A Prayer for Parents to Be Patient with Their Children This Summer

Your Daily Prayer

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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In this timely episode, Amanda Idleman offers encouragement for weary parents navigating the noisy, messy, grace-filled days of summer. With Scripture, practical tools, and heartfelt prayer, she reminds us that we don’t have to parent perfectly—we just need to stay present and lean on God’s steady patience.

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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.
0:20.6	No matter what's going on in your life today, you can trust that God wants to hear from you.
0:25.8	Right after this short word from our sponsor, we will pray through today's prayer
0:29.8	for parents to be patient with their children this summer together.
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2:06.2	A prayer for parents to be patient with their children this summer by Amanda Eidelman.
2:16.4	Bible reading, Galatian 6.9, And let us not grow weary of doing good. For in due season,
2:22.9	we will reap if we do not give up. I'm often drawn back to this verse as a parent. I first heard it
2:29.6	as a young mom, and it encouraged me to stay the course as a thoughtful parent. I didn't quite understand
2:35.5	how applicable the verse was to this job until my precious babies multiply and grew older. Quickly,
2:42.7	I found myself drowning in over-stimulation, which led me to realize I am a short fuse.
2:47.9	The last saying, I want to be as a yelling, angry, nagging mother. I want to let my kids,
2:54.2	show them kindness, share in their joy, correct them thoughtfully. Most of all, I want to do
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