One thing that I pray fervently is for my children to love Jesus. I pray that they will love him more and more as each year passes. I pray He will continue the work He has started in each of their hearts. I pray that He is so real to them. As I pray for my children, I pray that God will use them to bring glory to Himself and to bring others to Himself. Missions has an important place in my heart and I am excited to see how God will use that delight of my heart in the lives of my children. ... Read More about Day 27: Praying for their Service to Jesus

I love praying for my children's futures and for their future families. I love imagining the grand babies I will prayerfully one day enjoy. :) Sometimes I think I might enjoy that stage a little more than this one! ha!! As I pray for my children, I also often pray for the people they will marry. I also acknowledge that He may not have marriage in His plans for one of my children, and I pray for my heart to be ok with that too. :) I pray for their marriages. I know how hard marriage is. I ... Read More about Day 26: Praying For Their Marriages

One of my biggest struggles as a mother is the fear that I have ruined my children. What this leads to is a fear for their future. When I find myself worrying over my kids and their futures, I start praying for them. I remind myself that His grace is more than sufficient for all of my parenting mistakes. :) Precious Father, you know the plans you have for my children, plans to prosper him and not to harm him, plans to give him hope and a future. Cause my children to call upon you and come and ... Read More about Day 25: Praying for their futures

As I began praying Scriptures more regularly a few years ago, I learned that there are many people in my life that I could pray for in this same way!! We can pray for our children using God's own word. This gives me the assurance that I need that I am praying in accordance with God's will. As I pray through various Scriptures, I have often found myself praying these same verses for other special people in my life: my husband our sponsored children my children's future spouses my ... Read More about Day 24: These Prayers…for others

Prayer for Protection from Satanic Attack, Deception and Harassment Blessed Savior, I trust You to guard my children from all attack, deception, harassment and harm from Satan and his demons. Open their eyes to the deceptions and tactics of the Devil. Fill their minds with Your truth. Please tear down any strongholds or vulnerabilities in their lives. (You can name any stronghold and tear them down by the weapons of prayer and Scripture.) (2 Cor. 10:3-5, Eph. 6:10.) Lord, cause Satan to ... Read More about Day 23: Prayer for More Protection…