Praying for my kids

I became a mom 4 1/2 years ago. 

My church has a thursday morning women's Bible study that i used to go to weekly.

it's called TLC. 

thursday ladies conversation?...tender lovin' care?....the ladies connection...(i never knew what it actually meant until recently) 

Anyway, I met some amazing women there.

learnt some wonderful truths about life and the Bible.

Shared prayer requests, and prayed with others.

it was always a time to go and spend time with other young moms, and some special senior women.

there was always child care, which made it so much easier to focus on the teaching that day.

i haven't been going lately - i got out of it when the boy had swim lessons on thursday mornings.

anyway,

one day Christine, who was leading it, brought in an article about praying for your kids.

I liked that idea. 

I had thought of it but beside the "dear God, please help my kids grow up loving you, and keep them safe" i never had a specific prayer time for them.

The article had 31 character traits to pray for - one a day (for most months) 

it talked about this guy's discovery as he began to pray specifically for his kids daily.

Well, i have adapted some, by merging a couple or adding a new one,

but i have been attempting to do this each morning..

i will be honest.

i was doing awesome, every morning...

 then i missed a day..

and another..

it's been a couple months and i just started again. 

3 mornings in a row now.

one thing i try to do, as well, 

while I pray for the specific character traits for my kids

i also pray them for myself and for my husband. 

if we don't have character traits then why do I expect my kids to see the importance of it.

Here the list as i do it. 

with verses for reference (some from the article, some i chose).

1. Salvation (Isa 45:8, 2Tim 2:10, 1Thess 5:9,10)
2. Growth in Grace (2Pet 3:18, 2Tim 2:1)
3. Love (Eph 5:2, Gal 5:22, Prov 3:3)
4. Honesty & Integrity (Ps 25:21NLT, Prov 12:17)
5. Self-Control (1Thess 5:6)
6. A Love for God's Word (Ps 19:10, Ps 56:4)
7. Justice (Ps 11:7, Micah 6:8, Ps 106:3)
8. Mercy (Luke 6:36, Matt 5:7)
9. Respect (for self, others, authority) (1Pet 2:17a, 1Pet 3:15b)
10. Strong, Biblical Self-Esteem (Eph 2:10)
11. Faithfulness (Prov 3:3)
12. Courage (Deut 31:6)
13. Purity (Ps 51:10)
14. Kindness (1Thess 5:15)
15. Generosity (1Tim 6:18-19)
16. Peace, peaceability (Rom 14:19)
17. Joy (1Thess 1:6)
18. Perseverance (Heb 12:1)
19. Humility & Compassion (Titus 3:2 & Col 3:12)
20. Responsibility (Gal 6:5 TNIV)
21. Contentment (Phil 4:12-13)
22. Faith (Luke 17:5-6, Heb 11:1-40)
23. A Servant Heart (Eph 6:7 TNIV)
24. Hope (Rom 15:13)
25. The willingness and ability to work hard (Col 3:23 TNIV)
26. A Passion for God (Ps 63:8 KJV)
27. Self-Discipline (Prov 1:3)
28. Prayerfulness (Eph 6:18)
29. Gratitude (Col 2:7, Eph 5:20)
30. A Heart for Missions (Ps 96:3)
31. Forgiveness (Col 3:13)

when a day is missed feel free to pair up the ones missed and just keep praying.  

Praying for our kids is very important for us as parents, grandparents. 

if you're planning to have kids, adopt kids, raise any kids, it is never too early to begin praying for them.

Keep pressing on.