Comments on: Prayers for your kids http://thisiskristin.com/2007/07/21/prayers-for-your-kids/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:08:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Rebeca http://thisiskristin.com/2007/07/21/prayers-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Rebeca Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:07:00 +0000 http://thisiskristin.com/?p=175#comment-628 I try to pray through the Proverbs- I just read/pray the Proverb that corresponds with the day of the month. I read a verse, and then turn it into a prayer for one or all of the members of my family. I find this helps me cover a lot of things I might not yet think to pray for them- wisdom, accepting correction, future spouses and godly character, purity, diligence, the list goes on. <br/>My Mom had little cards in her Bible, one for each of us, with things that she prayed for us. I believe she still has them in there actually, and still prays, even though we're all grown. I've been meaning to do the same, but haven't yet. <br/>Bless you,<br/>Rebeca I try to pray through the Proverbs- I just read/pray the Proverb that corresponds with the day of the month. I read a verse, and then turn it into a prayer for one or all of the members of my family. I find this helps me cover a lot of things I might not yet think to pray for them- wisdom, accepting correction, future spouses and godly character, purity, diligence, the list goes on.
My Mom had little cards in her Bible, one for each of us, with things that she prayed for us. I believe she still has them in there actually, and still prays, even though we’re all grown. I’ve been meaning to do the same, but haven’t yet.
Bless you,
Rebeca

]]> By: Beth http://thisiskristin.com/2007/07/21/prayers-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Beth Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:22:00 +0000 http://thisiskristin.com/?p=175#comment-627 Pray for their future spouses. I know that when your kids are little, it's hard to imagine them all grown up and married, but a Godly spouse is such a gift. Pray for their spouse. Not that they'll choose the "right" one, etc., but that God will bless that individual, protect them, prepare their hearts to be joined with your child's etc. <br/><br/>My mother worked outside the home when I was growing up. Laundry day was Saturday. She would say a sentence prayer every time she picked up an item to fold for the person the item belonged to. I do that now for my family and it's awesome!<br/><br/>Beth Pray for their future spouses. I know that when your kids are little, it’s hard to imagine them all grown up and married, but a Godly spouse is such a gift. Pray for their spouse. Not that they’ll choose the “right” one, etc., but that God will bless that individual, protect them, prepare their hearts to be joined with your child’s etc.

My mother worked outside the home when I was growing up. Laundry day was Saturday. She would say a sentence prayer every time she picked up an item to fold for the person the item belonged to. I do that now for my family and it’s awesome!

Beth

]]> By: kddub http://thisiskristin.com/2007/07/21/prayers-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-622 kddub Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:18:00 +0000 http://thisiskristin.com/?p=175#comment-622 "I think you're like my caucasian twin or something..."<br/>~ha ha ha.... totally! <br/><br/>~note cards sound like a really great idea, it seems like that would organize prayer thoughts better. <br/><br/>~ I read something also about praying for specific things on specific days of the week, that way it would be more organized and less overwhelming. <br/><br/>Discernment is a really great thing to pray about. “I think you’re like my caucasian twin or something…”
~ha ha ha…. totally!

~note cards sound like a really great idea, it seems like that would organize prayer thoughts better.

~ I read something also about praying for specific things on specific days of the week, that way it would be more organized and less overwhelming.

Discernment is a really great thing to pray about.

]]> By: Kat http://thisiskristin.com/2007/07/21/prayers-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Kat Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:49:00 +0000 http://thisiskristin.com/?p=175#comment-621 Weird. I was going to blog about this <i>exact</i> topic. I think you're like my caucasian twin or something...<br/><br/>Anyway, I really want to be more intentional and focused about praying for my kids. I have little notecards I carry with me with things I want to be praying about for each member of my family, but I don't pull them out to pray as often as I'd like.<br/><br/>In general, the big thing on my heart right now for my kids is to pray for discernment. I really want them to be wise. I'm about to send my oldest off to school in the fall and I'm praying that she would be discerning about friendships and different things that she encounters.<br/><br/>The baby just woke up, I'll comment more later...<br/><br/>Great post Kristin. Weird. I was going to blog about this exact topic. I think you’re like my caucasian twin or something…

Anyway, I really want to be more intentional and focused about praying for my kids. I have little notecards I carry with me with things I want to be praying about for each member of my family, but I don’t pull them out to pray as often as I’d like.

In general, the big thing on my heart right now for my kids is to pray for discernment. I really want them to be wise. I’m about to send my oldest off to school in the fall and I’m praying that she would be discerning about friendships and different things that she encounters.

The baby just woke up, I’ll comment more later…

Great post Kristin.

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