1. One of the greatest areas that we can pray for our children is for their salvation.
2. At the same time, we can pray that our children will come to have a love for God’s Word.
3. Pray that our children will learn the benefit and joy of submitting to God and obeying Him.
4. Another area that I frequently pray for my children is for them to be convicted of their sin.
5. Pray that God will protect them from evil.
6. Pray that our children will have wisdom and make wise choices in their lives.
7. Pray that our children will have Godly friendships.
8. Pray for our children to make wise choices in a future spouse and to have God’s favor in doing so.

Any of us can become better at following Jesus by focusing on the demands and spiritual realities of our work. Rightly understood, work is the training ground where good Christians are made.

How does work make us better Christians? How can we “redeem the time” we spend laboring?

If the Christian life can be summed up as being made “partakers of the divine nature” in and through Christ (2 Pet. 1:4, ESV), then I think it could also be said that the core activity of the Christian is prayer.

As defined by one 19th-century Church of England priest, prayer is “the soul’s approach to God,” and the soul that approaches God takes on the characteristics of God. It’s similar to a copper pipe—cool to the touch and reflective of external light and eventually taking on the characteristics of the flame as it is made ready for the solder.

In his letter to the Thessalonian Christians, Paul says, “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thess. 5:16–18).

When do we pray? Always. At what frequency? Constantly. Even when turning wrenches? In all circumstances.

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