Day 3 – Fight for Hearts

This is your space for reflection and This is your space for reflection and prayer. Take a moment to quiet your mind prayer. Take a moment to quiet your mind prayer. Take a moment to quiet your mind and heart. As you prepare for this time, and heart. As you prepare for this time, and heart. As you prepare for this time, take a deep breath take a deep breath take a deep breath and remember God is fighting for you and and remember God is fighting for you and and remember God is fighting for you and he is with you. Today's scripture is he is with you. Today's scripture is he is with you. Today's scripture is Nehemiah Nehemiah Nehemiah 4:14. Fight for your families, your sons and Fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your your daughters, your wives and your your daughters, your wives and your homes. homes. homes. Nehemiah's people were under attack. And Nehemiah's people were under attack. And Nehemiah's people were under attack. And so he reminded the Israelites of why so he reminded the Israelites of why so he reminded the Israelites of why they were fighting. They were fighting they were fighting. They were fighting they were fighting. They were fighting for the future of their families. for the future of their families. for the future of their families. They were fighting for the freedom to They were fighting for the freedom to They were fighting for the freedom to worship God together and love him. The worship God together and love him. The worship God together and love him. The ultimate battle we fight for our ultimate battle we fight for our ultimate battle we fight for our families is not about schedules, families is not about schedules, families is not about schedules, rules, or routines. It's about fighting rules, or routines. It's about fighting rules, or routines. It's about fighting for hearts. God longs for every member for hearts. God longs for every member for hearts. God longs for every member of your family to know him, to love him, of your family to know him, to love him, of your family to know him, to love him, and to live fully in his freedom and and to live fully in his freedom and and to live fully in his freedom and grace.

grace. grace. Repeat after me. Repeat after me. Repeat after me. Jesus, capture our hearts again. Turn us toward you. Turn us toward you. [Music] [Music] [Music] May my home be filled with love for you May my home be filled with love for you May my home be filled with love for you above all else. above all else. above all else. [Music] [Music] [Music] Who in your family needs you to fight Who in your family needs you to fight Who in your family needs you to fight for their heart today? for their heart today? for their heart today? Picture them. Picture them. Picture them. pray specifically for their heart that pray specifically for their heart that pray specifically for their heart that they would love God deeply, that their they would love God deeply, that their they would love God deeply, that their faith would grow, that their joy would faith would grow, that their joy would faith would grow, that their joy would be full in him. be full in him. be full in him. [Music] [Music] [Music] As you prepare to leave this space, ask As you prepare to leave this space, ask As you prepare to leave this space, ask God to give you an opportunity to God to give you an opportunity to God to give you an opportunity to nurture your family's faith today. Then nurture your family's faith today. Then nurture your family's faith today. Then repeat the following words and commit to repeat the following words and commit to repeat the following words and commit to living them out.

living them out. living them out. God, today I choose to fight for the God, today I choose to fight for the God, today I choose to fight for the hearts of my family. hearts of my family. hearts of my family. [Music] [Music] [Music] Help me to fight not with anger or Help me to fight not with anger or Help me to fight not with anger or control for my family, but with love, control for my family, but with love, control for my family, but with love, patience, and truth. patience, and truth. patience, and truth. [Music] Teach me to nurture hearts, not just Teach me to nurture hearts, not just manage behaviors. Let us love you with all our heart, Let us love you with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Amen. Amen. Thanks for joining us today. We hope Thanks for joining us today. We hope Thanks for joining us today. We hope this time refreshed you and left you this time refreshed you and left you this time refreshed you and left you feeling closer to Jesus. As you go about feeling closer to Jesus. As you go about feeling closer to Jesus. As you go about your day, continue to reflect on all your day, continue to reflect on all your day, continue to reflect on all that God has shown you. that God has shown you. that God has shown you. [Music]