As a Christian mama, Michelle Duggar not only has a responsibility before God to love, nurture, correct, and instruct her 19 children, but also to lift them up in prayer. Below is a list of 16 things that Michelle prays for her children. What do you pray for your children?
1. Their salvation
2. Their mate
3. That they would fall in love with God's Word
4. That God would keep them from evil
5. That they would have a conscience void of offense before God and man
6. That their character would be more valuable to them than their credentials
7. That they would stand up for what is right even if it means standing alone
8. That they would be kept from the love of money
9. That they would be kept morally pure
10. That they would have the heart of a servant
11. That eternity would burn in their hearts
13. That sin would always be distasteful to them and that they would be broken easily over sin
13. That they would love each other
14. That they would trust God with their parents and not allow rebellion to set in
15. Regardless of the hardship, that they may never become bitter against God
16. That our boys would be glad to be boys and our girls glad to be girls
How wonderful it is to be a Christian! Though I don't have children, this list is so encouraging. Thank the Lord for such great examples of His love.
ReplyDeleteJESSA AND BEN ARE ENGAGED!?!?!? In my opinion they are way too young. They're so cute and you can tell that they are in love but they've only been dating for 11 months. And Ben is Jessa's first boyfriend. Your first boyfriend isn't always the one you'll marry. It could be in some cases but it's not always.
ReplyDeleteSo perfect! Blessings
ReplyDeleteThat is an extraordinary list.
ReplyDeleteSurprised we're not getting a post about Ben and Jessa's engagement. So excited for them!!!
ReplyDeleteDo a blog post on Jessa's engagement!
ReplyDeleteBen and Jessa are engaged!!!
ReplyDeleteI pinned this for future reference and to eventually print out a copy for myself to use as I pray for my kids. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteMomma love is so enduring. I love knowing that my mom prayed me through and continues to pray for me. Michelle is a great Mother.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Number 16 is great!
ReplyDeleteJust read that TLC released the news Jessa and Ben are engaged. Yay.
ReplyDeleteJessa and Ben are engaged!
ReplyDeleteThis shows such a beautiful selfless love for your children and I will be passing it on. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteMichelle is wonderful Godly momma, something we should all aspire to be!
ReplyDeleteI'm so touched by this post. Those are exactly the things that I hope the Lord does for my children as well. Please thank Michelle for sharing her list with us. I will be borrowing it and praying them for my four kids also! God bless!
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful! Amen to them all! :)
ReplyDeleteGod Bless the Duggars. I wish them all the very best. It's so exciting that another wedding will be coming soon with Jessa and Ben. What a wonderful, inspiring Christian family the Duggar's are. It's so nice to see others doing the right thing and giving glory to God.
ReplyDeleteTo be blessed, guided and protected
ReplyDeleteTo retain and protect the loving heart given them and know when to reach out and share.
To be thankful for who they are and recognize their gifts to help others
To not be material and understand goals and the depth of commitments
To have open eyes and recognize evil and avoid
To stand for their beliefs and be open to learning and change.
To except and respect all others for their beliefs and ways yet keep and open mind to recognize common ground humanity always seems to have.
To agree to disagree at times....
To value what God gave them and explore their purpose in life to fulfill.
To know they are loved and should always love themselves being forgiving to others and able to ask forgiveness of themselves and to others.
Isn't Ben going to finish colleg? How is he going to suport Jessa by bringing controversy into
ReplyDeleteTLC to see if the ratings go up? I guess he has his own way to get his own show, very clever?????????????
I love that salvation is #1
ReplyDeleteThese are great things to pray for.
ReplyDeletemy prater to my kids is to know and follow Gods will for their lives. that I may let them live their own lives and not give them my will but let them see Gods will and love for theirselves. and be mission mined. and complete college education so they can help others. go out and preach the gospel according to God will
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful mama Michelle!!!
ReplyDeleteI always pray for my only son to love God and never stray from Him. I never thought to pray for his mate because he is only a child but I guess it is never too soon!
That is absolutely beautiful Michelle. Wonderful prayers for your family
ReplyDeleteThankyou for sharing this! This is just what I always pray for, I just have never put it down on paper.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great list!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this. What a fine example Michelle is to mothers everywhere..
ReplyDeleteIs it ok to pin this on Pinterest? I didn't see a Pinterest button on your blog, so thought I would ask permission first! Love this list!
ReplyDeleteHi Bev,
DeleteGo ahead and pin our blog posts all you want. Thanks for asking permission. :)
Lily and Ellie
I am so adopting this as a mother of 5 with 3 still at home. You are an inspiration to me Michelle! I appreciate your words of wisdom in a generation of families growing up without godly leadership. Thank you for sharing with us. Be blessed!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how I feel about number 16..
ReplyDeleteregarding number 16, I think it means to be content with the way God made you. At least that's what I believe Michelle meant. I don't mean to put words in her mouth.
ReplyDeleteIf my parents gave me this list of 16 expectations, I would probably pass out. When I recovered, I would ask them how many of the 16 did they live up to. Perfect parents, perfect children? Not according to the Bible.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is an extraordinary list that only Jesus Christ could live up to.
ReplyDeleteto the person saying they should date more people. most of the time in this type of situation your first boyfriend/Girlfriend is your only. sure there are a few where courtships don't work out. Zach Bates had courted someone else before meeting his wife. But Jill married her first boyfriend I don't think Josh courted anyone before Anna. and I don't think Erin Bates or Alyssa Bates courted anyone else. Or Micheal Bates and Kelly Bates has already said they expect wedding Bells to ring for Micheal in 2015
ReplyDeleteInstead of this list of what MIchelle wishes for her children, shoudn't she be praying instead that "God's will be done"? And what if her children don't live up to this wish list?
ReplyDeleteWhat then?
Anon 29, why wouldn't you want your kids to be happy with the way God made them?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michelle - this list is very helpful. Prayer is so important.
ReplyDeleteHow about to pray for: the humility to rise up from mistakes and to make up for them; to truly love all that God loves, and hate what God hates.
ReplyDeleteMichelle is such a wonderful inspiration to so many other Mothers! She's doing an extremely great job with her children. Thank God for Mothers like Michelle Duggar!
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