God is Faithful (to you too, Mama)

“Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.” Isaiah 65:24

Sometimes, when God doesn’t answer our prayers, whether big or small, in the way we want, we are tempted to doubt His goodness. As a mom, maybe you’ve prayed over and over again for a full night’s sleep, only to be met with yet another night of troubled sleep (because of your kids). Or perhaps you’ve prayed for you and your kids not to get sick, and then all of you get sick at once. Whatever the case may be, I am here to tell you, that despite how your prayers are answered, God is faithful to you too, mama.

Recently I went through some of the hardest three weeks of my life. I have a baby and a toddler, and both of them got sick, one right after the other, with head colds or the flu (not sure which). During this time, my husband was working almost every night for those three weeks, so I was left alone each night to care for these sick kids. Each night I prayed for sleep, but many times didn’t get much sleep. So then I was tempted to doubt God’s goodness.

But then God reminded me of something…

A couple months before this episode, I had moved my son from a crib to a toddler bed. As a result, he had been waking up a lot each night ever since we had made this transition. But a couple days before my baby started to get sick (which I had no idea would happen), God impressed me to move my son back to the crib. It sounded a bit crazy and most people wouldn’t suggest it, but that is what I felt impressed to do, so I did it. Well as soon as I moved my toddler son back to the crib, he immediately started sleeping well at night again. And then the very next day my baby got sick and was keeping me up at nights, but my toddler was sleeping well again.

It’s like God knew that I couldn’t handle them both being up all night every night, so he caused my toddler to start sleeping well again so that I could tend to the baby. (And then my toddler didn’t get very sick until the baby was sleeping better at night again).

This was a huge testimony to me. Even though God didn’t answer my prayer for sleep on those specific nights, He was making provision for my needs long before I even knew they existed. He was holding true to His promise that “Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.” (Isaiah 65:24)

I want to encourage you too, mama. Taking care of little ones is so hard and so overwhelming, and many days you probably cry out to Him for strength, wisdom, wisdom, sleep, or some other want or need. Sometimes you see Him answer in the way you want, and sometimes you don’t. If/when you don’t see Him answering in the way you want, try shifting your focus to the ways that He has provided for You, or is providing for You now. Perhaps He is providing for you in the timing of something, or in the people or resources that He’s made available. Even though I don’t know your specific situation, I know the God we serve, and I know that He loves you immensely, and I know that He is out for YOUR good and YOUR best interest. I know that He is faithful to you too, Mama. I hope you can believe that too.

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