“When we read in the newspaper about young people stealing, killing, destroying property, or being sexually promiscuous, we can be sure that those individuals do not have a healthy fear of the Lord, nor a good understanding of His ways, nor a hunger for the things of God. Some of these young people may even be from Christian families and have received Jesus, but because they haven’t been taught to fear God and desire His presence they are controlled by their flesh. Fearing God means having a deeply committed respect, love, and reverence for God’s authority and power. It means being afraid of what life would be like without Him and being grateful that because of His love we’ll never have to experience such despair. It means hungering for all that God is and all that He has for us.”
WEAPONS OF WARFARE
- Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. MATTHEW 5:6
- The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death. PROVERBS 14:27
Adapted from Omartian, Stormie (2010). The Power of a Praying® Parent (Power of Praying)
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(Kindle Locations 1053-1061). Harvest House Publishers. Kindle Edition.
