Chapter 6: A Positive Mom is a Praying Mom- How to effectively pray for your kids
"The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." James 5:16
Why should we pray?
1. We pray because God tells us to bring all our requests to him.
Matthew 6: 9-13
Matthew 26:41
James 4:2
Philippians 4:6
2. We pray because we need wisdom from above to be good mothers.
Proverbs 2:6
James 1:5
--But wisdom is not the only thing we need as mothers. We should also pray for patience, strength, peace, perseverance-and the list could go on and on.--
Mark 11:24
Isaiah 40:28-31
Personally, during this particular section in the book, she mentioned a time in her life when her children were both very small that she needed all these things during the phase of the "trying twos." She had a 2 year old and a baby, sounds very familiar to me. The two's have definitely brought me to my knees in tears many times.
3. We pray because it turns our eyes toward God and off our problems.
1 Samuel 1:11
1 Samuel 2:26
These verses are about Hannah and Samuel, definitely worth reading their story if you haven't done so before!
1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray without ceasing". "Pray continually". (NIV)
Ladd also gives us a list of things to pray for our children. I loved it so much I feel like I should share it:
Pray that they will come to know Christ and follow him. (Romans 10:9-11)
Pray that they will be able to recognize evil and hate it. (Psalm 97:10)
Pray that when they do something wrong, they will be caught. (Psalm 119:71)
Pray for their protection against the evil one. (John 17:15)
Pray that they will be kind and forgiving toward others. (Ephesians 4:32)
Pray that they'll have courage to stand up for what is right. (Joshua 1:7)
Pray that they will have respect for authority. (Romans 13:1)
Pray that they choose wise friends. (Proverbs 13:20)
Pray for their future spouse, that they will marry a godly person. (2 Corinthians 6:14-17)
Pray for them to submit to God and resist the devil. (James 4:7)
Pray for a hedge of protection around them. (Hosea 2:6)
If you attend The Church at Pinnacle Hills, maybe you remember a sermon that Pastor Floyd did called Becoming a House of Prayer back in June of 2008. I was looking over some older notes of mine and found this. I will say that the sermon combined with this section in "The Power of a Positive Mom" definitely go hand in hand. :) I'm not sure if its still on iTunes or not, but if it is, I encourage you to download it and listen to it! :)
Questions:
1. How have you seen the need for prayer in your own life?
2. What did you learn from Hannah and Jesus' example of prayer?
3. In what ways did this chapter encourage you to develop a deeper prayer life?
4. Any prayer requests and/or praises
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1. I feel the burdens lifted off me when I give them over in prayer. I feel connected to God in prayer. I know He's my best friend and He's always there to listen, to just "be" with me, to love, and to comfort me.
ReplyDelete2. Give it ALL to God! Praise, worry, love, fear, ALL OF IT!!
3. It gave great ideas for getting alone with God like having a prayer closet and a sign so that everyone knows not to disturb you. :) It also gave some great things to pray for my children! I can't say how much I loved having that list. Most of them I have already been praying for but some of them I have not.