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    Prayers for the Mother to Be
    Prayers for the Mother to Be
    Prayers for the Mother to Be
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    Prayers for the Mother to Be

    By Angela Thomas

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    Expectant moms are looking for reassurance and guidance in their new roles; these tender prayers deliver it. This elegant gift book offers heartwarming, Scripture-based prayers-penned by a mother of four-that address the practical, everyday issues expectant mothers face. Simple, reassuring words encourage readers to have faith in God and bring all their awakened emotions and experiences to Him. The beautiful interior is inviting and uplifting. This is a gift that any expectant mother will cherish.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateApr 29, 2003
    ISBN9781418530228
    Prayers for the Mother to Be
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    Angela Thomas

    Angela Thomas is a popular, national speaker and the best-selling author of ten books and Bible studies, including Do You Think I’m Beautiful? She is a graduate of The University of North Carolina and Dallas Theological Seminary and has been teaching the Bible for more than twenty-five years, using her unique gifts of entertaining story-telling and faithful biblical instruction. Every year she speaks to thousands of women across the United States and around the world. Angela and her family make their home in North Carolina.

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      Book preview

      Prayers for the Mother to Be - Angela Thomas

      PRAYERS

      for the

      MOTHER

      TO BE

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      Other Books by

      ANGELA THOMAS

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      Do You Think I’m Beautiful?

      Tender Mercy for a Mother’s Soul

      Prayers for New Mothers

      An Expectant Mother’s Journal

      PRAYERS

      for the

      MOTHER

      TO BE

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      ANGELA THOMAS

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      Copyright © 2003 by Angela Thomas

      All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles.

      Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

      Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version ®. NIV ®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible. Copyright © The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977. Used by permission.

      Scripture quotations marked KJV are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

      This book was previously published as Prayers for Expectant Mothers. Copyright © 1998 by Angela Thomas Guffey.

      LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

      Guffey, Angela Thomas.

      Prayers for the mother to be / Angela Thomas.— [Rev. ed.].

      p. cm.

      Rev. ed. of: Prayers for expectant mothers. c1998.

      ISBN 0-7852-6386-1 (hardcover)

      1. Pregnant women—Prayer-books and devotions—English. I. Guffey, Angela Thomas. Prayers for expectant mothers. II. Title.

      BV4847.G84 2003

      242'.8431—dc21

      2003002222

      Printed in the United States of America

      03 04 05 06 07 BVG 5 4 3 2 1

      For

      TAYLOR ALEXANDRA

      GRAYSON THOMAS

      WILLIAM JOSEPH

      and

      ANNA GRACE NICOLE

      . . . the answers to my expectant prayers.

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      Contents

      Introduction

      ANTICIPATING JOY

      Waiting to Know

      Thank You

      God Shouts

      Rest for the Weary

      A Peaceful Countenance

      In the Womb

      Miscarriage Fears

      Many Tears

      Blessed Sleep

      Do Not Worry

      A Pregnant Friend

      The Glow

      The Heartbeat

      Cravings

      Good and Perfect Gifts

      DESIRES AND QUESTIONS

      A Household of Faith

      How Many Children?

      Strange Teaching

      A Special Needs Child

      Baby Stuff

      A Faint Heart

      Complaining

      Renewed Strength

      A Time to Forgive

      The Next Generation

      A Journal

      The Leap Within

      Confused by Pregnancy

      Our Baby’s Name

      Feelings of Inadequacy

      A Crooked Generation

      That She Would Believe

      My Sin

      A Kindred Spirit

      Baby Jasmine

      A Godly Heritage

      Thy Will Be Done

      Friends Forever

      STRENGTH AND COMFORT

      The Ultrasound

      Nursing

      Guard My Mouth

      The Fruit of My Spirit

      Baby-in-Law

      Faith Journey

      My Child’s Will

      Weak Days

      No Movement

      The Encourager

      A Retreat

      A Nursery Blessing

      My Church

      SEEKING PROVISION

      A Mommy Mentor

      A House Blessing

      Guardian Angels

      Fear of the Pain

      Prayers of the Faithful

      My Doctor

      Ready to Mommy

      Great with Child

      Much Advice About Everything

      God of All Comfort

      Baby’s Purpose

      For Those Who Still Wait

      Forgetful

      My Blessings

      The Commotion Inside

      Encourage One Another

      Confident in Christ

      LONGING FOR BABY

      Joy in the Trials

      Simplify

      Baby Shower

      Restless Sleep

      Be Still

      Preview Contractions

      Treasure to Ponder

      Due Date Anxiety

      Building a Nest

      Fear in the Last Days

      My Aching Body

      Help from Heaven

      The End Times

      A Baby Dedication

      Fear of Cesarean

      Are You Still Here?

      The Plan to Induce

      Here We Go!

      The Time Has Come

      We Did It!

      A Grateful Heart

      Scripture Index

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

      Introduction

      I have come to believe that the glow of a pregnant woman comes entirely from the presence of God. God does not begin the work of creating and then leave. I believe that He remains and indwells the heart, soul, and body of a woman with an extra measure of His presence. Every woman is visited by the Creator God as He quietly performs the miracle of life. And like the city on a hill, the light of the Father cannot be hidden.

      People see it in our eyes. They want to touch where God is working. They want to know about the new life that He has begun. Strangers see the light and are drawn to us. The world continues to marvel at the wonder of conception, reproduction, and birth—the wonder of God.

      I offer to you my prayers, in hopes that as you pray throughout your pregnancy, our awesome God will come alongside you and minister to your soul. May you rejoice in His goodness and rest in His tender mercies. May you know Him intimately as friend and come to worship Him as Almighty. Press on, my sister. This season will pass quickly, and the blessing that awaits you is breathtaking.

      Drink deeply from these days . . . pray without ceasing . . . and marvel.

      Anticipating Joy

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      Waiting to Know

      MY CREATOR GOD,

      Has my body become a vessel for new creation? Have You already begun to work in secret? Have You already breathed life into a tiny new being? Someone You have known forever? Someone whose days are just beginning?

      I am so ready to know. Time drags by. Patience eludes me. I don’t feel any different. No heavy place in my tummy. No twinges or tingles. No sure sign that I’m pregnant, but my heart is eager with anticipation. My mind races. My spirit yearns. Soon . . . soon I will know if You have been working where I can’t see, knitting together the frame of a child who resembles us and bears Your image.

      The thought is almost too great to stay in my head: a really big God with a really big plan for a world full of children. Each one designed uniquely and purposefully. Each one loved immeasurably. Each one known before time. And one—one precious, thought-about, already-loved, planned-by-God, living person, beginning within me. What a gracious privilege. Oh, I hope so . . . I want so . . . please, let it be so.

      I wonder . . . if You work on Your plans in secret, then what else are You doing in places I can’t see, for Your glory and my pleasure? Oh God, sustain my faith on these weak days. Affirm Your love for me. Give me patience beyond what I can muster. I know that where I can see, no faith is required. God, You know I can’t see beyond this moment. So much faith is needed. I ask You to lavish Your faith on this Your daughter. I love You.

      Amen

      For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

      PSALM 139:13-16

      Thank You

      DEAR GOD OF MY PRAISE,

      Thank You! Thank You! Thank You for this test that says I’m pregnant. I am immediately overwhelmed. My mind is racing, trying to comprehend I’m pregnant, but my heart is beating so loud I can’t think. How can a million incredible things run through my mind at the same time? Our family. A nursery. Names. Maternity clothes. Morning sickness. I must be delirious with delight. I feel dazed, but I want to dance. I am smiling with You and laughing out loud.

      What a privilege to rejoice with You before I share this news with anyone else. I do praise You for this extraordinary gift. All of my inmost being praises Your holy and sovereign name. May this tiny baby even praise You from my womb. You are such a gracious Father.

      I can’t wait to tell Dad. He has asked me every day for a week, Do you think we’re pregnant yet? I can’t wait to dance with him and cry with him and celebrate this wonderful news. We’ll begin to dream together. We’ll make plans and count the days, trying to figure out a due date. We’ll call all our family and ask them to join in celebrating this blessing. The possibilities are endless.

      Oh . . . here come the tears . . . tears of thanksgiving . . . sweet tears of joy. A baby is the longing of our hearts and the answer to so many of our prayers. Thank You, Father. Bigger words won’t seem to come, but my heart pounds out Thank You, again and again. I bless You, God.

      Amen

      Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

      PSALM 103:1

      God Shouts

      FAITHFUL FATHER,

      I have always believed that You have a plan for my life, but today I am captured

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