A Heartfelt Prayer for My Children
As I lift my children up to You, dear Heavenly Father, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the precious gift of their salvation. Thank You for choosing them to be part of Your family and mine, and for lavishing Your riches and inheritance upon them, despite their inability to earn or deserve it.
Guiding Their Steps
I pray that my children’s legs will always walk in step with You, neither racing ahead nor lagging behind. May they be constant companions with Jesus, and may You guide them along the path You have chosen for them. Give them the strength to persevere when they feel weak, and the courage to keep walking with You, even when the road ahead seems uncertain.
Firm Foundations
I pray that You will place their feet firmly on the rock of Jesus, whispering words of encouragement in their ears and spirits when storms arise or worldly attractions try to lead them astray. May they stand firm, unwavering in their commitment to You.
Using Their Gifts
Through my children’s arms, I pray that You will work Your wonders. Strengthen them, hold them up, and direct them to do Your will. May their time on earth be valuable for eternity, not just a fleeting moment.
Prayerful Hearts
I pray that my children’s hands will often be folded in prayer, and that they will become mighty in prayer. Teach them to pray according to Your heart, and enable them to live lives that reflect Your signature, “This one is the Lord’s.”
Unwavering Resolve
Give my children the patience to wait on You, Lord, that You may renew their spirits and they may soar like eagles. By Your enabling power, make their will as strong as iron, clinging to what is good and resisting evil.
Shaping Their Character
I pray that You will shape my children’s character, making it strong and godly. Use godly men and women to mold, shape, and weave their character, beliefs, and views of You as You desire.
Clear Conscience
Enable them to maintain a clear conscience, quickly acknowledging sin and confessing their wrongs. Give them humility to seek forgiveness from those they offend, and enlarge their hearts to grant forgiveness freely, even before it is asked.
Guarding Their Hearts
Protect their hearts from harm, keeping them soft when compassion is required, firm when “tough love” is necessary, and always holy.
Protecting Their Bodies
By Your power, protect their bodies, keeping them well and safe, and healing them when they are sick or injured. Comfort them when they are afraid, lonely, sad, or discouraged.
Illuminating Their Minds
Give them knowledge and wisdom regarding the things of Christ, and ignorance of sin. Grant them Your wisdom and discernment to evaluate what they see, and filter what they will see through holy filters.
Sanctifying Their Resources
Sanctify their pocketbooks, teaching them to be good stewards of what You give them. Show them the principles of Your economy, and help them acknowledge that everything is Yours, eliminating worry and fear of loss.
Abiding in Righteousness
I pray that my children will abide in righteousness, living worthy of the One who purchased their lives from destruction and eternal death. Show them that life is in Christ alone, and that there is no other source of life, joy, light, peace, comfort, love, or truth that can endure forever.
Trusting in Your Power
Father-God, I place all these things in Your hands, trusting in the One who is able to do all things, beyond anything we ask or imagine. To You be all glory, honor, and praise, Amen.
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