Wednesday Devotional: Letting Go, Letting God*

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This is the word of the GOD of Israel: “The jar of flour will not run out and the bottle of oil will not become empty before GOD sends rain on the land and ends this drought.”
1 Kings 17:14 MSG

There are too many times when the only peaceful moments in the day are when the children are asleep. Tucked away at last and curled beautifully beneath the covers, their faces relax and their cares melt away. Mom’s worries, however, are not so easily set aside. Being a mother also means worrying about her children’s health, their success in school, and their wisdom in picking friends. Will they make the right choices?

Yet the Widow of Zarephath had an even sharper concern. She only had enough flour to make one more meal for her son and herself. After that, only starvation awaited them. Yet Elijah asked her to make that flour into a biscuit for him, with God’s promise that her food would never run out if she did. She chose to trust, to turn their lives over to the Lord.

Turning our children over to God and trusting Him is undoubtedly one of the hardest steps a mom can take. Yet God is ever faithful, never changing. The Lord who helped a desperate widow remains by our side today.

Father God, help us remember your steadfast love and support, and that you care for our children intimately and eternally. You will not let us fall. Amen.

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*Devotional from 365 Whispers of Wisdom for Single Moms (Barbour), p. 98.

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