{"id":15263,"date":"2021-12-09T05:04:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T11:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=15263"},"modified":"2021-12-09T05:04:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T11:04:37","slug":"the-difference-grandparents-can-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=15263","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Grandparents Can Make"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At church, a new friend invited me to her Grandmothers\u2019 Prayer Group \u2013 specifically for the \u201cgrand\u201d purpose of praying for our grandchildren. The pictures that follow indicate that I made it \u2013 and it didn\u2019t disappoint. What precious moments ensued. They asked for the names of my grandchildren and their ages. As I listed them off, I saw the women writing down their names in their prayer journals.

These are serious and devoted women of prayer. In fact, one gal couldn\u2019t make it in person, but she was with us from the leader\u2019s iPad where she could see and be a part of the group. These were grandmothers of all ages \u2013 from young 40-ish grandmothers to the oldest, and proud-of-it, whipper-snapper grandmother of 85 years old. We all had grand-mothering in common!

My mother\u2019s parents, my grandfather and grandmother, John and Mary, were two of the most loving and faith-filled couples I have ever known. At any given time of the day, you\u2019d find them praying for their children, grandchildren and even for future generations. I am one of those grandchildren. Before I was born, they were praying for me. That still comforts me because I\u2019ve seen the fruit of those prayers in my life and in the lives of my children and grandchildren.

This beautiful Grandmothers\u2019 Prayer Group, the prayers of my grandparents and parents, and the sacrifices they made for me in prayer, particularly, came to me with gratitude when I remembered St. Paul\u2019s letter to Timothy, his prot\u00e9g\u00e9 from 2 Timothy 1:5 — \u201cI am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.\u201d The faithfulness of Timothy\u2019s mother and grandmother was noticed by Paul because he was seeing the fruit of their prayers in Timothy. And that is the faith I was taught and am purposing to pass on to my children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was taught relentless faith in the times of trouble from my mother and grandmother. I had first-hand experience of watching them model faith in an unseen God but seen in those mighty women of faith. I have learned that it\u2019s one thing to face our giants; it\u2019s another to stand beside our children as they face their own. I\u2019m overwhelmed at the sheer grit and determined faith I have witnessed in my children, and I know they are modeling that faith to their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My children and my grands can count on me to speak often of God\u2019s goodness and mercy. I often think that they\u2019re thinking \u201cThere she goes again with her ranting and raving about trusting in Jesus, making Him #1 in all areas of life.\u201d And you\u2019d better believe I\u2019m on purpose as I do so because one of these days they\u2019ll remember what a devoted follower of Jesus looks like \u2013 and I hope they remember me when they are training their children how to fight the good fight of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am stirred up more than ever to be a faith-first, praying mother and grandmother for my children\u2019s and seven grandchildren\u2019s lives. When we pray according to God\u2019s Word, we are in line with God\u2019s will, enabling us to pray with power and wisdom. The praying changes not only the lives of our grandchildren, but us as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As crazy as this world is and as topsy-turvy our own worlds might be, instead of wringing our hands in distress, we can pray regularly, intentionally, specifically and trusting our children and grandchildren into God\u2019s faithful care. \u201cHe is a shield for all who look to Him for protection.\u201d (Psalm 18:30). We can stand in the gap, praying for the spiritual, emotional, and physical protection of our precious children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So mothers and grandmothers (and dads and granddads), let\u2019s unite, pray on purpose, and because of God\u2019s faithfulness, we can breathe in His peace while we wait for the answers to our prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n



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