Let's Pray! Our families need it!

[ChristiRenee]

I was reading a book the other day and in the book the author exclaimed that she wanted to be a prayer warrior for God but she didn’t know what to pray. So one night as she lay in bed she asked God what He wanted her to pray for. My heart jumped because I had been feeling the same way! So that night I lay in bed, I closed my eyes and I asked God to reveal to me what He wanted me to pray for. I told Him I was willing to, that I was available, all He had to do was reveal to me His heart, His desire and that I would do it.

I didn’t get an answer right away, but the other day as I was getting ready to go run some errands, the Lord started showing me His plan for marriage and how the man is the head of the house and the woman is the helper, that the man gets His strength from God and how the marriage has little to do with the people as individuals, but the destiny of the marriage and the ministry that the two will be involved in making them one unit.

As I was pondering this, I felt the Lord was showing me how in recent times man (the head of the house) has fallen away from this pattern completely. And as a result, our families are suffering. Marriages are falling apart. And what it comes down to is that men in our culture for some reason or another are afraid to step up, afraid to lead and are becoming more passive in their roles. And because of that, women are naturally filling in the gap, stepping up, taking control. It is making the marriage unit dysfunctional.

I began to weep uncontrollably for our families and for the men and women in this country. It’s not just Christians, but ALL of us..

Ladies, let’s lift our men up in prayer! Let’s pray blessings over them, pray courage and strength over them! There is a MAJOR spiritual battle in this area right now! Our men need our prayers! :thumb

[I Believe!!!]

What a wonderful thing to pray over! :thumb:dance2 In recently reading Dobson's raising boys book I realized myself how important the father's role is in child rearing. It became clear to me how the removal of fathers (or incapacitation of existing fathers in the home through addictions/lack of confidence) from our families is so destructive to our nation.

It seems that the problems that come up with fathers (well parents actually) is very much a spiritual attack designed to tear families apart.....I don't think many couples are really aware of that.

Dh and I recently went through a tough situation and after it was said and done we both couldn't help but to notice the very strong, strong suggestive thoughts that entered our minds separately to end things! It was very pervasive and heavy! Later we shook are heads realizing what a horrible, horrible thing that would do to our children! The problems we had were easily worked out (nothing abusive, etc.), and things are just fine now......but if we had acted on what I believe the enemy was throwing our way, this family unit would've been destroyed!

As a result I really started praying for my family and all the families of our children in my hometown.

One thing that comes up over and over in my heart is for the salvation of both parents of all the children in our schools, that these parents marriages would be wonderfully blessed, that there would be Godly peace in the homes of these precious children, not only for my home town but, around the world.

I also make sure to pray a hedge of protection around my family because I think the enemy's biggest force of destruction is the family. If a person starts to make a dent in his world through prayer, better believe he'll start taking notice of you. It's happened over and over in my life when praying for others!

[Janh7]

Yes, yes, yes. Please let's pray for our families!!! I feel like I am fighting for the spiritual life of a couple of my kids. I have been staying in a state of prayer for about the last 6 weeks. I know that a lot of us are going through stuff...its our culture, our society and our world. Pray like we have never prayed before. Come Holy Spirit!

[MochaMel]

I couldn't agree more with your post!! Count me in, i have been feeling this way for some time and it is time to take our families back from the devil, isn't it?!!:yeah

[ChristiRenee]

Thanks girls! :hug

I really felt led to post this after the recent threads popping up in here. :(

[saltoftheearth]

Count me in too!! I've been struggling about how to pray and what to pray for. So, thanks for the ideas!!

[Adoration]

What an excellent thread!
I need to discuss the issues (not to bash, please understand) but to really understand why men are deceived into not standing in their rightful place in marriages today.
If we understand some of the root causes, we can attack these through prayer!
Here's what I think is a partial reason:
in the 60's and 70's when there was a strong womens' liberation movement, this movement may have dislodged men from their Biblical roll as heads of the household.
Women may have forciblily moved up to take part of this roll, and because of this, men may have started to be confused as to what their roll actually is!

If we women don't allow or make room for our husbands to actually BE the leaders in our family...then most of our men wont confidently take that roll.
This could be one of the root causes.
Can anyone add anything else to this?
seeking and searching for answers here...

[ChristiRenee]

What an excellent thread!
I need to discuss the issues (not to bash, please understand) but to really understand why men are deceived into not standing in their rightful place in marriages today.
If we understand some of the root causes, we can attack these through prayer!
Here's what I think is a partial reason:
in the 60's and 70's when there was a strong womens' liberation movement, this movement may have dislodged men from their Biblical roll as heads of the household.
Women may have forciblily moved up to take part of this roll, and because of this, men may have started to be confused as to what their roll actually is!

If we women don't allow or make room for our husbands to actually BE the leaders in our family...then most of our men wont confidently take that roll.
This could be one of the root causes.
Can anyone add anything else to this?
seeking and searching for answers here...

YES!!!!!! I absolutely agree with you!

My best friend and I were talking about this the other day and we think it started then.

[MochaMel]

Yes i agree. Also i think some of us (mainly talking about myself) who were raised in the 80's were taught that men were bad, or worthless, we can do it w/out men, etc.

I am VERY strong willed and it has taken years and still working to be a submissive wife, which i'm sure contributes to men not feeling like they have a say in their own homes. But i do know that some of me taking over has had to do with him not stepping up and me naturally trying to fill that void.

I would love to hear some of the answers on why so many men don't step up, i believe it has alot to do with the enemy attacking our men so much they have given up...

Men have also given their "hobbies" so much time -- after work that there is little time for their families.. My hubby is a gamer and spends too much time on the 'puter... but over the years i have learned to talk about how it makes me feel and he has gotten more understanding.. though it's not always great, were going through a rough patch right now -- BUT we seem to have gotten better at communicating and PRAYING over the years and during times like now i pray alot more for God to convict and me NOT to.

Too many generations of this -- and look at our boys'.... I am constantly telling my boys' i am raising men for God not boys' and expect certain things from them; regardless what there peers have to do.

Just some thoughts... And i must add i am NOT bashing men here, these are just thoughts... I have a great love for my husband and boys' and feel strongly God is calling His boys/men back to Him.

[Adoration]

Yes...I agree Pat and Christie...anyone else have an opinion?
I'd learn so much from what you have to contribute:
Why do you think men don't step up to the plate, and fill their roll as the 'priest of the home', as a Godly man?