8/24 Mom In Prayer (MIP)
每周一次的妈妈祷告正式开始了
赞美感恩的祷告,Praising God for who He is, His attributes, His name or His character
祂是倾听的神,God Hears
非常喜欢今天的主题经文:
1)Psalm 3:4
4 I cried aloud to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
2)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.
今天花了点时间分享赞美感恩的意义,每位姐妹在家都阅读了“Prayer Warrior Mom: Covering Your Kids with God's Blessings and Protection“ 第一章"Cultivate an attitude of Gratitude ",分享一些书中领受亮光,我喜欢书中 “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." 书中还提到 “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."
还记得曾经读过的《赞美的大能》这本书对我的改变,赞美神的祷告需要时时提醒,并在孩子们面前行出来,求神帮助姐妹们做个感恩的母亲而不是常常抱怨的母亲。
有姐妹分享她当年搬家到另外一个环境,因为做她心情不好,影响到丈夫孩子们都很烦闷。后来神提醒她要感恩赞美,在数算神恩典中,笑声又回到家中。另一个姐妹提到某年妇女退休会,我们教会请到的一个小有名气的女作者做一个专题讲座,她长期有焦虑和情绪的健康问题,为了抵挡脑海中各样负面担忧的思虑,她时时提醒自己感恩注目仰望基督所成就的事,要让自己沉浸在神奇妙伟大的创造中。
书里面提到一些和孩子们一起感恩的方式,比较实用可行的方法是,在每晚的祷告中,和孩子们分享每天特别感恩的发生在他们身上的三件事,不能总是重复一些说过的话,培养孩子们感恩的习惯。
今天为孩子们的祷告:聆听神的声音并顺服神,"John 10:27 " 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." 把孩子们的名字代入经文中祷告。我们每天都有各样的声音充斥脑海,求神让我们大人孩子都可以对祂的声音敏感并顺服。
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