Spiritual housecleaning from time to time is important!
Especially in our teenagers rooms.
Today I felt the nudge to just sit on my sons bed and pray. Satan wants our children and he will win them over in any way possible. He can choose alcohol, drugs and any other addiction or lure to attack our child. With our support and prayer we can help them stand firm!
Temptation can happen to anyone because of exposure.
In high school our teenagers will be exposed to many things. I do not write this today because my son is in danger, I write today to get AHEAD of any danger!
I was taught years ago to pray through rooms of my home on a regular basis. My spiritual mentor encouraged me to remove any posters, books, games, magazines, pictures that may not be glorifying to God. I have started that way back with my children and we always use Gods word to explain and encourage why it may be offensive if we find JUNK.
With the media and junk in today's world I have to do a random spiritual housecleaning in my kids rooms.
When you do this, you claim your home, your child and all aspects to be set apart for Gods glory!
This sounds like its easy and what everyone desires... a clean home. But I am here to tell ya that this takes work.
In my favorite book called THE POWER OF A PRAYING PARENT, you will find a section titled: Praying through a child's room. I took this book today into my sons room and read that section and asked God to teach me and allow me to pray, stand firm and get ahead of the enemy for my son.
Way to many moms are struggling today with hurts and disappointments because of strongholds that the enemy has introduced to their children.
Temptation is in front of our children daily... TV, radio, Ipods, billboards, popular music and movies. I feel we should take time and break any yoke of the enemy and cleanse from anything unholy and unseen. This is no stupid superstitious ritual, this is a powerful "Murphy's oil" type cleaning friends!
Anoint your child's room so the Holy Spirit can be invited to dwell there and CROWD OUT ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT OF GOD.
I prayed over his pillow, ipod charging dock, his radio and the room in general. May sound weird but weird is my normal!
I encourage you today parents to PRAY over your child's room even before the need arises!
Dear Jesus,
I invite Your Holy Spirit to dwell in this room, which belongs to (name of child).
You are Lord over heaven and earth, and I proclaim that You are Lord over this room as well.
Flood it with Your light and life. Crowd out any darkness which seeks to impose itself here, and let no spirits of fear, depression, anger, doubt, anxiety, rebelliousness, or hatred (name anything you've seen manifested in your child's behavior) find any place here.
I pray that nothing will come into this room that is not brought by You, Lord. If there is anything here that shouldn't be, show me so it can be taken out.
Put Your complete protection over this room so that evil cannot enter here by any means. Fill this room with Your love, peace and joy. I pray that my child will say, as David did, "I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set nothing wicked before my eyes" (Psalm 101:2-3).
I pray that You, Lord, will make this room a holy place, sanctified for Your glory." Amen.
If you're struggling with any issue at this time know today it's never to late to allow God to take over!
Blessings,
