Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Praying For My Children




At the tender age of 60+ I have come to the realization that I have wasted a lot of time. There were days – years, even – that I did not pray. I did not know how and I was so busy wrangling with life that I didn't even know how to approach the Master and Giver of Life. Even the past 28 years of being a committed Believer have not been perfect. But then, whose life is? No one is perfect, except the One who gave us life and for Whom we now live. I cannot flip my life into 'Rewind' and have a do-over. But, I can pray for my sons, my daughters-in-law and my grandchildren so that they won't need a do-over. I can pray for the members of my congregation whom I've come to see as family: the brothers, sisters, children and grandchildren of the heart.



So many needs .... so little time!



Psalm 127:3
I praise YHVH that He has seen fit to reward me with these children, both of the flesh and the heart. Who am I that the Sovereign of the universe has taken notice of me?!

Exodus 20:12, Colossians 3:20, Ephesians 6:2
I praise YHVH that they honor me with their respect and compliance – not for my sake – but for the blessings it imparts to their own lives.

Ephesians 5:2, Galatians 5:22
I pray that they continue to live lives filled with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self-control for these are good spiritual fruits and will fill their lives with peace and blessing.

Psalm 25:21
May they be kept in integrity and righteousness; let their hope always be in YHVH my Rock and my Redeemer.

1 Thessalonians 5:6
O Abba YHVH, let my children walk in the light, not the darkness; and may they have alert and sober spirits all their days.

Psalm 19:10
Father, help my children to love Your Word and find it sweet and precious all their days.

Psalm 11:7, Micah 6:8
Dearest Sovereign, we know that You are righteous and that You love righteousness; fill my children's hearts with the desire and strength to love grace, act justly and walk in humility before You.

Luke 6:36
Help my children to always and everywhere show the compassion that comes from You.

Ephesians 2:10
Father we know that You created us to be in union with Messiah Y'shua and help us to faithfully complete the things that You have prepared for us to do.

Proverbs 3:3
I pray that grace and truth never leave my children; that they hold fast to them as if they were engraved on their hearts.

Psalm 63:8
Father, let their hearts cling to You; help them to know the Right Hand that supports them.

Galatians 6:5
Help them to be - and continue to be - responsible. Help them to understand how to carry their own load.

1 Timothy 6:18-19
Father, please help each one to DO good, to BE good and to be generous in their sharing. Help them to know that this life is not all there is and that they are storing up good things for the future – the TRUE reality.

Romans 14:19
Help them to pursue shalom / peace and help them seek to build others up rather than tearing down to build up self.

Romans 15:13
No matter what they see happening around them, may my children be filled with joy and shalom that comes from You, dear Father; and by the power of Your Set-apart Spirit, may they have hope that overflows.

Hebrews 12:1
Help my beloved children to run life's race and not be burdened by sin, rather help them to put sin aside and kick it out of their lives so they can endure to the end.

Ephesians 6:18
Father, in Your mercy, hear the prayers they cry out to You – both for themselves and others.

Philippians 4:12-13
Grant them contentedness with their lives whether they have abundance or not; help them to know that You are the Giver of every good gift and that no matter what the circumstance they can overcome because You are with them.

Luke 17:5-6, Hebrews 11:1-40
Please, Father, help their faith in You to grow. Help them to recall the challenges our ancestors had and how You upheld each one and granted the ultimate victory.

Ephesians 6:7
Help them Father to do all that You set before them with their whole strength, for they are not doing this for men, but for the Sovereign of the universe.

Psalm 51:10
Create in us all, clean hearts, hearts that are resolutely set on doing righteousness.

Proverbs 1:3
Help us have an intelligently disciplined life enabling us to do what is just, right and fair.

Psalm 96:3
Be with us so that we can be living testimonies of Your Glory among the nations and demonstrate Your wonders among the peoples.

1 Thessalonians 1:6
Help us, dear Father to become imitators of Messiah Y'shua so that no matter what troubles come our way, we are steadfast and filled with the joy given by Your Ruach

Deuteronomy 31:6
Help us all, Abba YHVH, to be bold and courageous no matter what comes our way because You are going with us and will never fail us or abandon us. Help us to be faithful. 



Hear our voice, YHVH our El, pity and be compassionate to us, and accept – with compassion and favor – our prayer – for the Elohim Who hears prayers and supplications are You. From before Yourself, O our Sovereign, turn us not away empty-handed, for You Hear the prayer of Your people Israel with compassion. Blessed are You YHVH Who hears prayer!



Shalom B'shem Sar Shalom / Peace in the Name of the Prince of Peace,

yocheved