a passion and importance

my whole life i have had a passion for kids. i love working with kids, spending time with them and volunteering with the children's ministry at church. i babysit for all different families and i aspire to be a mother of three (at least). i cannot wait to start a family of my own, have a husband and children who all love and serve the Lord. if i could be a stay at home mother my entire life, i would do that. but as of now, i am in school to become a teacher. that way, i won't just be working with kids, but i will be impacting their lives in ways i cannot even imagine. but again, wherever He leads, i will follow. so whatever the plan is that He has in mind, i am ready for anything. 

aside from that passion in life, i want to share something that i have come to realize as being a huge importance. that is, praying for our kids. a couple weeks ago, i had an opportunity to babysit for a family from my church who have three kids; 2 boys and a girl. when it was time for bed, the little girl who is the youngest, just two years old, got so scared of the dark when i turned out her light. she cried and cried, and then her brothers said to me that she needs to be cuddled before she can fall asleep. 

well, i then went in her room with the lights still out and as i scooped her up, she clung to me so tightly by wrapping her whole body around me. i just felt so much love for her as i began to rock her and calm her down. i then began to pray for her. she was scared of the dark, scared of being alone, and so i just began to whisper prayers to Jesus asking Him to be with her, give her peace and knowing that He is with her. then i began to just pray into her life and pray for the woman of God that she is going to become. then she fell asleep in my arms, and i was able to lay her head down without her waking up. 

i just felt in that moment how truly important and how powerful praying for a child can be. in the moment, it is beautiful to be a part of God working, and to have God answer prayers right away, like He did with me. but in general as well, praying for and with our children is so vital. we have the power of influence in their lives, they look up to us, they listen to us and our prayers work. they will learn how Jesus hears all their prayers and we need to be praying for our children, as they will be growing up in this ever changing world with sin all around. the devil doesn't want our children to grow up as strong young men and women of God, he wants them destroyed, and far from God. we must not let that happen. 

and so, one day God is going to fulfill the desires that i have in my heart. the desire for a family, for a husband and children who all love and serve the Lord. and as He has shown me, i hope you all begin to see how praying for our children is important and influential- something we should do with them and something we should do for them. 

so, once your children begin to understand and realize how powerful prayer is, i hope you are ready for anything:)

in omnia paratus