Today, I feel the need to pray for the parents of my daughters' future in-laws. As the mother of two daughters, I often contemplate what my future son-in-laws will be like. But today is the first time I have considered what my daughters' in-laws will be like.
They exist... right now. There are people in this world right now that do have, or will one day have, sons that will eventually marry my daughters. Ahh! That is terrifying to think about.
I need to pray for these people! I need to pray that they will have the discipline, courage, and strength to raise righteous men of God. Men that will love my daughters. Men that will love Jesus MORE than they love my daughters. Men that will sacrifice and serve my daughters selflessly, like Christ does for His Church. Men that will lead my daughters into a deeper, more intimate walk with the Lord.
So to my daughters' future in-laws: I ask that you teach your sons to love the Lord. Teach them to fear God and to chase after Him relentlessly. Teach them to seek God's face. Teach them to desire God's will and God's voice above everything else!
Dads - Teach your sons to be humble and gentle. Teach them to be passionate about worship. Teach them that it IS ok to show emotion. Teach your sons that being pure is "being a man". Teach your sons how to love Jesus MORE than sports, careers, and money. Be an example of how the Holy Spirit is to live inside of him and guide him. Teach them how to one day lead their wives (my daughters) into a life of serving the Lord whole-heartedly.
Moms - Show your sons what a REAL woman of God looks like. Show him what a Proverbs 31 woman is really like. Respect your husband so that your sons will expect this from their wives (my daughters) one day. Invest in your sons and teach them how to have a godly relationship with a woman. Help him become a man so that he can support a family of his own one day. Show him what a woman looks like that cares more about the condition of her heart than she does about the name on the label of her clothing.
I promise to pray for you and your sons. Will you pray for me and my daughters?
