Praying for My Family Part 2Sample

THE ENEMY'S TOOL: DISTRACTION

The second tool that the enemy uses in our families is distraction. Satan wants us to look away from the goodness and guidance of Jesus to the flashy things off to the side of the road. These flashy things could be entertainment, sports, phone usage, work, and social media. In and of themselves, many of these things are neither good nor bad, but they can serve Satan by distracting us from building relationships with and meeting the needs of our family. He wants to keep us busy and running from one thing to the next instead of building deep and good relationships with our family. He is distracting us from helping each other grow in faith and reminding each other of the work and power of the gospel in our lives.

But God wants us to keep our eyes focused on Jesus. He encourages us repeatedly to be faithful and look to him, and he will even give us the strength to do this! As we pray, we can keep our heart, mind, and focus fixed on Him, and through prayer, we can more easily see the things that distract us and turn back to Jesus.

Ask Yourself:
- What are some of the common distractions for me? For other members of my family?
- How can I prayerfully set aside these distractions and work towards building better relationships with my family?

Pause to Pray for your family: Use today’s scriptures to pray against distraction and for you and your family to stay focused on Jesus. Use this prompt to get started -

Lord Jesus, forgive me for the ways that I am distracted from my relationship with you...help my family and me to keep our eyes focused on you and on building strong, healthy relationships with each other...thank you for how you continue to call me back to you... Amen.