For the week of: Monday, March 3rd 2008
"Pray 'Em Through, Part III"
Dear Ones,
Here are the final 10 (#22-#31) on the list of Bob Hostetler’s virtues to pray for your children. I hope you have been diligent about incorporating these 31 virtues into your prayer time for your children and grandchildren. And for goodness sakes, tell them you’re praying for them! Let them hear their sweet name fall from your lips in a heartfelt petition to God. What value that gives them, what power that calls down from the throne room, what joy it gives Father to bless them!
Oh friends, these children “will soon to be going to Pharoah’s house” and we dare not send them without the covering of blessed lives through prayer to the Alpha and the Omega. Pray, pray, pray. God honors faithful prayer. He just does.
22. Contentment – “Father, teach my children the secret of being content in any and every situation, through Him who gives them strength.” Phil. 4:12-13
23. Faith – “I pray that faith will find root and grow in my children’s hearts, that by faith they may gain what has been promised to them.” Luke 17:5-6, Heb. 11:1-40
24. A Servant’s Heart – “God, please help my children develop servants’ hearts, that they may serve wholeheartedly, as if they were serving the Lord, not men.” Ephesians 6:7
25. Hope – “”May the God of hope grant that my children may overflow with hope and hopefulness by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13
26. Willingness and ability to work – “ Teach my children, Lord, to value work and to work at it with all their heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” Col. 3:23
27. Passion for God – “Lord, please instill in my children a soul that “followeth hard after Thee” (Ps. 63:8, KJV), one that clings passionately to You.”
28. Self-discipline – “Father, I pray that my children may acquire a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair.” Proverbs 1:3
29. Prayerfulness – “Grant, Lord, that my children’s lives may be marked by prayerfulness, that they may learn to pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.” Ephesians 6:18
30. Gratitude – “Help my children to live lives that are always overflowing with thankfulness and always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:20, Col. 2:7)
31. A Heart for Missions – “Lord, please help my children to develop a desire to see Your glory declared among the nations, your marvelous deeds among all peoples.” Psalm 96:3
Staying on my knees with you, for you, and for our children,
Kay
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