Warrior Prayers- 21 Days of Prayer in December Calendar

This month I decided to pray for my son using Warrior Prayers.  Every time I pray these prayers I feel like God does a greater work in me than what I pray for in my son.  But I know that I need to active and intense in my prayer for my kids and this is one of the best resources I have ever used.   Praying God's Word and inserting my son's name is powerful!!  So tomorrow we start our 21 days.  We will only pray Monday-Friday and I will put a little reminder on Facebook for each day of prayer.  I can't wait to see how God is going to move in my life and my son's life.  This is a life-long habit I want to make--Praying for my kids!!

Are you ready?

When?  Dec 3-31
Where?  With Milk N' Honey Learn and Grow blog and Facebook
How? With God's Word and Warrior Prayers ebook
Why?  Because God is the Father of our sons and the best place for them is in God's hands

Pray hard, pray tough and pray out loud!

I will not be posting any more about this challenge on my blog until December 31, but keep up with me on Facebook.

Monday, Dec 3- Heart Change
Tuesday, Dec 4- Obedience
Wednesday, Dec 5- Submission to Authority
Thursday, Dec 6- Integrity
Friday, Dec 7- Avoiding Foolishness

Monday, Dec 10- Pride
Tuesday, Dec 11- Purity
Wednesday, Dec 12- Servant's Heart
Thursday, Dec 13- Honor
Friday, Dec 14- Love

Monday, Dec 17- Joy
Tuesday, Dec 18- Peace
Wednesday, Dec 19- Patience
Thursday, Dec 20- Kindness
Friday, Dec 21- Goodness

Monday, Dec 24- Faithfulness
Tuesday, Dec 25- Gentleness
Wednesday, Dec 26- Self-control
Thursday, Dec 27- Anger
Friday, Dec 28- Salvation

Monday, Dec 31- Humility & Honesty (bonus)

Warrior Prayers- 21 Days of Prayer in December

Lately, my heart has been aching for my 4 year old son.  I know he is so young, but he has so many "sinful" habits that are forming fast and I feel like I fail so many times a day in how I handle his behavior.  I know these things are normal, but I pray daily that my son's heart will be captured by God.  I'm floundering around and not feeling very productive in my prayer life so I'm going to spend December (weekdays only) praying through the Warrior Prayers ebook.  I know this season is SO busy, but will you take a few minutes each day in intense prayer for your little man.  The world is pulling our sons and we need to cover them in prayer.  And I know that by praying these prayers I will be changed too!

Will you consider joining me?

Praying Dec 3-31.  (Weekdays only)

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Warrior Prayers Ebook

Follow along with me on Facebook as I highlight each prayer topic for the day. 

21 Days of Prayer for Sons- Warrior Prayers (May 1-21)

Today is the day! I'm starting my 21 Days of Warrior Prayers. Are you? I truly hope that if you are a mom who reads my blog that you are praying these prayers for your sons and even for your future sons-in-law if you only have daughters. This is the best way I know how to parent- on my knees before the Creator who made my precious son.

Here is the schedule:
May 1 – Heart Change
May 2 – Obedience
May 3 – Submission to Authority
May 4 – Integrity
May 5 – Avoiding Foolishness
May 6 – Pride
May 7 – Purity
May 8 – A Servant’s Heart
May 9 – Honor
May 10 – Love
May 11 – Joy
May 12 – Peace
May 13 – Patience
May 14 – Kindness
May 15 – Goodness
May 16 – Faithfulness
May 17 – Gentleness
May 18 – Self-Control
May 19 – Anger
May 20 – Salvation
May 21 – Honesty/Humility



Be sure to have your BOOK and subscribe to the BLOG for the next 21 days.  I can't wait to share my testimony at the end of this challenge.  Are you in?

Change the World; Pray for Your Sons - May 1-21

For those of you who have read my blog know that I am passionate about raising my son to serve God and I'm passionate about praying for him. I have prayed with Warrior Prayer Challenge two times and we are going to have another challenge May 1-21, 2012. I HIGHLY encourage you with sons to take those 21 days to PRAY fervently with me and the rest of the MOB Society for our sons. There is no better way to raise our sons than to be on our knees in honest prayer. The Warrior Prayers ebook is the best resource I have found because Brooke (the author) has chosen 21 areas to pray for our sons and created 10 prayers for each area using Bible verses. You actually pray Bible verses and insert your son's name. Powerful!!!

Also, be sure to SIGN UP to pray for May 1-21.  See details here: 21 Days for Sons

Get your Warrior Prayers ebook today!

21 Days of Prayer for Sons- Warrior Prayers (May 1-21, 2012)

There is nothing more important to me and no greater privilege than praying for my children. I was so grateful for finding Brooke McGlothlin's Warrior Prayers ebook that was an excellent guide to pray for my son using Scripture! I have prayed through this challenge two times now. I even hosted a prayer challenge last Fall right here on Milk N' Honey Learn and Grow.

This year, the MOB society is going to have ONE prayer challenge from May 1-21, 2012. Be sure to get your Warrior Prayers Ebook  which is only 99 cents before then.

Let me know if you will be praying along!

Order Warrior Prayers Ebook HERE

Only 99 cents! 

Warrior Prayers Survey

I am so glad you participated in the 21 Day Warrior Prayer Challenge here on Milk N Honey Learn and Grow. I pray you were as blessed as I was. I prayed for all of you everyday!

I would appreciate if you would fill out this short anonymous survey for me.

Warrior Prayer Survey

Thanks and God's Blessings, Shonda

PS. Come back and visit me at Milk N Honey anytime!

From Brooke:
It's day twenty-one.
The LAST day of your prayer challenge. Are you a mixture of relieved and sad all at the same time? What an accomplishment! (What an amazing amount of work!) If you're finishing today you deserve a pat on the back! Think of all the work that has been done on behalf of your sons! Congrats mom!

Ask God to give you 3 specific things that you can pray for everyday for your son(s).

Warrior Prayers: Day 21 (Humility)

Today is the last day and we pray for Humility (page 44).

From Brooke:
Scripture just seems to scream God's favor over those who are humble in heart.
• James 4:10 says that if we're humble before the Lord, He will lift us up.
• 1 Peter 5:6 says that if we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God He will exalt us.
• Most importantly, in Psalm 149:4 we find that it is the humble who are adorned with salvation.

Do you see that? A humble heart is required for salvation. Just as Jesus humbled Himself unto the cross, we must admit that we're sinners, admit that our own way isn't the right way, and humbly ask for forgiveness before salvation comes.

Do you show humility before your sons? Do you always have to be right? Always have to win? Pray and ask the Lord for specific ways you can show humility today so that when the time comes, your sons will know how to show it too.

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." ~Ephesians 4:2

Congratulations for finishing and keep praying every day for your sons!

Warrior Prayers: Day 20 (Salvation)

Today we pray for Salvation (page 39).
Be sure to read these pages before the end of this challenge: p. 41-42, 45-49.

From Brooke:
There is NOTHING my heart yearns for more than my sons' salvation. To quote from the eBook:

"Day after day you will parent, intentionally seeking the heart of your son. But until the King of kings and Lord of lords turns his heart of stone to a heart of flesh, your son's actions will be motivated by what is pleasing to him, rather than what is pleasing to the Lord." p. 15

Everything hinges on this. Oh, we can pray for protection, good friends and influences and positive, fruit-bearing experiences for our sons along the way. But until their hearts submit to Jesus they will continue to choose themselves and their own way.

Elyse Fitzpatrick, in her book entitled, Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus, says “There is no easy way to say it, but it must be said: parents and churches are not passing on a robust Christian faith and an accompanying commitment to the church.”

Take a moment today to look long and hard at your parenting. Is it Gospel-centered, or have you allowed the world's “stinking thinking” to creep into your home?

"Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." ~Romans 10:9

Question for Discussion:

*How can you "present" the gospel daily in your home?

Tomorrow- our last day (9/26) we pray for Humility (page 44).
Yes, there is an extra- Honesty (page 43).

Warrior Prayers: Day 19 (Anger)

Today we pray against Anger (page 38).

This is an area where I struggle.  I'm praying for God to change my heart!  I tend to be a perfectionist and I get frustrated so easily and I let little things bother me and boil me.  This spills over into my interactions with my children.  Help me, Lord!  I want to be a better example to my children.

From Brooke:
So much of the Christian life is a choice. Every day (multiple times a day) we’re presented with a choice to choose God or choose ourselves. Anger is a perfect example.

You can just feel it coming, can’t you? Anger is an almost total body experience. Muscles get tight. Temples throb. Jaw clenches. Explosion feels imminent … wooing us into believing we have no choice but to react.

But it’s not true. We almost always have a choice when it comes to anger. We can choose to embrace it and sin. Or choose to put it away, and instead choose kindness, self-control, compassion, and love.

"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice."

~Ephesians 4:31

Tomorrow (9/25) we pray for Salvation (page 39).

Warrior Prayers: Day 18 (Self-Control)

Today we pray for Self-Control (page 35).
Read page 36-37 for tomorrow.

From Brooke:
*The key to overcoming our tendencies toward worshiping something other than Christ is to choose to love Him more than we love our sin. A constant laying down of our desires and picking up of Christ is the only fix.
*How many times have I chosen my own way when I knew the consequences? How many times have I forfeited the sweet, peaceful blessings of obedience in order to stamp my feet, cross my arms, dig in my stubborn three year-old-like heels and have my own way?

Question for Discussion:
*Do you have areas in your life where you lack self-control?  Ask God to help you in those areas and in that way He will show you how to teach self-control to your child.  (If you are willing to share, please do.  You can be as general as possible)


Tomorrow (9/24) we pray against Anger (page 38).

Today is our last Link UP day.  If you wrote a blog post about this challenge we would love to read it.

Warrior Prayers: Day 17 (Gentleness)

Today we pray for Gentleness (page 34).

From Brooke:
Aggression in men is commonplace. It may not manifest itself the same way for all of them, but it’s there nonetheless. For the physical boys, it shows up in their need to be on the top of the wrestling pile. For the intellectuals, it shows up in their need to score the highest on the exam or be at the top of the class. Personally, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with aggression. I don’t want to break my sons of their aggressive streak and I’m learning not to be afraid of it. But I do want to teach them how and when to use it. I’m beginning to think that gentleness is more of an approach to life than a specific characteristic to develop.

"But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere." ~James 3:17 

Question for Discussion:

*How do you teach gentleness to your son?

Tomorrow (9/23) we pray for Self-Control (page 35).

Warrior Prayers: Day 16 (Faithfulness)

Today we pray for Faithfulness (page 33).

During our morning "Bible study" time with my almost 3 year old, I pray a daily virtue.  One evening we were praying together as a family and Shrade came up and said he wanted to pray for faithfulness.  I could only gather that he remembered that as one of the virtues that I've prayed for him.  So we did and I still do!

When I did the Beth Moore Bible study "Believing God" I read Romans chapter 4 twenty times.  Try it!  You will know a little more about faith after doing that.

From Brooke:
But really, what I want to talk about … what I want to pray about today … is that our sons would be faithful to God. Doesn't this one prayer bring with it the solution to everything else we could talk about? A man whose first love is Jesus, will be faithful in all of the areas above (marriage, job, etc) . He won't be perfect, but he will possess the ability to be empowered by the Holy Spirit to be faithful. It is something worth praying for.

“Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness … " ~Joshua 24:14

Tomorrow (9/22) we pray for Gentleness (page 34).

Warrior Prayers: Ideas for praying

Are you feeling discouraged during this challenge? Well, you are not alone! I did this challenge in April and I tried to pray 21 days 10 times a day. Whew! I did that for like 2 days and couldn't keep up. I thought "what is wrong with me that I can't pray 10 times during the day?" Well, it is not how I usually pray and it's not the way I'm doing this challenge. That burnt me out and the last thing I wanted to do was stop praying which was what I did the first time. This is a battle, not only for my son, but for me to persevere.

So here are some ideas for praying from Brooke so get you off in the right direction again:

1. Get up early to bathe their sons in prayer first thing in the morning.
2. Pray the prayers one at a time throughout the day
3. Make the prayers a part of their family devotion time, praying the prayers out loud over their sons.
4. Spend some time in concentrated prayer late at night, around bedtime.

You do not have stop 10 times a day to pray if that is not your style.  A concentrated prayer time is what is working for me.  I rise early every morning and start my prayer off for the Warrior Prayer Moms who signed up for this challenge.  Then I look at the topic for the day and look up each of the Bible verses and pray through each one.  Then I close my Bible, get on my knees and place a picture of my son before me and pray each one aloud while looking at his picture.  That is how I'm doing it this time.

Question for discussion:
*What ways have you found to pray during this challenge?

Warrior Prayers: Day 15 (Goodness)

Today we pray for Goodness (page 32).

This is not a word I think of very often and I was very glad to see all these verses in the Bible with goodness.  Be sure to read what Brooke has to say in her article about Aiming for the Heart.

Article on the M.O.B. Society by Brooke: Aiming for the Heart

Question for Discussion:
*In our efforts to raise our sons are we teaching them that if they do good things they are good? Righteous even? If we teach them that being good is all it takes, if our discipline and training focuses on their behavior, how will they know they need a Savior?

Tomorrow (9/21) we pray for Faithfulness (page 33).

Warrior Prayers: Day 14 (Kindness)

Today we pray for Kindness (page 31).

From Sally Clarkson:
There is so much more to say about this subject, but as I looked to God's design for men and saw the potential of my boys becoming strong, righteous men, I had the heart to become the mother that they needed me to be. One who had great respect for the holiness of manhood, even in the lives of the sweet boys that lived every day in my own home. And I girded my hands with God's strength to support and train them one day at a time.

For the whole article visit: "That Boy Needs a Strong Hand" Part 1 &  Part 2 at the M.O.B. Society

Remember, kindness is not something that comes naturally. We're selfish, sinful beings who mostly want our own way. No, kindness is a learned art, usually caught by experiencing it first-hand from the hands of the people closest to us.

"Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor." ~Romans 12:10

Question for Discussion:

*If you read Sally's article, what kind of  "strong hand" do you need to work on the most right now?

Tomorrow (9/20) we pray for Goodness (page 32).

Warrior Prayers: Day 13 (Patience)

Today we pray for Patience (page 30).

Oh, how I wish I had patience!  I need to pray for this myself so many times.  I get frustrated so quick and easily about "little things."  I know that I'm not doing my son any favors by this behavior.  I pray that I will calm down so I teach my son about patience.

From Brooke:
I'm convinced that God cares less about how much I accomplish in life...the "great things" I do in His Name...than He does about how I respond to the things He allows into my life on the daily. Some of the most accomplished in the Kingdom of Christ are those whose names you and I will never know this side of heaven. And greatness is only measured by how well we respond to Christ in the little things. Being patient for what God's plan is and not necessarily pursuing our own dreams.

"But whoever would be great among you must be your servant … " ~Matthew 20:26

Question for Discussion:

Do you think we're teaching our sons that the "little things" are what matter most?

Tomorrow (9/19) we pray for Kindness (page 31).

Warrior Prayers: Day 12 (Peace)

Today we pray for Peace (page 29).

Peace!  What is that?  I don't know anymore.  Ever since I had children, peace is not a word I use or have very often, but it's something that God desires for us to better moms.  And we need to pray for our sons to have peace.

From Laura Lee Groves:
Motherhood has many demands, but I can’t do everything. In fact, I don’t need to. There’s One who knows better than I do and He’s waiting to catch me and my son when we stumble. He gives me grace to do all I can each day … then His grace provides for all I didn’t get to, as well.

It’s hard to believe anyone loves my son more than I do. But He does.

Knowing that, I can “Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.” (Psalm 105:3,4)

And I can help myself to peace--from above.

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee; because he trusteth in Thee."
~Isaiah 26:3 (ASV)

Laura Lee Groves wrote an outstanding book for mothers of boy which I have read and reviewed:

I'm Outnumbered!: One Mom's Lessons in the Lively Art of Raising Boys

by Laura Lee Groves

Question for Discussion:
*What are some ways you promote peace in your home?


Tomorrow (9/18) we pray for Patience (page 30).

Warrior Prayers: Day 11 (Joy) and Link UP day!

Today we pray for Joy (page 28).

I have had a lot of hard experiences in my life and sometimes I don't show joy.  But everyday, my son wakes up with a smile on his face and says "Good morning, mommy!"  I need to take a few pointers from him because no matter what he always finds something to smile about.  I want his attitude with Christ's joy in my heart.  And I want to teach him about true joy in Christ.

From Brooke:
Salvation may be a once and forever event, but trusting in Christ is ongoing. Trusting in Christ's work of grace on the cross to be important enough to change my grumpiness to gratefulness. Trusting in Christ's work of grace on the cross to get me through a rough day with my children. Trusting in Christ's work of grace on the cross to be enough when I'm enduring tantrums in the grocery store. Trusting in Christ's work of grace on the cross when my sons choose their own will …

"The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him." ~Psalm 28:7

Question for Discussion:
*What is something in your life that brings you joy?

Tomorrow (9/17) we pray for Peace (page 29).

Also, it's link up day! If you have blogged about this prayer challenge, please link up so we can read each others thoughts.

Warrior Prayers: Day 10 (Love)

Today we pray for Love (page 27).

I grew up not wanting to be touched.  Don't ask me why!  Then I married a man whose primary love language is touch and now I can see my son yearns for that.  I want to love my son using his love language.  I can best teach him about God when I use his love language to love him.

From Brooke:
I've thought for years that love can't really be all that it should be apart from God. The Bible says that God IS love. For us mathematicians, using the word "IS" is the same as using the word "EQUALS." In other words,God and love are one and the same. There is no real love apart from God, and God is behind all real and genuine acts of love.

"Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love." ~1 John 4:8

Question for Discussion:

*What is your son's primary love language?  How do you think you can use that to teach your son(s) about God's love? (At this time when they are so little you can practice using all of them, but do you see any emerging?)

Love Languages: 

*Words of Affirmation

*Quality time

*Receiving gifts

*Physical touch

*Acts of service

Tomorrow (9/16) we pray for Joy (page 28) and it's Link UP day!

Warrior Prayers: Day 9 (Honor)

Today we pray for Honor (page 24).
Please read page 25-26 before tomorrow.

I remember when I first started dating my husband that he opened the door of the car for me.  I felt very honored.  My husband occasionally now does that, but I think teaching our sons to open doors for others is a way to display honor.

From Brooke:
There's a book by Karen Kingbury- The Princess and the Three Knights which is a book written for girls, but demonstrates how young men can defend the honor of a woman.  The message is for girls and boys.  The only knight good enough to win the heart of the princess was the one who would do anything to protect her.
That's the kind of honor I'm praying for in my sons.

 

"But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good." ~Romans 2:10, NLT

Tomorrow (9/15) we pray for Love (page 27).