Do you need to press pause?

The Holidays are gone and are a blurry memory. New Year’s resolutions are either well underway or forgotten (it’s the truth!). And MAMA needs help keeping her eyes focused on Jesus.

Check out the replay and show notes from our MOB Live as Erin and Brooke talk to Proverbs 31 Ministries’ Karen Ehman about practical ways to fill our souls with Jesus every day, so that when we’re pressed, He’s what comes out!

Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:

>>A praying mom or dad is a force to be reckoned with!  Learn why your prayers make a difference in the kingdom of God.
>>Drop the “Instagram Worthy” mentality! Learn why your quiet times don’t have to be picture perfect!
>>Why being hungry for God is all you really need.
>>Sometimes we just need to admit that we don’t have it all figured out! Learn how this helps our prayer life as moms.
>>What can we really expect God to give us when we come to Him in our quiet times?
>>Learn some creative ways to carve out time in the Word!
>>How to handle it when your kids interrupt your quiet time.
>>What does God see when He looks at you? The answer might surprise you!

Check out these highlights:

Welcome and introduction. We are happy to have Brooke back after she has been sick!
{43:45} Brooke shares about James 5:16 (from the message Bible) “The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with.”  Our kids are not our enemies, even though it can feel like it at times. But they do have a real enemy!
{41:53} A praying mom or dad is a force to be reckoned with! They make a difference in the kingdom of God.
{40:00} Spring Book of Prayer deadline is 2/5/18! Pre-order your copy now!
{38:26} Today we are talking about pressing pause and spending time with Jesus and his word every day (Erin) Intro: Karen Ehman
{34:22} Question from MOB community member. “How do you make a routine for prayer and reading the Bible when no day is the same?”
{30:50} Brooke shares about how her preconceived ideas of having a quiet time went out the window after having kids.
{25:25}  Brooke asks Karen, “If you could look back to when your children were at home on a daily basis, why was being in the word consistently important to you as a mom? How did the Word influence what kind of mom you were?” {24:00}  Karen answers.
{22:15} Karen shares about her hard to handle boy and why we need to be in the Word no matter how many children we have.
{18:40} Erin asks Karen: “What would you recommend for a mom who doesn’t know where to start with her quiet time?
{13:30} Brooke asks Karen: “How do you keep what you learned in your quiet time resonating in your mind all day, so that when you do have opportunities you remember what you’ve read through”
{10:45} Erin asks Karen:”When your kids were home, did you involve your kids in your quiet times? What creative things did you do with your kids?”
{3:18} Brooke shares about Karen’s book, Pressing Pause, a practical book that helps moms get into the Word of God.

This episode is brought to you by:

The newly expanded, Spring Edition of My Book of Prayer

Links Mentioned:

How to connect with Karen:
http://www.karenehman.com
My Book Of Prayer: Spring Edition