1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Life audio. 2 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: You're listening to Everyday Prayers with Million Praying Moms, helping 3 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 2: you pray God's word for your family in the areas 4 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 2: you need at most. I'm your host, Nicolett Bell. Here 5 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: we believe prayer isn't a last resort. It's our first 6 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: and best response in parenting, and every day we come 7 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 2: together to partner with God for the hearts of our children. 8 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 2: Today's Divosion is written and read by me, author of 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 2: Choosing Cheer. 10 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: To learn more. 11 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 2: About the Million Praying Mom's ministry, visit Millionprayingmoms dot com. 12 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 2: You can find a. 13 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: Link in our show notes. 14 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 2: After a brief word from our sponsors, will pray together 15 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 2: for our children. Philippians one six says, I am sure 16 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: of this that he who started a good work in 17 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 2: you will carry it onto completion until the day of 18 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 2: Christ Jesus. We had a big milestone in our family recently. 19 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 2: My four year old daughter Josie had her first dance recital. 20 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: She takes a little dance. 21 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: Class at her preschool each week, and they had worked 22 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 2: on two dances for their end of the year performance. 23 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: She was so. 24 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,199 Speaker 2: Excited about it, she talked about it for weeks leading 25 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 2: up to it and invited anyone she saw. She even 26 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 2: asked a lady we didn't know in the grocery store 27 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 2: if she wanted to come to our dance recital. It 28 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 2: was too funny. As we were getting ready for the recital, 29 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 2: she stood on her little stool in front of her 30 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: bathroom mirror for me to attempt a ballerina bun. I 31 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: put some product in her hair and used a smoothing 32 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 2: brush to slick it back into a ponytail. Then I 33 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: put a little hair doughnut around her ponytail to help 34 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: create the shape of the bun, and I began to 35 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 2: spread the hair out and work to cover the doughnut. 36 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: Josie said to me, mommy, this is not quite what 37 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: I had in my mind for my hair for my 38 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 2: dance recital, to which I replied, just give it a minute. Baby. Again, 39 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 2: she said, no, Mommy, this isn't really what I was thinking. 40 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 2: My reply, just wait, let me finish, and if you 41 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,839 Speaker 2: still don't like it, we can redo it. But let 42 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 2: me finish first. As I looked at her in the mirror, 43 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 2: hair spread out everywhere as I worked it into a 44 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 2: neat bun. Slowly but surely, I whispered, Lord, this is 45 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 2: how I am with you, isn't it? How often in 46 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 2: my life when things look messy do I look up 47 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 2: at Heaven and say, Father, this is just. 48 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: Not quite what I had in my mind. This is 49 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: not what I was thinking about. Are you sure about this? 50 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 2: God? As I tucked more bobby pins into place, the 51 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 2: bun shape began to take place, and Josie's questions stopped. 52 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 2: After securing her beautiful hair piece that matched her costume. 53 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 2: It was aerial themed, I said, okay, what do you think? 54 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: And she said, wow, Mommy, it's beautiful. 55 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: I love it. 56 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 2: It looks just. 57 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: Like a ballerina. 58 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 2: The finished product was stunning. My four year old all 59 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 2: of a sudden aged several years, and I got a 60 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 2: little tear in my eye. My baby was growing up. 61 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 2: As she ran in to show my mom proudly, I prayed, Lord, 62 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 2: help her to always trust you in the process, and 63 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 2: help me to do the same. Unlike me who wasn't 64 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 2: sure if I was putting the bobby pins in the 65 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: right place. God knows perfectly what he is doing in 66 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: our lives, and we can confidently put our trust in Him. 67 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: That is my deepest desire for myself and my children. 68 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: May we trust the work of God in our lives 69 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: that he is carrying out to completion the things he 70 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: has begun. That although it may look messy at times 71 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: or maybe different than what we had in our minds, 72 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 2: we can be confident that what is in his mind 73 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: is better than anything we can ask or imagine. Let's pray, Father, 74 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: help me to trust you in the process. Help me 75 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 2: not to doubt when things look messy or aren't looking 76 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: like the way that I thought they should. I want 77 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: to trust you to work out the best for me, 78 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: Knowing what is in your mind for me and my 79 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: children is far greater than what we can ask or imagine. 80 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: In Jesus' name, I pray amen. 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