MARJORIE WINGERT
  • Prayer Over Our Children
    • Subscribe
  • Meditations
  • About
    • About Marjorie
    • About Prayer Over Our Children Blog
  • Books and Music
    • Feeling the Music Book
    • Meet Mr. Caleb
    • Sing Along With Mr. Caleb CD
  • Speaking and Events
  • Media Room
  • Contact

Prayer Over Our Children


Blog Home
Follow Me:
Subscribe

1 Peter Chapter 2

8/7/2019

4 Comments

 
“And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 2:4-5 (NASB)

A Prayer Over Our Children

Father God, may malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander hold no foothold in my child’s life. I pray that You will nourish her with Your spiritual food so that she may taste of Your goodness and grow in her salvation. Like living stones, choose her, find her precious, and build her up as a spiritual house to be a royal priesthood. How I plead that her sacrifices of worship will be pleasing and acceptable to You, oh God. ...
Be her precious Cornerstone, trustworthy in all things while You never putt her to shame. Make her one of Your chosen people, oh God, a royal priesthood, and a holy nation of people who belong to You so that she may declare Your praises. I plead that You will help her abstain from sinful desires and to live a life that bears witness of You so that You might be glorified. May she live a life of freedom, serving and hearing You, showing respect to all, loving the family of Christ, and honoring earthly authority. Oh God, I ask You to fill her with all joy and bless her with Your strength when she suffers for doing good just as Christ suffered for us.
90-degree temperatures promised to ensure a hot, sweaty summer day. At 9:30 in the morning, the air was already thick with heat and humidity. My gym workout did not help the matter. I stepped out from the cool sanctuary of the gym, already dripping and drenched in sweat to a blazing hello from the sun. Tap-tap, tap-tap, came the quick rhythmic strokes of my white cane. I was eager to remove myself from the sweltering heat as quickly as my fleeing cane would allow.
    
My house although nearby, was still a 10-minute walk from the gym. So, resigned to my sweaty, sticky state of affairs, I set my cane to autopilot and began the short trek. Often in these situations where I am well familiar with the terrain, my mind needs not concentrate as much on the sensory input provided by my cane. Thus, freed to wander, my thoughts sometimes take on a life of their own. Some days, prioritizing the day’s events takes precedence and other days figuring out solutions to problems consume my thoughts. But today, an onslaught of whispering derisions awaited me.
    
They can’t stand you. They think you are just like the other people in their life. Accusing claws slashed at me. They think you are self-focused, don’t listen, don’t abide by the agreement, and don’t carry through. Words continued to sliced through me like razors, causing me to inwardly wince and crumble despite what I knew to be true. An inner war raged within as I struggled to be freed from the power and control these whispering accusations.
    
Perhaps it is my bent as a woman, perhaps it is everyone, or perhaps it is just me, but I often struggle against defining myself by what others think of me or by how I think others perceive me. Regardless, subsuming not to put on the mantle that others would force upon you is a real battle for me. Perhaps, because I am my worst enemy, I think it is sometimes easier to believe the lies rather than struggle to rise above through mortal combat. But not today, I refuse to be the victim.
    
Help me, Lord, I cried out into the void, let this hold no power over me.
    
Armed through the strength of the Word of God, my recent morning quiet times have been rich in their depths and full in their revelation. So, with the strength of the Word of God fresh beneath my wings, a verse rose up against the dark as my battle cry from I Peter 2:9.
    
“I am a chosen people. I am a royal priesthood.” The quiet words stood firm in the face of the Accuser, igniting a tiny flame in the circling darkness.
    
“I am a holy nation. I belong to God.” I felt the Light of God’s Truth cut through the shadows, giving my feet a firm footing on which to stand and emboldening me.
    
“I am a chosen people,” I declared against the dark.
    
“I am a royal priesthood,” came my chant as I punched out the 7-syllable cadence, “I am a holy nation.”
    
“I belong to God!” Ended my proclamation. The claws released, the talion’s no longer pierced. Though still circling, the intensity of the attack had lifted.
    
“I am a chosen people,” I began again, “I am a royal priesthood…” Each time I repeated the proclamation, I grew stronger and the voice of the Accuser grew more faint. Once more I repeated the chant and once more yet again. An assuring, grounding peace settled over me. The Word of God sliced like a double-edged sword. In the face of Truth and adopted lineage, the Enemy could not stand. Not a whisper remained.
    
Identity is a powerful thing. Who am I? Where have I come from? What do others think of me? These questions left unanswered or defined inaccurately can leave us susceptible and vulnerable. Identity shapes not only our belief of who we are, but what we believe we are capable of achieving, attaining, or accomplishing. If we do not know who we are, or rather whose we are, how will we ever be able to withstand the battle? For as adopted sons and daughters of Jesus Christ, we are already victorious over the Enemy through Jesus’s death and resurrection. Likewise, as children of God, we can seek shelter and protection from the storm because it is God who fights our battles and it is God who gives us strength. Without a firm foundation or the Rock of Jesus beneath our feet, we will surely crumble. Therefore, as followers of Jesus, it is vitally important that we know what our identity is and who we are in Christ to wage war effectively against the Enemy.
    
Yet, just as identity in Christ tells us who we are, it also tells us who we are not. We are NOT failures or mistakes. We are NOT worthless or meaningless. We are NOT without hope or broken beyond repair. We are NOT unforgiven nor forsaken. Rather, we are beautiful, cherished, and treasured children of God. We are chosen and valued. We are forgiven and freed. We are a part of His royal priesthood and made into a holy nation. We are loved FOR We belong to God.

A Parent’s Prayer

Oh Lord, help me cast off all false perceptions of self and the lenses from which others view me. Rather help me find myself in You and walk in the fullness of Your love. Oh God, You know me by name for You formed me from my mother’s womb. Help me to know You even as You know every part of who I am. Help me become all that You have created me to be and do all that You have called me to do. Oh God, let me hide myself in You this day.
4 Comments
Susan Hope
8/9/2019 06:04:48

I needed this today. Thank you for sharing what the Lord impressed on your heart, Marjorie
I praise Him for this reminder of these precious truths!

Reply
Liliane Allen
8/9/2019 07:39:46

Thank you for being so honest and for sharing so freely. I needed this today and I look forward to reading your blog daily. God bless you!

Reply
Patricia Wilthew link
8/9/2019 12:33:43

I hear a song flowing from those syllables 7-5 .-7-7. Thank you for your words of wisdom and ammunition against the accuser of the brethren! Be blessed dear friend, and Co-writer of FEELING THE MUSIC A Personal Instruction Guide to Piano for Blind, Kinesthetic, and Auditory Learners.
Your blog always applies to so many levels of life!

Reply
Laura
8/12/2019 09:20:14

I feel like more now than ever, we as a culture are struggling with identity. From the very basics of our biology to the more complex ideologies of our souls and who we are called to be as believers in Christ. The enemy comes to steal, destroy, and distort all that God has made, if possible, even from believers. That's why it is so important to fill ourselves with God's Word every day, so that we know who we are and whose we are in an ever changing culture of brokenness and confusion. Thank you for touching on this very important subject. It's the enemy's old tricks with a new spin. He starts it with, "Did God really say? and then he twists the truth of Gods Word in our minds, little by little, until we're left wondering what truth really is and what identity even means. The enemy is a master deceiver. Thank you for writing about this. It helps me to organize my thoughts and prayers over myself and my children. Keep sharing! It is a blessing!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    All Posts
    Inspirational writer and speaker Marjorie Wingert blogs about motherhood, family and more from a Christian perspective.

    Author

    Married to my best friend for over 20 years, my husband and I are the proud (and often exhausted!) parents of a vivacious kindergatener. As a vision-impaired mom, prayer and trust in the Lord play a vital and moment-to-moment role in my life. Read more ...

    Follow me:​

    All Posts
    Subscribe

    Archives

    June 2025
    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    June 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    December 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017


    Categories

    All
    Being Present
    Blindness
    Books By Marjorie Wingert
    Christian Parenting
    Colossians
    Death And Heaven
    ​Discernment
    Engaging Children
    Ephesians
    Fear
    Forgiveness And Humility
    Galatians
    Gentleness Vs. Firmness
    Growth And Change
    Hebrews
    Husbands And Fathers
    Husbands Wives And Marriage
    James
    John
    Letting Go
    Loneliness
    Music Talent And Praise
    Overcoming Challenges
    Parents' Prayers For Children
    Peter
    Philemon
    Philippians
    Prayer
    Protection And Prayer
    Speaking Events
    Spiritual Warfare
    Thessalonians
    Timothy
    Titus
    Weariness
    Worship

    Subscribe

    RSS Feed

On the Wing author Marjorie Wingert logo

Site Map

Prayer Over Our Children Blog
Books, Music & More
About Marjorie
About the Blog
Speaking and Events to Schedule or Attend
Contact

Show Your Support

If you would like to send an offering, please click the button below to send a non-tax-deductible gift through PayPal and select the option to send a gift:
Send a Donation
If you prefer to send a check, please contact Marjorie for mailing address.

Stay in Touch

Follow Marjorie:
Subscribe to Blog
Copyright © 2017 - 2020
Photos from shixart1985 (CC BY 2.0), shixart1985, docoverachiever, US Department of State, lukas schlagenhauf, Harold Litwiler, Poppy, Stefan Tunkel, Theo Crazzolara, bill85704, mikecogh, Tony Armstrong-Sly
  • Prayer Over Our Children
    • Subscribe
  • Meditations
  • About
    • About Marjorie
    • About Prayer Over Our Children Blog
  • Books and Music
    • Feeling the Music Book
    • Meet Mr. Caleb
    • Sing Along With Mr. Caleb CD
  • Speaking and Events
  • Media Room
  • Contact