The stock market has dropped.
The American budget has bombed!
But there is one investment that will never cease to reap a reward of ten-, twenty-, and even a hundred-fold: P R A Y E R.
Praying consistently for your children, about everything, is the greatest investment you can make as a parent. Over the years, I've prayed about everything from potty-training to pitching practice, from friendships to fractions, from bloody noses to broken hearts, and I can tell you, honestly, I don't regret a single moment that I've spent in prayer. In God's economy, prayer is an eternal investment that pays off daily, quarterly, yearly--continuously!
What can you do for your kids? Pray for them.
How do you begin? There are lots of ways:
- Bless them as they play.
- Whisper over them as they eat snacks.
- Pray over their clothes when you're folding and ironing.
- Murmur prayers for their health as you work in the kitchen.
- Plead for their purity as you bathe them.
- Sing your prayers as lullabyes at bedtime.
Ask God to remind you to pray. That's one prayer He loves to answer! Ask Him for clarity of thought and for clear focus to keep you tuned in to His desires for your kids' lives, so that you pray with His perfect purpose and plan in mind.
I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in
my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious
Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know
him better. (Ephesians 1:16-17)
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