So many times we as women take on the position “Every (bodies)
Mom” Collecting bodies (children) as we grow, I guess I am no different. J In my devotion reading today I was reading a
testimony on how a young ladies whole outlook on her Christianity changes just
because of a prayer challenge. God is
funny…these last few months I put myself on a prayer challenge writing down
every time the praying spirit comes over me.
It has truly been an aww opening experience. Nothing Earth shattering has happened other
than God has opened my eyes to see things that have been evident to me all
along but for whatever reason I couldn’t see.
Like this young lady, I don’t remember this Prayer in the bible.
Note: a bible scholar I do not claim to be, but I usually remember my bible
stories pretty well. Yet when I read it
I remember when I had my first born. My
prayer while I was pregnant and when I had him was this: “ Lord please bless my
son, give him all of his limbs, his bodily functions, make him normal, heal him
Lord (because they knew he was sick) give me my son, please Jesus.” It was a pretty simple prayer, but my heart
was broken and contrite and I meant every word.
I was only a scared little girl myself…yes I was 25 but now I know I was
just a baby myself!!!!
When he came out of his surgery to correct his kidney’s and
Dr. Baraza gave us his prognosis “A normal little man that would grow up to be
as tall and big as me” is what he said!!! (The Doctor was over 6’3) I simply
cried all the way home holding my precious preemie and said “Lord, thank you
for answering my prayer it is what I have been praying for nine months (he was
two months at that time) and you bless me with prayers I give this child back
to you and I will raise him to love you and honor you and he will serve you
Lord.” I was simply a baby myself I had
no idea what I was praying and I was definitely not in God’s word the way I
should be, but from that day on I prayed that over each Child I had.
The moral of the story is this…..Trust God ladies with every
fiber of your being, but don’t forget to cover our babies. Now that my babies are growing up God has
blessed me with so many adopted babies through various means, college, church, nonprofit
programs, and friends. They don’t think
they are adopted but they are mines. I
pray for them every day, I ask God to cover them, protect them, shield them
from all hurt and danger and make them normal.
When I go into a youth class I pray Lord let me teach them to serve you
for the rest of their days.
Now granted because of my stance on children I must pick up
a new baby every day, foot I only sent two off to College but it feel as if I
have at least 10 boys in college, and six girls and I pray that none of them
read this post because if I forget one I won’t hear the end of this, LOL! God knows I love the children and if my little
pieces in their lives help them live for Christ all of their days than to God
be the GLORY!!!! Because I love being Everybody's MOM!!!! :)
Hannah’s
Prayer… I Samuel 1:27-28 “I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted me
what I asked of Him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to
the Lord
