Praying for a New School Year! (B)

Today we are praying for BOLDNESS!

Boldness is the courage to speak and act without fear! Fear is a liar. We need to pray for our children to be bold in spite of imagined and/or real dangers. Pray for them to speak when necessary, with the direction of the Holy Spirit, with the right attitude, and with the proper tone of speech. In Acts, when the Holy Spirit came, BOLDNESS was received! The disciples quit hiding behind locked doors in the upper room and began preaching the Gospel with boldness. (Acts 4:31) This same boldness is available for each of us and our children. We need to pray for this boldness then speak the truth in love. Godly boldness seeks Truth of the Word of God, it works to destroy lies, and speaks right regardless of how scary or unpopular it may be. It stands for what is right in the eyes of our Creator! Don't you want this for your child? Godly boldness is so different from boldness defined by this world. Worldly boldness may enjoy confrontation and be pushy. It may demand its own way. Worldly boldness may accept dares or provoke others to cross unacceptable boundaries...this is NOT what we want for ourselves or our children. Join me in praying for Godly boldness that only comes from the Holy Spirit guiding actions, attitudes and steps. Help your child establish Godly boundaries of where their lines are drawn of what they will do, not do or stand for this year. Pray your students will seek BOLDNESS this year and use it to impact the world for God's Glory and Honor. Pray they will have boldness to go make disciples!

The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life;

of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 ESV

The wicked flee when no one pursues,

but the righteous are bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1 ESV

25 verses about BOLDNESS