I don't know why but Kindergarten seems like such a big milestone to me in this phase of life. I know I will probably look back when I send Caleb to college and think this was nothing but right now this is a BIG step for us. I feel like up until this point he has lived a very sheltered life. He went to a private, church preschool and for the most part the only friends he has been associated with are the ones I have picked and liked. Now I am sending him away for 7 hours a day, 35 hours a week to people I don't know and with friends I have no control over. It makes me sad to think he won't be with me as much but I know this is a transition in life and one he must go thru as a part of growing up. While preparing for Kindergarten all I can do is pray. I have been praying specifically for the teacher that he gets. That he/she will be the one that will be the perfect fit for him- strict, yet gentle and firm, yet loving. I have also been praying for his friends. I pray that Caleb will have at least one good buddy in his class, who comes from a Christian home that he can become good friends. I just don't want my sweet boy to loose his innocence. As I prepare to send him to K, here are the verses I will be praying for him.
Romans 12:2 - "Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind so that you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will."
Lord, please help Caleb to hate the things You hate and love the things You love! Do not make the world appealing to him but give him a heart for You. Help him to turn to Your word to renew his heart and mind. Help me and Corey to constantly point him back to You.
Colossians 1:10 - "We pray that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God"
Lord, please help Caleb to live a life that pleases you in every way. As he grows, please help him produce fruit in his life that pleases you.
Psalms 1:2 - "Delight in the law of the Lord and on his law mediate on it day and night"
Lord, please help Caleb to know and love Your word. Please keep it on the forefront of his mind so when he is tempted to do wrong hat he will remember it and want to please You.
I Corinthians 16:13-14 - " Be on guard, stand firm in your faith, be men of courage, be strong, and do everything in love"
Lord, please help Caleb to stand firm in his faith even when others around him are not. Please help him to be on guard and to be a man of courage.
Micah 6:8 - "Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God"
Lord, please give Caleb a sense of what is right and wrong and help me to always do what is right in Your sight. Please help Caleb to depend on You and not on his own abilities.
Caleb, even though it seems like I am sending you out to a big, scary world please know that I am praying for you. Praying that you will stay sweet and innocent. That the Lord would blind you to some of the bad things that might go on around you. I pray that you will not be confirmed to the world but you will stand strong for the Lord. I pray that you will share with your friends how much you love God and that you never be ashamed of Jesus. Don't ever forget how much your daddy and I love you! But remember as much as we love, Jesus loves you even more. When we aren't there and you might be scared, Jesus is always right beside you and you can talk to Him if you are afraid. We love you buddy and we know you are going to do great in Kindergarten. We are so proud of you and thankful that God entrusted you to us!
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