At the ladies retreat with church I had a wonderful breakout session on purposeful parenting given by my friend Kirsten. Here are a few things that I learned and / or really liked.
Parent's Prayers
from Parenting with Kingdom Purpose
Day 1 - Salvation (Isa 45:8)
Day 2 - Growth in Grace (2 Pt. 3:18)
Day 4 - Honesty and Integrity (Ps. 25:25)
Day 5 - Self Control (1 Thess. 5:6)
Day 6 - A Love of God's Word (Ps. 19:10)
Day 7 - Justice (Mic. 6:8)
Day 8 - Mercy (Luke 6:36)
Day 9 - Respect (1 Pt.2:17)
Day 10 - Strong Biblical Self-esteem (Eph. 2:10)
Day 11 - Faithfulness (Prov. 3:3)
Day 12 - A Passion for God (Ps. 63:8)
Day 13 - Responsibility (Gal. 6:5)
Day 14 - Kindness (1 Thess. 5:15)
Day 15 - Generosity (1 Tim. 6:18-19)
Day 16 - Peace, Peaceability (Rom. 14:19)
Day 17 - Hope (Rome 15:13)
Day 18 - Perseverance (Heb. 12:1)
Day 19 - Humility (Titus 3:2)
Day 20 - Compassion (Col. 3:12)
Day 21 - Prayerfulness (Eph. 6:18)
Day 22 - Contentment (Phil. 4:12-13)
Day 23 - Faith (Luke 17:5-6; Heb. 11:1-40)
Day 24 - A Servant Heart (Eph. 6:7)
Day 25 - Purity (Ps. 51:10)
Day 26 - Willingness and Ability to Work Hard (Col. 3:23)
Day 27 - Self-discipline (Prov. 1:3)
Day 28 - Heart for Missions (Ps. 96:3)
Day 29 - Joy (1 Thess. 1:6)
Day 30 - Courage (Deut. 31:6)
The book left off a Day 31 so I grabbed this one from another similar list -
Day 31 - Enlightened Hearts (Eph. 1:18)
Of course this list would be / could be different depending on what you believe God wants for your child but wouldn't it be a great habit to pray that our children would have Christ-likeness every day of the month?!
More to come in a different post - this one got pretty long!!
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