I have found that almost every season of motherhood has brought with it an overwhelming amount of worries, duties, fears, and responsibilities that seemed far beyond my capacity to deal with them. In my younger years there were sleepless nights, ear infections and asthma, moves, and constant demands on my time. Later, there were schooling issues, finding good friends, activities, more moves, and a variety of other new problems.

Every mother I know has seemingly endless seasons of stress, challenge, and worry. But it is a waste of time to spend energy and hours worrying, fretting, and troubling ourselves about things that we can't make go away.

How can we handle all the stress? Only by learning the place of prayer in the daily moments and issues of life. We are like little children coming to Him, giving up our entire souls with every bit of worry, joy, and fear into His committed, capable hands.

Prayer gives us constant access to God's presence. It keeps us in relationship with Him. It is only by prayer that we are able to release our lives into our Father's hands and accept the comfort and sustenance He offers.

Seeking God and acknowledging Him as our loving Father puts the issues of our lives in a larger perspective. It helps us to walk this journey of motherhood with faith and vision, without always being weighed down by our worries.

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