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 19 Faith is the Victory!
It's time to step out of passivity into passion, hopelessness to hope and victimhood to victory! The world has been dark for a long time and it has only gotten darker. When we spend our days shrinking back in fear, we put our own lights out. John 1 says, "In the beginning was the Word, …
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 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 – Day 12 Do You Hear Me?
Did you know there is a time when God will not see or respond to your fast? What does the scripture say about this? Let's read in Isaiah 58. True Fasting “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of …
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21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Our Children and Grandchildren – Day 9 The Persistent Widow
In Biblical Christianity we value the nuclear family - father, mother, and children all in the roles that God lays out for each person. The husband should love his wife as Christ loved the Church and laid his life down for her. The wife should respect her husband. The children obey and honor their father …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our Children and Grandchildren – Day 8 Breaking the Curse
We have arrived at day 8 of our travail of fasting and prayer for our children and grandchildren. I hope you are prayerfully approaching your fast and what level God wants you to participate in. God may lead you to abstain from junk food and sugar. He may have you fasting 1 meal today and …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Our Children and Grandchildren – Day 7 Shout! For the Lord has Given You the City!
Mighty fortresses seem impenetrable. Everyone who traveled past the city of Jericho could see how tightly shut up the city was. Jericho was the fortress of safety for Canaan. All of the surrounding towns would have come into Jericho for protection against the massive ranks of Israel's soldiers amassing on the border. The children of …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Children and Grandchildren – Day 6 Walking on Water
When asking God for miracles, we need to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. Why is it important to remember this? Because, we generally only need miracles when we are in an epic life-storm. In a storm, the sky is dark, the wind is howling, lightening is flashing, and waves are crashing. In other words, …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our children and grandchildren – Day 5 Forgiveness is the Foundation of Freedom
...forgiveness brings peace and life. Forgiveness is casting all our cares upon Jesus, because he cares for us. Forgiveness is releasing someone from our judgement and not allowing their weaknesses or sin to ferment inside of our souls, to make us drunk on the bitter wine of hatred. When we fast and pray, we need to make walking in forgiveness a priority. Cleanse your soul from all anger.
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