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My husband and I have been spending time thinking and praying about our children lately. One of our desires all these years has been for their hearts to be completely sold out for Jesus. We realize that the final choice is theirs but we have always looked at our opportunities to help ignite their love and passion for the Lord.
Many years ago we did what we called The Blessing. It was a pattern of prayer and devotions that we did on the week-ends to prepare all of our hearts for worship on Sunday. For the few years we did it, it was very encouraging for all of us.
Years passed and lives and schedules changed and we stopped using it. But lately we have realized the need for further building into their lives in praying for them and over them. We are still in the process of working out where God is taking us with this. But I am excited to take this time once again to call all the children together (those who still live at home) and come before the Lord in prayer.
While we pursue God’s leading for prayer in our family, I ask you: how are YOU seeking God to build up your children in growing in passion for Him? While you may pray regularly FOR your children, do you often pray OVER your children? We are so encouraged and strengthened by hearing the prayers of others.
Do your children receive that blessing from you in praying over them regularly?
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This is the 2nd blog that has talked about this today. Good reminder, Kate! Pray, pray, pray!!!
Wow…I love to be on God’s track for the messages He is sending out!
Love you, dear!
Oh yes, Kate, we not only pray for our children, we also pray over them for good health, wisdom and to bear much fruit of the Spirit. We also have nightly Bible reading and discussion but lately, there have been more misses. Discipline, I believe, is always the key.
Amen…Rina it is so easy for prayer to be one of the things we let go of in busy times. A ploy of the enemy that we fall for!!
Hi there! I tried to link up but it wouldn’t let me. Apparently I need to create a back link. How do I do that? Thanks for your help and inspiration!
Sorry- disregard my last comment. I had not put in your button yet! LOL!!
What a great post! Praying for and with our children and our grandchildren is so vital. And what a great what to prepare your hearts for worship by starting with prayer early in the weekend. My grandkids and I pray often together for a variety of issues and, while sometimes it may seem they get bored (especially when grandma goes on a bit
), I am so blessed by the fruit that I see when something goes wrong in their sweet lives and they ask me to pray – for them or for a friend. Or when we can call them, like I did last week, and say “Remember that check we prayed that I would find? God helped me find it!” True joy!
It thrills my heart to read this testimony!! Thanks for sharing it with me (and all of us) today!
I love this picture…in a world where there’s so much darkness….teaching kids to pray…and love God…is shining a light…great post…