I am a mom of 5 children, ages 17-24. Happily married 26 years and believe me, I wouldn't trade any of it. I'm usually the last one to ask for personal prayer. I'm optimistic in personality and generally positive. But I'm asking for prayer tonight as I go to bed. My heart is so grieved over parenting. When they are young they step on your toes, when they are old they step on your heart. To be honest, I'm so tired of it. Pray I stay hidden in Christ, and not react out of my flesh. THANK YOU
@Rinati I went through this as well. I am learning to truly give it to Him and rest. I have prayed that the Lord do whatever in their lives to get a hold of them. I am seeing some beginning to 'get the narrow way'. But I realized I can't do anymore for them but pray. My work is done. It has to be His now.
@KarMarJo57 @Rinati the thing is its always been God. While I was raising my 10 children, I tried to hard. A few walk with the Lord but not all.
@Kruselady @KarMarJo57
I think you have that exactly right. The trying too hard I mean. I think the problem is the expectations are so high in our own hearts and we have a hard time letting God be God to them. I wish I would have seen it that way then
@Rinati @KarMarJo57 I was trying . Some of my children started out un munisrty and going to buble school but they got bad teaching and discouraged. They do belong to God. I pray a lot for them and the people on their age group that got turned off by the church
@Kruselady @KarMarJo57
Disheartening.... But God! I have to keep looking up because if I look at what's going on in the world around us it messes up my vision. Thank you all for encouraging me today
@Rinati @KarMarJo57 thats true. I have seen so many turn away. Keeps me in prayer and trusting the almjghty God maker of heaven and earth. He can change their hearts. He made them.