Here are some of the prayers I constantly put before the Lord on behalf of my son Cross.
- That he would grow in stature and wisdom, in favor with God and man (Luke 2:52)
- That he would have an early trust in and knowledge of God (Psalm 22:9-10)
- That he would continue to develop (sit up, eat, sleep, crawl, walk, talk)
- That he would see God as his Joy not as a Divine Policeman (Philippians 4:4, Psalm 37:4)
- That he would be pure and self-controlled (Proverbs 5:15-23)
- That he would have an angst for life (Ecclesiastes 9:10)
- That God would draw him to Himself (John 6:44)
- Wisdom to discipline him and still be his friend
- That he would resist idolatry (Psalm 73:25)
- That he would love his mother and obey both of us (Ephesians 6:1-3)
- That he would learn to suffer well (Lamentations 3:25-31)
- That he would see pride as his greatest enemy and humility as his greatest friend (James 4:6)
- That he would be biblically masculine (1Corinthians 16:13-14)
- That Jesus would be the greatest Treasure of his life (John 6:68-69)
- That the glory of God would always be before him (1Corinthians 10:31)
