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- Pray that your children will fear the
Lord and serve Him: “You shall fear the Lord your God; and you shall
worship Him, and swear by His name.” Deuteronomy 6:13
- Pray that your children will know
Christ as Savior early in life: “O God, Thou art my God; I shall seek Thee
earnestly; my soul thirsts for Thee, my flesh yearns for Thee, in a dry and
weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1
- Pray that your children will hate sin:
“Hate evil, you who love the Lord, who preserves the souls of His godly
ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” Psalm 97:10
- Pray that your children will be caught
when they are guilty: “It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I may
learn Thy statutes.” Psalm 119:71
- Pray that your child will have a
responsible attitude in all their interpersonal relationships: “Then this
Daniel began distinguishing himself among the commissioners and satraps
because he possessed extraordinary spirit, and the king planned to appoint
him over the entire kingdom.” Daniel 6:3
- Pray that your children will respect
those in authority over them: “Let every person be in subjection to the
governing authorities. For there is no authority except God, and those
which exist are established by God.” Romans 13:1
- Pray that your children will desire the
right kind of friends and be protected from the wrong kind: “My son, if
sinners entice you, do not consent…Do not walk in the way of them. Keep
your feet from their path.” Proverbs 1:10, 15
- Pray that your children will be kept
from the wrong mate and saved for the right one: “Do not be bound together
with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness,
or what fellowship has light with darkness.” 2 Corinthians 6:14
- Pray that your children and their
prospective mates will be kept pure until marriage: “Flee immorality…Do
you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you,
whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been
bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.” 1 Corinthians
6:18-20
- Pray that your children will learn to
submit totally to God and to actively resist Satan in all circumstances:
“Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
James 4:7
- Pray that your children will be
single-hearted, willing to be sold out to Jesus: “I urge you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy
sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that you mat prove what the will of God is, that which is
good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:1,2
- Pray that your children will be hedged
in so they cannot find their way to wrong people or wrong places, and that
wrong people cannot find their way to your children: “Therefore, behold, I
will hedge up her way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her so
that she cannot find her paths. And she will pursue her lovers, but she
will not overtake them; and she will seek them, but not find them.” Hosea
2:6,7
- Pray that your children will have
quick, repentant hearts: “Be gracious to me, O God, according to Thy
lovingkindness; according to the greatness of Thy compassion blot out my
transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from
my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.” Psalm
51:1-3
- Pray that your children will honor
their parents so all will go well with them: “Children, obey your parents
in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and your mother (which
is the first commandment with a promise), that it may be well with you,
and that you may live long on the earth.” Ephesians 6:1,2
- Pray that your children will be
teachable and able to take correction: “And all your sons will be taught
of the Lord; and the well-being of your sons will be great.” Isaiah 54:13
“A wise child accepts his parent’s discipline, but a scoffer does not
listen to rebuke.” Proverbs 13:1
- Pray that your children’s lives will
bear the fruit of the Spirit: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22,23
- Pray that your children will live by the
Spirit and not gratify their flesh: “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry
out the desire of the flesh.” Galatians 5:16
- Pray that your children will trust in
the Lord for direction in their lives, including their occupation: “Trust in
the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all
your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5,6
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