“When we devote ourselves, when we love the Lord our God more than anyone or anything else, then idols will have to fall.” Today our Moms in Prayer Michigan State Coordinator, Mary Jane Geers, joins us to talk about overcoming barriers to prayer. Prayer isn’t always the easiest, most convenient or comfortable thing to do, but the fruit that comes from it lasts for eternity. Listen in as Mary Jane takes us to God’s Word and reminds us Who holds the victory.

The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.org

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Wrestling with inner arguments immediately began after receiving an invitation to a Moms in Prayer group: “I’ll sound like a fool.” “I don’t have time for that.” “What’s the point?” Fears, idols, and doubts rose up in opposition to what Mary Jane knew was the right thing to do. She didn’t feel like doing the uncomfortable, the inconvenient, nor the irrational.

But God.

Through Holy Spirit’s conviction and empowerment, she said “yes” to a friend’s (and the Lord’s) invitation to attend a Moms in Prayer group. Despite the fear of others, the opposition of her flesh, and the lies of the enemy, she showed up. And is beyond glad that she did!

Mary Jane cannot imagine how radically different life would have been without Moms in Prayer.

Now 20 years later, after her first yes to Moms in Prayer, she can testify that she has seen many children, including her own three daughters, grow up to love, serve and follow the Lord. In addition, by God’s grace, school communities have been sustained and strengthened despite the temptations and trials of this world. Finally, praying God’s good and beautiful word has helped her and other moms to live victoriously in Christ instead of unnecessarily defeated by the enemy.

Praise be to Jesus Christ, who has destroyed the barriers! Fellow sisters in Christ, may we demolish arguments and be found faithful to follow the Lord, no matter what He asks us to do, especially with Moms in Prayer.

SCRIPTURES

We must demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV

Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7 NKJV

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ Mark 12:30 NIV

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33 NIV

not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 NIV

But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 NIV

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“That’s the charge: Keep your eyes on Jesus.” What a sweet place to be—our eyes on Jesus, soaking in His presence. Today we welcome back our South Carolina State Coordinator, Vanessa Frazier. She reminds us of the blessing of a life that is centered around God and doing His work. As an educator herself, she sees what is going on in the schools and encourages us with what God is doing and how we can be praying. God IS at work!

The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.org

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Vanessa Frazier is the South Carolina State Coordinator for Moms in Prayer International. With over 30 years of experience walking and talking with God in national and international schools, she continues to fulfill the Great Commission—making disciples of public school teachers. She acknowledges Jesus Christ as her everything and is convinced that "if we're not praying, we're not doing anything." Frazier strives to inspire teachers to gravitate toward the Word of God on the job and through her online magazine, Disciples In Education—Sent to Serve (DisciplesEDU.com). Vanessa is the author of two books, Dear God, Welcome Back to School, and Another Timothy—Championing a Call to Prayer for the Boys and Men in Your Life. This thankful mom and grandmother is the Director of Christ Teens, and she is currently completing her Doctorate in Education at Regent University.

SCRIPTURES

Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Joshua 1:6 KJV

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Ephesians 4:12 KJV

O Lord, how many are my foes!

Many are rising against me;

But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,

my glory, and the lifter of my head. Psalm 3:1, 3 ESV

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 18:20 ESV

I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:6 AMP

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:1-2 NIV

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,

and he delivers them. Psalm 34:7 NIV

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“When you’re in the Word daily and see God’s love over and over again, it gets easier to immediately trust Him. And that then means the fear is not there. Fear is not of God because God is love.” Today we welcome Moms in Prayer Founder, Fern Nichols, back to the podcast. She has been in awe of the goodness of God’s love and shares how understanding this can completely transform our lives! God not only shows us His great love, He IS love. And that changes everything.

The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.org

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Fern Nichols is a former elementary school teacher and the founder of Moms in Prayer International, a prayer movement that mobilizes women around the world to gather together to pray for their children and schools. In 1984, Fern was fearful about sending her two eldest children off to junior high. She knew the school would be a battlefield for their hearts and minds. She realized the warfare would be intense and to fight in this battle she needed to invite other moms to pray. She called a mom and asked her to pray with her for their children and school. Her response was an immediate “yes,” and that was the humble beginning of Moms in Prayer that now spans the USA in every state and is in more than 150 countries. Fern has traveled to almost every continent in the world speaking, teaching and training women how to pray effectively. She and her husband Rle have been married for over 50 years. They were involved with Campus Crusade for Christ (now CRU) for 15 years. They have four children and 10 grandchildren.

SCRIPTURES

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 ESV

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 NIV

We need have no fear of someone who loves us perfectly; his perfect love for us eliminates all dread of what he might do to us. If we are afraid, it is for fear of what he might do to us and shows that we are not fully convinced that he really loves us. 1 John 4:18 TLB

For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand,

Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’ Isaiah 41:13 NASB

I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 NIV

‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. Jeremiah 32:17 ESV

I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:2 ESV

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. Romans 4:20-21 ESV

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“We were just two praying moms asking God to move. Our obedience to gather and pray resulted in answers beyond what we could imagine.” Today Aubrie shares a testimony from a Moms in Prayer mom who has seen God do greater works than she could ask or imagine in her child’s life and school. God is able to fill us and our children with the courage we need even when we are fearful or face rejection. He can make a way! Those situations that seem so big to us are not impossible for our God!

The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.org

SCRIPTURES

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 1 John 5:14 ESV

Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD! Psalm 27:14 ESV

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“He is our peace. We have peace WITH God and we can have the peace OF God as we go through our ups and downs and struggles in life.” Today we continue in our series, Beatitudes: Building Godly Character in the Woman of God, by welcoming Moms in Prayer Board Member, Janet Combs. We dive into the seventh beatitude, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Janet reminds us of the peace we can find in our Savior despite the circumstances we are walking through. And also how we can be peacemakers in a world filled with turmoil because it is Him working in and through us.

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Janet Combs is first and foremost a wife of 40 years, a mom of 5 and a grandma of 6. One daughter joined them as a young teen and has been an amazing blessing to the Combs family. Janet is a former special education and elementary teacher. While staying home with her kids, Janet spent decades teaching children at church, at VBS and at Good News Clubs. She also taught the teacher’s training for her local CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship). Over 20 years of Precepts Bible study with Kay Arthur has been a great inspiration for her to have a passion to go deep into God’s word. Another major influence in Janet’s life has been her family’s mission work for many years in Haiti. She joined Moms in Prayer years ago and is now a member of the Moms in Prayer Board of Directors. More recently, Janet has been involved in women’s ministry teaching.

SCRIPTURES

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Matthew 5:9 ESV

For while we were still helpless, at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:6 CSB

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. Romans 5:1, 10 ESV

Everything is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18 CSB

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. Everyone should look not to his own interests, but rather to the interests of others.

Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus,

who, existing in the form of God,

did not consider equality with God

as something to be exploited.

Instead he emptied himself

by assuming the form of a servant,

taking on the likeness of humanity.

And when he had come as a man,

he humbled himself by becoming obedient

to the point of death—

even to death on a cross. Philippians 2:3-8 CSB

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 NIV

Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Romans 14:19 NIV

We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death. 1 John 3:14 CSB

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