A Grandfather's Prayer

"Faith is being...certain of what we do not see." (Hebrews 11:1)

"Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe." (Mark 11:24)

There once was a boy whose grandfather prayed would live out a life pleasing to God and who would follow the will of his Father. He was a normal boy. He loved boy things. And as he grew up decided he would live a normal life. His grandfather continued to pray throughout the years and the boy that now had become a man began to feel in his heart the need to start an organization that would one day be known all over the world. That organization is Focus on the Family and the boy was James Dobson. The power of a praying grandfather had impacted the life of a normal, everyday boy to change the world for Christ.

Dr. James Dobson spoke at my parent's church in Michigan last summer and we had the privilege of hearing how Focus on the Family came to be. Over and over again, Dr. Dobson repeated how diligent his grandfather was in prayer for his grandchildren. He spoke as if all the credit should go to the power of prayer. And it left a huge imprint in my mind of how big our God is and how he can take any ordinary person and make them extraordinary for Christ.

Dear Lord,
Teach us to pray for our kids. Help us to be diligent and faithful in prayer that we might put our trust in you to form our kids into the men and women you want them to be. There will be influences from all sides that will try to pull our kids away from you, but we trust in you and know that through prayer you change things. Change our hearts, Lord.
Amen.