Day 17 of Prayer: Fatherhood

Deuteronomy 5:16
¹⁶ “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Proverbs 4:1
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

Father,
I praise Your name for the work that You have done in mine and Adam's lives. I thank You for the marriage we have and for the husband you gave me. He is kind, generous, thoughtful, patient, giving, funny, sweet, and works so very hard to provide for us and our little one. Though he is not loud or especially outgoing, he leads by example and by humility. I ask that You be with him in this journey of fatherhood, prepare him. Continue to speak to him through the teaching and reading of Your Word. May he seek Your will always and lead our family by honoring You first.  And please be with me, as an encourager and as his help-mate to be there for him. Please guide him and direct him as he raises our children. May they honor and listen to his instruction and discipline so that they will have prosperous lives, live long, and gain wisdom. And may we continue to strengthen our marriage during this time as we anxiously await our precious little one.
Amen

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