Saturday, May 10, 2014

Prayers for My Children...

I sincerely believe one of the most important things we can do for our children is pray for them on a daily basis. There is a war being waged in their lives that we cannot see, but we must combat through prayer. I want to share some prayers I often pray for my children with the hope of inspiring you to search the Scriptures and pray them over your children. God is faithfully watching over his Word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12)!

Let my children's ears be tuned to the still small voice of the Spirit. May they hear the voice of God that they may use their voice to echo Him, not our culture (1 Kings 19:12).

Let the enemy's intentions of evil in my children's life be rendered ineffective like blunted arrows (Ps 58:7, Is 54:17).

In the midst of trials, may my children be confident, trusting the Lord and say, "This I know, God is for me!" (Ps 56:9, Rom 8:31)

May my children make the Lord their constant trust who do not turn away like those who go after a lie (Ps 40:4).

May they be imitators of God, not the world (Eph 5:11, Rom 12:2).

I pray they would be so strong spiritually, so compelled by divine love, that they are fully surrendered and dominated by the Lord with nothing left to self (Eph 3:19, John 3:30).

I pray God would give them one heart and one way that they would fear Him forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. I pray God would make an everlasting covenant with them & will not turn away from doing good to them. I pray God will put the fear of Him in their hearts, that they won't turn from Him (Jer 32:38-41)

May they know the peace of being forgiven (1 John 1:9) and freely forgive others (Col 3:13, Eph 4:32).

May they persevere through trials joyfully (Js 1:2).

May they know the Word and the power of God (Matt 22:29).

I pray they would be caught when they make wrong choices and learn from their mistakes
 (Ps 51, Num 32:23).

I pray they would grow to be some of the most godly people in their sphere of influence and that God would save them from the wrong friends and save them for the right friends. I pray this for their future spouses as well (1 Cor 15:33).

May they have moral discernment between right and wrong (Heb 5:14).

May they have an appetite for good and a hatred of evil (Rom 12:9)

I pray they will have courageous willingness to stand alone under pressure (Dan 1:8-16).

I pray that all of my children will be taught by the Lord and great shall be their peace (Is 54:13).

I pray God will pour out His spirit on my offspring and his blessing on my descendants (Is 44:3).

I pray they will make their lives pure by guarding it according to God's Word (Ps 119:9).

May they have love for others and consider the poor (John 13:34-35, 1 John 4:11, Ps 41:1)

May they obey quickly, without hesitating when they hear the voice of the Lord (Ps 119:60).

Like Timothy, may they be an example to believers in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity
 (1 Tim 4:12).

May they honor their parents (Eph 6:2).

May they fear God, not man (Matt 10:28, Gal 1:10).

May they walk in humility, counting others as more significant and looking out for the interest of others, trusting God to watch over them (Phil 2:3-7).

I pray for God to sanctify them by the truth of His Word (John 17:17).

May they intimately know the Lord's voice and all other voices will sound like a clanging gong in their ears (John 10:27).