Prayer for My Children Day 11
Day 11 Faithfulness "Let love and faithfulness never leave my children, but bind these twin virtues around their necks and write them on the tablet of their hearts (Prov. 3:3)
These entries are titled Prayer for My Children, but my hope is that if you are reading this entry, you would join me in prayer for your own children. These prayer lines are taken from "31 Biblical Virtues to Pray for Your Kids" by Bob Hostetler.
As I keep focus on one prayer for my children each day, I am beginning to release one finger at a time from the tight grip I want to have on my children. Today, I realized that "training up a child in the way that he should go" doesn't mean train them to be good listeners of me, but train them up so that they will become adults who are able to choose their own path toward God. With deepest desire that I pray for forgiveness of my own grip and control over my children, and God's love and faithfulness will prevail in my kids' lives today.
As a mother of four children with unique qualities, I often struggle with adjusting my attitude and heart that is suited to each child. My need for control and order surfaces faster than the virtues of love and patience. Sometimes I feel hopeless about motherhood. In secret I cry out to God, "Lord why? why did you give me FOUR kids, don't you know I NEED quietness in my life, I NEED order, I NEED to be alone, I NEED....?" I just want God to know that parenting business is really hard for me, just in case He doesn't know about it. The other day, I found a journal entry from when my kids were really little. I was crying out to God saying...this is too hard for me, I feel out of control with these kids...Looks like I am still crying about same stuff. Then, I wrote, "I know God is telling me that He gave me my family to love and nurture faithfully as He is faithful to me". My Father knows how to talk to the strong-willed child in me, He never says, "Let go, right now!" He says, "Look to me, I've got this, okay?" Jesus knows that I feel out of control because I don't have enough trust. I pray that my children will see and experience God's faithfulness in their lives today so that their trust will be based on God's everlasting faithfulness.
These entries are titled Prayer for My Children, but my hope is that if you are reading this entry, you would join me in prayer for your own children. These prayer lines are taken from "31 Biblical Virtues to Pray for Your Kids" by Bob Hostetler.
As I keep focus on one prayer for my children each day, I am beginning to release one finger at a time from the tight grip I want to have on my children. Today, I realized that "training up a child in the way that he should go" doesn't mean train them to be good listeners of me, but train them up so that they will become adults who are able to choose their own path toward God. With deepest desire that I pray for forgiveness of my own grip and control over my children, and God's love and faithfulness will prevail in my kids' lives today.
As a mother of four children with unique qualities, I often struggle with adjusting my attitude and heart that is suited to each child. My need for control and order surfaces faster than the virtues of love and patience. Sometimes I feel hopeless about motherhood. In secret I cry out to God, "Lord why? why did you give me FOUR kids, don't you know I NEED quietness in my life, I NEED order, I NEED to be alone, I NEED....?" I just want God to know that parenting business is really hard for me, just in case He doesn't know about it. The other day, I found a journal entry from when my kids were really little. I was crying out to God saying...this is too hard for me, I feel out of control with these kids...Looks like I am still crying about same stuff. Then, I wrote, "I know God is telling me that He gave me my family to love and nurture faithfully as He is faithful to me". My Father knows how to talk to the strong-willed child in me, He never says, "Let go, right now!" He says, "Look to me, I've got this, okay?" Jesus knows that I feel out of control because I don't have enough trust. I pray that my children will see and experience God's faithfulness in their lives today so that their trust will be based on God's everlasting faithfulness.
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