Who Has One Thing So Heavy On Her Heart - Tonight We Pray for the Momma

Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

ONE DAY I WAS IN THE KITCHEN refilling my glass of water when my eleven-year-old daughter walked in the house and asked if she could watch a show in the living room. Distracted, I agreed and turned back toward my office. We were in the process of yet another move, and it had been a hectic few weeks. Working from home was harder than usual. With clutter and boxes and a life that wasn’t fully in one location or another, everything seemed anything but settled. No matter what else I needed to do or think about, details surrounding the move played like a background track in my mind.

Twenty minutes later, unable to focus, I walked back out of my office again. That’s when I noticed my daughter in the big, comfortable chair in our living room. After removing her shoes, she had collapsed into her favorite spot and hunched forward. She was completely oblivious to the fact that she hadn’t removed her backpack when she sat down to rest. I chuckled and wondered how she had been able to ignore the heavy pack—until I realized that what I saw reflected my own situation.

How many times had I prayed even that day, “Lord, help me with this move. It feels like too much. I’m overwhelmed and stressed, and I can’t get it all done”? How many times, both through Scripture and whispers directly to my heart, had God told me, Give it to Me. I’ll carry it, and I’ll carry you. Cast your burden on Me, and I will sustain you? And how many times had I been so focused on my need for rest that I hadn’t practiced the simple and yet imperative task of taking off what I needed to set down?

I just wanted peace, stability, and the reassurance that everything was going to turn out okay. I’m no stranger to these heart needs. I think if we’re honest with our own feelings, this is what all mommas crave, no matter what we face.

We want to know that the one issue that weighs heaviest on our hearts and minds has an answer and resolution. We want to know that God sees us and our needs. More than that, we want to know that He cares and will help us with all we’ve been shouldering.

Momma, God never intended for you to bear the weight of unanswered questions or cumbersome concerns on your own. The truth is, you might not know the answers, but He does. You might not have your own peace, but He gives you His. He has all that you need, and you have Him. Tonight let’s make an exchange. Let’s cast our burdens on Him and receive the reassurance that He doesn’t just know what we need—He will also carry us through.

Tonight we pray for the momma with one thing so heavy on her heart. Lord, we don’t know what it is she’s facing, but You do. You know all sides of the situation. You are with this momma as she thinks it over and wonders and worries. And in the middle of it all, You hold her close and tell her again and again, “I’ve got it. You’re okay. It’s going to be okay. I have it.” Help her to feel You and hear You tonight. You’re louder than the fear, closer than she realizes, and fully able to take care of what needs to be done. Help her place this one thing into Your capable hands. Help her step out of the worry tonight.

We ask in Jesus’s name, amen.

Lord, these things are so heavy on my heart right now...