A Child's Prayer...

I love hearing the prayers of my grandchildren!

I have listened to them pray…

Before meals…

At bedtime…

And they have prayed for various other things throughout the days or evenings that I spend with them!

I love that when mommy and date are having a date night…they pray for them to return home safely.

I love how they include me in their prayers too…praying Gammy will have a safe trip home after watching them!

I love how they pray for other family members…inviting God into different situations!

I love how while on vacation last year, I saw little Emmet clasp his hands together…bow his head…and begin to pray when he heard a siren!

His tender little heart was praying for whoever might need God’s touch as he heard that distant siren!

Talk about blessing this Gammy’s heart!

I often have tears streaming down my cheeks as I listen to their prayers being lifted before the Lord!

And while they are praying…I keep my head bowed…praying for those little ones as they pray!

However, recently, I had to stifle a chuckle as I listened to Hudson’s prayer one evening!

On that particular evening, I had been given instructions that Beau Bear had to be in bed by 7:00 p.m. since he didn’t nap that day!

However, Hudson and Gabe could stay up until 7:30 p.m. that evening!

You are probably already imagining how this played out when 7:00 p.m. rolled around that night!

When it was Beau’s bedtime, I turned on a show for Hudson and Gabe and proceeded to march little Beau to bed!

Tears were streaming down his cheeks as we headed to his bedroom!

I prayed with him…tucked him in…gave him a kiss and a super big hug and told him how much I loved him!

With tears in his eyes, Beau told me that he just couldn’t go to sleep when he was all alone in his room!

Mind you, those tears pricked this tender Gammy’s heart, and I hugged him some more…tucked his blankets in closer around him…and told him that I would be back to check on him in just a bit!

Wanting to honor his mama’s wishes, I turned out the light and headed out to the family room to join the other two boys!

Before I could even join the boys on the couch…I turned to see Beau standing in the family room…holding his lovies…crying…saying that he needed me!

So, of course…I picked him up and carried him down the hallway…prayed over him again…tucked him back in…and brushed away his tears!

I stayed with him a few more minutes before joining the other boys!

This happened several times before it was time to put Hudson and Gabe to bed!

When I announced that it was time for Hudson and Gabe to go to bed…Hudson was quite put out with Beau!

And he made sure God knew it!

As I bowed my head to listen to Hudson’s prayer, his prayer went something like this:

“Dear God…please let Beau know that he took all of my time with

Gammy tonight!  And Beau shouldn’t do that!  When he was supposed

to be in bed…it was my time with Gammy!!  I (Hudson) didn’t get any time

with her at all tonight so you need to make sure Beau doesn’t do that

again…In Jesus name…Amen”

The little prayer continued for several minutes…

Hudson prayed a very detailed prayer…making sure that God truly understood that Beau had taken his Gammy time!

Seriously, I had to stifle a chuckle as I listened to Hudson’s prayer!

I knew Hudson was praying intently…and was truly pouring out his heart…his frustrations to our Heavenly Father!

And to top it off…as I was taking Gabe to his room…I heard Hudson say…”Beau, did you hear my prayer?”

Not only did Hudson want to make sure that God had heard his prayer…but he wanted Beau to know that he meant business…and had told God all about it!

And I was reminded of God’s word, which states…”And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.  With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people”…Ephesians 6:18.

And as I read this verse…I thought Hudson’s prayer request must fit under the category…”on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests”! J

And though I smile, I am so thankful that my precious grandsons are learning to pray at such a tender age!

And I am so thankful that they feel comfortable sharing their hearts…their concerns (Emmett praying as he heard the sirens in the distance)…and their frustrations (as Hudson prayed)!

And as I watch them…as I listen to their prayers…I realize I can learn so much from them!

To pray continuously throughout the day…just as I do when I am with them!

To pray immediately when something comes to my attention (as Emmett did)…

And it is ok to share my frustrations with God (just as Hudson did)…

He already knows what I am thinking and feeling…so I might as well share it with him!

And then after I have prayed…I just need to rest in Him…

Trusting and believing that God will move in a mighty and powerful way…in His timing!

Just as I am praying for my grandchildren…my children to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ…I am praying that I grow as well!

Dear Heavenly Father…thank you for the faith of a child!  Thank you Lord that we can learn so much from them!  Thank you for tender little hearts…that pray earnestly before you…trusting and believing that you hear their prayers!