A Prayer for Intentional Time as a Family

Your Daily Prayer

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, by Heidi Vegh, we talk about the noise of everyday life—and how easy it is for family time to get lost in the shuffle. If you're feeling stretched thin or disconnected at home, join us as we reflect on God’s gift of family, the power of presence, and small, grace-filled ways to reclaim meaningful moments together.

When life gets loud and busy, the most meaningful thing you can do is simply show up and be present with the people God gave you.

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0:00.0	Life Audio. Thank you for listening to Your Daily Prayer, a podcast dedicated to helping you find the words you need to connect with your father in heaven.
0:19.9	No matter what is going on in your life today, you can trust that God wants to hear from you.
0:24.5	Right after this short word from our sponsor, we will pray through today's prayer,
0:28.4	intentional time as a family, together.
0:53.5	Thank you. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts and press them on your children.
0:54.5	Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
1:00.5	Life is loud. Friends are loud. Phones are loud, sometimes even when they're unsilent. Social
1:06.3	media never stops, the sports practices, the group chats, the school emails, it's all just a lot. And
1:12.7	honestly, none of it is bad. But when all those things start to take up more space than God and
1:17.4	our family, things can start to feel off. I've noticed in my own home that we're often just
1:22.3	trying to compete with the outside world to have real time together. My kids range from ages 8 to 18, and their lives are so
1:29.4	different now. When they were little, we did everything together. If one of us went somewhere,
1:33.8	we all went. If I cook dinner, we all sat down and ate it together. It wasn't even something I had to
1:38.8	work hard at. It just happened. But now, it's not so easy. One is driving, another has sports or work. Sometimes they
1:46.0	make dinner and eat alone. That never used to happen. And while I understand this is just a new season,
1:52.2	I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me a little sad. Spending time as a family used to come
1:56.7	naturally. Now it takes effort. It takes planning. It takes a kind of intentionality that honestly,
2:01.4	I don't always feel like I have. But when we do, I'll end up together at the dinner table,
2:06.7	even if it's just once that week, I stop and take it in. Then my heart gets full. Those little
2:11.7	moments feel sacred now. Here's what I'm learning. Being intentional doesn't mean being perfect.
2:16.9	It doesn't mean planning Pinterest-worthy family nights. It just means showing up. Being intentional doesn't mean being perfect. It doesn't mean planning
2:17.6	Pinterest-worthy family nights. It just means showing up, being present and purposeful with the little
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