Thursday 10/21/2010

You have given my children the exact tools to tackle today. I pray their minds stay present and focused on living today like it was the most important day of their lives… for tomorrow You will give them what they need to tackle tomorrow. It is irrelevant that they may not have today what it…

Show my children that it is the condition of their heart revealed to You through their acts of obedience that define their worship as true or simply formalistic. Let them draw from the story of Cain and Abel the difference between a heart that seeks to please God and one that just jumps through the…

May my children look to God alone for direction and not become dependent on the world to define who they will become. 1Sa 8:19-20

Let my children be fire lighters, inspiring those around them to dream big. Reveal to them those phrases they use that tear others down so that they will become effective in lighting the fire of passion throughout their lifetime … let it start today. Jeremiah 20:9

Let my life be a reminder to my children that we must obey the commands of God revealed to us through scripture. Many things are kept secret and for those we aren’t responsible… but where scripture is clear… there are no ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’ nor exception. Dt 29:29

Let my children think of ways to encourage one another (and the world) with outbursts of love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24