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Virtues to Pray Over Your Children and Grandchildren (Part 3) 16. Peace loving (Rom. 14:19; ROm. 12:18)17. Joy (I Thess. 1:6; Acts 13:52)18. Perseverance (Heb. 10:36; Heb. 12:1,2)19. Humility (Titus 3:2; James 4:10)20. Compassion (Col. 3:12; Matt. 9:36)21. Responsibility (Gal. 6:5)22. Contentment (Phil. 4:12,13; I Tim. 6:6)23. Faith (Luke 17:5,6; Heb. 11)24. Servant’s Heart (Eph. 6:7; Mk. 10:45)25. Hope (Rom.…
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Virtues to Pray Over Your Children and Grandchildren (Part 2) 6. Love for God’s Word (Ps. 19:10; Ps. 119:72)7. Justice (Mic. 6:8; Ps. 11:7)8. Mercy (Luke 6:36)9. Respect (for self, others, and authority) (I Pet. 2:17)10. Biblical self esteem (Eph. 2:10)11. Faithfulness (Prov. 3:3)12. Courage (De. 31:6; Josh. 1:6,9)13. Purity (Ps. 51:10)14. Kindness (I Thess. 5:15; Eph. 4:32)15. Generosity (Prov.…
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Virtues to Pray Over Your Children and Grandchildren (Part 2) 6. Love for God’s Word (Ps. 19:10; Ps. 119:72)7. Justice (Mic. 6:8; Ps. 11:7)8. Mercy (Luke 6:36)9. Respect (for self, others, and authority) (I Pet. 2:17)10. Biblical self esteem (Eph. 2:10)11. Faithfulness (Prov. 3:3)12. Courage (De. 31:6; Josh. 1:6,9)13. Purity (Ps. 51:10)14. Kindness (I Thess. 5:15; Eph. 4:32)15. Generosity (Prov.…
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Virtues to Pray for Your Children and Grandchildren (Part 1) Take a virtue every day and pray it over your children and grandchildren. At the end of the month you have prayed 31 powerful ways for them. 1. Salvation (2 Tim. 2:10; Acts 16:31)2. Growing in grace (2 Pet. 3:18)3. Love (Eph. 5:2; I Cor. 13; Gal. 5:22)4. Honesty/Integrity (Ps.…
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Virtues to Pray for Your Children and Grandchildren (Part 1) Take a virtue every day and pray it over your children and grandchildren. At the end of the month you have prayed 31 powerful ways for them. 1. Salvation (2 Tim. 2:10; Acts 16:31)2. Growing in grace (2 Pet. 3:18)3. Love (Eph. 5:2; I Cor. 13; Gal. 5:22)4. Honesty/Integrity (Ps.…
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Marks of Spiritual Leadership I am reflecting on an article from John Piper on leadership. He writes about an inner circle of qualities that reflect on the difference of being a spiritual leader. His “outer ring” of qualities are good as well. They are witnessed in the world of ministry and in other areas of great leadership. One area is…
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“Action is forever. We are becoming who we will be — forever.” (Dallas Willard) There is a pilgrimage to which we are called as Christians. We are called on a journey into the heart and life of God. As believers, as apprentices, we need to hear this call of the Spirit and respond. “Since ancient times no one has heard,…
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Our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry and crowds. If he can keep us engaged in “muchness” and “manyness,” he will rest satisfied. (Richard Foster) Language… has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone. (Paul Tillich) We have the need to…
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Living from a place of abundance. I was speaking to a pastor today about how his church is blessing his community. Over the years they have done several things on a consistent basis to not only help those in need, but bless those in the community simply in the name of Jesus. It reminds me we need to live out…
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When we enter into solitude to be with God alone, we quickly discover how dependent we are. Without the many distractions of our daily lives, we feel anxious and tense. When nobody speaks to us, calls on us, or needs our help, we start feeling like nobodies. Then we begin wondering whether we are useful, valuable, and significant. Our tendency…
