Today’s Grandchildren Need Intentional Praying Grandparents

Why a Grandparents’ Day of Prayer?Where has time flown by? Many of our grandchildren will be heading off to school next month. Summer will be gone before we know it. We need to uphold them in prayer as the church is becoming less significant today in our everyday lives, a moral influence becomes more important as they go back to school. Culture tends to shape our grandchildren by what it presents as normal, which is very different from the normal in which we grew up. Grandparents who love the Lord can help them and their parents navigate their worldly culture with prayer and godly counsel. 

I am sharing a brief summary of the culture of our grandchildren, and their parents are navigating today.

Today’s Cultural Norm

Porn:  Pray that God will protect the eyes of our dear grandchildren and give them the strength to flee from the temptation when they are enticed.

Alcohol and drug addiction are a result of the emptiness of the soul; it doesn’t take away the pain. Only their faith in Jesus Christ will give them fulfillment.

Entertainment vies for the souls of our grandchildren in the movies, television, music, and video games.

Affluence & commercialism:  Our grandchildren are exposed and influenced by a world of opulence, commercialism, and entitlement by our media today. 

Sexual orientation: The Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Movement is an issue today. Our children are exposed to it at an early age in their families, in school, media, and peers. Homosexuality attempts to exchange their God-identity with self-identify.

Witchcraft: Wicca is among the fast-growing religions. Wicca has effectively repackaged witchcraft for millennial consumption. Wicca’s website is one of the most visited religious sites on the Internet. All forms of witchcraft are strictly forbidden in the Bible as being tied to the occult and the work and the world of the evil one.

Jesus prays for his disciples

Shortly before Jesus was arrested, He prays for his disciples asking God to protect them, and I believe it is for us, too. Jesus prayed, “I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one”. John 17:15 (NLT)  

We believe the battle for the hearts and minds of our dear grandchildren and their parents can be won by praying grandparents who sense the urgency and unite to do battle in prayer and give Godly counsel.

We are looking for grandparents who believe in the power of prayer to participate in this event.

Will you help us call grandparents to join us in prayer on September 13.

To learn more, go to https://christiangrandparenting.com/prayer/grandparents-day-of-prayer/

By Lillian Penner, lpenner@christiangrandparenting.comGrandparents’ Day of Prayer Coordinator