can I pray this?

Okay, I've already posted today, but it's Saturday and I have free time.  Well, not exactly free time if you count the pile of laundry that needs washing or the bathroom that needs cleaning  or the mountain of dishes behind me waiting to be washed.  But I'm not counting those.  So, this is free time.  The kids are in bed, Ken is studying and I'm thinking/wondering/pondering/praying and, consequently, writing.  I digress...

In some of Ken's classes right now he is studying the process and idea of goal setting; such as, strategic goals vs. operational or tactical goals.  Given, all this he is learning is being applied militarily, but he has also raised the question of applying these principles within our home.  Hang with me here.  I'm going somewhere.  I promise.

As we were talking through our plans/goals as a family, we began to really discuss where we wanted to see 10-20 years from now with our children.  Now, only God knows tomorrow, but if He grants us that time to raise and disciple our children, what do we want to impart to them?  What convictions/truths/wisdom to want to equip them with before they leave our home?

So much around us is the status quo. Even among Christians there is a complacency and acceptance of worldliness that is simply unbelievable.  We accept sin as a necessary part of our culture and continue to pursue the "American dream".  We have bought into the lies of materialism, and though we don't see it, we are the rich man who sadly walked away from Christ because he just could not give up the things of the world.

As we are bombarded with that, how do we raise children not to love those things but to love Jesus?  To be willing to depend solely on Him even if that means walking away from everything that the world has to offer?  We must do it ourselves.  We must pray for deliverance from the things of this world and run fully to the arms of Jesus.  We must, with our children by our side, trust in Him for our daily bread.  

How is that supposed to look in our family?  I don't know yet.  Obviously, all that I am thinking through at this point is a jumbled mess.  The bottom line is that I know God wants more ... more of me, more of my family.  He wants to show me more of Himself and bless us in ways unimaginable.  I just have to trust Him.  I know that God will reveal His will to me in His time.  Right now, I just wanted to get this all out there to pray through and process. 

We watched this clip tonight and I was encouraged.  I pray that we can pray this prayer.

(turn off the music player at the bottom of the page before you play this so you can hear it.)

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