Mother’s Day is a lovely time to reflect on all your blessings as a mom! There are powerful prayers for moms on Mother’s Day that are specific and intentional prayers to pray over your motherhood journey!
Prayer is powerful and effective (James 5:16 NIV), and as Christian mothers, prayer can help direct us to strive to live a life of holiness and righteousness—to be godly mothers who reflect Christ’s love for our children.
Never underestimate how powerful your prayers are! 1 Peter 3:12 NIV says “For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their prayer.” God hears your prayers and He is working in your life even when you can’t see the results right away!
This Mother’s Day, if you’re looking for specific areas to pray over your motherhood journey, here you’ll find 20 specific and intentional prayers you can pray asking God to shape you, direct you, and guide you to be the godly mother He called you to be!
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Powerful Prayers For Moms On Mother’s Day
1) Lord, I Pray For Wisdom To Speak Life And Truth
Lord, I pray for wisdom to speak life and truth over my children and to all those I encounter. I pray that I can walk in discipline, know when to speak, and remain silent. May the words flowing from my mouth be glorifying and honoring to You, and give me the strength to hold my tongue when I am tempted to speak empty words.
2) I Pray For Wisdom To Make Wise Choices
Lord, I pray for wisdom as a mother to make wise choices on behalf of my children and my family. I pray that I can apply biblical wisdom to everything I do and seek your will over my life. I ask You for deep wisdom that I may know what the best choices are and that I can confidently live knowing I made the right decisions.
3) Lord, Please Bless My Interactions With My Children
Lord, I pray that You bless my interactions with my children, and help me to be a godly mother who reflects Christ’s love to them. I pray that my actions, words, and choices help lead my children into your truth. May my children feel loved, secure, safe, and valued under my care, and help my actions as a mother to lead them to You.
4) Lord I Pray For Strength To Persevere Through Any Situation
Lord, I ask You to help me persevere when times get hard and fill my heart with a strength that comes from You alone. I pray that no matter the situation before me, I can confidently face it knowing You are right by my side.
5) Fill My Heart With A Passion To Lead My Children In Truth
Lord, I pray for a deep passion to fill my heart, so that I may lead my children in your truth. I pray that every single day I can point my children to You, that I can live out my motherhood calling to the fullest knowing I did all I could to guide my family on the path of righteousness.
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6) Lord, Fill My Heart With A Deep Love
Lord, fill my heart with a deep unconditional love for my children and those around me. I pray that everything I do can come from a place of love, and help me to put others before myself. I desire to walk in love and point others to you. May my motherhood journey be guided by your love and truth.
7) May I Be A Godly Mother Who Only Strives To Please You
Lord, help me to be a godly mother, and may I strive to please You alone, not man. Search my heart and see that I desire to please You, I pray that You mold me and shape me into a mother who walks confidently in the calling You gave me.
8) Help Me To Overcome When I Feel Defeated And To Live With Victory
Lord, I pray that You help me to overcome when I feel defeated, and remind me of the victory I have through You. And help me to walk confidently in that victory and to live this life You’ve given me to the fullest.
A great way to be intentional in prayer time is to use a Prayer Journal. You can write down your prayers so they are there to continually come back to and faithfully pray over each request.
9) May I Reflect The Love Of Christ To My Children
Lord, I pray that I may reflect the love of Christ to my children, may they feel Your love and desire to know You deeply. When I feel tempted to live by the flesh and not walk in love, remind me with your soft and gentle voice that You called me to live a life of love. I pray for the strength to choose love, always.
10) Rid Me Of Selfish Ways And Fill My Heart With A Desire To Serve My Family
Lord, I pray that You rid me of selfish ways, help me to overcome my selfish desires, and put my family above myself. I pray that You fill me with a passion and a desire to serve my family and to give my all when I care for them. Thank You for entrusting my beautiful children to me, and continuing to strengthen me to be the best loving mother I can be.
11) May I Point My Children To You In Everything
Lord, I pray that I may point my children to You in everything! May You be the center of our lives, our all in all. I invite You to be the foundation my family stands firm on and hold us together in your loving care. May You fill my children’s hearts with a desire to know You, and bring to full fruition the seeds planted in their hearts while young, as they grow in your ways.
13) Lord, I Pray For Understanding And Knowledge To Know Your Ways Deeper
Lord, I pray that You bless me with understanding and knowledge to know your ways deeper so I can apply it to my role as a mother. And help me to understand your word when I read it and may it change me from within.
14) Fill My Heart With Patience So I Can Be Loving And Gentle Towards My Children
Lord, I pray that You fill my heart with patience so I can be loving and gentle towards my children. In the moments I feel overwhelmed and stressed, I pray that You bless me with patience and help me to speak gently and kindly to my children, showing them your love in all I do.
15) Lord, I Surrender To You The Areas Of Parenting Out Of My Control
Lord, I surrender to You the areas of parenting that are out of my control, the areas I try to grasp onto but can’t change. When my children are in someone else’s care, I pray that You protect them and watch over them, and I pray that You fill my heart with peace knowing that You are in control even when I have no control.
16) Lord, Help Me To Focus On What Matters, And Remove Distractions From My Focus
Lord, I pray that You help me to focus on what matters in this life, and remove any distractions that take my eyes off of the truth. And help me to keep my focus on You and raise godly children for your kingdom. I pray that the things of this world that steal my time, my joy, and my focus be removed and have no hold over my life.
17) Lord, I Pray That You Bless This Year And Help Me To Take It One Day At A Time
Lord, I pray that You bless this year ahead and help me to take each day as it comes and not worry about the future. I trust that You have my life, and my family’s life in your capable hands and You will lead us each day. And help me to make the most of each day and enjoy the little moments with my children that are so easily overlooked.
18) Help Me To Raise My Children In Your Ways And To Instill Your Hope In Their Hearts
Lord, Thank You for my children, I pray that You help me to raise my children in your ways and to instill your hope in their hearts. May the goal of my motherhood journey be to point them to You, and to set them on the path of hope and truth.
19) Lord, Fill My Heart With Faith And Remove Any Fear That Tries To Creep In
Lord, I pray that You fill my heart with deep faith and remove any fear that tries to creep in. I place all my fears before You and I choose to trust You through them all, I know You are always with me. And help me to live with faith and may fear have no place in my life.
20) Help Me To Plant Seeds Of Hope In My Children, Make Them Grow In Your Perfect Timing
Lord, I pray that I use this precious time while my children are young to plant seeds of hope in their hearts. I pray that You make those seeds grow to full fruition in your perfect timing. Even when I can’t see the good fruits, I know those good seeds have been planted and I trust your timing to make them blossom in my children’s lives.
This Beautiful Cross Bracelet is a great reminder to turn to prayer through every situation. It’s a casual and nice bracelet for everyday wear and it is a way to constantly remember the power of prayer.
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These beautiful prayers for moms on Mother’s Day are specific and intentional prayers asking God to bless your motherhood journey. Prayer is powerful and effective (James 5:16 NIV) and God hears every word. So keep praying those bold and powerful prayers over your motherhood journey and trust that God is doing good work in your life and your children’s hearts.
