Making Time for God as a New Mom

Before giving birth to my daughter, Shelby Grace, I would spend every day for time with God. At night I would write in my prayer journal or prayer diary. (Journaling was my form of prayer).  In the mornings I’d listen to sermons via YouTube and then listen to my Christian CDs in the car on the way to work. Since the arrival of our new baby, sleep has become a very valued commodity. As a result of the sleepless nights, I haven’t been making time for God as I should.....My time with God does not look like it did weeks ago.

So, Is It Possible for A New Mom To Make Time for God?

While even the most excited new mommy can feel overwhelmed from round the clock feedings and burping, diaper changes, soothing baby, bathing, and recovering from labor, etc., I do believe it is possible to make time for much-needed, wonderful, renewing time for God each day — while having a new baby. In fact it’s IMPERATIVE to the life of the believer, and Jesus does tell us, 

With God all things are possible’
(Matthew 19:26)

AND

 For nothing is impossible with God
(Luke 1:37)

After all, if one of my goals are to be an example of Christlikeness to my daughter (and others) then how can I when I’m hardly spending any one-on-one time with God? Not only that, but one day, she will need me to guide her spiritually. As a first time mother, the hardest thing about motherhood for me has been the constant choices. With every yes I make, I’m saying no to something else. With this being said, it’s about priorities and making God the number one priority in every area of our life. While what worked for me before the birth of my daughter doesn’t work best for me today, I can still choose a method that works best for me. Now I choose to make time for God every day, even if it means choosing to spend my baby’s nap time reading the Bible instead of scanning Facebook, Instagram, TV, email, Internet, phone calls, or texts. I call them time-stealers. I now make time by reading the Bible while I’m nursing, pray as I’m rocking my baby, or meditate on scripture when I’m up in the middle of the night — and in all these things, there is GRACE.

No matter how busy we are, there’s no reason God has to take a backseat. But, God ordained this season of motherhood, and His grace is sufficient for me during this season.

In His grace,

Shanta Bender-Collins