WEBVTT - A Prayer for Fathers to Trust in the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your daily prayer,

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<v Speaker 1>where we help you find the words you need to

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<v Speaker 1>connect to your Father in Heaven. No matter what's happening

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<v Speaker 1>in your life today, you can trust that God wants

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<v Speaker 1>to hear from you. Right after this short word from

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<v Speaker 1>our sponsors, we'll pray through today's prayer for fathers and

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<v Speaker 1>husbands to trust in the Lord. A Prayer for Fathers

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<v Speaker 1>and Husbands to Trust in the Lord, written by Emily

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<v Speaker 1>Rose Massey, read by Leah Gerard. Praise the Lord. Blessed

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<v Speaker 1>is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights

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<v Speaker 1>in his commandments. His offspring will be mighty in the land.

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<v Speaker 1>The generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and

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<v Speaker 1>riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever,

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<v Speaker 1>Psalm one twelve one through three. My husband and I

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<v Speaker 1>have this game we play tell me something you love

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<v Speaker 1>about me, where we list quality we admire about each other.

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<v Speaker 1>Since we've been married for ten years now, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>we've repeated some of the answers, but I always try

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<v Speaker 1>to come up with something new or something that pertains

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<v Speaker 1>to our current season of life. Without hesitation, I replied,

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<v Speaker 1>I love that you're a hard worker. He is always

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<v Speaker 1>working hard to provide for our family and help me

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<v Speaker 1>take care of things around the house. I have never

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<v Speaker 1>mowed a law in in my life, and I'm thankful

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<v Speaker 1>for that ques quality of his because this man is

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<v Speaker 1>anything but lazy. Yet, if I'm being honest, because my

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<v Speaker 1>love language is quality time, it sometimes can get under

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<v Speaker 1>my skin that he has trouble slowing down and resting.

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<v Speaker 1>Most men and women have a drive to work, work, work,

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<v Speaker 1>and find pleasure and accomplishment and productivity and a longing

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<v Speaker 1>to provide for their family. But I think it's important

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<v Speaker 1>to find a balance between work and rest, much like

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<v Speaker 1>we see how God rested on the seventh day in creation.

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<v Speaker 1>God has given us husbands and wives and vice versa,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's important to pray for them in this area

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<v Speaker 1>so that they don't become exhausted physically and mentally. But

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<v Speaker 1>more important than praying for them to find balance and

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<v Speaker 1>rest is their walk with the Lord. Apart from God's grace,

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<v Speaker 1>we're all limited, so we need to make sure we're

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<v Speaker 1>leaning upon the Lord and looking to him for wisdom

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<v Speaker 1>and strength for everything we put our hand to. We

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<v Speaker 1>see the benefits of a man who fears the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>in Psalm one twelve, which says, praise the Lord blessed.

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<v Speaker 1>Is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights

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<v Speaker 1>in his commandments. His offspring will be mighty in the land.

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<v Speaker 1>The generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and

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<v Speaker 1>riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

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<v Speaker 1>Psalm one twelve one through three. A man who seeks

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord and trusts in his word is a reason

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<v Speaker 1>for praise. God calls this man and his children blessed.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't a passage about getting rich quick, but it

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<v Speaker 1>shows that in addition to the blessings of God's peace, joy,

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<v Speaker 1>and love in our lives, God also provides for us materially.

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<v Speaker 1>As a father's love for God grows and he leads

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<v Speaker 1>his children in God's righteous ways, his children will want

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<v Speaker 1>to imitate him and follow in his footsteps, much more

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<v Speaker 1>than teaching them how to work hard and use the

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<v Speaker 1>gifts God has given them. A father with a fear

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lord and a hunger for God's word is

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best treasures he could give them. As women,

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<v Speaker 1>we should pray for the men in our lives, especially

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<v Speaker 1>when they have children, that we would learn to find

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<v Speaker 1>a balance between work and rest, and most of all,

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<v Speaker 1>to seek God first in all things. Let's pray, Heavenly Father,

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<v Speaker 1>we pray for the men in our lives. If the

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<v Speaker 1>father of our children does not know you, we pray

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<v Speaker 1>that you would draw him to yourself, and that he

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<v Speaker 1>would have a hunger for your word. We pray that

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<v Speaker 1>he will learn the importance of rest so that he

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<v Speaker 1>can be restored. We ask that he would lean upon

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<v Speaker 1>your grace in all that you've called him to do.

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<v Speaker 1>We thank you that you are a faithful father who

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<v Speaker 1>always provides for our needs. We pray that the father

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<v Speaker 1>of our children always looks to you first for wisdom

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<v Speaker 1>and strength as he learns how to walk in your

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<v Speaker 1>righteous ways and leads his children in the admonition of You.

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