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Praying for Your Child's Future
Spouse
by Rachel Paxton
The past couple of years I have been contemplating the power of prayer.
God seeks for us to be close to Him, and we primarily communicate with
Him through our prayers.
When we pray, God wants us to be specific in our prayers. If we follow
Him, he wishes to give us the desires of our hearts. What does your
heart desire? One of the things I very much desire for my family is for
my children to grow up and marry men and women who love and seek to
follow after God with all their hearts.
Do you know that some mothers pray for their children's future spouses
from the time they are born? Why would you want to do that? Think about
it. Out there, somewhere, is the future wife or husband of your son or
daughter. God knows who your child will marry. Will your prayers really
affect who your child will marry?
Of course your child will ultimately decide who he or she will marry.
What is important is that your children understand what an important
decision it is to choose a life partner, so that they will not make this
decision lightly. Tell your children you are praying for them. Pray with
your children so that they know what it is that you wish for their
lives. When your children are old enough to date, encourage them to pray
about the people they spend time with. My teenage daughter and I also
talk about what her future husband might be like, and we talk about good
and not-so-good qualities in a future spouse. There are certain
qualities about people she knows she could never live with, like men who
have short tempers or are not good managers of their money. She knows
she wants to marry someone who loves God, and who wants to raise a
family as much as she does.
We all want what is best for our children, and the person they choose to
be their spouse is perhaps the most important choice they will ever
make. That decision should be theirs, but if you pray for them God will
hear your prayers and will help to prepare your child's heart and the
heart of their future wife or husband for the marriage that God has
intended for them.
About the author
Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom of four. For more
inspirational articles and tips for everyday living, visit
http://www.christian-parent.com.
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