Building an Honest Prayer Life as a Mom

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Relationships, Society & Culture, Parenting

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Whether you’re the mother of a toddler or an angsty teenager, one thing we all have in common is the need for regular prayer. Hillary Ferrer and Julie Loos developed a habit of journaling prayers early on in their lives, which became the foundation for their prayer habit with their families. They share how raw, honest prayer is essential to navigating the ups and downs of the parenting journey.

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0:00.0	God is at work and he's calling his people to rise in truth. Truth Rising is a powerful new documentary from Focus on the Family and the Colson Center. See how ordinary Christians choose courage in a culture that needs truth. Watch Truth Rising today and find out how you can become an agent of restoration and hope.
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0:28.8	I just had an overwhelming sense of the Lord telling me, Julie, if this struggle is helping conform him to my image, if it's making him into the man that I one day want him to be, do you really want me to remove that struggle? And that gave me a pause.
0:57.7	That's Julie Lose, and she's our guest today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly,
1:02.2	joined by Hilary Ferrer in studio to share about praying for our children. Thanks for joining us.
1:07.8	I'm John Fuller. John, praying for our children, no matter what their age, is critical at a time when the world is
1:14.3	coming against our efforts as Christian parents to do the job we need to do.
1:19.0	And we can get anxious about those things.
1:21.5	I mean, I don't know how many pillow talks Gene and I had about the boys being out and all that stuff.
1:27.2	But in the book of Philippians, the Bible says,
1:30.5	do not be anxious about anything. But in everything, by prayer and supplication, with Thanksgiving,
1:37.4	that's an added little thing there, with Thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God.
1:43.3	And the peace of God, which surpasses all
1:46.3	understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. That is a lot right there,
1:52.7	and it's all good to kind of lower that anxiety that we have. And we can take comfort in knowing
1:59.4	that God is looking after our children, even when we think
2:02.8	he's not. And we're going to discuss that today about how to pray powerfully for your children.
2:09.6	Yeah. And while the conversation is from a mom's perspective, I've got to say as I went through
2:13.7	the book, I thought a lot of good prayers in here for me to be praying for my kids.
2:18.0	So lean in, especially moms, maybe grandmas as well, but all of us can benefit from what Hillary and Julie have to share.
2:25.6	Hillary is the founder of Mama Bear Apologetics and is the chief author and editor of the best-selling Mama Bear Apologetics series.
2:32.8	And Julie is a contributor to the series,
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