I come to you tonight with a heavy heart. I'm not really sure why...I just have an aching on my heart to lift up my daughter's to you. Tonight on our drive home, I just listened to them breathe as they slept so soundly. Lord, I love them so much and they are growing so fast. I literally cry to think how time has passed and my baby is not a baby she is a kid and her little sister is well on her way. I understand that in just a minute they'll be grown and I will still love them just as I do at this precious stage we're in. I strive to enjoy every second, but I still can't get enough of em. Thank You for giving them to me. If you love me with this kind of love, I should bask in it daily. I want to lift up their futures, Lord. I pray that You will be the driving force behind ALL their life choices. I ask you to give me and Chris Your wisdom as we raise these blessings in a world that steals innocence so early. I ask you give me the right words to say to bless their walk with you in life and open the doors they need to be successful in your eyes. I pray that material possessions will not be the treasure they seek, but from early on, help me to display your will. Show me the way you want me to lead them, Lord. Do you want me to homeschool them to protect them from early pressures...are we setting the example you want...are they learing about you through our little church? Lord, I need your guidance. I want to do what is best for them...show me. I ask that as they turn into young women, you provide the avenues for them to meet men that possess the fruits of the Spirit, who love you and you only before them, who will listen to their needs, wants, and dreams and do everything in their power to provide. Place a hedge of protection around these children, Lord.
I come to You on behalf of Chris. Sometimes, he gets discouraged and Satan pushes him to the brink of losing it, but You always step in. I ask you to help me show Chris that what he stores in his heart is what he will reap. I've got to find a way to explain that what he speaks and expects DIRECTLY effects the outcomes in our lives. How can I best do this? I know Chris loves you Lord, he just would like to be someone's choice. Don't allow him to forget the past and how hard it was last year with meter reading and how you came through. He has come so far, professionally and spiritually, I ask you to place a peace on his heart and show him Your plan for his life. Place a hedge of protection around him and help him to practice your love.
Thank You for Jesus. I know that by His stripes we are healed. It's done. We are healed of our iniquities. Thank you Jesus, for taking that punishment for us. Watch over my Mamaw Nita, give her strength. Thank You for my precious family. You have placed a longing on Steph's heart to return. You told us in proverbs to "train a child up in the way he should go and he may wander but he will return." Thank You for parents that planted that seed in us and for the truth we have in the Bible. Steph is making that return and she's already been blessed with a second job. Watch over my parents and Syd with the stress of work and just life. Help them to enjoy the beauty they've been given with their family. Help us to learn the language of Sydney and provide for her needs with patience and understanding.
You are all that is Good, Holy, and Just.
In Jesus Name I lift it up-Amen
A-MEN!!!
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