Natale said "I have something that I need to talk to you about. Do you remember me telling you how Julia (her 12 year old daughter) was cutting herself a while back?? We had talked about it and it stopped for quite a while. I've discovered she has been cutting again, this time in a place that we couldn't readily see. The doctor said this is common for this age, and we are getting her counseling, but since you are coming to watch the kids this weekend I wanted you to know."
Wow... what a phone call. I have watched Julia since she was a baby. Every week on my day I would go the house and watch her. I know that this is something that she will work out with the counseling.. but still makes me so sad that she looks in the mirror and sees what is "ugly" in her and not what is beautiful.
I have promised to step up and spend more time with Julia..so she will know that she has support in her life as she enters these trying teen years. I see Satan trying to steal her smiles and her joy...but I will be praying..... and others will be praying... and I know that God will not let Satan have this one. Our children are targets. I saw this with my own son. He took a rough road through his teenage years.. he often tells me that he doesn't know how he is still alive today. I tell him - it's because you have a mother who prays for you... a lot. And I will praying for Julia as well.. Satan is attacking our children and we need to take a stand. We need to pray against this by praying for our children. It works. How do I know???
A few years ago after the "To Save a Life" came out, our pastor did a series on to save a family. We started a group for parents.. each week we would meet and discuss points from the movie.. and each week we would pray for our children.... and each week we would report amazing anwers to prayer. One week I reported that I hadn't heard from my son in a while and didn't know how he was doing.. at the end of the meeting my phone rang... and it was my son. When parents pray...God moves. He will be there when we cannot be.
If you have children...pray for them... regularly. If you don't have your own children, pray for relatives or a friend's child. God is bigger than this world.... God is bigger than Satan. Let's show this world what our big God can do... and that we not let Satan corrupt our children with the things of the world.
He hears us when we pray.... and he answers. If you're not sure....
then put him to the test.... and wait to see how he will listen and answer....
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