31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 19

Romans 12:2

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Lord, I pray my children not conform to the world. Father, help me to cultivate the talents you give them. Help me to not overlook your plans for their lives as I push them towards the goals I have set for them.

Thank you Kerri Beth for tonight's inspiration. Thank you for reminding me to measure my children's success by God's measure...not mine!

For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephes 2:10)

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 18

Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

God, give my children joy. I pray that during times of stress, during times of loneliness and despair, during times of anger and confusion, God be their Joy!!

31 Days of Prayer for My children: Day 17

Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be known unto God. (1 Thes 1:6)

Be still and know that I am God.(Psalm 46:10)

Lord, I pray that my children not be anxious. Lord help me learn to relax more so that I may be an example. I pray that they place their anxiety and concern in your nail scarred hands.

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 16

Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. Psalm 16:1

Lord, there is so much violence in the world, and when I stop to think about it, I am overwelmed.

Keep them physically safe in your loving arms; please guard their hearts!

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 15

Tonight my prayer is " Father, help my children not to be like others around them, but let them be 'alert and self-controlled' in all they do" (1 Thessalonians 5:6)

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 14

Lord, let our mouths be guarded in this home to set an example for our children.

Psalm 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation if my heart be pleasing in your site.

Children today can be so cruel. They are criticized, attacked, and bullied. Lord let my children learn to guard their mouths. Lord help me teach them to show self restraint and speak with kind words in all situations.

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 13

Simplicity is the absence of deceit; it is freedom from pretentiousness.

Simplicity is opposed to fleshly wisdom (2 Cor 1:12). It should be exhibited in preaching the gospel (1 Thes 2:3-7), in acts of benevolence (Rom 12:8), concerning your own wisdom (1 Cor 3:18), concerning evil (Rom 16:19), and in all your conduct (2 Cor 1:12).

God, there are so many distractions today. It is easy to get caught up in what others think and have. Please help me shield my children from that. I pray that they appreciate all things and resist getting consumed with wordly things. I pray they relish the simple things in life.

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 12

Be completely humble and gentle be patient, bearing with one another in love. Eph 4:2. Of course my children will have reasons to be prideful! :) I like to think they will succeed with our work ethic, their dad's sense of humor, and continual prayer. I am certain they will be blessed with many talents and that they will change lives. I have claimed God's favor on their lives. Somehow though, they must remain humble. They must humble themselves by continually exalting God God demands humility. A humble heart pleases him. It produces wisdom Prov 11:2, comes before honor (Prov 15:31), and brings wealth, honor, and life (Prov 22:4). Children: let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. Prov 27:2

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 11

My heart's prayer tonight is that my children are courageous. I pray they not be ashamed (Isaiah 54:4) even when ridiculed. I pray they stand firm in their christian values even if they stand alone! Thank you April for this suggestion!

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Days 9&10

I am playing catch up. Baby #1 stayed up three hours past her bedtime last night, and I was too tired to post (because of Baby #2.)

Prayers 9&10 are similar. If I was using a computer, I would type my favorite poem,inc
e I'm not I am posting a link to it.

http://www.motivatingquotes.com/dontquit.htm

Lord too often we quit. We fail to trust you. We fail to believe in ourselves. I pray that my children have a spirit of commitment and diligence.

Psalm 37:5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.

Gal 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reep, if we faint not.

2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

God, may my children be forever diligent and committed to you, to your word, and to their calling.

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 8

Father, give my children a thankful heart.

Col 2:7 Rooted and built up in him and established in faith as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Eph 5:20 Giving thanks for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I pray that my children have thankful hearts. My prayer is that they are thankful for Jesus, the cross, spiritual things, and earthly things. Help me teach them never to take anything for granted.

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 7

Short post tonight. We had a busy weekend. Today is Sassy Pant's 11 mo birthday and her daddy's 35th!

Forgiveness

Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you (attitude: forgive because you love the Lord)

Let's be honest forgiveness is a huge challenge and is often times something God must deal with our hearts about.

Without it our friendships and relationships fail, and our heart fills with bitterness. For my children to be the spouse, friend, etc that God has called them to be, they MUST have a forgiving heart.

God help me set an example in my home of forgivenes. Keep Jason and I from counting wrongs and holding grudges.

Lord let my children forgive others as you forgave them. Teach them that forgiveness isn't a sign of weakness, but rather a representation of an uncommon strength!

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 6

"Blessed Assurance Jesus is Mine"

Hebrews 10:22

Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

I don't know about you, but the devil has tormented more than a few times by either questioning my salvation or reminding me of my past...reminding me of my mistakes.

Help me teach my children that:
-Salvation is theirs to receive through the ABCs. They must admit they are sinners, believe Jesus led a sinless life, died on a cross to pay their sin debt then rose again, and confess their sins to Him. (Rom 10:13, Acts 2:21)Help me teach them that salvation isn't a one time prayer. They're commitment to Christ should manifest as regular prayer, confessing sins, and studying His word.

-The devil is a liar! Do not listen to him; do not let him place guilt on you for forgiven sins. When we confess our sins God removes them as far from us as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12). I often imagine what would happen if the devil reminds God of our sin. I think when God sees me he sees his Son's blood. I do not think he remembers my sin.

Lord my prayer for my children is assurance. I want them to be assured of their salvation and that their sins are forgiven. Help me teach my children what the Bible says about salvation and forgiveness so that when Satan torments them they can quote the Word to him.

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 5

Generosity

God,
Help me teach my children generosity.

You should be generous because:
- it's all God's anyway (Psa 24:1, Levi 25:23, Hag 2:8, 1 Cor 4:2)
- God is generous (John 3:16, Rom 8:32-33, 1 Tim 6:17)
- money isn't everything (Mark 10:25)
- it counteracts greed (Luke 12:15-17,19-21,23)
- our heart follows our money (Matt 6:19-21, Luke 12:34)
- if you seek God, He takes care of the rest (Luke 12:31)

God, my prayer today is that my children have a spirit of generosity. I pray they put the needs of others before their own. I rebuke selfishness and a self seeking attitude. Use them to touch the lives of others. Use them to find and meet the felt need of your most needy children.

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 4

THIS ONE IS DIFFICULT; I MIGHT AS WELL GET IT OVER WITH!

Lord, I pray my children remain pure. I pray they keep their lives, their minds, their hearts, and their bodies pure.

This is my prayer because:
-He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious has Jesus for a friend (Prov 22:11)
-Because they are commanded in their youth to set an example in their speech, in love, in
life, in faith, and in purity (1 Tim 4:12)
-Because the pure see God (Matt 5:8)
-Because their body is a temple of the Holy Ghost and they are commanded to honor God w/it
(Cor 6:18-20)
-Because it shows reverence to God (Cor 7:1)

Purity isn't easy. Most of us are unable to say that we've always remained pure, treated our body like a temple of the holy spirit, and honored God with our body.

God, help me instill in my children the confidence and self esteem that purity requires. Help me to boldly and honestly use my life as an example. Lord these conversations will not be easy, so I am asking for confidence to initiate them.

31 days of Praying for My Children: Day 3

Dear Father,
Help me teach my children purpose.

- they were created to know you (Romans 10:9-10)
- they were created for God's glory (Isaiah 43:6-7)
- they were created to praise God (Psalm 86:12)
- they were created to grow the fruit of the spirit (Galations 5:22-23)
- they were created to spread the gospel (Matt 28:19-20)
- they were created to use their talents that God gives them (Romans 12:4-8)

Lord, show my children their purpose. Help them to understand that their life is predestined, that they were bought with a price. I pray they never wander through life aimlessly. I pray that from a very young age they feel a very strong call on their life.

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 2

Dear Lord,

Help me to teach my children to Pray.  My prayer today is that my
children develop a spirit of prayer.



What is prayer? Prayer is a conversation with God.  It is not
contemplation or meditation, but directly addressing your heavenly
father.  It can be verbal or not, occasional or without ceasing,
formal or casual.



It is beseeching the Lord” (Ex. 32:11), pouring out the soul before
the Lord, (1 Sam. 1:15), praying and crying to heaven, (2 Chr. 32:20),
seeking unto God and making supplication (Job 8:5), drawing near to
God, (Ps. 73:28), and bowing the knees, (Eph. 3:14).



As the lyrics of a song say "quiet or loud, alone or in a crowd."
There aren't really rules you can kneel (1 Kings 8:54; 2 Chr. 6:13;
Ps. 95:6; Isa. 45:23; Luke 22:41; Acts 7:60; 9:40; Eph. 3:14),
bow/fall prostrate (Gen. 24:26, 52; Ex. 4:31; 12:27; Matt. 26:39; Mark
14:35), spread your hands (1 Kings 8:22, 38, 54; Ps. 28:2; 63:4; 88:9;
1 Tim. 2:8), or stand (1 Sam. 1:26; 1 Kings 8:14, 55; 2 Chr. 20:9;
Mark 11:25; Luke 18:11, 13) among other positions.



God, I pray that my children become prayer warriors.   I pray they
trust you like David and pray with the persistence of Jacob. Help me
teach them to pray.

31 Days of Prayer for My Children: Day 1

First ignore misspellings; I am blogging on my iPod.

This blog was laid on my heart on Sunday and inspired by a very Godly mother I went to undergrad with.

I am committing to 31 days of prayer for my children. Why 31? Well Proverbs 31 gives me instructions on being a Godly woman, but what about the most important job I will ever have?

Dear God, I pray you minister to my heart and the heart of others through this blog series. Lord show me how you would have me raise your children. It is hard for me to grasp, so make real to me that these children are only on loan to me.


God my heart's prayer is to boldy praise and worship you. Let my worship teach my children how to praise. Give me confidence. Give me the heart of David...of Jacob.

--Ashley

Day 1: Dear Lord, give me the confidence to teach my children to praise you. God help me teach them true worship.

I grew up in a preacher's kid in a non-denominational church. Non-denominational=Pentecostal style worship. Growing up I remember praying...hoping for an uneventful service when friends or boyfriends came to visit our church. Sunday my brother in law visited our church for the first time. As the praise band started singing so did the devil. All of a sudden I was 12 again and so nervous. What if someone shouts?! What if God shows out?! One of my favorite songs started. As I bounced my ten month old and swayed back and forth, I had that all too familiar burn in my throat. (My husband raised Baptist first thought I was teasing about the burn. "You feel that" I'd say, that's the Holy Ghost). Anyway I felt God, I felt the burn. I almost audibly heard the devil say, "if you raise your hand he will think you are crazy...he may never visit again." I slipped my hand up for the chorus and quickly lowered it.

What is praise?
It means to commend, applaud, and magnify. Praise sends the enemy running. It is actions that express adoration. It is singing(Eph 5:19-20, Psalm 9:11)playing instruments(Psalm 150:3,5) shouting(Psalm 33:3 and 96:1-4) dancing(Psalm 15:4) lifting and clapping hands(Psalm 134:2 and 47:1), and being still(Psalm 46:10).

What does the Bible say about praise and worship?
-Offer the sacrifice of praise continually Heb 13:15
-Praise with instruments Psalm 150:1-3,5
-Praise with singing Psalm 100:2
-Praise by exalting him Exodus 15:2
-Praise all day long Psalm 35:28
-Bless his name Psalm 100.4
-Praise with a loud voice, worthy is the lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and
wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing Rev 5:12