I pray, too, that the Lord will give her the life experiences He wants her to have — things that will prepare her for their life and ministry together.
I can look at my four-year-old OR my eighteen-year-old son and orchestrate all of this in my head, hoping for the scenario of my dreams. In fact, that’s what I’m inclined to do.
But God’s word tells me to stop, to rest, to trust in Him and His timetable.
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is My word that goes out from My mouth. It will not return to Me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” — Isaiah 55:8-11
So, the best prayer for my sons and their future wives?
Achieve Your purpose, Lord, for my son and the future wife You have for him. Do it Your way, Father, in Your time.
It’s the hardest thing ever for a mom, but we must lift them up—with an open hand.
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This article originally appeared at the Mob Society.
