When it’s my time to tuck in the grandboy we start with prayers of thankfulness, then prayers for help.<\/p>\n
That puts us in the right state of mind and reminds us that God has provided so much for us already.<\/p>\n
Also this tells us that God comes first in our lives before anything we want or need.<\/p>\n
That’s not my invention; that pattern was stolen straight from the Lord’s Prayer :p<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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