Boots on The Ground Puts Parents & Grandparents on their Knees
I wrapped up in Psalm 91 like a blanket and I wrapped my grandson and his buddies in it too. Then I trusted God would keep His promises. STOP what you are doing right now and read Psalm 91 in its entirety.
Now, don’t you feel better? Psalm 121 is another good one. “He will not let your foot slip—he who
watches over you will not slumber." (Psalm 121:3 NIV) The thought of God
never slumbering, but watching my soldier gave me great comfort.
Also
consider Psalm 46:1-2 TLB “God is our
refuge and strength, a tested help in times of trouble. And so we need not fear
even if the world blows up and the mountains crumble into the sea.”
Then, “PRAISE BE to
the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. He is my
loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliver, my shield . . .” Psalm
144:1-2 NIV
Part your heavens, O Lord, and come down; touch the
mountains, so that they smoke. Send forth lightning and scatter the enemies;
shoot your arrows and rout them. Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me
and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners whose mouths
are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful. Psalm 144:5-8 NIV
Prayer for A Soldier
LORD,
Today I lift up the soldier who is continents away fighting
in a war that seems to have no end.
Lord, he’s only twenty-one, and already he has seen more horror than I
can even imagine. Life picked him up
right out of high school with only a taste of college, and hurled him into the
reality of war in the new millennium.
Dreams to be fulfilled, serving his country, and righting things in a
“world gone wrong” were utmost in his thoughts.
But what a transition, Lord!
Sounds of mortar pepper his nights and days, causing lost of
hearing. The harsher reality is that
sometimes he and his buddies are showered with the shrapnel, taking a hit. God, hold him when he loses a buddy. Hold him when he’s so scared that life moves
in slow motion. Hear his silent prayers,
his plea for Your help. Give him
strength to lift that buddy and carry him out of harm’s way. Give him courage to wipe his tears,
unashamed, and keep moving.
Lord, he’s in hostile territory every moment. Protect him and his company from hidden
enemies. Guide their decisions—cause
them to make the right decision every moment—to turn in the right
direction. Give them discernment from
lying enemies, from those who would do them harm. Help them to work as a team, dear Jesus. Surround them with your angels of protection. May their commanders look to you for
guidance.
Grant him sleep in the moments he has to rest. Protect him from sickness. Help him not to be homesick to the point that
it makes him unable to focus. Guard his
mind in Christ Jesus—he who has seen his buddies blown to bits and evil in it
cruelest forms. Protect his mind, his
sanity, Lord. Help him to hold it all
together. Help him not to lose sight of
the big picture--the holding back of evil so mankind can live in peace.
And Jesus, fill him with the assurance that You are with him
every moment. Encourage him with
thoughts of us who are at home. Help him
to picture us praying for him, remembering what he is about, and that always,
we are proud of him and thank him for his gallant fight for peace.
Now, Lord, you who trained King David’s hand for battle,
equip this young soldier. Be his
fortress, his hiding place. Deliver him
from seen and unseen enemies. Surround
him with ministering angels and those who will do battle on his behalf. Protect him from every possible harm in this
foreign land.
I praise You, Lord. I
praise You who are able to do all of this an more. I entrust this soldier, this boy who is now a
man, to Your watchcare. Thy will be done.
In Jesus Name, Amen.
Copyright: Janet Teitsort
Next time I will share idea for keeping their spirits up. Meanwhile, pray and stay encouraged. God bless you.
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