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I’ve struggled for years with the sovereignty of God. I believe God is over all and in all and in control of all, yet I also believe He gives us free will. I once heard a pastor explain these two apparently contradictory theologies as being the twin towers of Scripture. They’re both there. From that solid yet confusing explanation, I take this truth: There are going to be some things I will never understand fully this side of heaven. That’s why it’s called faith.
Today’s devotion and prayer is taken from Brooke McGlothlin’s book, Praying Mom: Making Prayer the First and Best Response to Motherhood.
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Brooke McGlothlin is the Founder of Million Praying Moms, Host of the Million Praying Moms podcast, and author of eight books, three of which hit the ECPA bestseller list. Her latest, Everyday Prayers for Peace, and Praying Mom: Making Prayer the First and Best Response to Motherhood speak to the power of a life partnered with God in prayer. She’s a wife of 20+ years and mom to two teenage boys who make their home in the mountains of Appalachia, calling southwestern Virginia home. To learn more about Brooke visit her website.
I have really enjoyed your podcasts and agree – lack of joy is a symptom of taking our eyes off Jesus. I have to remind myself of this often. I also heard you mention social media in a few of your podcasts. I believe that social media can really distract any one of us from all of the above. A good first step should be – get off of social media – ESPECIALLY if someone is not finding joy. I believe that SM is the cause of many joyless hearts – of course, the root comes back to taking our eyes off Jesus, then on to someone’s created illusion of life or spit second image of perfection without the reality of the seconds, minutes, and hours before and after. Our poor children have no idea how sucked into these deceptions they are, but how can we help them understand if we are sucked in too? You may have already addressed this – I haven’t listened to them all, but plan to. 🙂 Thanks again.
This is a great addition to the conversation! Thank you so much. I really think you’re right, and I feel it in my own life as I interact with social media. So true!