Day 14 Goodness

Day 14- Goodness

First of all…let me just apologize to you for being absent the last few days. Father’s Day was harder for me then I realized it was going to be. Thank you for your prayers and grace as I walk through this time. I have been praying for my boys still and I hope you have been to.

So today- Goodness.

From the leader’s guide:

In our efforts to raise our sons are we teaching them that if they do good things they are good? Righteous even? If we teach them that being a good is all it takes, if our discipline and training focus on their behavior, how will they know they need a savior?

What are ways you encourage goodness in your boys?

How can we shift our thinking from just behavior modification to heart modification?

Did any of the verses jump out today to you? Do you have any specific requests or concerns you’d like to share with the group? Please leave a comment and check in with the group. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me (using the button on the side).

Let us pray….

Day 11 Peace

Day 11- Peace

So I have 3 boys, under 4 years old. Oh Lord prepare my heart for the arguments that will encompass my home during the teen years!!! Makes these tiffs over who gets Thomas and who gets Percy….well….child’s play.

But I do pray that the bonds of brotherhood will be strengthened with Peace.

My husband is a peaceful man. He always displays peace and calm…I’m so very thankful for that trait in him. I pray that my boys will also have that same peaceful display.

“May the peace of Christ rule in Max, Jake and Cole’s heart….”

Did any of the verses jump out today to you? Do you have any specific requests or concerns you’d like to share with the group? Please leave a comment and check in with the group. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me (using the button on the side).

Let us pray….

Day 10 Joy

Day 10- Joy

In complete disclosure, if you know me you know I’ve had a rough time so far this year. Lately, I’ve struggled finding joy. I want to be completely honest and transparent with you…my blog friends. This post is tough to write. I’m realizing that in order to pray for joy for my boys….I have to find joy in my own heart.

I’m so thankful for this challenge…to become aware of what I’m lacking in my own life…and to be able to ask God to change my own heart, so I can be an example for my boys.

Friends- do you have joy? How do we find joy in our deepest, darkest times? How do we display joy, so that our sons may know true joy?

Did any of the verses jump out today to you? Do you have any specific requests or concerns you’d like to share with the group? Please leave a comment and check in with the group. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me (using the button on the side).

Let us pray….

Day 9 Love

Day 9- Love

Today we start our journey into the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22). Over the next eight days we will immerse ourselves in this verse and pray that our son(s) can be filled with these things.

Right now, let’s focus on love. As a society, we’ve again taken a word that has so much importance and somehow lessened that meaning. We love cars, tv shows, food and more. But the Bible says God is love. If there is no definition for love apart from God…there is no real love apart from God.

Teaching our son(s) about love may require a change in our own vocabulary. So in our prayers today we may need to pray that the Lord opens our eyes to His love. And then, once we know the real definition for love, we can be filled up of it…hopefully to overflowing.

I pray for each of us as mother’s as go through this process. And I pray our son(s) can also be filled of the love of God.

Did any of the verses jump out today to you? Do you have any specific requests or concerns you’d like to share with the group? Please leave a comment and check in with the group. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me (using the button on the side).

Let us pray….

Day 8 Honor

Day 8- Honor

I remember this spring watching the royal wedding in the wee hours of the morning before the rest of my family woke up. I will admit, I got goose bumps as I watched the future princess walk down the aisle to her handsome prince. Later, when my house stirred with activity and noise I tried to explain to Max (my 3.5 year old) that the boy we saw was a future king and his bride was a princess. I’m not sure if he got it…but he recognized the term princess (thank you Disney’s Tangled) and started to act out a sword fight as a prince (how a little boy can turn anything into a weapon is beyond me).

When I think of honor- I immediately think about royalty. While my sons’ are not heirs to any country- I still want to raise them to realize they are princes’ (and act like it). Our inheritance is in heaven.

So maybe all those little boy activities during playtime like princes and superheroes aren’t actually a waste…I should be using those moments as teaching moments.

How else can we teach our son(s) about honor?

Did any of the verses jump out today to you? Do you have any specific requests or concerns you’d like to share with the group? Please leave a comment and check in with the group. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me (using the button on the side).

Let us pray….

Day 7 a Servant's Heart

Day 7- Servant’s Heart

A servant’s heart can be as simple as helping a friend in need and as complex as traveling the globe to provide clean water to those in need. How do we get our boys to see what a servant’s heart looks like? I think we have to show them ourselves. Is this another one of those “caught” lessons rather than “taught”? Maybe.

“The greatest among you shall be your servant.” Matthew 23:11

When we love others and serve them, we are ultimately loving and serving God.

I know I use my boys’ young ages as an excuse for why I don’t serve…but today I’m going to start to change that. What are ways we can serve as a family? Can you do Operation Christmas Child this fall? Can you pick up trash as you walk in the park? What practical things can we do with our son(s) in order that they develop a servant’s heart?

Did any of the verses jump out today to you? Do you have any specific requests or concerns you’d like to share with the group? Please leave a comment and check in with the group. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me (using the button on the side).

Let us pray….

Day 6 Purity

Day 6- Purity

This topic makes my heart beat a little faster. I mean, my boys are toddlers; it scares me to have to think about their purity. But, if we don’t, someone else will. A statistic Brooke gave us in the Leader’s Guide is the average age of porn exposure is 11 years old (pg 18 LG).

Yikes!!! We, as mothers, need to prepare ourselves (and our sons) for this battle right here and now (no matter how old your son is!!!) Hal and Mel Young are referenced in the leader’s guide as saying “Establishing frankness and communication from the very start will really pay off when they enter the testosterone years.” (pg 18 LG).

I pray that we can begin to establish a dialogue with our boys and a trusting relationship with them. I pray that they have the tools to fight temptation and will become Prince’s of Purity.

Do you have any thoughts about this topic? Am I alone in the fears? How else can we prepare and protect them?

Did any of the verses jump out today to you? Do you have any specific requests or concerns you’d like to share with the group? Please leave a comment and check in with the group. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me (using the button on the side).

Let us pray….