July- Love for God's Word

Good Morning Parents,

I hope everyone is having a great summer and enjoying the heat. I'm personally have neven been a huge outside girl and have to admit I like the cooler weather myself.

I wanted to share with another favorite verse of my this week. Have you ever been spanked by God when you read His Word? Has the Holy Spirit ever lead you to a specific passage in the Bible and you felt like you needed to go to time out? Well I did.

I am a physical therapist assistant and I take great "pride" in my job and I love what I do. There was a time in my live years ago that I became very prideful of how good I was compared to co-workers. Patients and families would praise me and always would be so thankful for my help. Well, there came a time that I became too prideful in my job and what I thought of myself. There was usual work drama, at home drama with small children, juggling sporting activities of two children, financial issues, busy with church activities, ect you get the picture...normal life.

I can't remember the exact issue or concern I was having at the time (I'm sure it had something to do with not being good enough or having enough recongition for being such a good employee, wife, mother, church memember, sports mom) but God lead me to this passage in 2 Corinthians 3:4-6
"Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, who has made us competent to be ministers...."

Ooch! I was most definitely put in my place. It was then that I realized that what ever good I did in what ever role I was in all came from God. With out God working inside of me there is no good. It is Him who makes me sufficent in all that I do. I can't be a good employee, wife, mother, church memember w/o God's Grace and mercy working in, throught, and over me. I desire now more than ever to know my place and to be lead by God in all that I do. And I now trust more than ever that it is God that makes me good enough at what ever He calls me to do.

A Parent's heart - Shannon


July 9th
Your word is like a lamp that shows me the way. It is like a light that guides me. Psalm 119:105 (NIRV)

“Thank you Lord, for your Word, it is a light that guides us everyday. I pray that my child/ren would always know the path he/she should take.”

July 10th
The word of God is living and active. It is sharper than any sword that has two edges. It cuts deep enough to separate soul from spirit. It can separate joints from bones. It judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12(NIRV)

“Dear Lord, I pray that your Word would be living and active within my child/ren’s life. May Your Word seperate anything from their souls that is not of You. I pr ay that their thoughts and purposes of their hearts be pure and pleasing to you.”

July 11
But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. James 1:25 (NLT)

“Dear Lord, I pray that my child/ren would look carefully into your Word and that he/she would be set free. I pray for your blessing to cover him/her as he/she obeys your Word.”

July 12
Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the Lord will be joyful. Proverbs 16:20 (NLT)

“Dear God, I pray that my child/ren would prosper as he/she listens to your instruction. Give my child/ren a deep desire to listen to Your instruction and may they alway know your voice.”

July 13
But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. 1 John 2:5 (NLT)

“Father God, I pray that my child/ren would obey you completely and know that you are living inside of him/her.”

July 14
Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. Proverbs 10:27(NLT)

“Heavenly Father, I pray that my child/ren would live a long life as he/she fears you.”

July 15
Respect for the Lord is like a fountain that gives life. It turns you away from the jaws of death. Proverbs 14:27 (NIRV)

“Father God, I pray that my child/ren would be turned away from death and that he/she would be in the midst of the fountain of life as he/she respects you.”

July 16
Blessed are those who obey his covenant laws. They trust in him with all their hearts. Psalm 119:2 (NIRV)

"Heavenly Father, I pray that my child/ren would learn to trust you deeply in their hearts in all situations. I pray blessings over them as they obey your laws. "


Parents, I pray blessings over each one of you reading my blog as you desire to pray over your children. I pray strength over you as Godly parents and I pray that through God's blessings, talents, provisions that we all are suffient as parents as we equip our treasures from Heaven.

A Parent's Heart- Shannon