Pray for Mental Health

I just wrote a newsletter for Philhaven as one of my copy jobs, and there were several initiatives they are working on geared toward families. One is called "Shaping Your Family's Future" where you look at how your upbringing has shaped your personality, and then you intentionally decide what traits you want to pass on to your children. Another is family therapy, where children's behavior has become so out of hand that therapists go to the family's house to help. The list goes on and on. The more I wrote about it, the more I prayed fervantly for Joshua. While I'll come back to the two final "Juicy Fruits," please take today to pray today for Joshua's mental health. Pray that we will be good role models, pass onto him our positive traits, and that God would block anything negative. Pray for his self-esteem, his ability to make friends quickly & easily, and that he would know that he is fearfully & wonderfully made. Pray that he would know how special he is and just how much we love him. Pray that he would NEVER even think of committing suicide or hurting himself in any way as a teenager. Please pray that we would always provide a loving house and encouragement to him. Pray that he takes positive steps toward keeping his mental health in check like drinking water, exercising, sleeping at least eight hours and not stressing over the small things in life. And, pray that we would do the same to show him the way...thank you for your prayers! I haven't been able to stop thinking about these things since this copy job, so I appreciate you taking a moment to pray for Joshua & us today!