Guest Post: How to Make Time for God as a Mother
The journey of motherhood is definitely a crazy one! A friend once asked me, “What makes parenting difficult?”.
My response was, “Raising another human whilst trying to figure out your own life.” Perfectly summarised right?
If, as mothers, we struggle with mommy guilt and making time for ourselves, how do we then ensure we create that time to consistently work on our spiritual and personal relationship with the Father Almighty?
The journey of motherhood is definitely a crazy one! A friend once asked me, “What makes parenting difficult?”.
My response was, “Raising another human whilst trying to figure out your own life.” Perfectly summarised right?
If, as mothers, we struggle with mommy guilt and making time for ourselves, how do we then ensure we create that time to consistently work on our spiritual and personal relationship with the Father Almighty?
Today, OMT’s Digest and The Christian Blog Ghana will share some tips to help you stay on top of your God game as a mother.
- Be open-minded about how you spend time with God.
Sitting in a chair and imagining God seated opposite you can also be prayer. You can talk to Him in the bathroom or whilst cooking in the kitchen. Covid has taught us that even church can be virtual. We revere Him but He also says we should come to Him anytime with no strict rules laid down. Don’t allow society to create false rules for you. It’s a personal relationship and the mode of the relationship lies with the parties involved. Even in thoughts, you can still maintain that personal relationship with God.
Don’t limit yourself!
- Check your schedule and find what works for you.
It could be the first 4 minutes before everyone is up, the time you settle in at work before the official work start time of 8am and it could be on the road to work which is even much preferred if you have your own mode of transportation. This is because you can have a morning devotion session in the car with the kids on the way to school drop-offs and you know who can be your best accountability partner? YOUR KIDS!
Once you find that time, proceed to create a routine out of it.
- The strength of your prayer is not dependent on the length.
Not everyone is a prayer warrior. Some are gifted to pray in tongues and be deeply engulfed in the spirit for a longer period. Praying for a shorter period doesn’t make you any less of a child of God. Picture it as this, God has many children, and some are introverts and other extroverts. Some would meditate deep in their hearts and others will prefer to speak aloud. Even with our kids they all have their unique personality traits but we accept them as they are and still make time to listen to them.
Use the style that works best for you.
- Supplement and develop yourself with spiritual audio teachings and music.
Worship and praise music and teachings can all help to develop your relationship with God. Mensa Otabil, Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen and Stevn Furtick and others all have podcasts you can subscribe to on a daily or weekly basis for FREE. These teachings can help build you up in your spiritual journey. And on days you are short of words, the music helps fill in the words for you.