Get all the details at the end of the post and find out who won last week’s prize.
How To Pray…
I’ve decided to go offline this week to prepare as best as I can for my speaking engagement in Denver on Thursday.
But I wanted to share with you an amazingly moving song by an artist named Kendall Payne. It’s called Pray. The lyrics are brilliant, convicting, difficult and deep. Her voice is gorgeous and the music…beautiful.
As we begin to pursue revolution in our lives, these are the kinds of prayers we need to be praying for one another.
The song starts at 1:57. Enjoy…
If you’re unable to watch the video right now, please at least read the lyrics I’ve added at the end of this post.
Motivation Monday Details
For those of you who are new, here’s how Motivation Monday works:
Anyone who takes some sort of action can enter to win. Your action might be:
getting up early, reading your Bible
going on a date with your kids
creating a mission statement
exercising
creating a meal plan
Writing a goal
It can be any action that improves who you are as a believer or a mother.
How To Enter
To enter the giveaway, you would do one (or all) of these:
1. Leave a comment and say, “I took action this week!”
2. Leave another comment telling us what action you took.
3. Follow @Inspired2Action on Twitter or Facebook and tell us there about the action you took.
4. Blog about your action and share the link below.
Why do I want you to Twitter, Facebook, Blog or Comment about the actions you taken in the past couple of weeks? …because action begets action. The things you’ve done WILL inspire others. And, well, that’s kind of what this blog is all about.
I will pray for you now, for you have been my faithful friends
While the road we walk is difficult indeed
I could not ask for more than what you’ve already been
Only that you would say these prayers for me
May your heart break enough that compassion enters in
May your strength all be spent upon the weak
All the castles and crowns you build and place upon your head
May they all fall, come crashing down around your feet
May you find every step to be harder than the last
So your character grows greater every stride
May your company be of human insignificance
May your weakness be your only source of pride
What you do unto others may it all be done to you
May you meet the One who made us
And see Him smile when life is through
May your blessings be many but not what you hoped they’d be
And when you look upon the broken
May mercy show you what you could not see
May you never be sure of any plans you desire
But you’d learn to trust the plan He has for you
May your passions be tried and tested in the holy fire
May you fight with all your life for what is true
I have prayed for you now all of my dear and faithful friends
But what I wish is more than I could ever speak
As the way wanders on I’ll long to see you once again
Until then, would you pray these prayers for me?
Oh, that you would pray for me
We’ll talk more about uprisings, revolts, revolutions, coups and normal mom stuff like that in a few days. But I wanted to jump in and ask you for a favor.
My new favorite day of the week is Monday because I am so incredibly encouraged and inspired by all the amazing action you are taking. I love reading about the way you’re developing new habits, running in races, getting organized and spending more time with the REAL Revolutionary and His Word on a consistent basis.
Submit Your Story….Please?
What I’d love to do is have you all share your stories. If you’ve made a change in your life, big or small, would you consider sharing your exciting story? Ideally, if you have a blog, I’d love for you to write a blog post about it (no need to link here – I just want you to inspire others) and then send me the link and a 140 character synopsis.
I’ve added a plugin that will rotate text in my sidebar. You can see the example over there in the sidebar to your right ->. I’m going to move it to the top of the sidebar, though and add your 140 character stories. If you have a link to your (extended) story on your blog, I’ll include that as well.
Everytime someone visits any page of this site, the text in that section will post a different story. I hope it inspires others and sends you some new blog readers.
I want people to see your stories when they visit this blog, because nothing inspires more than the stories of others.
The Boring Old Stuffy Rules
1. Make sure your story is no more than 140 characters.
2. If you write a blog post about the changes you’ve made recently, please include a DIRECT link to that post. Do not send a link to your blog home page.
3. Nothing is too big or small. If it is something you’re proud of, it’s perfect.
4. Please really think about what you write. We certainly want it to make sense and inspire those who read it. Fitting it in to 140 characters may be a challenge, but I know you can do it!
5. Either share your story and and (if applicable) you link in the comments here or via my contact form.
I can’t wait to read and share your stories. Please let me know in the comments if you have any questions.
I Stink at Scrapbooking AKA My Guest Post
I have scraps and memories. I’ve just never put them in a book.
I do love to record memories though and that’s why I adopting this ingenious system for impatient, non crafty people like me. I wrote all about it on my guest post at Steady Mom todayl
Speaking
I also wanted to mention I’ll be speaking next Thursday night (9/2) at Denver First Church’s Mom’s Night Out. The event is from 6-8 and includes a potluck dinner. If you live in the Denver area, I’d LOVE to see you there! RSVP to Shantel Johnson: ezekielgirl03 (at) sbcglobal.net
I’ll also be speaking in the next month or so in Austin, Texas (9/24) and Waco, Texas (10/20). I’ll give more details as soon as I get them.
Sometimes it seems like raising children is like raising a dog or a cat. We feed them, shelter them, teach them a few tricks, not to bite others and VOILA! We’re done.
Motherhood is much, much more than we often think it to be.
Whether we like it or not, we are raising little versions of ourselves. Our strengths will likely be some of their strengths, our weaknesses will be some of their weaknesses.
A Story For You…
A friend of mine once had a dream that she was out hiking with her 3 children. A few miles into the hike, in the middle of nowhere, they were suddenly approached by bears. She stepped in front of her children, desperate to protect them.
She yelled at the bears. She screamed at them, but the bears kept coming. And coming.
How had the bears found them? She wondered. They had hiked quietly, she didn’t let her kids bring any food, and she’d even sprayed them with scent neutralizer. Yet there they were, surrounded by bears.
Then she looked in her hands and saw it. She was holding raw meat. The bears smelled it from miles away. She’d done everything she could to protect her children, but she’d neglected to prepare herself for the journey, too.
What Are We Holding?
Moms. We cannot simply teach and train our children. We must continue to change and refine ourselves. We must own up to our issues. Name them. And do everything we can to defeat them. We cannot coast through life. We cannot make excuses for our failings. The lives of our children and their children and their children depend on our daily choices now.
Feel overwhelmed? Feel like you can’t handle the pressure? Good. Me too. And that’s just the point we need to arrive at to start this journey.
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