Faith Filled Family Magazine July 2016 | Page 89

P raying for your children is probably the most important thing you can do for them. It is something we should be doing from before they are born and never stop. Take a look at your own life and own walk with God. It goes through different seasons, different ups and downs and if you are like me you have had times in your life where you have been living life away from God. Our children are the same. They go through experiences, seasons and trials just like we do and our prayers are so important to their safety, protection of their mind and walk with Christ during each of these seasons of their life. As young children we pray for spiritual guidance, for us to teach them how to live without us there every moment of the day. To make the right decisions going forward in life. That they learn right from wrong. For them to not be passed down generation problems that have been in our family for far too long. That we ingrain the foundation of the gospel and who Christ is in them from the beginning and they understand it. We pray that as they are learning about the world, that they desire to be in the world but not of it. We pray for their future, for their future spouses and careers and children. W e pray for their salvation. As adolescents we pray for safety, sound mind, a servant’s heart, a love for Christ so strong that they desire his obedience more than succumbing to peer pressure. We pray the relationship we have been helping them build continues when we are no longer in the room. We pray they have Godly characteristics and fruit of the spirit. We pray that as they learn the ugly parts of the world that they always remember the promises of Christ and his beauty. We pray they are kind to us in their teens, that we have strength to endure the trials that may be presented in those years. We pray for their salvation. As they become adults we pray for security. For them to meet ayer Never Stops By Danielle Love