The Importance Of Parents Prayers For Child

As Christian parents, we ought to know the power of prayer in our children’s lives. There is so much we want for our children – hopes, plans, career, marriage and so on. To help our children to achieve all these, we have to cover them with prayers. We have to use promises from God’s Word as the basis for praying for our children, and let the reality of those promises come into our children’s lives.

As we pray these promises for our children, we also have to teach and model the concepts that we pray about. Prayer does not free us from our responsibility to teach, train, discipline and guide our children. Your prayers for your children will bring great power if your trust God to work in his way and in his time. Be patient, and keep on praying, miracles will happen in your children’s lives.

(1) Release Your Child Into God’s Hands

Lord,

I surrender my child______________ to you. You know what is best for him and you know what he needs. I release _________________ to You to care for and protect. Holy Spirit, teach me and guide me what and how to pray for ________________. Help me to pray according to your promise and your will. Let your will be done in ______life.

Thank You, Lord for the precious gift of this child. Because Your Word says that every good gift comes from you, You have given him to me to care for and raise. Grant me the wisdom to do that. I release ________________ to you for protection, guidance and counsel. Help me not to live in fear of dangers, but in the joy and peace of knowing that You are in control of him. I rely on you for everything and trust _____________ to you and release _______________ completely into Your loving hands.

In Jesus’ name, I pray

(2) Prayer For Protection Against Harm And Danger

Lord,

I lift _____________up to You and ask that You would cover him/her with the blood of Jesus , and put a hedge of protection around him/her. Protect him/her spirit, body, mind, and emotions from any kind of evil or harm. I pray specifically for protection from all kinds of accidents, disease, injury, physical abuse, mental abuse or emotional abuse.

Hide ____________under the shadow of your wings. Deliver him/her from any kind of evil influences that would come against him/her. Keep him/her safe from any hidden dangers and let no weapon formed against him/her be able to prosper. Make ___________ walk Your Ways and in obedience to Your Will, keep him/her safe in all he/she does and wherever he/she goes.

In Jesus’ name, I pray

(3) Prayer For Honoring Parents

Lord,

Your word instructs, “Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well pleasing unto the Lord .” You promise that children who obey and honor their parents will be greatly blessed.

I pray that you would turn the heart of _______________ toward his/her parents. Help him/her to honor and obey father and mother so that he/she can enjoy good health and long life on the earth – the blessings that result from your commandment.

Give him a heart to fear you, so that whatever he/she does will be pleasing in Your sight. Help him/her to be humble and walk in obedience and submission to You.

In Jesus’ name, I pray

(4) Prayer For Godly Friends

Lord,

I lift up ______________ to You and ask that you would bring godly friends into his life. Give him/her the wisdom to discern between good and bad friends, help him/her to choose friends who are godly. I pray that you would break off his/her relationships with all those ungodly friends or else transform that person into Your likeness.

Your word says, “ He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed” (Proverb 13:20). Protect my child from becoming a companion of fools. Give him/her humble and wise friends with whom he/she can connect, share and learn their wise ways. Deliver him/her from mingling with foolish people. May each of his friendships always glorify You, Lord.

In Jesus’ name, I pray

(5) Prayer For Developing A Hunger For The Things Of God

Lord,

I pray for _______________ to hunger for You. Give her/him a strong desire for the truth of Your Word and a love for Your laws and Your ways. I pray that his/her heart will not have any diversion away from you but that he/she will be repulsed by ungodliness and all that is in opposition to You.

Help him/her to understand that a life controlled by flesh will only reap death. Make him/her fear the Lord and depart from evil. (Proverb 3:7)

I pray that he/she will always desire to be an active member of a Christian church that is alive to the truth of Your Word. Let him/her has a strong desire to read Your Word, meditate on your word and digest your word. Write Your law in his/her mind and on his/ her heart so that he/she always walks with a confident assurance of the righteousness of Your commands.

In Jesus’ name, I pray

(6) Protects Him/her In Temptation

Lord,

I pray that my child ____________ will draw closer and closer to you each day. As he/she stays close to you, Lord, be with him/her in the temptations that come his/her way. You don’t promise to protect us from temptation, but you do promise your help in resisting temptation when we face it, Help ______________ today with the temptation she will face.

Thank you, Lord, for your promise that no temptation will ever be so strong that he/she can’t stand up against it. When he/she is tempted, I trust God you will always show him/her a way out.

Please protect ________________, Lord. You promise that when we resist the devil, he will flee. Help him/her to depend on you for guidance and protection.

In Jesus’ name, I pray

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