Being a good parent

With the day to day responsibility of being a parent comes the temptation to worry. Watching children grow, the words of other people undermining your decisions, comparing your child with children of a similar age and many other parts that make up being a parent all give opportunity to worry. The Bible instructs its readers do not worry but give thanks and pray asking God for what you need and peace will fill your hearts. This is a wonderful truth, peace follows prayer, so we might ask "for how long do we pray?" The answer is until you get peace, it will always come and often quicker than we expect.

When the baby cries and you've done all the practical things to help give thanks that's what Holy is your name is short for in the Lords prayer. The child can't pray for him/her self so you pray your kingdom come your will be done it this life as it is in heaven. Then develop this phrases as you think about the child's life. Peace will soon come, I remember when I was a young parent being called to extra prayer in this way on many occasions, our children became quiet as we prayed for whatever came into our minds. Sometimes this prayer would concentrate on our own child, sometimes the thoughts would go wider and we would find ourselfs praying for other things, it was always much better than worry.

This is extra prayer, in the normal course of events God wants us the pray continually, that is when ever we have a spare moment, pray. It is a good habit to get into if we are with friends who share our belief we might pray together an out loud. The first time we do these things is always the most difficult, that is why we've been given the Lords prayer. It is a model of prayer, it gives prayer a shape, I hope you enjoy doing it, it will give you such a peace that you will wonder at it.

After you have prayed and received God's peace leave a comment, it is the place for your testimony to encourage others in the way of God as revealed through Jesus Christ.