Prayer
for Our Children
1. SALVATION.
"Lord, let salvation spring up within my children, that they may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus,
with eternal glory" (Isaiah
45:8, 2 Timothy 2:10).
2. GROWTH IN GRACE. "I pray that my children may grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:18).
3. LOVE.
"Grant, Lord, that my children may learn to live a life of love, through the Spirit who dwells in them" (Galations
5:25, Ephesians 5:2).
4. HONESTY AND INTEGRITY. "May integrity and honesty be their virtue and their protection" (Psalm
25:21).
5.
SELF-CONTROL. "Father, help my children not to be like many others around them, but let them be alert and self-controlled
in all they do" (1 Thessalonians 5:6).
6. LOVE FOR GOD'S WORD. "May my children
grow to find Your Word more precious than pure gold and sweeter than honey from the comb" (Psalm 19:10).
7. JUSTICE. "God, help my children to love
justice as You do and act justly in all they do" (Psalm 11:7, Micah 6:8).
8. MERCY. "May my children always be merciful,
just as their Father is merciful" (Luke 6:36).
9. RESPECT. (for self, others, authority). "Father, grant that my children may
show proper respect to everyone, as Your Word commands" (1 Peter 2:17).
10. SELF-ESTEEM. "Help my children develop
a strong self-esteem that is rooted in the realization that they are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians
2:10).
11.
FAITHFULNESS. "Let love and faithfulness never leave my children, but bind these twin virtues around their necks
and write them on the tablet of their hearts" (Proverbs 3:3).
12. COURAGE. "May my children always be strong and courageous
in their character and actions" (Deuteronomy 31:6).
13. PURITY. "Create in them a a pure
heart, O God, and let that purity
of heart be shown in their actions" (Psalm 51:10).
14. KINDNESS. "Lord, may my children always try to be kind to
each other and to everyone else" (1 Thessalonians 5:15).
15. GENEROSITY. "Grant that my children may be generous and willing
to share, and so lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age" (1 Timothy 6:18-19).
16. PEACE-LOVING.
"Father, let my children make every effort to do what leads to peace" (Romans 14:19).
17. JOY. "May my children be filled with the joy given by the
Holy Spirit" (1 Thessalonians
1:6).
18.
PERSEVERANCE. "Lord, teach my children perseverance in all they do, and help them especially to run with perseverance
the race marked out for them" (Hebrews 12:1).
19. HUMILITY. "God, please cultivate in my children the ability to show true humility
toward all" (Titus 3:2).
20. COMPASSION. "Lord, please clothe my children with the virtue of compassion" (Colossians 3:12).
21. RESPONSIBILITY. "Grant that my children
may learn responsibility, for each one should carry his own load" (Galations 6:5).
22. CONTENTMENT. "Father, teach my children
the secret of being content in any and every situation, through Him who gives them strength" (Philippians 4:12-13).
23. FAITH.
"I pray that faith will find root and grow in my children's hearts, that by faith they may gain what has been promised
to them" (Luke 17:5-6, Hebrews 11:1-40).
24. A SERVANT'S HEART. "God, please help my children develop servants' hearts, that
they may serve wholeheartedly, as if they were serving the Lord, not men" (Ephesians 6:7).
25. HOPE. "May the hope
of God grant that my children may overflow with hope and hopefulness by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Romans 15:13).
26. WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY TO WORK. "Teach my children,
Lord, to value work and to work at it with all their heart, as working for the Lord, not men" (Colossians 3:23).
27. PASSION
FOR GOD. "Lord, please instill in my children a soul that 'followeth hard after thee' (Psalm 63:8), one that clings
passionately to You."
