I think about how I spent so many years of my life as a mom being in survival mode. Spending every single day full of worry and strife, just trying to make it to the next day. I remember penny pinching and focusing on making every dime and every drop of food last. I was in a place of not being wasteful and operating out of lack because I had so little. And the thoughts that consumed my mind all the time was how to just make it to the next day.

I think about how many moms are currently in this place in their lives. Where they feel they are in a never ending cycle of struggling financially, which leads to struggling emotionally and even physically. It’s so exhausting and it can feel like it will never end.

Two things helped me to overcome being in this place. It wasn’t getting a new job, starting a side hustle, or sulking in my sadness.

These two shifts will change your life.

When you get so bothered by how your life is going, you will step up and do what it takes to improve your life. We all get to this point in our own time; and some people never get to this point. The choice to act on that feeling of I’m DONE is on us. And when we’re ready to make this change, God will be there (like He always is), to guide us on what our next steps are.

The financial struggles will not go away immediately, that is a physical change that we have to put physical action behind. The immediate shift will take place in your heart and in your mind. When you let God into your life, your mindset and your perspective will begin to move to a place of “I can do this”, “God is with me”, “God wants me to prosper”, “I am chosen”, “God has a purpose and plan for my life”.

I went to God with ally my mess. I got on my knees on my kitchen floor. I sang worship music to the top of my lungs. I cried in the shower. I prayed and talked to God when I was alone and felt like no one understood what I was going through. And when the time came, I put action behind all of those acts of faith. And that is where the shift begins to take place.

This is where miracles begin to happen. This is where the things that you once thought were impossible, now are within your reach with God’s help.

With God’s help, our lives can be restored. We can come out of dark times and lack and loneliness with him by our side. When we partner with God, all things are possible.

As moms, we need all the support we can get. We don’t always have the courage to ask or to speak up about what we need, but we can always go to God. He’s not here to judge or to put us down. We don’t have to feel shameful of our situations with Him. He already knows. He just wants us to let Him be Him in our lives.

You probably have survived many struggles already. You may have overcome hard times before and are weary of what’s to come now. Our past mistakes may have gotten us here, or maybe situations came about that were out of our control that got us in this rut. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. There is a God who loves us and will redeem all that was lost, taken, or left behind.

When I look back on the early days of motherhood, a lot of it is a blur. But I can recall being in the lowest place in my life while also experiencing the most peace I’ve ever felt. It’s amazing to think that all we have to do is go to God and He will give us the courage we need to face our challenges.

For the mom who needs restoration; for the mom who needs a change in her life: You can do this. God is with you. There is nothing he can’t do. There is no mistake, no wrong turn, no bad decision that He can’t redeem. There is no lost love, lost job, lost friendship, loss of happiness and joy that He won’t restore. You just have to open your heart and let Him guide you.

This is not about miracles falling from the sky, this is about getting close to the one who loves you more than you can imagine. This is about welcoming the one who gave up His life so that we could be free of sin and shame and doubt and fear. We don’t have to live in lack. We don’t have to sacrifice the things we want out of life. God wants us to be blessed and prosperous so that we can pass that blessing on to others.

And let’s not forget that our kids deserve to be raised by mothers who are happy and joyful and free of burdens and scarcity. Our kids deserve love and peaceful lifestyles, and we have to be at our best to give them that.

God has brought me such a long way from those days of being broke and wondering how I was ever going to give my kids a good life. It took years to heal and to unwind all the damage that was done, but I’m here. I’m still not done, me and God have a long way to go. But knowing that He’s by my side and hears my prayers is all the comfort I need to keep going.

God is not done with you yet either. Here is a prayer for the Mom who needs restoration:

God,

Thank you for your presence. Thank you for showing up in the margins of my life. Thank you for being in the places I don’t want anyone else to see. Thank you for making a way when I’m backed against a wall with no way out. You see the road ahead of me Lord, you are clearing a path for me and my family so that we can come out on the other side. God I trust in You and I welcome you into every area of my life. Every burden is lifted, every fear is faced, every tear is redeemed. I don’t know exactly how I got to this place of lack Lord. I know a lot of it are choices I’ve made with out your guidance, and some are situations that have arrived that have been out of my control. But I know that you can turn all of it around God. I know all the hurt I’ve felt in my life is not for nothing. Use it all for your glory God, nothing missing, nothing lacking. Help me to overcome this hard time so that I can speak to how You’ve gotten me through yet again. My life is Yours God, you are welcome into my heart. Show me my next move, show me where you want me to go. Redemption is mine. Restoration is mine. I’m here Lord, ready and available to take the next step towards the purpose and plan you have for my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

I believe that this is the year of God restoring all that was lost. Say this prayer as often as you need to. Believe that He is with you and that nothing will hold you back from changing your life.

I believe in You.

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