the Bible — to talk about what it means for everyday moms to step up and lead in their homes, their communities, and their nation. Reference: Colossians 3:1-2 Prayer: Lord, help my children to be the leaders you've called them to be. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Good isn't enough. We want to raise wise good kids.LINKS:Buy Lindsay's book: Discover Your True PeaceDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer for Godly Wisdom by Brooke McGlothlin Today on Everyday Prayers Podcast, Brooke McGlothlin guides us to pray Proverbs 15 over our children — that they would seek wisdom, choose counsel over pride, and walk straight ahead. Tap the link in bio to listen and pray along. Reference: Proverbs 15:21-22 Prayer: Lord, help me hold out the word of God as an example of what a godly life looks like for my children. May your word teach them everything they need to know and give them wisdom and understanding all of their lives. In Jesus' name, Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Fear and faith will stand side by side and demand a choice. And most of the time, we are more prepared than we feel — especially when God's word has been planted deep within us.LINKS:Buy Lindsay's book: Discover Your True PeaceDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer for Staying Calm in the Storm by Lindsay Roberts Reference: Mark 4:39 Prayer: Heavenly father, I thank you that true biblical peace is available to us anytime anywhere. So I pray for your perfect peace, nothing missing nothing broken, to come into the lives of every person reading this. In Jesus Name, Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

The most familiar verses often hold the deepest meaning.LINKS:Buy Carol's book: Today is a VerbDownload How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer When Your Heart has Lost its Song by Carol McCleod Psalm 118:24 isn't just a quote for a coffee mug — it's a daily assignment. Start with praise. Fill it with worship. End with thanksgiving. That's the will of God for your day. Reference: Psalm 118:24  Prayer: Father, I acknowledge that Your ways are best. I long to obey Your Word and to worship You daily. Forgive me for the days I have whined more than I have worshipped. I declare that this is the day you have made and You deserve my highest praise. In Jesus’ Name. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

That word wasn't just for Jeremiah. It's for you, mom.LINKS:Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer to Understand the Power of the Word Read Aloud by Nicolet Bell Today's episode of Everyday Prayers is a beautiful reminder that when God calls you to speak His word — over your kids, in your home, in the hard moments — He will be with you. You don't have to be a Bible scholar. You just have to be willing. Reference: Jeremiah 1: 4-10 Prayer: Father, I thank you for the great power of your Word. We don’t want to read and know your word just for the sake of knowledge, we want to read your word for the sake of relationship. The Bible, your holy word to us is how we know you and become more like you. Give us the boldness this week to read aloud God’s word in our homes. Help us to trust you to move and work in our lives as we submit our lives to you. Thank you for your promise to never leave us and that we don’t have to be afraid. In Jesus’ name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

You don't have to be a perfect mom to raise kids who honor others.LINKS:Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer to Live Out Honor by Lee Ann Mancini You just have to be a real one — one who apologizes out loud, puts the phone down, and lets grace lead the way. Reference: Exodus 20:12 Prayer: Dear God, help us to honor You, our parents, and our children with the same grace You extend to us. May our homes be places where honor is not just commanded but caught, lived out in our words, our patience, and our love. In Jesus’ name, amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Some of the most holy moments happen in the unnoticed ones. The early mornings. The thankless tasks. The quiet faithfulness when no one is watching.LINKS:Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer for Finding Peace in the Little Things by Lindsay Roberts  In today's episode by Lindsay Roberts, she shares how a simple chore became a lesson in obedience, peace, and doing everything as unto the Lord. Reference: Isaiah 1:19 Prayer: Lord, help us to be both willing and obedient in the big things and the small things. Teach us to see every task as an opportunity to honor and thank You. Let our lives be an example to our children and to others—showing quiet faithfulness, trust, and love for You. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

You were not given a tongue to gossip, criticize, or tear down.LINKS:Download How to Pray God's Word for Your ChildrenFollow Everyday Prayers @MillionPrayingMoms A Prayer for Encouraging Others by Carol McLeod In today's episode by Carol McLeod walks us through what our tongue was made for. Using it for anything less? That might just grieve the Holy Spirit.Today's devotional will challenge you — in the best way. Reference: Hebrews 3:13 Prayer: Jesus, thank You for giving me a tongue and a heart. Help me to use both these tools as agents of encouragement and love. You have the best ideas, Jesus, and I want to partner with You in Your amazing plan for my life. I will embrace the role of being an encourager as a lifestyle. In Your Name I pray. Amen. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.