1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 2: You're listening to Everyday Prayers with Million Praying Moms, where 3 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 2: we're dedicated to helping moms pray God's word for their 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 2: families in the areas they need at most. I'm your host, 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 2: Nicolette Bell. Over the last decade, we've helped thousands of 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 2: moms make prayer a priority for their families. Our mission 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 2: is to help you do the same. Prayer is not 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: a last resort. It's our first and best response to 9 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 2: the challenges of parenting, a partnership for the hearts of 10 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 2: our children that God invites us into. Today's devotion is 11 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 2: written by Paige Collins, author of her new book Awaken 12 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: Dream Journal. To learn more about page, or to learn 13 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 2: more about how you can get involved in the ministry 14 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: of Million Praying Moms, visit Today's show notes or Millionprayingmoms 15 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 2: dot Com. After a quick word from our sponsors, we 16 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: will pray together for our children. 17 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: Psalm four eight. 18 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 3: In peace, I will lie down and sleep for you alone, Lord, 19 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 3: make me dwell in safety. 20 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: There's a particular. 21 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 3: Ache that grips some mother's heart when her child wakes 22 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 3: screaming in the night, seemingly inconsolable night terrors steal more 23 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 3: than just sleep. They steal our children's sense of safety 24 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 3: and our own sense of peace. As mothers who long 25 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 3: to protect them. I understand the sphere intimately. I've sat 26 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 3: on the edge of my son's bed in the middle 27 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 3: of the night, feeling helpless as he cried because of 28 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 3: some invisible threat. I've questioned what I could have done differently. 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 3: Was it a movie he watched, a story that we read, 30 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 3: something maybe he overheard at school, maybe even something that 31 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: he ate. The weight of responsibility can feel crushing as 32 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 3: we attempt to shield our little ones from things that 33 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 3: we can't always see or hear coming. But here's what 34 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 3: I've learned in those midnight hours. Our children don't need 35 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 3: us to be all powerful. They need us to point 36 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 3: them to the one who is. Psalm four or eight 37 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 3: offers us a remarkable promise that God alone makes us 38 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 3: dwell in safety, not our vigilance, not our worry, not 39 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 3: our frantic googling of remedies. 40 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: At two am. God alone. This doesn't mean that we 41 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: do nothing, but. 42 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 3: It means we anchor our practical steps in our spiritual authority. 43 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 3: I have prayed this scripture over my son hundreds of times. 44 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 3: David wrote this psalm during a time of great distress, 45 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 3: when enemies surrounded him and sleep should have been impossible. 46 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: Yet he declared peace over his rest. 47 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,679 Speaker 3: Why because he understood that true safety doesn't come from 48 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 3: the absence of threats, but from the presence of God. 49 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 3: When we pray protection over our children's sleep, we're not 50 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 3: hoping for the best. We're standing on God's promises. We're 51 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 3: exercising the spiritual authority given to us as mothers who 52 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 3: wheel the promises of God as weapons against that which 53 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 3: aims to steal our children's peace. The enemy wants us 54 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 3: to feel powerless, but scripture reminds us that we have 55 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 3: access to divine protection through prayer, and the word of God. 56 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: Always bears fruit. 57 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 3: Night arrors can have natural causes over tiredness, stress, developmental stages, 58 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 3: and we should absolutely address those, but they can also 59 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,399 Speaker 3: have spiritual roots, and we must be willing to fight 60 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 3: for our children on both fronts. We check their bedtime 61 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 3: routine and we pray we maintain healthy sleep habits, and 62 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 3: we declare God's peace over their minds. 63 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: Your child needs to. 64 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 3: Know that when darkness comes, they don't face it alone. 65 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 3: God's angels are on assignment. His presence surrounds them, His 66 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 3: peace is available, and their mother is standing in the gap, 67 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 3: warring in. 68 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: Prayer on their behalf. What creates peace in our homes. 69 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 3: Not the absence of streng ruggle, but the presence of 70 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 3: a God who never sleeps, never slumbers, and keeps watch 71 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 3: over our children even when we cannot. When fear tries 72 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 3: to grip your heart in the night, remember you're not 73 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 3: their ultimate protector. 74 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: God is, and he's. 75 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 3: Invited you to partner with him through prayer. Let's pray, 76 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 3: Heavenly Father. As a mother covered by your grace, I 77 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 3: boldly declare your promise of Psalm four eight over my 78 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 3: child tonight, that my child will lie down and sleep 79 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 3: in peace for you alone, make him dwell in safety. 80 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 3: I ask you to guard my child's mind and spirit 81 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 3: against nightmares, night terrors, and every harmful influence. Lord, your 82 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 3: perfect love casts out fear. I give you my child's fears, anxieties, 83 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 3: and worries. I ask that you replace them with your 84 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 3: perfect peace and your supernatural comfort. Wrap them in your 85 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 3: presence so that they may rest securely in you. Let 86 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 3: them lie down and sleep in peace for you alone. 87 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 3: Make them dwell in safety in Jesus' name. 88 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: Amen. 89 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: Friends, we have completely revamped our Patreon tears. Now with 90 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 2: a ten dollars monthly donation, you automatically receive our favorite 91 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: monthly downloadable prayer calendar of curated scripture inspired prayers that 92 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 2: complement the devotions and prayers from the podcast. You also 93 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 2: receive each day's devotion and prayer in written form, including 94 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 2: reflection questions to accompany your quiet time. 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