Daily Devotional for Friday November 22, 2019

The challenge of being a single mother or father!

(Romans 8:35-37; 1 John 5:4)

***DAILY PERSONAL PRAYER FOR YOU: Dear Lord, please help me today to be an active member of Your body. I pray each day that I will be yielded to You and Your will for my life. Let me remove all that is in my life keeping me from being the best servant I can possibly for You and Your Kingdom. I love You Lord, and let my love be expressed in my daily life as I serve You. In the name of Jesus I pray…AMEN!!

***THE DAILY LIVEPRAYER TV NUGGET: If you don’t accept the hysterical “world is ending” climate hoax, you are slimed as a science denier. However, these same people lambast those who dare to believe the “fairy tale” that there are more genders than just male and female. The media lectures us that a man who marries a man or a woman who marries another woman is a perfectly wonderful “traditional marriage.” To hold to the bigoted notion that marriage is between a man and a woman, means you are nothing but a “hate monger.” I remember reading in a book a warning that they will exchange the truth of a lie. Actually, that is in the Bible in the first chapter of the Book of Romans, and my friend, that day is here!!!

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The challenges of being a single mother. (This special word is also for the many single fathers as well, so simply replace since mother with single father!) Being a mom and raising children is a 24/7 job that never ends. Even in the perfect context of God's plan to marry a man who loves the Lord, have children, raise those children in the admonition of the Lord as the Bible teaches, it is a difficult job.

That job gets exponentially more difficult when a woman is raising her children alone, having to be mom and dad, the provider, the spiritual head of the home, all rolled into one!

Sadly in today's culture, there is a large percentage of women who are raising their children alone for a myriad of reasons. Today, I want to give a word of encouragement to you single moms out there and try to make this Christmas a special one for a few of you and your children.

I take a firm Biblical stand on issues like marriage, fornication, being equally yoked as the Bible commands, and what God's plan for the family is. First, because it is what God says and His way always works best for our life. His Word cannot be compromised. Secondly, because we see daily here at Liveprayer the destroyed lives of those who ignored God in these areas of their life by doing it their way.

That is why, especially for the young adults who read this Devotional each day, I do my best to warn them from falling into these traps that can literally destroy their lives. God has given me a responsibility for sharing the Truth of His Word. Much of the pain and heartache that we deal with in this life is because we ignored God, or rebelled against God in some way.

I realize there are cases when the actions of others cause us great pain, but again, a good percentage of our problems come from OUR decision to ignore God's plan!

While the world at large says "Do it your way," "Whatever you think is right is okay," "If it feels good, do it" . . . God says there is only ONE WAY that is right and that is found in the Bible. God gives us His way because He loves us! He knows that His way works and the other ways do not! His way brings us peace, joy, happiness, and blessings.

Ignoring His way brings turmoil, pain, unhappiness, and tragic consequences that can last a lifetime!

For you single moms, God loves you and will help you see victory despite whatever has happened in the past. It would be great if we all lived life the way God planned for us to. It is my prayer daily that those young adults reading these words each day will take that challenge and do just that. But for those who have already made some mistakes along the way, who got off-track from doing it God's way, TODAY IS THE DAY that you can get back on track. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE!!!

The key however is doing it God's way from here on out. For whatever reason you may be raising your children alone, know that God will make you adequate each day and give you all that you need to be the best parent that you can be. Your greatest ministry will ALWAYS be to your children.

The Lord will guide you, strengthen you, protect you, provide for you, and bless you and your children each step of the way as you follow Him!!!

I love you and care about you so much. The key today for you single mothers is to remember that the past is the past. There are no "do overs" in life. You can't go back and relive your life. So no matter what situation you may find yourself in today, know that if you make Christ the Lord of your life, keep Christ first at all times, do it God's way, you can know the peace, the joy, and the abundance that this life can offer.

Our life is today and forward until God calls us home. Yesterday is over. Live for today and make it all that God intends it to be. I will be praying for you and your children. God will make you adequate each day as you go forward with God's favor and blessings!!!

In His love and service,

Your friend and brother in Christ,

Bill Keller