Today I’m posting an exerpt from the Warrior Prayers: 21 Days of Praying for Our Sons Leader’s Guide. While we are praying that our sons would learn to be men of humility and be obedient to the Word and Will of God, as mothers we also need to humble ourselves before God, and submit our hopes and dreams for them to the Lord.
Encouragement from Melissa Smallwood (creator of Multitaksing Mama)
Proverbs 22:6 reminds us to “Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Amplified Bible). Prayers for our sons must be individual to that child, and sensitive to the one of a kind man God has designed each of them to be. Whether my boys grow to be doctors, pastors, or drive a milk truck, as long as they are living their lives for God’s glory, my mama heart should be pleased and satisfied.
All three of them are uniquely and wonderfully created. Praying for God to shape their hearts, trusting the master Potter He is, has allowed me to relinquish control of the outcome and cherish my role in the process of learning who they will become.
As they grow, up and away – as is God’s plan – my heart’s cry to Him is that they will lead lives pleasing to their Creator {and that they will visit their mama frequently}.
Also from the Leaders Guide:
We take such pride in our sons, don’t we? When we see one with a natural bent toward academics we call him gifted. When we see one who excels in sports we call him an exceptional athlete – bound for the pros. Sometimes we even place pressure on our sons to be who we wish we could’ve been. And this can be a form of pride.
Melissa shares above about allowing God to grow our boys into the men HE wants them to be.Sometimes, we have to let go of our dreams for our sons, and deliberately choose to pick up God’s dreams for them instead. (emphasis mine)
Are there any areas that God is calling you to lay down your hopes and dreams for your son(s), and pick up His dreams?
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