Tonight We Pray for the Momma: Hope for the Midnight Moments of MotherhoodSample

For the Momma with One Thing So Heavy on Her Heart

My husband and I and our three kids were in the process of yet another move, and it had been a hectic few weeks. Working from home was harder than usual. With clutter and boxes and a life that wasn’t fully in one location or another, everything seemed anything but settled. No matter what else I needed to do or think about, the move's details played like a background track in my mind.

Unable to focus on work, I walked out of my home office. That’s when I noticed my daughter in the big, comfortable chair in our living room. After removing her shoes, she had collapsed into her favorite spot and hunched forward. She was completely oblivious to the fact that she hadn’t removed her backpack when she sat down to rest. I chuckled and wondered how she had been able to ignore the heavy pack—until I realized that what I saw reflected my own situation.

How many times had I prayed even that day, “Lord, help me with this move. It feels like too much. I’m overwhelmed and stressed, and I can’t get it all done”? How many times, both through Scripture and whispers directly to my heart, had God told me, Give it to Me. I’ll carry it, and I’ll carry you. Cast your burden on Me, and I will sustain you? And how many times had I been so focused on my need for rest that I hadn’t practiced the simple and yet imperative task of taking off what I needed to set down?

Momma, God never intended for you to bear the weight of unanswered questions or cumbersome concerns on your own. The truth is, you might not know the answers, but He does. You might not have your own peace, but He gives you His. He has all that you need, and you have Him. Tonight, let’s make an exchange. Let’s cast our burdens on Him and receive the reassurance that He doesn’t just know what we need—He will also carry us through.

Tonight,we pray for the momma with one thing so heavy on her heart. Lord, we don’t know what she’s facing, but You do. You know all sides of the situation. And in the middle of it all, You hold her close. Help her place this one thing into Your capable hands. Help her step out of the worry tonight. We ask in Jesus’s name, amen.