How did you do on Day 1? I found that new habits are hard to fit into an already busy schedule but I did get the time to pray the prayers for each of my boys today (in between saying "Please obey the first time I ask" - kinda fitting, isn't it? LOL)
Before I hit the challenge, Kristi, From Warrior Prayers, has opened up a Flicker group where we can all post a picture of our "Whys". If you are like me you are scratching your head at what that means. It took me about 30 seconds (and the fact that I read the rest of her email she send to leaders) to realize that she meant our reason for doing this challenge - our boys! I posted one picture out there but thought I would post a few here for you to see my 2 "Whys"
Isn't that just too much fun? These were pictures we had done recently for their 1/2 birthdays :-)
One last piece of info - in case you were wondering why the leader guide is not in the same order as the book . .. that was a mistake!! I'm going to go in the order of the leader guide so just flip in your book to the section for the day - we will hit them all, just not in the right order.
Today's challenge : Commit to praying the 10 prayers in the submission to authority chapter during day two.
This topic flows perfectly with Obedience, doesn't it? All of their lives, our sons will find themselves needing to submit to someone. From parents, to teachers, to bosses, to government officials, and even to God Himself, they will always have someone in a position of authority over them. Most of us tend to buck at the rules, don't we? I attended a pretty conservative Christian College and it always amazed me at how many people broke the rules because they felt it was their "right". Or, when I worked outside the home in the banking industry, I was amazed at how employees would purposefully break rules just because they didn't agree with them. Somewhere in my life (probably from my parents HA) I was taught that if you choose to attend a college or work somewhere, you chose to follow the rules. You don't have to agree with everything but you have to follow them. If that authority asks you to do something that is either legally or morally wrong, then you must do what is right even if it costs your job or means you have to walk away from where ever you are at. ( Isn't that the basics of submission? Accepting the guidelines and living by them? I am convicted sometimes by the example I set for my boys - am I showing submission? I'll just say I drive a lot slower now than I did before I had kids :-)
I listed a few ideas yesterday on how to organize your prayer time - here are a few more ideas. I can't promise new ideas every day so feel free to share anything you do too!
1. Tape a copy of the prayers in your kitchen and/or your bathroom mirror. Every time you enter the room, commit to prayer 3-4 prayers (or as many as you can fit in). You'll find quickly that you'll end up praying through those prayers several times, not just once.
2. Place a copy near your computer at work or home - pray through those prayers as you do your computer work.
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