Prodigals

In keeping with the daily insight post, on Barna Groups' research on prodigal kids, I'm suggesting today's prayer topic for today and through the weekend be focus on the children and families of pastors.

Pray that pastors, first and foremost, would find the necessary balance between church leadership and family leadership. I would surmise that it would be difficult to have a healthy church while managing an unhealthy home. I could be wrong, but from the other perspective, I've thought...if I am this frustrated over something re: my wife or kids, how in the world could I handle the challenges that come with ministry (pastoral or otherwise)?

Pray that children would come to know and understand and have their own relationship with Christ, unhindered by the circumstances and conversations within the church that might otherwise cause disinterest in God

Pray for the health of the marriage, that once again, if your biggest supporter is outside the home, then what could be missing that spouses are not on the same page.

Pray that the words spoken into the lives of pastors kids, whether by those inside the church or outside the church, would be of encourage and uplifting. It is a difficult, yet honorable work that carries both an eternal reward and eternal consequence. Like most anything else in life, a proper perspective can not be maintained, if a proper perspective is not first developed. 


Be careful what and who influences and directs your attitude and your perspective, lest many be left wondering what has happened with you...much like we look at those who are considered prodigals. Pray for their return for the glory of God.

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