God Made Man: Discovering Your PurposeSample

"He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse."

Malachi 4:6

Lord Father,

I pray for dads struggling over relationships with their children. You made parents to be Your image-bearer. The young ones were meant to grow up to know You by watching and learning from their parents. 

It seems so simple, but because of man’s separation from You through sin, this relationship is rarely simple. Our children’s rejection is like a knife to our heart, and it covers dads with darkness. We dads carry so much guilt from strained and lost relationships that we often suffer the regrets for having condemned our kids to the potential cycle of generational sin we have experienced, because of strained relationships with our own dads. 

Lord, I pray our brothers do not beat themselves up over the mistakes in parenting. I thank You for forgiving and restoring us so that we may continue to be present and active in their lives. 

In the precious name of Jesus, we pray, Amen

Manly Challenge

This is the time for you to write out at least one more thing that you need to get off of your chest. Don’t pull punches with God. It’s time to dig deep and seek His will for your life.