Is Your Grandparenting a Blessings or Painful? Part #2

I have 2 suggestions if you are a Brokenhearted/ Estranged grandparent. 

1.    Pray, Pray, Pray using Scriptures when praying for your grandchildren.

2.    Start or join a Grandparents @ Prayer intercessory pray group.

Grandparents @ Prayer group is an excellent safe place for grandparents to share their concerns with other grandparents. My group met this week; some grandparents shared their broken heart with us, feeling safe to share their concern with tears for their grandchildren. We prayed with them and will continue to pray with them in the days ahead, carrying their burden as Paul tells us in Galatians 6:2.

We cannot change others or our circumstances, but we have a powerful God. He loves our grandchildren and their parents as much and more than we do.

1.    Pray that God will be displayed in your circumstances.

2.    Give God the responsibility to fix the situation. He will do a better job. We often burn the bridges of communication when we try to do the fixing. 

3.    Trust God that He will fix it in His timing, in His way

Don’t let the enemy get you obsessed with your hurting issues, give them to Jesus because if you are obsessed with your pain, then the enemy has the victory. Trust God to wrap His arms around you and provide you with peace as you wait for Him to answer your prayers. While you are waiting, God may be working but you are not aware of. Ask God if reconciliation is possible, even though you don’t think you have done anything wrong. Asking for forgiveness may be the beginning of healing.

We learn the most from God when life is hard, and we have to trust Him.  We often forget that the same God we enjoy in our mountain top experiences is walking with us through the valleys of our lives.

Would you like to find other grandparents to pray with you for your grandchildren? We have the answer. Just go to https://christiangrandparenting.net/grandparents-at-pray

You will find the final part of this chapter, “Is your
Grandparenting a Blessings or Painful” later this week.

This blog is taken from the book, Grandparenting with a Purpose: Effective Ways to Pray for your Grandchildren. The book is available on this website for a discounted price of $15.00 including shipping. The book will encourage you, challenge you, and give you many suggestions to intentionally pray for your dear grandchildren of all ages.

By Lillian Penner, Church Relations Coordinator for Christian Grandparenting Network, lpenner@christiangrandparenting.net