21 Days of Prayer and Fasting for Our Children and Grandchildren – Day 21- Jesus’ prayer for the disciples

Today, you have come to the end of your 21 days of prayer and fasting. It may be the end of a time of depravation and seeking, but it is not the end of what God will do in your life. It is just beginning. When Jesus went into the wilderness to fast and pray …

21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Our Children and Grandchildren – Day 20 The Most Important Thing

As a parent, it's so easy to get distracted by shiny and enticing life goals that look important, but are really only temporary. In most healthy parents, there is a great desire to help their children to experience the best life they can have. We see our children's strengths and weaknesses and try to point …

21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Our Children and Grandchildren – Day 18 Wisdom and Revelation

For those who know me, you will be very familiar with today's passage. It's from Paul's prayer for the Ephesians. Even though I wrote a bible study on the book of Ephesians, with an emphasis on praying Paul's prayer for wisdom and revelation, I need this reminder today. It's easy to get busy trying to …

21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Our Children and Grandchildren – Day 17 Don’t Give Up!

When I started this 21 days of prayer and fasting, I felt led to put the same challenge out to other parents and grandparents (and g-g's!). The first blog had 150 reads. Day 5 has 55. Day 16 has 10. I know that fasting is hard. But, when I wake up in the morning and …

21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Our Children and Grandchildren – Day 16 Rebuilding Ancient Walls

In many of my blog posts, I have covered the topics of breaking curses and ending sinful legacies. Today, we will focus on rebuilding ancient walls of spiritual protection. In order to kill, steal and destroy, the enemy has to tear down our spiritual defenses. When I was in high school, my atheist friend did …

21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our Children and Grandchildren – Day 15 Passing the Baton of Faith

Passing your children the baton of faith in the relay of life is not an easy task. In a relay race, each runner has a specific set distance to run. During the hand off, each runner must be "in the exchange zone." This is a very precise hand off that can make or break a …

21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our Children and Grandchildren -Day 13 Don’t Grow Weary

There are some prayer requests that you pray over and over, waiting for an answer. That answer seems so far away - almost impossible. The enemy taunts, "Where is your God?!" The enemy laughs and mocks. You look around and things don't look much differently. This part of the prayer process feels like the middle …

21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our Children and Grandchildren – Day 10 On Edge

There is no substitute for prayer in the Christian life. When I reflect on my life, there were many wilderness times where (other than very basic daily prayers and half-hearted requests), I wasn't all-in in pursuing the Lord. But, when we seek the Lord, we will find him, when we seek for him with all …