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Prayer for Families
Bonnie Franklin
Aug 21, 2003
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Lord God, we do thank you once again for the miracle of time that you
have done and are continuing to do in Bonnie Diane’s heart and life.
We have seen both the attacks of the enemy as well as the delivering
hand of the Lord.
And we agree in prayer for all of our children today. Lord, we love your
prophetic word. We love your prophetic song. We love and receive your
prophets. And as parents, we bring our children unto you. For you are
their protector. We try as parents, but ultimately, they are in your
hands, oh Lord.
We thank you for the miracles you are performing in our kids’ lives
and we pray now that others who have heard of God’s renewing power
receive faith in their hearts right here and now, that it is never too
late. I said it is never too late. For you are their Father from the
beginning of time. They belong to you and they are yours and they will
follow your footsteps. Our children will receive the blessings of the
Lord. They shall be taught of your Holy Spirit. They shall be taught how
to pray. They shall be brought into the deep things and secrets of the
Kingdom, for your purposes in their lives.
And we claim the prophetic words spoken over them. We claim the inner
dreams we have received for them and we read them back now again to you.
Our sons shall live right before the Lord. They shall not go the way of
the sinners, but shall return to the God of their youth. Our daughters
shall bend their knees and bow their hearts low before the Lord.
The enemy is not going to be victorious over our children. Yea, the
battle is indeed fierce at times, and our hearts do become heavy and our
emotions and bodies grow weary, but you, dear God, pick us up and carry
us in your arms. And you carry our children and our teenagers and our
young adults in your arms. And you never shall forget them, but you are
ever faithful, even in the most extreme of circumstances. You as their
father call out to them, and they shall hear and they shall respond and
the enemy shall not win.
And Father God, we also come together and agree in prayer for finances.
Many across this nation and around the world are going through tough
times. And we come together as one body and we say, “Lord, all we have
belongs to You!” Help us to meet our bills and take care of our needs
and give as you ask. Lord, help the fathers out of work, many for the
first time in their lives. We ask for angels of the job market to come
and direct and lead.
Lord, for those in single income households, we pray for wisdom, favor
of the Lord, help in times of need. Lord, I thank you that Little Don
looked in his wallet and said, “Mommy, you don’t have to pay for my
lunch tickets; I have six dollars. I can buy 2 tickets.” And Johnathan
said, “Mom, I don’t even have to buy a ticket; I’ll eat
crackers!” Lord, thank you for giving sons. Bless them. And how many
times have we seen them stick their hands in their own little pockets
and pull out a dollar and some change and put it in the offering,
sometimes all that they have. They have given unto you.
God, I ask that the angels of remembrance would bring forth the book of
the Lord, and read of the accounts of the giving of your people. Lord,
your Church gives. God, they give to Benny, they give to Pat, they give
to their church, they give to their neighbors. Remember 9/11 and the
giving of your people. Yes, the citizens gave, but many in the House of
God did give also, over and above. Remember what has been given, Lord.
And we ask that you would stretch the monies of our households. Give us
new ideas, ways to save that we may never have even thought of: new
ideas at work, new ways to save our employers money, new ways to save
the Church money.
Lord, may we be free of the financial burdens in our lives, so that our
prayer times can be free to just love you and enjoy your presence, free
to enjoy your love, free to enjoy your good pleasure.
We ask this all in Jesus Name. Thank you for hearing our requests. Amen.
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