Prayers for the youth and marriages ~ 9 May 2009

Prayers for the youth and marriages ~ 9 May 2009 1 Corinthians 12:26 If one suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honoured, every part rejoices with it.

Father, give us the strength and perseverance to pray for our children daily. Lord, we pray that our desire to nurture them, teach them, train them, love them, and teach them the meaning of having a relationship with God would be our passion. Many find it a chore and a burden to pray for our children. To spend time with them. Lord Jesus, You have given every child to us for a reason. They are a blessing. Help us to see them through Your eyes and not our own. Today, we choose to do things Your way and not ours. Today, we choose to love and not hate. We choose to build and not destroy. Open the eyes of every heart right now. We break pride. We break self-righteousness. We all need a self-check. In Jesus name we pray, amen. � 2009 Lee Shaun Tzen

As we continue to pray for marriages, we pray that every couple would recognise the importance in healing their past. Any unresolved issues, unforgiveness, hurt, bitterness, and issues from the past will be past on into your marriage and to your children if we do not ask the Lord to heal and to forgive. Furthermore, we need to have restoration take place between the parties involved. Today, the Lord wants us to go back into our past so that we can move on. If we are trying to move on our own way, we will fail. Today, let us do things the way God wants. Father, give us the strength. Give us the courage and boldness to face our past so that we can walk forward anew. There are too many broken relationships. There are too many marriages that have been rocked because of the past. There are too many couples unwilling to change. Today, we break this. In Jesus name we pray, amen.