1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 2: You are listening to everyday prayers with Million Praying Moms 3 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 2: helping you pray God's word for your family in the 4 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 2: areas you need at most. I'm your host, Nicolette Bell. Here, 5 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 2: we believe prayer isn't a last resort. It's our first 6 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 2: and best response in parenting, and every day we come 7 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 2: together to partner with God for the hearts of our children. 8 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 2: As we journey together towards Easter, we are unpacking the 9 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: final prayers of Jesus. As we break them down. I 10 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 2: believe these prayers will show us the heart of God 11 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: and can teach us so much about connecting with the 12 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,639 Speaker 2: Father in prayer. Today we discuss how Jesus's prayer reveals 13 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 2: his relationship with the Father. We want to model the 14 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 2: open and honest relationship Jesus and the Father shared with 15 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: our own children. To learn more about the Million Praying 16 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 2: Mom's ministry, visit Million Prayingmoms dot com. You can find 17 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: a link. 18 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: In our show notes. 19 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 2: After a brief word from our sponsors, we'll pray together 20 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: for our children. John seventeen point five and now, Father, 21 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 2: glorify me in your own presence with the glory that 22 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: I had with you before the world existed. A few 23 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: weeks back, I was holding my baby, Theo. I had 24 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: just finished up nursing him, and was fully engrossed in 25 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 2: something on my phone. To be honest, I can't even 26 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 2: remember what it was, which shows how important it was. 27 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: I glanced up from my phone and I found his 28 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 2: little eyes staring into mine. He was smiling with his 29 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 2: whole face, you know that baby smile, his eyes, his eyebrows, 30 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 2: his cheeks, his gums fully on display in the widest, 31 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: most pure smile that I've witnessed. His little face was 32 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 2: radiating joy, and it was fully directed at me. Sadly, 33 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: I was distracted. THEO looked at me with google eyes, 34 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: like I'm his whole world and I was worlds away. 35 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: I smiled at him, and his legs started kicking and 36 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 2: his arms started reaching for my face, and he began 37 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: to cool at me. His smile grew wider, and my 38 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 2: heart grew more convicted. I put my phone in the 39 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 2: other room and I just held him and I talked 40 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 2: to him and gave him my full attention. Here was 41 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 2: my precious boy, the one I had prayed for and 42 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 2: longed for, right in front of me, and I was distracted. 43 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 2: I may not have been as convicted if this was 44 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 2: the first time or the only time, but I knew 45 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 2: deep down this was a pattern that things outside of 46 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 2: my home were vying for my attention, and I was 47 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 2: giving in to the pool. Realistically, I know that I 48 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 2: can't always give my children my full attention. Dinner has 49 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,119 Speaker 2: to be made, clothes have to be washed and folded 50 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 2: and put up. That's the hard part for me. Deadlines 51 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: have to be met. But I wonder, when was the 52 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 2: last time I really took the time to enjoy my children. 53 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 2: When was the last time you really took the time 54 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: to enjoy your children. The parent child relationship is the 55 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 2: one God chooses to represent his shared love within the Trinity. 56 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 2: Let's not miss the significance of this. The Father doesn't 57 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: just exist with the son, he delights in him. Matthew 58 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: three point seventeen records the father's declaration over the son 59 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 2: at his baptism. The heavens opened, a dove descended, and 60 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 2: God said, this is my son in whom I am 61 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 2: well pleased. The Father takes pride and delight in his son. 62 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 2: Not only does God choose the parent child relationship between 63 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 2: him and his son, he also chooses that for our. 64 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,559 Speaker 1: Relationship to him. 65 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 2: First, Sean three to one tells us, see what kind 66 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 2: of love the Father has given to us. That we 67 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 2: should be called the children of God, and so we are. 68 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: Many other scriptures support the truth that we are God's 69 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 2: children tewod Corinthians six eighteen, Galatians three twenty six, Romans 70 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 2: eight fourteen, Galatians four six through seven, just to name 71 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 2: a few. Just like he delights in his son, Jesus, 72 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 2: the Father delights in us as his children. Some one 73 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 2: nine four tells us God delights in his people, and 74 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 2: zeph Andiah three seventeen tells us that God rejoices over 75 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:37,679 Speaker 2: us with gladness. Our Father delights in us. He takes 76 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 2: joy in his relationship with us. Could it be that 77 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: God's intent might be for us to simply enjoy our children, 78 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 2: to delight in them, to rejoice over them, to slow 79 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 2: down and soak in the gift that they are. We 80 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 2: have so much pressure from the world around us for 81 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 2: our kids to be successful and productive that we often 82 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 2: apply this pressure to them. This can take away from 83 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: our delight and make them feel like our love is 84 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 2: dependent upon their performance. What do our words and actions 85 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 2: tell our kids about what is important to us, just 86 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 2: like the Father wants us to realize that his love 87 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 2: for us is a gift to be received. May we 88 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 2: slow down and show our children that we find joy 89 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 2: in just being their mom. We want our kids to 90 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 2: know that they can come to us and talk to 91 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 2: us about anything. We also want them to know that 92 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 2: they can come to God and talk to him about anything, 93 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 2: and we get to model this for them. This is 94 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: what the High priestly Prayer teaches us about the relationship 95 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 2: Jesus and the Father shared. It was honest and open, 96 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 2: it was sharing, It was full of love. And this 97 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: prayer that Jesus shares here in John seventeen gives us 98 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 2: a glimpse into this relationship and helps us to have 99 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 2: an idea of how we can connect with the Father 100 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 2: as his children, and how we should can with our 101 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 2: earthly children. Let's pray, Father, thank you for giving us 102 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 2: a glimpse of the relationship you shared with your son. 103 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 2: Thank you for sending your son to earth on our behalf. 104 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 2: Thank you for calling me your child and making a 105 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 2: way for me to be with you. Thank you that 106 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 2: you delight in me and rejoice over me, help me 107 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 2: to slow down and enjoy my children for the gifts 108 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 2: that they are in Jesus' name. Amen, are you a 109 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 2: visual learner? Would you like to receive our daily devotions 110 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 2: and written form right to your inbox? Then join our 111 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 2: Patreon community of Praying Moms. 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