Prayer Initiative
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Gen 1:27
And He gave them apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds
and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for
building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the
faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the
measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no
longer be children Ephesians 4:11-14
If anyone does not provide
for his relatives, and especially members of his own family, he has
denied the faith and is worse than an infidel. I Timothy 5:8
The
older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to
much wine. They are to teach what is good. Titus 2:3
She is
clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the
future. When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions
with kindness. She carefully watches everything in her household and
suffers nothing from laziness. Proverbs 31: 25-27
We
pray for healing and restoration of true manhood and womanhood in
America. We ask for Your wisdom and protection against attempts to
re-define our very identity as men and women.
We pray Your design
for abundant and fulfilled manhood and womanhood to gain preeminence in
America. Clarify and draw men to Your image of manhood, and women to
Your image of womanhood.
Lord, we pray for wholesome, healthy role models for our children.
Awaken and convict mature women in this country of their responsibility
before You to teach what is good. Feed them the wisdom and the courage
to speak into a culture that is desperate to hear what they know.
We pray against forces that would attempt to present immorality as
normal, natural and healthy. Protect and save our chlldren, Lord. Show
us how to turn this upside-down culture right again.
Awaken and convict fathers in this country of the role You have given them to provide for their families.
We ask, Lord, for You to pierce, soften and convict the hearts of those who would pit women against men or men against women.
We petition You, God, asking for Your healing for those who struggle
with same-sex attraction or gender identity issues. May they come to
know Your power, Your mercy and Your love as You replace unnatural
affections with ones You Yourself designed.
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“The
strength, the perpetuity, and the destiny of the nation rest upon our
homes, established by the law of God, guarded by parental care,
regulated by parental authority, and sanctified by parental love...
"The mothers of our land,
who rule the nation as they mold the characters and guide the actions of
their sons, live according to God’s holy ordinances, and each, secure
and happy in the exclusive love of the father of her children, sheds the
warm light of true womanhood, unperverted and unpolluted, upon all
within her pure and wholesome family circle...
"The fathers of our
families are the best citizens of the Republic. Wife and children are
the sources of patriotism, and conjugal and parental affection beget
devotion to the country. The man who is surrounded in his single home
with his wife and children has a stake in the country which inspires him
with respect for its laws and courage for its defense.” President
Grover Cleveland – December 8, 1885
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