Guard Your Heart - Proverbs 4:23

Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it. (Proverbs 4:23)

Dear Father,

It is my great desire that these little ones do good and righteous things in and with their lives, but more than that I pray that they desire deeply to do those things. I pray that it is not simply a matter of duty or fear of getting caught (though those motives may be a safety net at times), rather I pray that they have a deep desire to do what is right in your eyes in order to please you. I pray that their hearts are turned to you and that, though they will fail and make mistakes, their homing device will be the draw of their hearts to yours. Create in them a pure heart O God, one that guides them all the days of their lives.

Amen