Greetings Prayer Warriors,
When I contemplate the disintegration of families, I liken it to a frog in tepid water where the heat is slowly increased. You don’t realize that one’s demise is coming until it is too late. When I grew up, weekends were for God and family. We would have family-oriented activities such as picnics, visits with friends and relatives, and always church on Sunday. We were anchored through faith and family.
I didn’t notice or pay much attention to the change in culture until after the birth of my oldest child. I was too young when “no fault” divorce became the standard shortly after the popularization of birth control. Of course what would naturally follow was the loosening of sexual norms, the normalization of divorce and the acceptance of abortion. “Progress” or “freedom” were alway the mottos. As families fell apart, no one paid much attention to the kids left in the wake and how it might affect their near term and long term relationships. Eventually, intentional single parenthood was accepted. Add this to the 50% divorce rate and the family was pretty much cooked. Today we find Sundays no longer held as sacred, intact families are the exception, and more time is spent in front of a screen than interacting as a family.
The blessing is that the Lord has the last word. Mary is the Undoer of Knots. The Lord can make crooked lines straight. The Lord heals! We cannot reverse what has been undone over the decades, but we can as a family, pray for the Lord’s intercession. May we be but instruments of change in his hands, as He works for the glory of the Father through us.
Remembering you in my prayers, [I pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him. May the eyes of [your] hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe, in accord with the exercise of his great might. Ephesians 1:16-19
Pray that change in the world begins with you and your family. May each of you be the spark that reignites in others a desire for the preservation of family, and foils the destructive motives of Satan. Let us praise Him who is our everything and can do everything!
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely; In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
Pray and trust! Pass it on!
