"When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours." Romans 1:12 (NLT)
My kids are heading to camp tomorrow. I remember camp being an important part of my spiritual formation. I'm praying that as my kids head up the mountain they have experiences that impact their walk with the Lord in powerful and personal ways. I'm praying that they find people who encourage their faith, and that they find opportunities to encourage others as well.
Let' the fun begin!!
Alyssa & Friends at camp...2008
Lord, you put other people in our lives in order to bless us, encourage us, and sometimes even teach or stretch our thinking when it comes to our faith. Faith in you isn't necessarily something we do on our own. We learn so much from the other people in our life. Thank you for the many people who are like that in my own life. What joy it is to walk this journey with others.
Father, I pray that you strategically place friends or adults in Alyssa and Kyle's life that encourage them in their walk with you. Give them places of safety and refuge with people who they can trust, and who speak love and truth into their lives, especially when the daily grind of life is so hard. Give them mentors and friends who walk with them as aliens and strangers in this world.
In turn, I pray, dear Jesus, that Alyssa and Kyle BE the encourager in the life of someone else. Help them to be bold and wise in their conversation with others, leading them closer to you. Use my children to bless someone else by speaking truth, being kind, and showing love that reflects you.
I pray that there will be others in Alyssa and Kyle's life that encourage them in their faith, and also that they will want to encourage others as well.
Thank you, Jesus, for hearing my prayer!
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