Craving & Passionate Clinging

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.

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.

Salvation!

Lord, I pray for the souls of each of these children that we love.  Pursue them, draw them to your love, save them.