You Are Made for This: 14 Devotions to Uplift & Encourage Busy MomsSample

Anxious Mama

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. PHILIPPIANS 4:6

Let's start by reading the Scripture verse above a few times, just to let it sink in. I come from a long line of women who were anxious and worried . . . how about you? Anxiety is a part of my everyday life, but this Scripture helps to remind me that God sees all my worries. We can come to Him at any time and share that anxiety with Him. But, Mama, He already knows what’s on your heart. Coming to Him, as your Father, and bringing whatever has taken over your mind with worry and anxiety helps us let it out. So let your requests be known, realizing that God is already working it all out. Maybe while growing up, you recited the Lord’s Prayer in church—we need to recall the words, “Thy will be done.” As we raise our kids, we must remember it’s God’s plan, not ours. What if we lived in a posture of surrender instead of a posture of anxiety? What if we surrendered our worries, plans, and thoughts to God as we’re called to do? As His will is accomplished in our lives, remember that God is trustworthy—He’s the Creator of the universe, after all! He knows there will be times of worry, and He wants to make sure you know He has you and your kids safely in His hands.

Made for This!

Can you remember when you were a few years younger and what you worried about? Did those worries ever come true? What would you tell your younger self today, knowing what you know today? Was it worth the time spent worrying, or would you have rather just trusted God and lived a little easier at the time? God wants us to lean on Him, trusting in Him and not on our own understanding. He tells us to not worry. So, Mama, this week, let’s try to do just that.