Has your life been impacted by a sacrificial mother who would never give up? Never underestimate the power of a praying mother. Born in 1669, Susanna Wesley raised up two of Christianity’s most gifted leaders, John and Charles Wesley. Daily, as a mother, Susanna prayed, “Dear God, guide me. Make my life count.” While only ten of her nineteen children survived to adulthood, she poured her life into them, raising up three sons, Samuel, John and Charles to become preachers.
Susanna was an amazing woman. She has been described as the mother of the homeschooling movement. In an age when many parents only educated their sons, Susanna taught all of her children how to read, write and reason, including all of her seven surviving daughters. She instructed all of her children three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon. Her children began and ended each school day by singing a Psalm and reading from the Bible.
Remarkably, she spent one hour a week with each of her children in personal instruction. And in her crowded house, Susanna would pull her apron over her head, taking an hour a day for her personal devotions. All her children knew she was not to be disturbed.
The story is that when someone stopped by their house in England and asked to speak to her, one of her sons said, “You can’t see her right now, she’s praying.” Every day she would be praying for her children. Eventually two of them, John and Charles, were used by God to bring a spiritual awakening to Britain and America.