Grandparent with a Purpose DO YOU WORRY ABOUT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN?
DO YOU WORRY ABOUT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN?
Saturday, 21 January 2012 15:28
If you are like most grandparents, you tend to worry about your grandchildren’s safety. So many things can happen to them, like injuries, sickness, abduction or etc. As grandparents, we are not only concerned about their physical safety, but also their emotional and spiritual safety.
The media-driven culture is trying to desensitize our grandchildren and many of their role models are disappointing them. When we look at events happening in our world, it is hard not to get discouraged. As grandparents, we often fear for our grandchildren’s future, living in these immoral and financial unstable times.
I have been reading Sarah Young’s devotional book, Jesus Calling. She writes, “Entrust your loved ones to Me; release them into My protective care. They are much safer with Me than in your clinging hands. If you let a loved one become an idol in your heart, you endanger that one—as well as yourself.” ¹
The enemy wants to distract us from our joy in the Lord by causing us to worry about our grandchildren. We must entrust our loved ones to the Lord then we will experience peace while the Lord is accomplishing His will in their lives.
Paul writes in Romans 8:26-27, “The Holy Spirit knows our needs, and He knows God’s will for us.” When I don’t know how to pray for my grandchildren I ask the Holy Spirit to make intercession for me.
Are you praying everyday for God to place a hedge of protection around your grandchildren physically, emotionally, and spiritually?
Lord, accomplish Your will in my grandchildren’s lives today.
¹ Sarah Young, Jesus Calling, (Nashville, TN, Thomas Nelson, 2004), page 246.
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Lillian Penner
Lillian Penner
National Prayer Coordinator
Lillian Ann Penner is the author of Grandparenting with a Purpose: Effective Ways to Pray for your Grandchildren, speaker, National Prayer Coordinator for Christian Grandparenting Network, directing the Grandparents@Prayer groups. She and her husband, John, have been married over 50 years and currently reside in Portland, OR. They have three married sons and nine grandchildren, who are the love of their life.
Lillian has been active in church ministry for over 50 years, led a mentoring ministry for women, participated in short term mission’s trip in Ukraine, and volunteered with several Christian ministries. Currently, she is involved in the leadership of a women’s Bible study and the 55+ group in her church. She blogs on several websites, as well as her own on (www.grandparentingwithapurpose.com).
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