I just wanted to take a minute to talk to you about letting go of prayer perfectionism. I know what it feels like to wonder if you’re doing enough for your adult kids, especially when praying for them.
It’s so easy to get stuck in prayer perfectionism and think that we have to have just the right words or setting to make our prayers effective, but here’s what I’ve learned over the years as a mom: God doesn’t need us to be perfect. He doesn’t need the right words or even the right setting.
He just needs our hearts. So, if you feel like you don’t know what to say or if your words aren’t good enough, I get it. I’ve been there.
I’ve found that the best prayers aren’t fancy or polished. They’re real and honest, straight from the heart. Just show up as you are, trusting that God sees your love and willingness.
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Rachel Wojo is an author, public speaker, and podcaster who hosts Bible reading challenges on her popular blog, rachelwojo.com, Her biblical approach and life circumstances influence women to find strength and hope in everyday situations. The ideal desperate pray-er to shed light on asking God questions, Rachel’s journey includes losing her mother to leukemia, her adult special needs daughter to a rare neurologically degenerative disease, and her father to illness. She is the author of One More Step: Finding Strength When You Feel Like Giving Up and Desperate Prayers: Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life’s Darkest Moments. (10/8/24) Mostly, Rachel is crazy in love with Matt, mom to six on earth and two in heaven.
