And my three year old princess! What does she need!? Oh my precious doll...she needs patience and self-control and respect for authority that only the Holy Spirit can give her. As she grows it is so important that she has strong Christian friends. She needs a healthy, close knit relationship with her daddy. Yes, my friend there are so very many things my children need. As their mom, I am not to worry or have anxious thoughts about whether their needs are met BUT I have been entrusted with their precious little souls and I am commanded to love them with Christ's love, to diligently teach them His ways and to pray continuously for them. As Christian moms, we are in an uphill battle to raise our children to love Jesus in this not so loving world! We must daily approach the throne of grace and boldly pray for these little lives we've been entrusted.
A quick idea for a strategy to become a stronger warrior for your kiddos...
I sat down for just a few minutes today and attached their pictures to card stock and began writing specific prayer needs around their pictures. I will carry these with me...and be reminded to pray fervently for these sweet children God has given me.
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Whit - The Lord has been convicting me on this exact thing! No lie...just yesterday we had a guest speaker come to our bible study and she spoke on how to pray for your husband and children. I literally wept through the whole thing. I truly feel there is nothing more important that we as mothers can do for our family. I pray for Nick and Graham all the time, but my desire is to be much more methodical and intentional in my prayers for them. This lady had grown children, but she said that she has an entire closet in her house full of 3 ring binds of her prayers for them over the years. Ah I get tears now just thinking about it. Anyway I would love to talk to you more about it and share ideas. I just couldn't believe it when I read your blog post. God it so good!
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