Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Things to Pray for My Children



1. That they will know Christ as Savior early in life
(Psalm 63:1; 2 Timothy 3:15)

2. That they will fear the Lord & serve Him
(Deuteronomy 6:13)

3. That they will have a hatred for sin.
(Psalm 97:10)

4. That they will be caught when guilty
and gratefully receive discipline
(Psalm119:71)

5. That they will accept responsibility for their sins
(Psalm51:1-4,9,10)

6. That they will have quick, repentant hearts
(Psalm51:1-3)

7. That they will be teachable & able to take correction
(Isaiah54:13;Proverbs 13:1)

8. That they will be protected from the evil one
in each area of their lives:
spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, & physically
(John17:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:22-23; Matthew6:13)

9. That they will have a responsible attitude
& excellent spirit in all their ways & relationships
(Daniel 6:3)

10. That their lives will bear the fruit of the Spirit
(Galatians 5:22,23)

11. That they will live by the Spirit & not gratify their flesh
(Galatians 5:16)

12. That they will honor their parents so all will go well with them
(Ephesians 6:1,2)

13. That they will respect those in authority over them
(Romans13:1; Exodus 20:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13;
Ephesians 6:1-3,5-7)


14. That they will desire the right kind of friends
& be protected from the wrong friends
& those who would corrupt them
(Proverbs 10,11,19)

15. That they will be kept from the wrong mate
& saved for the right one
(2 Corninthians6:14-17)

16. That they, as well as those they marry,
will be kept pure until marriage
(1 Corinthians 6:18-20)

17. That they will learn to totally submit to God
& actively resist Satan in all circumstances
(James 4:7)

18. That they will trust in the Lord for direction in their lives
(Proverbs 3:5,6)

19. That they will be singlehearted & wholly committed
to the Lord Jesus Christ
(Romans 12:1-2)

20. That they will be hedged by God so that they
cannot find their way to wrong people or wrong places
& that the wrong people cannot find their way to them.
(Hosea 2:6)


"I have no greater joy than to hear
that my children walk in truth."

~ 3 John 1:4


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The Purpose in My Prayer Closet...

Greetings...

The longer I am a mother,
the more I learn the importance of praying
for the children that God has entrusted me with.

Though training them in righteousness
according to God's Word,
it is all in vain if I am not praying fervently
that the Lord will do His great work in them.

It is my desire and goal to use this blog
as my online prayer journal
as I pray fervently for my children.

Here I will pour out my heart to the Lord as I
"come boldly unto the throne of grace."