Prayer, Plain and Simple

Today we will pray for our children directly from Paul’s letter in Philippians 1:3-11 NLT. We have emboldened the Scripture below. Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Thank you, Father, for my child. Thank you for how you have wired him/her. Thank you for the gifts and talents you…

Father, Teach our children to learn how to love. You’ve spelled it out, defined it, drawn the boundaries around it, and painted a picture of what it looks like with every step Jesus took on this earth. I speak Your Word over them as I pray…. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous…

A Father’s Marriage Blessing May you both know the security of being fully known, fully accepted and fully loved. May you discover the richness of commitment. By saying “Yes” to each other you have said “No” to so many other things. May you focus on what you do have now and not on what you’ve…

Come out to see King Solomon, young women of Jerusalem. He wears the crown his mother gave him on his wedding day, his most joyous day. (Song of Songs 3:11) Our son is getting married this week. We will set aside some time to pray for the couple, the families, and all the many details…

You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what He said. (Luke 1:45) Father, I believe. Help me in my unbelief. I not only desire but desperately need the blessings that accompany the faithful of heart, those who trust in your promises without doubting, sons and daughters who know who they are…

“May everything you have said about me come true.” (Luke 1:38) For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Yes” ascends to God for his glory. (2 Corinthians 1:20) Our one year old Golden Retriever is learning obedience. Sweet Rhema is ignorant of the perils posed by vehicles traveling…

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. (John 13:34) Father, You have given me one job to do in life – to love You and love people. Sounds simple. But it’s the hardest thing in the universe, for my…

“He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6) The Lord will perfect that which concerns me… (Psalm 138:8a) A Prayer for a son…. ( also see prayer for a daughter below) Father, I lift up my beloved graduate to you. I have done…

Answer my prayers, O Lord, for your unfailing love is wonderful. Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful. (Psalm 69:16) It may feel as though few people care about the challenges you are facing today, but God cares. And His care is really all that matters. Let’s put our full trust and…

“Of all my house, [Moses] is the one I trust. I speak to him face to face, clearly and not in riddles! He sees the LORD as he is.” Number 12:7,8 NLT Through Moses’ example, God gives us the key to living a life of friendship with our Creator: seeing God as He truly is. Moses…

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