Pray! Pray! Pray!

January 31, 2008

Pray! Pray! Pray!
I can never say this enough!
Pray! Pray! Pray!
We need to be always praying on behalf of those we love.
Prayer is our weapon!!!

“And this is my prayer that your love may abound more and move in the knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.” ~ Philippians 1:9-11

Do you pray for your children? We need to!
Do you pray for your grandchildren? We need to!
How about your nieces and nephews, do you pray for them? We need to!
We must NEVER cease praying for our children.

We can only guide and protect them so far in life. They have to learn right from wrong and hopefully without doing too much of what’s wrong. They have to be able to be in this world without falling into the temptations of the world. And, that cannot always come from us, no matter how good a job we try to do. That can only come from the direct leading and prompting of the Holy Spirit in their lives. For without the leading of the Holy Spirit, we are all lost in a dark world.

We need to be praying for the salvation of our children if they have not come to a personal understanding of Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord yet. We need to build that foundation in them-and we begin and end that process in prayer, being sure we set the example of Godly living as often as we can in the lives we live out before them.

Contemplative points:

What an honor and a privilege to pray to our mighty God on behalf of our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews…any child
We want out children to have love and have it abound more and more as they grow in God’s knowledge and truth.
We pray that they grow in discernment (knowing right from wrong) and that they will remain pure and blameless before God
We pray that our children are filled with the fruit of righteousness and that the Spirit leads them in the path that will only draw them closer to God
Start the moment you know you are expecting and never stop praying no matter how old they get
Let this be a prayer you keep next to you daily and keep it fresh on your lips
God LOVES His Word spoken back to Him

As you make your requests for our children known to the Lord, include these points as well: