Everyday I pray for all my children.” These are the words from my mother, Katie Smith. Every time I talk to her she ends our conversation not with “I love you” but, she is quick to remind me that she prays for me everyday with intensity.
I am a spiritual person who knows that I have not accomplished the things in my life while being ”sick” on my own. I know that God is the source behind all my strength. I know the power of prayer. The power behind a mothers prayer for her children.
My mother a few years ago was talking to me. I said to her, “I am sick.” She was quick to tell me “Stop saying you are sick! You are NOT sick.” I found myself getting upset for she can’t tell me my situation wasn’t dire because she had not walked in my everyday shoes. How can you tell me I am not sick?! But she said, “If you speak that you are sick then sick you will be. You are well. God has given you more strength than others to handle your situation. This is temporary for I am ALWAYS praying for my children.”
This moved me for my mother said this with such conviction that I had to put it to test. People would ask how I was and I would reply that I felt good! Doctors would ask was I feeling sick and I would ALWAYS reply, I’m good. Even those days that were difficult I would say good and give a prayer thanking Him ahead for how “good” I was feeling. My mother was right for in speaking it gave power to my words, it gave healings o me. Many times I hear people complaining and hating life, not wanting to work through their afflictions. Too much time they spend raising mental draining kids or supporting a non-productive spouse. They speak misery and sickness and in time it comes to them. They feed off of worry and damnation passing these traits on to their kids. “I am fat because it’s is in our genes. You are lucky you are not fat yet.” However, if we speak positivity into our kids with persistent prayer what wonderful things could they produce or become?
It’s been years since my mother first said those words to me. It’s been years I have been feeling “good”. I feel good because I know the power of belief, positive affirmation, 100 percent work ethic, and dedication. And the unrelenting power of a mothers prayers.
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