652 archives found for "Grandparents, Grandchildren, Challenges"

Being a Christian teenager is hard. They are walking through turbulent years, carrying pressing burdens, feelings, temptations, desires, and fears. They wrestle with living through growing pains—as Christ-followers, with living out our faith. They need our help. They need prayer warriors. They [...]

Is God’s timetable too slow for you? I have to admit God’s timetable is slower than my timetable most of the time. In John 11, we read about the death of Lazarus. Mary and Martha sent word to their dear beloved friend Jesus to let him know their brother Lazarus had become very ill. They [...]

If your grandchildren are like most children they are thinking mostly of themselves. Already at an early age, they are concerned about what they want to do, what they want and will make them happy. “Mine” is often one of the early words in their vocabulary. Dear Lord, I pray _________________ [...]

Guest blog by Kaylynn Gibb Some calendars still note the birthday of three American leaders, George Washington led an army to win freedom from England. Abraham Lincoln paved the way for freedom from slavery. Martin Luther King Jr. lead people to embrace freedom from violence. You may not be [...]

Teach your grandchildren that God has given us an instruction book of how to live our lives. It is essential they memorize Bible verses as they are growing up so the Holy Spirit will remind them of God’s instructions when they are older. He delights when we allow Him to direct every detail of our [...]

The parents of our grandchildren have a great responsibility in these insecure, unstable times we live in today. Young families are busy with their jobs, church activities, children’s activities, etc. There are many distractions for them in their marriage, employment, and parenting. In today’s [...]

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. [...]