8/24 Mom In Prayer (MIP)
每周一次的媽媽禱告正式開始了
讚美感恩的禱告,Praising God for who He is, His attributes, His name or His character 祂是傾聽的神,God Hears非常喜歡今天的主題經文:1)Psalm 3:4 4 I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah2)Psalm 4:3English Standard Version (ESV)3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.3)2 Samuel 22:7English Standard Version (ESV)7 「In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I called.From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears.今天花了點時間分享讚美感恩的意義,每位姐妹在家都閱讀了「Prayer Warrior Mom: Covering Your Kids with God's Blessings and Protection「 第一章"Cultivate an attitude of Gratitude ",分享一些書中領受亮光,我喜歡書中 「We many not necessarily feel happy about a certain situation, but we can still express gratitude based on what we konw to be true about God." 書中還提到 「Gratitude is not just a great personality trait that certain "happy" women possess; it's a skill, a choice, and a spiritual discipline. Thankfulness lifts the shadow of despair from our darkest days."
還記得曾經讀過的《讚美的大能》這本書對我的改變,讚美神的禱告需要時時提醒,並在孩子們面前行出來,求神幫助姐妹們做個感恩的母親而不是常常抱怨的母親。
有姐妹分享她當年搬家到另外一個環境,因為做她心情不好,影響到丈夫孩子們都很煩悶。後來神提醒她要感恩讚美,在數算神恩典中,笑聲又回到家中。另一個姐妹提到某年婦女退休會,我們教會請到的一個小有名氣的女作者做一個專題講座,她長期有焦慮和情緒的健康問題,為了抵擋腦海中各樣負面擔憂的思慮,她時時提醒自己感恩注目仰望基督所成就的事,要讓自己沉浸在神奇妙偉大的創造中。
書裡面提到一些和孩子們一起感恩的方式,比較實用可行的方法是,在每晚的禱告中,和孩子們分享每天特別感恩的發生在他們身上的三件事,不能總是重複一些說過的話,培養孩子們感恩的習慣。
今天為孩子們的禱告:聆聽神的聲音並順服神,"John 10:27 " 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." 把孩子們的名字代入經文中禱告。我們每天都有各樣的聲音充斥腦海,求神讓我們大人孩子都可以對祂的聲音敏感並順服。