This Week’s Midweek Reflection:
“A Parent’s Prayer”
Read: Various verses below
Last week I started with the question, “Did you pray this morning as you started your day?” This week I am asking parents, grandparents, and others “Did you pray for the children as you started your day?” If you are single or do not have children perhaps you can pray these prayers over the children of our church, community, or world. Here are some powerful ways and verses that I ran across recently from Club 31 Women.
Strength – Pray that God gives them strength to do what they need to do each day. “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
Courage – Pray that they will be brave as they face the challenges that are before them. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
Peace – Ask that their hearts will be calm and peaceful as they go through their day and in their sleep at night. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6
Provision – Ask God to provide for all that they need, for stamina, spirit, and finances, for each day. “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19
Direction – Pray that the Lord will lead them as they begin to make more and more decisions as they get older. “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 straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
Protection – Ask that God keeps them safe in this increasingly unsafe world. That He will protect them from harm and wickedness. “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2
Love– Pray the your/our children are filled with the love of God. That they will know how deeply they are loved, and that love will overflow onto others. “Love is patient, and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way.” 2 Corinthians 13
Make it Personal: Use these as a guide in your prayers for the children. Then allow the Holy Spirit to guide you into specific prayers for the children in your family, in your church, in your community, or around the world.
Have a wonderful week, Pastor Glen Rhodes