Day 61, 8 weeks 5 days - Endurance

Father, I pray that as I labor daily in love, my endurance would be "inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thess 1:3).  I'm not an evangelist with a huge mission field and I can't see any harvest at the end of my day except my baby's survival. Yet, I continually hope that my prayer for my baby, my demonstrations of affection and love, and my example of walking in Your strength, reading Your Word and declaring Your greatness is making an impact.  I hope this child would love and serve You in this life and "welcome the message with joy given by the Holy Spirit" when he is old enough to understand the truth of the Gospel.  (1 Thess 1:6). 

Tip: It's never too early to pray specifically about your child's future faith, marriage, career, ministry, character, etc. Write down some of these prayers so your child will know the blessings you prayed for him/her this first year.