Have you ever struggled in prayer for your own kids? I have, and somehow I know that I am not the only parent who has had a desire to pray for my children in a way that would be fervent prayers availing much as James speaks of in the book of the Bible that carries his name. The Bible says that if a righteous man prays this way that those prayers availeth much (James 5:16). In the NLT this passage reads this way: The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. That is what I desired in my prayers for my children but I found myself wondering after I put them to bed and prayed for them, “was that earnest enough?”
As in many areas of my life, God has transformed the way I pray for my children and for the children of this amazing Church and the community. God showed me something that has taken this aspect of my ministry as a Father of my children to a whole new level and today I want to share it with you.
God showed me His Word through a book that I ordered that was written by children’s pastor. In this book the author explains that praying scripture over our children is fervent, earnest, has great power, and will availeth much! Let me show you…
Read the scripture first and then pray with your focus of your prayers on your kids…
“Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”
- Pray that your children would not listen to worldly, ungodly advice but that they would listen to wise advice from their parents, pastors, Church leaders, and other godly people in their lives.
- Pray that your children will not connect themselves with sinful friends that will be a negative influence in their lives but that they would have good Christian friends and they would influence others in their walk with the Lord.
- Pray that your children would not associate with people who would mock faith in Christ but that they would live a life of being totally unashamed of the Gospel and be a bright light in a dark world.
Psalm 1:2
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”
- Pray that your children will fall in love with God’s Word. Pray that they will read it, study it, memorize it, and most importantly live the Word. Pray that they will be doers of the Word.
Psalm 1:3
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
- Pray that your children will always stay close to God because He is the source of their strength and every good thing comes from the Lord.
- Pray that they would follow the Lord’s leading all of their life, that God would bless their work and everything they do would be for His glory!
Psalm 1:4
“The ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind driveth away.”
Pray that your children will be firmly rooted in the Word and in the things of God, in their Faith, Love, and Purity and that they would not be swayed by the worldliness around them.
“Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.”
- Pray that your children shall stand with those who have loved God with all of their hearts and spent their days on this earth serving Him as a true act of devoted worship.
“For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
- Pray that the Lord would watch over your children in all that they do. Pray that God would guide them by His Spirit and teach them with His truth. Pray that God will give them His armor and protect them from every attack of the enemy and that He would pull them through the storms of life and make them stronger and wiser.
God has used His Word to transform my prayer life for my children and yours. I know that these prayers are powerful and no longer do I wonder if my prayer was earnest. God wants to transform how we pray for our children, this was just one short chapter in the Bible. There are 66 books in the Word full of promises and truths to be prayed and spoken over this generation… God Bless You, I love you all.
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