Praying Circles Around Your Children

I loved Praying Circles Around Your Children by Mark Batterson.  Although this wasn't a freebie, I paid a whole $1.99 for it for my Kindle!  Here are some of the highlights:

"You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent." (Location 39)

"You don't become a praying parent by default.  You do it by design, by desire, by discipline." (Location 94)

"You can't choose Christ for your kids, but you can pray that they choose Christ." (Location 152)

"What other option do we have?  To pray or not to pray - these are the only options." (Location 154)

"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." (Location 177)

"And for the record, prayer is the way we fight our battles." (Location 210)

"You can't practice the spiritual disciplines for your kids; you have to practice them with your kids." (Location 509)

"In fact, I want to give each of my children a Bible that was prayed through specifically for them....My friend Wayne has done the same thing for his children.  He prayed through the entire Bible with each of his children in mind, starting with his oldest son, Timothy.  He circled and underlined verses that were Timothy-specific.  He wrote notes in the margins.  He literally prayed every promise for his children." (Location 543)

"100 percent of the prayers I don't pray won't get answered." (Location 578)

Aren't these wonderful words of wisdom?  This is a book not just to read and mentally agree with, but to put into practice.  I love love love the idea of praying through the entire Bible for each of my children.  It seems overwhelming, but if I start now, I could finish by the time each graduates from high school.  And what better thing could I do as a parent but to pray every promise for my children?  Time to get a Bible for my firstborn and start praying!!