Holding Each Other Up

“And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.   But Moses’ hands became heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it.  And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. ”  Exodus 17:11-12

Do you ever feel like you are in a daily battle as a mom?  Sometimes we are battling to teach our children the basics of living.  Other times, we are battling rebellion.  And still other times, we are battling against the world for the hearts and minds of our children.

It is very easy to become exhausted in our daily battles.  Some days, it doesn’t even seem worth bothering anymore.  But when someone comes along beside us and lets us know that they understand what we’re going through and they are there to support us, it suddenly seems do-able again.  This support might come from husbands or from friends.  (For that matter, it can even come from someone we don’t know!)  It can come in the form of physical help or giving us time off to recharge.  But I think the most important form this support can take is prayer.

For those of us who are stay-at-home moms of young children, it can be hard to offer physical help to someone else … especially when we ourselves are often exhausted.  However, one way that we CAN help each other is to pray for each other.  Just knowing that a friend is praying for me can mean the difference between just barely making it through the day and making it through successfully.  It can mean the difference between ending the day feeling defeated or ending the day feeling that something has been accomplished.

Are you feeling the need of prayer support today?  Who do you know that might be need to be supported by your prayers?

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