A Word To Moms

This has been very heavy on my heart today, in fact it has been a subject that I have wanted to address for a little over a week now and just for some reason keep putting it off.  If we as Mothers are not praying for our children then who is?  It is our responsibility to cover our children in prayer daily.  I came across a card that I had picked up at a Family Life conference 2 or 3 years ago and it was different scripture and a prayer for lifting up our children/grandchildren.  What an awesome responsibility but what an awesome calling as a Mother to be the one to intercede for your children and protect them form the enemy and his evil attacks.  I wanted to share these scriptures with you and hope that you will pray them over your children/grandchildren daily. 

Lord, I lift my children/grandchildren to You today and pray, according to Your word, that:

They will know Christ as Savior early in life and desire a close relationship with You throughout their childhood, teen, and adult years (Mark 10:13-16; Luke 2:52; 2 Timothy 3:15).

they will develop the discipline of prayer and time in Your word (Joshua 1:8; Daniel 6:10; Matthew 4:4; Philippians 4:6-7).

You will bring into their lives godly adult and friends who will help them grow in godly living (Psalm 1:1-3; Philippians 1:27; Proverbs 27:17; 1Corinthians 4:15).

You will keep them pure and strengthen them against temptation (Job 17:9; Psalm 24:3-4; 1 Corinthians 6:18-20).

They would develop discernment, wisdom, responsibility, and a strong conscience (1 Kings 3:11-12; 1 Timothy 1:5; Daniel 6:3).

they will be caught if they wander into cheating, lies, or mischief (Psalm 119:71; Proverbs 20:30).

they will see other people as You do, treating them with love and kindness (Matthew 25:35-40; Romans 12:10; Philippians 2:1-4).

You will protect them from emotional, physical, and spiritual danger (Psalm 28:7-9; Psalm 41; John 17:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:3).

You will prepare them to be a godly, loving, and faithful spouse or prepare them to glorify You with their singleness (1 Corinthians 7:7-8); and that You also prepare their future spouse (2 Corinthians 6:14-15; Ephesians 5:21-33).

they would leave home with an eternal perspective and Christ-like values (Matthew 28:18-20; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 1:21).

they will sense Your calling on their lives and their lives will count for Your Kingdom (Psalm 78:1-8; 103:12-18; 2 Timothy 1:9).

Here is a prayer you might use as you commit yourself to the task of being a praying Mom or Grandmother.

Help me today, Lord, to be observant of them and sensitive to them.  Give me unusual insight inot their lives.  Help me to be secure in Your love and care, Father,  for I need Your help as much as they do.  Help me give attention to my children and be available to them to give guidance in the decisions they face.  Help me provide a moral foundation for them.  Help me give them emotional health by valuing and caring for them.  Help me provide for their need and prepare them for the world they’ll face as they grow.  Help me share my relationship with You, Father.  And today, Lord, remind me to take the time to understand my children’s perspectives before I speak.  remind me to be more playful with them.  Give me the grace, Lord, to model for my children what it means to be a good and godly person.  In Jesus Name, Amen.

Let your children know you are praying for them so when they have specific prayer needs they will come to you with their requests.  Become a praying Mom, cover your children with the Blood of Jesus and take authority over the enemy in their lives.  These scriptures were all taken from my prayer card for Mothers and I know there are many more scriptures we can pray over our children/grandchildren.  I have heard many say they always pray Psalm 91.  I just know that if we aren’t praying for our kids no one else will.  It is our duty to protect them.    

Prayer is the Greatest Shield of Protection We can Provide for Our Children!