Book Drawing! “The Parent’s Battle Plan: Warfare Strategies to Win Back Your Prodigal” by Laine Lawson Craft

I’m so excited to feature the latest book by Laine Lawson Craft as this month’s feature for my book drawing. UPDATE: The drawing is closed; J.D. is the winner. Congratulations, J.D.!

In Laine’s book, she will share the prayers, Scripture passages, weapons, practical applications, and tools she used and has shared with other parents in the same battle. She wants to provide the hope and guidance that caused her to be effective in the war for her children. Laine says, “We can take back what the enemy has stolen, but we must know the strategies to activate our victory. Most importantly, we have to start today.”

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To enter the drawing for Laine’s book, read the excerpt from her book and then see the instructions below.

Our Children Belonged to God First

by Laine Lawson Craft

No matter what we are facing with our children, there is one—and only one—fact to which we can cling during the lowest times of chaos. Our children belonged to God before they were lent to us. When we were busy dreaming about what color hair our child would have or what gender our loved one was going to be, God already knew. There is a huge difference between what we did and what He did to usher them into the world. God literally called them into existence.

God is all-seeing and all-knowing. Nothing exists outside of Him, and nothing happens without His knowledge. The Bible tells us, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). This demonstrates His foreknowledge of children. When God speaks to Jeremiah, He prefers him to know of his origin. This means every human, including our child, has a relationship with his or her Creator from pre-birth to the afterlife. It is truly an eternal partnership.

If God brought our children into existence, then it follows suit that He specifically entrusted them to us.

He intends us to love and care for them throughout their lives. The Bible includes many tips and guidelines on how to do that. Most of us have heard the declaration, “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he grows older he will not abandon it” (Proverbs 22:6 NASB). There is no doubt that, as parents, we all try to do that very thing. Some of our children, however, have to run interference with an unseen enemy that can alter their paths greatly. Depending on how much they listen to our advice versus how much they listen to outside influ- ences, this verse may seem beyond impossible to stand on or believe.

And that is just what dark influences would have us do. It is our job not to go down the proverbial rabbit hole with our children. We are, instead, to choose to fight to bring them back into our plane of existence. Although we may be tempted to give up or feel we have failed, God still believes in our ability to walk through “better or worse” with them. He will give us the strength to get through it all.

Thank you, Laine, for your inspiration and encouragement.

To enter the drawing, go to this blog post and make a comment. Only USA addresses can win. The drawing will end Monday May 8th, 2023. UPDATE: the drawing is closed.

Laine Lawson Craft partners with parents of prodigal teens and young adults, with her new book, The Parent’s Battle Plan: Warfare Strategies to Win Back Your Prodigal. She is a bestselling and award-winning author, popular media host, and in-demand speaker. The founder and publisher of WHOAwomen magazine (2010-2018), she regularly hosts online challenges and masterclasses and Facebook Live events that reach thousands. Her Warfare Parenting podcast encourages parents of prodigal children. Laine and her husband, Steve, have three children, a son-in-love and a daughter-in-love.

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