Praying for Your Children (by Guest Blogger Rey Cooke)

I forgot exactly when I realized that I had the power within me to guide the course of my child’s life by simply praying for them in a way that would elicit supernatural results.

God loves my children more than I do – so why wouldn’t He hear the prayers of a young mother pouring out her heart to Him to save her children and bring blessings on her family?  Learning how to communicate with God has become a life long skill that I’m not sure if I’ll ever master, however it has had a transforming impact on my life and the life of my children.  Personally, I think prayer is the hardest of all spiritual disciplines because it takes time and focus. 
It is:

• convicting, 
• refining, 
• uplifting and 
• downright hard work!     

After all, you are doing battle/interceding for those that you love!

Most of us know how to pray perfunctory prayers over our food and blessings over our lives, but when I learned how to pray in a way that would bring God’s power into impossible situations  – that has been mind blowing!  God is good and He wants to give us so much more than we settle for, He wants the absolute best for our family!  I think He is sitting on the edge of His chair longing to bless us, waiting for us to make a move, so He can say, “Well alright, I hear you”.

I picture God bending down his ear to me and I have His absolute attention, because I’m His child.  He knows me better than anyone and He knows what I need before I even ask Him.  I can say with 100% confidence that my Father hears and He can make a difference in any situation.

Learning how to talk to Him has been medicine for my soul. 

God is the perfect parent, why wouldn’t I seek His counsel while raising the four daughters that He’s given me?  After all, He is their parent too!  

He knows what they need better than I do!