Praying for Parents

Being a mother is the most demanding job in every sense of the word, but it leaves a legacy I pray lasts generations! I also know that I am not perfect, and I am often on my knees (not always literally but in my heart before Him) praying for wisdom, strength to be consistent, and courage to love firm and soft as needed. I may not have been trained professionally, but I know on my knees I get training every day as I depend on Him. Maybe He meant it to be that way.....just a thought.

Praying that I parent in a posture of need from Him. In my strength I stand up and often fall in my pride of self-sufficiency. In His strength I remain on my knees!!

After sitting quietly with the Lord and my heart laid bare before Him, I hear truth ....

“I am a vessel of parental privilege over two beautiful boys and God is their Father. I must look to Him in their successes and failures. He loves them and parents them in the quiet places of their hearts where I cannot.” --- God winks in my heart

Lord, my children are ultimately, Yours. I am a steward of their precious lives alongside a loving earthly father. They belong to You. May Dave and I hear one day, "well done thy good and faithful servant!"

Giving God the Praise for what He does. No matter what the moment looks like, He is working!!

Okay, so I thought I was done writing…but as I am packing up my books, I have this “nudge” to look in the back of one of my journals. I found an entry labeled “God Winks June 24”:

“Daniel, my oldest son, shares with me when he gave his heart to God and later that night I find out that Benjamin, my youngest, was sharing the same thing with his daddy!”

So, God winks through a wink!! God knows my heart to raise these boys to love Him above anything else and God has it covered!!

Trust…Rest…  Their heart belongs to Him!!

Praying for all parents as they tackle the most important job of their life!! You are all my heroes!!

by Joni Ormsbee