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by Lisa Tawn Bergren

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Lisa Tawn Bergren

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978-0307955838

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0307955834

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English

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WaterBrook (February 19, 2013)

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Upside-Down Prayers for Parents encourages us to pray for our children in ways we may never have before:, I. .

Upside-Down Prayers for Parents encourages us to pray for our children in ways we may never have before:, I pray you’ll get caught doing things wrong-and experience the power of confession. I pray your prayers will go unanswered-and you’ll find a deeper trust in Him., I pray you’ll fail in things that don’t matter-and learn what matters to God., I pray you’ll encounter battles-and discover that God is your greatest ally. After reading these words and praying these prayers for thirty-one days, your heart can’t help but be turned inside out. This book showed me the prayers I’ve always wanted to pray for my kids but just didn’t know it.

Upside-Down Prayers for Parents book. Upside-Down Prayers for Parents encourages us to pray for our children in ways we may never have before:, I pray you’ll get caught doing thi/ Because God Loves Them Even More Than You Do It’s our instinct as parents to shield our children from harm. But our true responsibility is to raise children equipped to live well for God even in the midst of struggle.

Upside-Down Prayers for Parents will dispel the happily-ever-after deception that pervades . Lisa’s upside-down prayers require a whole new level of faith and trust in Jesus.

Upside-Down Prayers for Parents will dispel the happily-ever-after deception that pervades our culture and will replace it with a solid bedrock view of God whose goal is our holiness, not our happiness-a foundational truth for everyday parenting. I plan to give Lisa’s book to all my married children. Reading this book and praying these prayers made me realize how tightly I was holding on to my children-and how much I needed to release them to God. These are exactly the prayers I’ve always wanted to pray for my children but could never find the words myself!"

Автор: Bergren Lisa Tawn Название: Upside-Down Prayers for Parents . Each entry in this thirty-one-day devotional includes a short reflection, a Scripture verse, and ideas to jump-start conversations.

Each entry in this thirty-one-day devotional includes a short reflection, a Scripture verse, and ideas to jump-start conversations between you and your child or teenager.

Upside-Down Prayers for Parents by Lisa T. Bergren is a 31 day devotional about entrusting your children and yourself . Her work includes children’s books, historical and contemporary fiction, women’s nonfiction, and gift books. Bergren is a 31 day devotional about entrusting your children and yourself to God. Normally parents pray for protection, success, and an easy road for their. She and her husband, Tim, are the parents of three children.

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Upside-Down Prayers for Parents : 31 Daring Devotions for Entrusting Your Child-And Yourself-To God. by Lisa Tawn Bergren. Upside-Down Prayers for Parents encourages us to pray for our children in ways we may never have before: I pray you'll get caught doing things wrong-and experience the power of confession.

Upside-Down Prayers for Parents encourages us to pray for our children in ways we may never have before .

Upside-Down Prayers for Parents encourages us to pray for our children in ways we may never have before:. I pray you'll get caught doing things wrong - and experience the power of confession.

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Upside-Down Prayers for Parents: Thirty-One Daring Devotions for Entrusting Your Child-and Yourself-to God - By: Lisa Tawn Bergren. Upside Down Prayers by Lisa Tawn Bergren. Have heard many good things about this book. Put on my 'to read' list. Bergren is absolutely terrific. Its the perspective we all SHOULD have for not only our kids but ourselves.

Because God Loves Them Even More Than You Do It’s our instinct as parents to shield our children from harm. But our true responsibility is to raise children equipped to live well for God even in the midst of struggle. Upside-Down Prayers for Parents encourages us to pray for our children in ways we may never have before: • I pray you’ll get caught doing things wrong—and experience the power of confession. • I pray your prayers will go unanswered—and you’ll find a deeper trust in Him. • I pray you’ll fail in things that don’t matter—and learn what matters to God. • I pray you’ll encounter battles—and discover that God is your greatest ally. By turning our prayers “upside down,” we not only learn to release our children to the care of God alone, we also uncover how our own desires need to be submitted to God’s will. Each entry in this thirty-one-day devotional includes a short reflection, a Scripture verse, and ideas to jump-start conversations between you and your child or teenager. Together you’ll discover a deeper trust in God that will help you make it through the upside-down times with a right-side-up perspective.

Mullador

These are good prayers that help us as parents realize and understand what is most important and reminds us that tough love is sometimes what is needed, not bailing out of every situation.

Castiel

Excellent book highly recommend it for parents,school teachers,sunday school teachers, nursery workers ,etc anyone who deals with children!!!!!!

Goldcrusher

love this book, I really never considered praying like this for my kids and grandkids but it makes sense! I think God expects us to trust him with everything and every one in this life. Trust me it's not easy for me but I've learned to release more and more each day, and that free's me to do god's will no matter how it looks to me. He loves my loved ones more than I could ever love them!

Envias

Great quick devotional. Lots of good thoughts on how to pray for your children.
The daily devotions are quick and it comes with questions for younger children and older children. The questions have not worked for my 3 year old but maybe when his a little bit older.

Damand

Great book. I gift it to all the new moms!

Zacki

This book was very challenging to read. As a mother, I want to pray prayers of protection over my children. Prayers for health, wisdom, drawing closer to the Lord, keeping safe, learning well. I will continue to pray those prayers for my children. However, I liked the different angle that the author approached praying for our children.
In some situations I can see praying these upside down prayers. Hard situations.
The entire book put a different light on praying for your children. Although some of the prayers I could never bring myself to pray for my children, the message behind each one that she shares is definitely something I could pray.
I could pray for them to know forgiveness and be able to forgive...but I do not think I could pray for them to HAVE to have done something that needed forgiving. For one thing, I know we all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God...so I don't have to pray that they will! :)
I did think the book was very different from any other parenting devotional book I read, and I think it has much value if taken in the right spirit.

Malodora

In the introduction of UPSIDE-DOWN PRAYERS FOR PARENTS, author Lisa T. Bergren advises: "This is not a sweet and gentle devotional. It wrestles with thirty-one issues that will most likely drive us to our knees, praying ourselves or our children through them." That warning is confirmed as soon as you read the title of the first devotional, which is, "I pray you'll get caught doing things wrong --- and find the good and true path."

Praying something like that seems a bit, well, upside-down. But that's the point. As parents, we tend to want to pray all goodness and blessing into our children's lives. And we should! But if we truly trust God enough to give our kids up to Him (they are really His, after all), then we should find freedom instead of fear in these types of prayers.

As the author reminds us, it is usually in times of trouble, challenge and heartache that we grow --- in character and in faith. It's never easy to watch our children struggle or deal with the consequences of their mistakes or sin, but oftentimes it's only then that they will learn a necessary lesson or experience a breakthrough in their Christian walk. As parents, we need to focus on the outcome instead of the circumstance itself.

In this book of 31 devotions, you'll find titles that may initially make you cringe or resist, such as: "I pray you'll lose a job --- and know that your Provider has not forgotten you." "I pray your beliefs will be challenged --- and the roots of your faith will be strengthened." "I pray you'll experience unanswered prayers --- and develop deeper, wider trust." "I pray you'll watch a friendship fade --- and discover the value of heart-friends who go the distance."

Each devotion begins with a scripture on which the reflection is based and ends with a prayer to recite. There is also a "Making it Personal" question, with space to journal your own answer. For example, the devotion "I pray you'll know fear --- and find courage in living with God beside you" asks the question, "What do you fear most, right now? What if it came to pass? How do you think God might step in, before, during, or afterward?"

Finally, each devotion ends with a suggestion on how to make that particular prayer relevant for your own kids, both for young and older children. In the devotion "I pray you'll suffer loss --- and witness how your Creator can use all things for good," the Making it Relevant question for younger children is: How does God comfort us when we're sad? And for older children: Why do you think God allows good people to suffer and struggle? These are questions that wonderfully open the door to discussion.

Bergren introduces us to a beautiful, if difficult, way to pray for our children. UPSIDE-DOWN PRAYERS FOR PARENTS is a guide to be read and utilized many times over, as parents entrust their kids to the One who created them. Of course, one of the greatest things moms and dads can do is model this type of prayer themselves, and use their own shortcomings, difficulties and challenges as life lessons for their kids.

Keep this book on your nightstand. Refer to it often. As the author states in the introduction, "The topics (explored) touch on truths we want our children to learn sooner rather than later, truths that offer the security of knowing they will always be loved and will never be alone."

That statement is as right side up as you can get.

Reviewed by Lynda Lee Schab

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