As I've mentioned before, I pray through the Prayer Calendar for Mothers from Inspired to Action. It has 30 items, and can be used for each of the days of the month, but as I don't have the same weekend and weekday routines, I just go one by one, disregarding the dates. That's why this week, I was praying #12 on the list, 'A Passion for God.' I've prayed through this list 3 full times and am on the fourth go-round, but this struck me deeper this time; the words stuck in my head and heart.
"Lord, please instill in my children a soul with a craving for You, a heart that clings passionately to You. Ps. 63:8"
A soul that craves You.
A heart that clings passionately to You.
Craving. Clinging passionately.
This is my prayer today, and everyday! When praying that my children will be generous, courageous, kind and responsible, it all stems from wanting them to have this passion for God. I pray that all those other good things are the results of true salvation, a love for the Lord, and the desire to live their faith.
Craving & clinging passionately to Jesus.
Amen.
Showing posts with label Character. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Character. Show all posts
Friday, June 22, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Character
I pray today for strength of character.
My greatest prayer for each of these children is salvation - that they would truly know you and love you.
My second is that they would live lives through which you truly shine.
May their character be strong, true, faithful, pure, loving and kind. May they be aware that the choices they make define who they are and form their character. May they make their choices based on an inner strength that comes from you, and may their character be strengthened each year as they do.
My greatest prayer for each of these children is salvation - that they would truly know you and love you.
My second is that they would live lives through which you truly shine.
May their character be strong, true, faithful, pure, loving and kind. May they be aware that the choices they make define who they are and form their character. May they make their choices based on an inner strength that comes from you, and may their character be strengthened each year as they do.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Perspective
I pray today for proper perspective - not that they are the most important person in the world, but that they are their own best teacher. They will turn out to be what they see themselves as. May they aspire to be kind, nice, and influential for good, rather than rich, powerful, and popular. May they not see their world as unfair, but instead decide how to live in light of their circumstances.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Treating Others Well
May each of these children I love seek to treat people well out of a sense that that is what is right, and not our of a selfish desire for popularity.
May they understand that true beauty and real character comes from how your are on the inside, not how you look on the outside.
May they understand that true beauty and real character comes from how your are on the inside, not how you look on the outside.
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