Hey Reader,

Do you have someone you have been praying for? You have been standing in the gap, going to the Throne of Grace in their time of need.

My heart has been praying for my adult son for years.

He has hit bottom so many times I thought he couldn't fall any farther then there would be another trip around his mountain. This time he is actually reaching out for the God I taught him about so many years ago. I told him I was proud of him, even though he is still between some rocks and hard places. He said, "yeah, but the rocks still hurt."

I am watching God move on his behalf and he is noticing too.

But you may be praying for a husband, sister, or stranger, whoever you are praying for this message is for you.

There is a particular kind of pain that comes with loving and praying for an adult child.

You love them deeply.

You've prayed for them.

And yet, you have to watch them make choices that you know aren't good for them.

Sometimes you want to say,

"If you would just listen to me..."

"If you would just come back to God..."

"If you would just see what I see..."

But they're adults.

And that makes it hard.

Because you can love them.

You can pray for them.

You can speak truth to them.

But you cannot make their choices for them.

And that can leave a mama carrying a tremendous burden.

I've been thinking about this a lot lately.

What if part of learning to pray with power is learning to release the person we're praying for?

Not release them from our love.

Not stop caring.

Not stop praying.

But release our need to control the outcome.

We can say:

"Lord, I cannot change my child. But You can."

"I cannot see what You see. But You can."

"I cannot go where my child is. But You can."

"I cannot control their choices. But I can trust You with them."

That's a different kind of prayer.

It's surrender.

And surrender doesn't mean giving up.

Surrender means putting someone into hands more capable than yours.

Hard part is releasing our loved ones to the Lord.

Because sometimes the hardest part of praying for an adult child isn't knowing what to say.

It's learning how to give them back to God.

And then turn our attention back to the LORD.

If you've been carrying your child's choices like they are your responsibility, I want to encourage you to listen to this week's episode.

You may not be able to change your child.

But you can change how you carry the burden.

And Mama, you don't have to carry it alone.

Know God.
Think His Way.
Pray With Power.

Everything changes when you know God.
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Karen
Founder | Praying Mama Bears Club

My "Praying Mama Club Podcast" is published now. You can find it on Apple Podcast or Spotify! There are three episodes published!

Praying Mama Club: Hope for the Prodigals.

Helping Christian moms of adult children pray with confidence and power through KNOWing God and who they are in Him.

​WWW.KAREN-MCMULLIN.COM​

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