I remember when mine were this age when I would hold them and pray, "Lord, stir Julie to love You above all else," or about Nick, "Father, mold this little man into a godly man." If you've ever poured out "your hearts like water to the Lord," you were probably praying for your family, for your children.
Yes, the crises will come and relationships will be tested, but as parents and grandparents we can't afford to wait until these hit us square in the heart before we pray from panic. We're to pray proactively and about anyone and anything connected to or affecting our children. We need to invest in praying beyond their physical safety into their spiritual safety and on to their spiritual maturity and leadership. Sometimes we're satisfied if God will simply rescue our children from some dangerous or hurtful situation when we should be pouring our hearts out to the Lord for them to be current-changers and trend-setters for their peers.
So, while I'm with Miss Addy this week, I'm going to practice what I preach and pray for this next little one to be a light for her generation. Be back online when I get home.
Rise during the night and cry out. Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him in prayer. Plead for your children as they faint with hunger in the streets." Lamentations 2:19
"All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children." Isaiah 54:13
"The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and His ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns His face against those who do evil." 1 Peter 3:12
"The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children after them." Proverbs 20:7
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