Every blessing, every breakthrough, and every miracle can be traced back to the prayers that were prayed by you or for you. Join Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, as he equips you to become an extraordinary influence in the lives of your children through one simple practice: praying for them.
Praying Circles around Your Children combines timeless scriptures with stories of parents just like you, which will revolutionize your prayer life and give you a new perspective on the power of prayer.
Along the way, Batterson shares five biblically backed prayer circles that will not only help you pray for your kids, but also pray through your kids.
In Praying Circles around Your Children, Batterson will give you the tools you need to:
Throughout Praying Circles around Your Children, Batterson teaches us that our prayers for our children are the greatest legacy we can leave them. They even have power to shape your family's destiny for generations to come. It's time to start circling.
“your prayers must be in the will of God and for the glory of God.” (source)
“Drawing prayer circles is a metaphor that simply means ‘to pray without ceasing.’ It’s praying until God answers. It’s praying with more intensity, more tenacity. It’s not just praying for; it’s praying through. There are times when you have to grab on to the horns of the altar and pray until your knees are numb. We instinctively attach an ASAP to every prayer and ask God to answer as soon as possible. We need a paradigm shift. We need to start praying ALAT prayers — as long as it takes. That’s what praying circles is all about. It’s resolving in your heart of hearts that you will pray until the day you die.” (source)
“Make sure the heavenly Father hears about your kids daily!” (source)
“With your physical eyes you see who a person is. With your spiritual eyes you see what that person can be. And it’s only when you close your physical eyes in prayer that God will open your spiritual eyes to perceive what is far more real than the reality you can perceive with your five senses.” (source)
“In my experience, it’s very difficult to pray with specificity, intentionality, and consistency without a prayer list. And for the record, I encourage you to keep a record. Then you can give God the glory when He answers your prayers.” (source)