Family Prayer is about praying together as a family. In our prayer it's not all the time the father who will say the prayer but all the members of the family has the opportunity to participate in pray. It shows humility when we kneel down to our God, and tell our Father in Heaven what is in our heart. Prayer is not repetition of words or need to quote something to a famous authors or individual, a simple phrase that comes from the heart is a brilliant words for our Father in Heaven. As far we give reverence, respect, love and its came from the heart and fell the Spirit of the Lord.
We commonly say when we pray is we acknowledge Him of his divine love and mercy for us, thanking Him for the blessing we received, the life and everything. Asking Him for forgiveness, or our daily needs, direction, and other things that we want to tell Him. before we close we say it in the name of His Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Some things to remember, when we pray as a family, we also pray for our brothers and sisters who are afflicted and in need of help, our local leaders that they may guided and exercise wisdom so that they will lead righteously-prayer is not all about us but all of us. Pray gently, take time if you can say a word just wait , don't be afraid of silence-when you can't say a word your heart speaks. After praying ponder for a while to listen what the Spirit wants to say for answers.
Our Heavenly Father loves us so much, He always wants us to talk to Him, He wants to update our status in our daily life. So if we want our family to be strong and united take time to spent together with our family in prayer every day. So that the Spirit of the Lord will dwell in our individual homes.
Our Father in Heaven, He answers in different ways, in our thoughts and feelings, through other people or when we read the Scriptures because it is the word of God. He commanded us to search the Scriptures that we may learn wisdom, guidance, protection, the love of God, the life of Christ and many more wonderful things .
That's why it is important that every family should have their own individual scriptures in their homes. The scriptures is not a cabinet member, why? most people put there scriptures inside the cabinet for so long that the scripture will be called as a cabinet member..true, in doing family scripture study we need to start in prayer to guide us that we may edify and understand what we are reading. After praying, one of the member of the family will lead and the rest will follow, they read together, after that individual can share their insights about what they had read. In this practice children will get use to it, so that when they also have their own they will apply this practices and for the generation to come and the children will be nurtured to be closer to God and to learn His ways.
Lastly family Home Evening-family home evening or FHE is held every Monday, the activity will started with singing an opening Hymn and a prayer, one of the family member can say the prayer. After that one of the family can quote verses in the Scriptures and expound it. After the Spiritual thought then, the father will say the goals and plans sample things to improve as a family, upcoming activities or events, household responsibilities and other stuff pertaining how to strengthen family relationship. After that, someone will give the lesson, favorite part of the children is the games. And it will be ended in singing a hymn and a prayer. After the closing prayer the family could share the simple food they prepare.
No material things can compensate, when we are failure in our individual homes.
Family First. . .
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