In today’s broken world, Satan’s purpose is to destroy the family. It is essential that we pray God will give the parents of our grandchildren wisdom and time management in their monumental task of guiding our grandchildren in the ways of the Lord. We live in the midst of a busy and evil [...]
Isn’t it exciting to have your precious grandchild come running into your arms with hugs and kisses? Your six-year-old granddaughter calling to tell you she lost her first tooth and the tooth fairy is coming to her house or your seven-year-old grandson thrilled to tell you how many goals he made [...]
Dear Lord, I pray ____________________ will turn his/her focus away from worthless worldly things and focus on living in obedience to God’s Word. In Jesus’ name. Psalms 119:37 To learn more about the prayer ministry for grandparents go [...]
My goal in 2018 is to grow in my relationship with Jesus Christ. If yours is the same you may be interested in this guest blog by one of the members of our prayer team, Deborah Haddix. Journaling for the Soul is an easy-to-navigate handbook filled with a wide variety of journaling methods. [...]
Dear Lord, I pray ________________ will be aware of God’s love surrounding my grandchildren, when they are playing or at school or anywhere else. I pray _____________ will learn to understand that God has promised He will always be there and never forsake him/her. In Jesus’ name. Psalms 32:10 [...]
In his book, “Fearless” Max Lucado writes, “Prayer is the saucer into which parental fears are poured to cool. Jesus says so little about our parenting makes no comments about spanking, breastfeeding, sibling rivalry, or schooling. His actions speak volumes about prayer. Bring your children [...]
Dear Lord, I pray _______________ will grow in his/her awareness of Jesus, learning to place his/her trust in Him and not depend on his/her own thinking. In Jesus’ name. Proverbs 3:5 Lillian Penner, Co-director of the prayer ministry of Christian Grandparenting Network, pennerlp@gmail.com [...]
God blessed my husband and me with nine grandchildren between the ages of seven to twenty-eight years. As a long-distance grandmother for many years, I felt my prayers were too general since I was unaware of what was going on in their lives. I prayed God would bless them. Ultimately, I became [...]
Pray your grandchildren will learn to ask God to help them make decisions. Their decisions may seem small to us, but they may appear significant to them. Share with them about how you ask God to help you with your decisions. By Lillian Penner, Co-director of the Prayer Ministry of Christian [...]
Years ago, Esther stood in the gap for her people, the Jews when their lives were physically threatened. Today grandparents can stand in the gap with prayer for their grandchildren in the same way as their spiritual lives are threatened. I would like to invite you to become a part of a Grandparents [...]