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Crowded stores, empty shelves, and long lines greeted my husband today as he attempted to stock up our house.
“It’s so surreal.” He shook his head as he put away the few items he'd managed to procure. “I can’t believe it.” My heart sank. With paranoia nipping at my heels, I wondered how careful we indeed needed to be. A friend had just informed me that it had been recommended that all clothes should be stripped off the body and immediately washed after venturing outside, followed by a thorough shower for the person. Suggestions to wash all canned goods and leave plastic shopping bags outside the home also rang in my ears. Moreover, the unprecedented combination of cancelled schools, children at home, job layoffs, businesses closing, and church cancellations were enough to rattle my bones. ...
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“…faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” ~James 2:17, NIV Prayer Over Our ChildrenMay my daughter love her neighbor as herself, judging not nor casting favoritism. I pray that she will speak and live out Your Word so that she may know true freedom in Christ. Grant her mercy, oh Lord, and may she likewise show mercy to others. Give her faith feet, oh God, so that both faith and action may work in her life and through her to touch the lives of others. Choose my little girl, oh Lord, and make her rich in faith and an heir to Your Kingdom.
“This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God” James 1:19-20, NASV Prayer Over Our ChildrenBless my daughter with all joy when she undergoes trials. I pray that You will use this testing to foster within her a complete and mature persevering faith. When she asks for wisdom, I pray that You will grant it to her in abundance. Oh God, mold within her a humble, servant’s heart and a deep love for You. Help her stand firm during trials, so that she may receive Your blessings and promised crown of life while You protect her against temptation, evil desire, and sin. ...
“Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14, NASB Prayer Over Our ChildrenLet my daughter live a life of holiness and harmony so that all those with whom she meets will see You. Make Your grace richly abound in her life while You keep bitterness from possessing any foothold. Oh God, I pray You will keep her sexually pure, strengthening her and protecting her against temptation. Usher my child into the presence of rejoicing angels and sanctified saints with You as Judge and Jesus as Mediator, through the blood of His holy sacrifice. Oh Lord, write her name in heaven and bless her with a heart of thanksgiving which overflows as reverent offerings of worship to You. I pray she will always remain steadfast and firm in her faith as an heir to Your Kingdom which will always remain and never be shaken. Oh God, be a holy and consuming fire in her life. ...
“This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.” Hebrews 8:10, NIV Prayer Over Our ChildrenCover my little one with the greater promises of Your covenantal love so that she may be found faultless and pure. Do not turn away from her, oh God, but help her remain faithful to You, placing Your law in her mind and writing it upon her heart. Be her God, oh Lord, and help her to know You. Forgive her of any wickedness and do not remember her sins but wash her clean through Your new covenant. ...
“Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them. Such a high priest truly meets our needs – one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.” Hebrews 7:25-26, NIV Prayer Over Our ChildrenBless my daughter, oh Lord, through the inheritance of Your promises. Raise her up from her family line to serve You in deeper, new ways. Set her apart, oh God, from what has previously been weak and useless so that You may draw her close to You through the introduction of Your Greater Hope. Thank You for how You live to intercede for her and for each one of us. May she come to You and may You meet each one of her needs through Your holiness, purity, innocence, preservation from sin, and exalted seat above the heavens.
“God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue to help them.” Hebrews 6:10, NIV Prayer Over Our ChildrenGrow my daughter in maturity with Your Word beyond just elementary understandings and fill her with light so that she may share in the Holy Spirit, taste in Your heavenly gift, know the goodness of Your Word, and the powers of the coming age. Let her never fall away from You, oh God, and always lead her back to repentance. ...
“You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor and put everything under their feet.” Hebrews 2:7, NIV Prayer Over Our ChildrenGive my little one ears to hear Your message of salvation so that she does not drift away. Open her eyes, oh Lord, that she may see the signs, wonders, miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit that testify that You are the Son of Man, crowned in clothes of glory and honor. Jesus, be the Author of her salvation and bring her into Your holy family. ...
Philemon 1:6 Prayer Over Our ChildrenOh Lord, bring up my child in Your love and grace. Help my little one actively shares her faith so that she will gain a full understanding of every good thing she holds in You. May Your love encourage her and bring her great joy. Make her useful for Your kingdom, oh God, and a beloved sister in Christ to all those she meets. Refresh her spirit, oh Lord, and bless her with a heart of obedience. May You hear her requests and answer her prayers with overflowing abundance. Prepare her a room in Your heavenly home and grant her great joy. ...
“In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in s season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction.” II Timothy 4: 1-2 NIV Prayer Over Our ChildrenWith patience and careful instruction, help my child preach, rebuke, correct, and encourage others in Your Word. Keep her faithful to You, desiring sound doctrine and never turning away from Your Truth. Help her faithfully evangelize and fulfill the work of her ministry while staying alert and enduring persecution. May she fight the good fight, finish the race, and keep the faith so that Christ will award her the crown of righteousness in that day of glory. ...
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AuthorMarried 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:
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