Prayer for families

First I want to  mention that there is no sponsor for today. So I call upon people in the Body of Christ at-large to pitch in and help!

Second, I just made it possible to leave comments anonymously.

Third, I just wanted to post the section of the ORT prayer list that pertains to families in our area, and beyond:

FAMILY

Malachi 4:6 (King James Version)
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Colossians 3:18-21 (King James Version)

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. (Other Scriptures: Eph.5:22-6:9 1Pet.3:1-9, Prov.4:1; 10:1; 14:1; 12:4; 17:1; 18:22; 19:18; 21:9, Mal.4:5, 6)

Areas to pray for families: husbands, wives, children, parents, extended family, all age groups/generations [from babies in the womb to toddlers to teens to adults to the elderly], families with special needs children, singles (young & old), the lonely, widows, orphans & run-a-ways, dysfunctional families, the breakup of the family unit, finances, families attending church together.

Thank God for:

• His beautiful plan & provision in the institutions of marriage & family

• His restorative power, wisdom & grace to fix what has been broken

• His willingness to use imperfect vessels to work out His perfect plan

• Our natural parents, spiritual parents and National/Local parents

Repent for:

• Not treating our family members with honor

• Taking one another for granted

• The abuse that is so prevalent in many families

• Abortion

• Absent fathers

• Sex outside of marriage, adultery and fornication

•Divorce

• Money and things and careers becoming more important than family

• Not being thankful for our families

• Leaving God out of family life

Declare:

• Jesus Christ is Lord over the family

• God's power & grace is well able to fix what has become broken

• God has a great plan and purpose for each and every person in our families

• As for me and my house, we shall serve the Lord

Pray:

• That God's Word would prevail in instructing people about family

• That God would turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers

• That Government legislation would be pro-life & pro-family

• That the Church would be a place of healing, restoration and modeling what God intended for the family

• That abuse would be exposed and properly dealt with

• That love, peace, honor, forgiveness, nurturing & protection would be the environment of our homes

• That families would gain financial discipline and prosper

• That families would have quality and quantity time together

• That communications between family members would be blessed

• That loving foster families become available for needy children
Resist the enemy:

• Resist the enemy's slanderous/scandalous/venomous verbal abuse one towards another

• Resist the temptation to be unfaithful

• Resist anger, rage, malice, discord

• Resist resentment, bitterness & unforgiveness toward family members

• Resist the temptation to treat family members worse than others