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His Fatherhood
Lord, I pray that my husband will inspire his chil- dren to honor him as their father so that their lives will be long and blessed. May he delight in his children and long to grow them up Your way. Help him not to be non-communicative, passive, critical, weak, unin- terested, neglectful, undependable, or uninvolved. Make him, instead, the kind of father who is inter- ested, affectionate, involved, strong, consistent, de- pendable, verbally communicative, understanding, and patient. Being a good father is something he wants very much. I pray that You would give him that desire of his heart.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will delight in him. PROVERBS 23:24
His Past
Lord, I pray that You would enable (husband’s name) to let go of his past completely. Deliver him from any hold it has on him. Help him to put off his former conduct and habitual ways of thinking about it and be renewed in his mind (Ephesians 4:22-23). En- large his understanding to know that You make all things new (Revelation 21:5). Show him a fresh, Holy Spirited-inspired way of relating to negative things that have happened. Give him the mind of Christ so that he can clearly discern our voice from the voices of the past. When he hears those old voices, enable him to rise up and shut them down with the truth of Your Word.
If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have be- come new. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17
Lord I pray that wherever my husband has experi- enced rejection in his past, he would not allow that to color what he sees and hears now. May he regard the past as only a history lesson and not a guide for his daily life. Wherever his past has become an unpleas- ant memory, I pray You would redeem it and bring life out of it. Bind up his wounds (Psalm 147:3). Restore his soul (Psalm 23:3). Help him to release the past so that he will not live in it, but learn from it, break out of it, and move into the future You have for him.
Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new things, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. ISAIAH 43:18-19
Birthday Celebration Held For Valrico Resident
It was a day of celebration as friends, family, and some acquaintances gathered at the lovely home of Sarah Molbert to wish her Happy Birthday. (PHOTOS BY JULIA JACKSON)
The guest of honor, Sarah Mol- bert, with her daughter, Terri Lynn Corlier.
Joining the honoree, Sarah Molbert (extreme right) were: Jerri Dunn, Kemly Destine, and Marie Knight.
Brothers, Derrick and Larry James, at- tended the birthday celebration.
Georgette Tyson and Mary Gastoria.
Wishing Ms. Molbert a happy birthday were: Karla Dazzie, Marla Kempler, Desi Munnez, Tesia Lysetta, Gail Merreitt, Linda Jesturne, Lyone Jesturne, and Myrle Lee.
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