Reflections of a Heart Change- Our Sons

Contrary to Popular Belief...

           the Battle for Our Son's Hearts for the Lord won't be won by reading and implementing the best              parenting techniques,  It won't be won though late night talks, lectures on right and wrong, or even committing to a Bible-preaching Church.

These things are all PART of the equation, but they don't trump the most important piece of the fight!
(21 Days of Prayer)

Prayer- This battle is best fought on your knees!

OBEDIENCE

A heart-change is important for God to do His work in all of our lives,

and OBEDIENCE is ac act of choice -

but remember..

Obedience is intimately linked to Loving Christ.

Today...

Let's PRAY that God will move in the HEARTS of our sons.

Today - Take advantage of the two wonderful posts written by Sally Clarkson...

on Obedience...

and then as we pray for our sons to have obedient hearts today,

 let's examine our own lives, and ask our Savior to live out His great love for us that our sons will see how truly valuable it is!!

(21 Days)

Click Here to read the Articles on Obedience:

First Time Obedience:

http://www.itakejoy.com/first-time-obedience-really/

Obedience - Pathway or Procedure?

http://www.itakejoy.com/obedience-is-a-pathway-not-a-procedure/

Do YOU have a plan for teaching Obedience to your sons?

Please share.

May Ben walk after the LORD His God, and obey with all his heart and all his soul all the commandments God has given. ( Deuteronomy 13:4)

May we be full of JOY at Ben's Obedience.

Romans 16:19

Bathe your Sons in Prayer Today

What a Blessing Today CAN be for all of us.  Will you choose to pray for your sons, grandsons, or boys in your life?

( If you would still like to join us,  just read the former post,  grab your e-book, and leave a comment today... we have a handful already praying together!)

This Battle is fought on our knees - Prayer.

Prayer Warriors-

Today we are praying about a HEART CHANGE for our sons.

{{{{Read through the Study Questions on Page 11, and ask yourselves each question with complete humility:
(Just to help you start thinking,, here are two of the questions)}}}}

1.)Do you believe that God holds us responsible for the way that we that we train our children?


2.)Pray and ask the Lord to show you any ways that you have failed to raise your sons to know and love Him and how you can change this to bring glory to Him.

Today COMMIT to Praying the Ten Prayers in the Heart Change Chapter.. 

I LOVE this Format -

 Filling in your sons name in every space!

Let's begin together:

Fill in your blank:

"May ______ Honor God with his heart, and not just his lips." (Isaiah 29:13

"Create in ______ a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within him." (Psalm 51:10)

Friends... Don't see your commitment to this Study as a Burden,,,You will be blessed by praying for your sons, and the Lord will enlighten our hearts and minds together.

BE STEADFAST!

Here are a few ways you can find the time to pray today:

1.) Pray the Prayers ONE at a time throughout the day - if this is easier for you.

2.) Make the Prayers part of your family devotion time.

3.)Spend time in concentrated prayer time- at night.

Every Friday you can link up here to a post on your blog about what God is showing you through this time in Prayer.  Be sure to check back every day.


For every day discussion,,, kindly leave your thoughts and prayers / requests here as a comment.

It is time to pray for our sons..Join in...

This E-Book Prayer Study will begin on Tuesday, September 6th..

(Click here to find where you can grab your own book- it is an EASY download!)

So many of you moms, right this very moment, are kneeling down or lying flat on your face before God,
asking Him to help you. You’re lost, overwhelmed, exhausted, stressed, heartbroken, and seconds away
from waving the white flag in defeat. I know where you are. I’ve been there. I’m still there. I have no
idea how to make this dream of mine come true. I have no idea how to raise men who will be different:
respecters of women, lovers of God. I have no idea how to teach little men to work with their hands, take
commitments seriously, and protect the least of these. And I certainly have no idea how to raise warriors,
protectors, worshippers, peacemakers, and friends by myself.


But I do know how to get down on my knees and cry out to God on their behalf. I do know that God’s
Word is “living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit,
of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart“ (Hebrews 4:12).
So I pray the Word over my boys daily. Asking the One who has the power to change hearts of stone into
hearts of flesh to find my boys and make them His.
In spite of me.

(excerpt from the E-book Study)

JOIN us?

We begin on Tuesday..

With this Simple Format:

1.) Read Chapters and Pray for our Sons Daily.

2.)21 Days of Sharing and Reading and Praying

Checking in here -you can leave comments, write a post on your blog ( if you have one), or even encourage others on FB or personally to JOIN US in Praying.

Read Here and See if you are prepared to Go to Battle for your Sons?

Study Questions
1. Describe your current relationship with your son(s). Are they young? Teenagers? All grown up? Is
your relationship with them what you want it to be?


2. Think back to when you first realized you were having a boy (or boys!). What was your response?
Were you happy? Excited? Sad? Overwhelmed? Do you think your initial response to the idea of
having boys has affected your parenting of them over the years?


3. Are your boys typical rough and tumble? Or are they a bit different than the stereotypical definition
of boys? How has this affected your parenting over the years?

4. Do your boys have good role models (father, uncles, other godly men)? If not, try to think of one
man you could ask to be a stronger part of their lives. Write that man's name here and commit to
praying that the Lord would put this need on his heart.

5. How have you prayed for your son(s) in the past? Is the idea of praying the Word of God for
them new to you? If so, how do you think it will change the way you pray for your son(s)?

Spread the word,,,, NEXT Tuesday,, check back here for our first discussion!

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I can answer any questions you might have.