I’m starting over, my friends. Two years ago I began this adventure in prayer for my children and it has been-as I’m sure you would predict- a humbling, powerful journey.
I started because I realized that I was failing in praying for my kids. I prayed about daily concerns, and issues as they came to my attention. But I was failing to pray for essential godly characteristics. And I was forgetting to pray for hidden issues, or problems they hadn’t yet faced, or the struggles I just didn’t see. So I chose certain passages and committed to pray one prayer from one part of the passage for a whole week, asking for discernment from the Lord, for wisdom in application now and in the future. I have been astounded by what the Lord has done in revealing to me what I need to see and what I need to talk about with the kids.
Every once in awhile I am convicted anew by the magnitude of the battle our kids are have to fight. And I am terrified because I know–they need Jesus, they need their heavenly Father so desperately. But God has promised to answer, and so all we have to do is ask (I wrote about this in “I’m asking”)
So let’s start over together. Each Monday I will publish a prayer. You can see the schedule for the year here. Will you join me? Comment your prayers for your kids, whether yours are the same as mine or not. If you like my prayers, here are some ways you can make them your own:
1. Pray the same prayer the same week for your kids.
2. Print out the text of the prayer and hang it on your mirror or put it on your table or hang it on your wall somewhere for the kids to see.
2. Copy the text (which I have included below the photo) onto your own photo using an app such as Rhonna Designs (it’s what I use) or any number of other photo editing apps. Print and post as above, or add it your Instagram or Facebook feed.
And then- let’s share how God has spoken through our prayers. Let’s pray for each other and each others’ kids. Let’s laugh and cry together as we support each other through 2017.
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