Faith Filled Family Magazine August 2016 | Page 45

ships before Him, we submit that
area to His will and give Him
space to move. I know that as
an adult new Christian I continually prayed for women to come
in to my life that could help me
to grow in my faith. God abundantly answered that prayer for
me, and I trust Him to do the
same for my children.

form relationships outside of the
safety and security of family.
There is a certain element of
control that we lose when we
can’t shelter them from everyone and everything. However,
mamas and daddies, our Heavenly Father loves our children
more than we can imagine. We
must do our part to be involved,
to teach them, and to pray for
Finally, I believe that we should them, but we also must trust that
also pray for our children to have God has got them firmly in the
wisdom and discernment regard- palm of His hand.
ing their peers and for God to
hedge them about with protection from negative influences.
Kids just want to have friends, to
feel loved, and to belong. It is
what we all want. Praying that
our children will have discerning
and wise hearts could help them
to recognize desirable and good
associates. Praying for protection may shield them from those
things that could harm them.
There is no fool proof plan to
helping our children find good
and Godly friendships, just as
there isn’t a fool proof guide to
any part of parenting. We do the
best we can to teach our children
who God is, what He values,
what breaks His heart, and what
He tells us is best for us as His
children. We pray continually for
God to put a hedge of protection around our children and to
guard them from anything that is
going to hinder their relationship
with Him. We claim God’s promises and have faith that He is in
control over this and everything
else.
My oldest child is just entering
the teen years. His little bubble
is expanding and he’s making
new friends all of the time. It is a
little scary to watch our children

Love and Blessings,
Bobbie
Bobbie Schaeperkoetter is a wife
and a homeschooling mama of
two boys who is just doing her
best to honor Him in the craziness of life. She is also a writer
and blogger at www.bobbieschae.com and www.facebook.
com/bobbieschae. She would
love for you to stop by and say
hello!