A Prayer of Protection For Our Children

Lord,
I lift (name of child) up to You and ask that You would put a hedge of protection around her (him). Protect her (his) spirit, body, mind, and emotions from any kind of evil or harm. I pray specifically for protection from accident, disease, injury, or any other physical, mental, or emotional abuse.  I pray that she (he) will make her (his) refuge "in the shadow of your wings" until these calamities have passed by" (Psalm 57:1).  Hide her (him) from any kind of evil influences that would come against her (him).  Keep her (him) safe from any hidden dangers and let no weapon formed against her (him) be able to prosper.  Thank You, Lord, for Your many promises of protection.  Help her (him) to walk in Your ways and in obedience to your will so that she (he) never comes out from under the umbrella of that protection.  Keep her (him) safe in all she (he) does and wherever she (he) goes.  In Jesus' name I pray.

MEDITATION

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him i will trust.  ~Psalm 91:1-2

Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling  ~Psalm 91:9-10

source: The power of a praying parent

SECRETE HIDING PLACE 

How To Follow Jesus Fully

Do you have a heart like Caleb?

Numbers 14:24

 But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.

Imagine following God fully!  What a testimony to any believer's life  aware of own sinfulness, we'd hardly claim to follow Him so well.  Caleb was not perfect any more than we are, but his heart was committed to God.  You can see that by the way he stood up for taking the Promised Land, and through the years, his hear for God never lessened.  Yet this faithful man still spent forty years in the desert, companion to the faithless Israelities.  All that time, his eyes must have focused on the promise God made here.  He would eventually see the land God had promised him and his children.  Caleb's heroic qualities appear larger than life in part because of his faithful waiting.  Despite own correct choice, he did not get an immediate inheritance.  Yet the Bible never says he whined, complained or blamed anyone else.  He displays impressive composure.  

How to Follow Jesus

Mark 8:34-37

The Way of the Cross

34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

Are You Ready To Follow Him?

resources: Life Application Study Bible,  The Everyday Guide To Success, 

CAREFUL WORDS

Proverbs 18:6-7 NIV
6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare to their very lives.


I should never have opened my mouth, “Kate lamented. “It was a foolish thing to tell Sam about our boss’s plans, even though they weren’t confidential. If I’d known it’d backfire on me like this, I would never have said a word.”  Kate knew what she’d done was unwise; unfortunately, she hadn’t realized that before she spoke.  Thinking before we speak is a wise workplace decision.  We need to weigh the impact of our words, what response the person we’re talking to may have and other issues specific to our workplaces.  We don’t want to tell a confidence to the biggest gossip in the company, even if she is so nice.  Nor do we want to hurt the feelings of someone who is particularly sensitive on a subject.  Unwise words may show we are not living in God’s wisdom but our own sin; or even if we are not doing wrong, they can land us in impossible situations.  Taking this practical advice from God’s Word and thinking before we speak saves us a lot of trouble and heartache.

IN ALL THINGS, GIVE THANKS!

Dear God:
I want to thank You for what You have already done.  I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards, I am thanking You right now.  I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better, I am thanking You right now.

I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me, I am thanking You right now.  I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears, I am thanking You right now.  I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves, I am going to thank You right now.  

I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet, I am going to thank You right now.  I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the job, I am going to thank You right now.

I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has caused me pain or grief, I am going to thank You right now.  I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed.  I am thanking You right now.

I am thanking You because I am alive.  I am thanking You because I made it through the day’s difficulties.  I am thanking You because I have walked around the obstacles.  I am thanking You because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more and do better.  I am thanking You because You have not given up on me.