Prayer is one of the most powerful tools in the hypothetical parenting toolbox. But, sometimes it’s hard to know where to begin. As parents, we have so many concerns, fears, and anxieties about our children’s future, but God tells us not be worriers.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” Matt 6:25-27 NIV
Here’s a list of biblical ideas to help guide you as you pray for your children. We love this list because it gives Bible references for each prayer.
Sunday:
Pray that they will know Christ as Savior early in life. (Psalm 63:1 & 2 Timothy 3:15)
That they will have hatred for sin and evil. (Psalm 97:10)
Monday:
That they will be caught when guilty. (Psalm 119:71)
That they will be protected from evil in every area of their lives: spiritual, emotional, physical, etc. (Luke 2:52)
Tuesday:
That they will have a responsible attitude in all their relationships. (Daniel 6:3)
That they will respect those in authority over them. (Romans 13:1)
Wednesday:
That they will desire the right kind of friends and be protected from the wrong friends. (Proverbs 1:10-11)
That they will be kept from the wrong mate and saved for the right one. (2 Corinthians 6:14-20)
Thursday:
That they, as well as those they marry, will be kept pure until marriage. (1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
That they will learn to totally submit to God and actively resist temptation in all circumstances. (James 4:7)
Friday:
That they will be wholeheartedly sold out to serving Jesus Christ. (Romans 12:1-2)
That they will be hedged in so they cannot find their way to wrong people or wrong places, and that the wrong people cannot find their way to them. ( Hosea 2:6)
Saturday:
That their children and grandchildren will know Christ as Savior and serve Him with their whole heart, soul, mind, and strength. (Matthew 22:37-38)
That, when they leave home, it will be with an eternal perspective and Christ-like values and characteristics. (Isaiah 40:8)