Prayers 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,  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 much 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)  BIBLICAL SELF-ESTEEM.  "Help my children develop a strong self-esteem that is rooted in the realisation 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."

God Bless the children of our world!