1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 2: You're listening to Everyday Prayers with Million Praying Moms helping 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,439 Speaker 2: you pray God's word for your family in the areas 4 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 2: you need it most. I'm your host, Nicolette Bell. Here 5 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 2: we believe prayer isn't a last resort. It's our first 6 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 2: and best response in parenting, and every day we come 7 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 2: together to partner with God for the hearts of our children. 8 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 2: Today's devotion is written and read by Lindsay Roberts, author 9 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 2: of her new book, Discover Your True Peace. In today's episode, 10 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: she encourages us to be faithful in the little things 11 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: of motherhood. When it seems that no one sees, we 12 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 2: can be reminded that God does. To learn more about 13 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: Lindsay or the Million Praying Mom's ministry, visit Millionprayingmoms dot com. 14 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 2: You can find a link in our show notes. After 15 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: a brief word from our sponsors, will pray together for 16 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 2: our children. 17 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: Isaiah one nineteen an IV. If you are willing and obedient, 18 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: you will eat the good things of the land. There 19 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: have been seasons in my life when I realized something 20 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: about myself. I could be willing, but not very obedient 21 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: or obedient, but with a less than willing heart. And 22 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,759 Speaker 1: yet if I truly want to walk in the fullness 23 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: of what God has for me, I have to choose both. 24 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: I have to come to him with a heart that 25 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: says yes, and not just in what I do, but 26 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: in how I do it. Let me ask you something, 27 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: how often has anyone ever thanked you for doing a 28 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: wonderful job dusting? It's one of those little hidden things, 29 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: isn't it The kind of task that no one really 30 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: notices unless it doesn't get done. I remember when I 31 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: was a young mom, realizing pretty quickly that dusting fell 32 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: into that thankless category. No applause, no recognition, just something 33 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: that needed to be done. My husband is a singer, 34 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: and when he finishes, people clap. Sometimes they even stand 35 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: and applaud. They thank him, request a song, and celebrate 36 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: what he's done. But I can't say anyone has ever 37 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: stood up and applauded my dusting. And still I keep 38 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: doing it? Why because it needs to be done. I 39 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: remember one particular day, cleaning my house with a heart 40 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: that just wasn't in it. I told the Lord, very honestly, 41 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: I don't really want to do this, and right then 42 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: Colossians three seventeen came to my heart. Whatever you do 43 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,839 Speaker 1: in word or deed, do it all in the name 44 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: of the Lord. It was as if the Lord gently 45 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: whispered to me, do it for me. And that changed everything. 46 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, the task didn't feel small anymore. 47 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: I began to thank God for my home, for the 48 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: furniture I was dusting, for the family that lived there. 49 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: What once felt like a chore became a quiet moment 50 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: with him. My attitude shifted, and in that place of gratitude, 51 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: I found something so precious. I found peace, and you 52 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: know what, it became a teaching moment for my children too. 53 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 1: I would tell them people may not always notice what 54 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: you do, they may not say thank you, But God 55 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: sees everything. He sees the big things, and he absolutely 56 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: sees the little things. As moms, we're always teaching, even 57 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: when we don't realize it. Our children are watching how 58 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: we handle the unnoticed moments just as much as the 59 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: celebrated ones. They're learning from how we respond when no 60 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: one is clapping. It also made me stop and think, 61 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: how many little things does God do for me every 62 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: single day that I don't even stop to notice, Just 63 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: like my dusting went unseen. I wondered how often I 64 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: had overlook his goodness. So I began to encourage my 65 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: children and myself to do everything as unto the Lord, 66 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: and to be thankful, not just in the big, obvious blessings, 67 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: but in the quiet, everyday ones too. But when we 68 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: do things for Him, it takes the pressure off needing 69 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: recognition from people. We can rest in knowing that God 70 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: sees our faithfulness and he knows exactly how and when 71 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: to bless it. Now that my children are grown, I 72 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: still remind myself of this truth. It was never really 73 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: about the dusting. It was about obedience. It was about faithfulness. 74 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: And in God's hands, nothing done with love and obedience 75 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: is ever wasted or unseen. That's where peace lives, even 76 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: in the smallest things. Let's pray Lord help us to 77 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: be both willing and obedient in the big things and 78 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: the small things. Teach us to see every task as 79 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: an opportunity to honor and thank You. Our life lives 80 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: be an example to our children and to others, showing quiet, faithfulness, 81 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 1: trust and love for you in Jesus' name. Amen. 82 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 2: May is the month to celebrate moms, and we've updated 83 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: our mom Shop just in time with some of our 84 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,119 Speaker 2: favorite resources. Be sure to check out our updated shop 85 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: at Million Prayingmoms dot com, forward slash Shop, or click 86 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 2: shop from our homepage. Until next time, friends, the Lord 87 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 2: bless you and keep you. Make his face shine upon you, 88 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 2: and be gracious to you. May the Lord look with 89 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 2: favor on you and give you peace.