By Jenn Soehnlin. A few ideas for praying these Scriptures:

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1 By Jenn Soehnlin This list is by no means all that you can be praying for your child. This list is in no particular order. Simply use it as a springboard to help you pray for your child. A few ideas for praying these Scriptures: 1) Put your child s name in each verse and make it applicable to your child. For example, both my sons are delayed in speech. The third scripture on this list is for your child s words, that a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. So I thank God for each new apple of gold my child has learned, and pray that their language will grow, that they will have new apples of gold each day, etc. 2) Pray these Scriptures over your child, as blessings. The first few months I used this list, I went through them in my own time with the Lord. But when my younger son was struggling with a loooot of anxiety, I pulled out this list, placed my hand over his anxious heart, read the 23rd Scripture in this list about peace, and prayed for peace in his heart. Slowly we began to see him becoming more secure and less anxious. 3) Place the relevant Scriptures where you and your children can see them often. My younger son was fearful before bed of monsters, and no matter how much I tried to reassure him they didn t exist, he wasn t convinced. I wrote the 25th Scripture on this list on a notecard and taped it next to his bed and read it over him every night before bed. If he expressed fear, I d show him the card and remind him that God would give him peace and keep him safe, and though he was too young to read the card, he was reassured by it.

2 1. Pray that your child would grow..in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and with man. Luke 2:52 2. Pray for your child s future. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 3. Pray for your child s words. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Proverbs 25:11 4. Pray for your child s courage. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 5. Pray for your child to love God. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your mind and all your strength. Luke 10:27 6. Pray for your child to respect others. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10 7. Pray for your child to grow in wisdom. For the Lord gives wisdom, from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 8. Pray that your child would be victorious. With your help I can advance against a troop, with my God I can scale a wall. Psalm 18:29 9. Pray that your child would be thankful, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:20

3 10. Pray that your child would grow in obedience. Children, obey your parents, for this is right. Honor your father and mother, the first commandment with a promise, so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on earth. Ephesians 6: Pray that your child would experience health. I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. 3 John 1:2 12. Pray that your child would be joyful. May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in him. Romans 15: Pray for your child s purpose. For we are God s masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2: Pray for your child s friends. There are friends who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18: Pray for your child s faith. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6: Pray for your child s generosity, that they would be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 1 Timothy 6: Pray for your child s perseverance...never tire of doing what is good. 2 Thessalonians 3: Pray that your child would grow in self-control. For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say no to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives Titus 2: Pray that your child would grow in compassion....encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. 1 Thessalonians 5: Pray that your child would be a witness. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. Do this with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3: Pray that your child would grow in maturity. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching...instead, speaking the truth in love, will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is Christ. Ephesians 4:14-15

4 22. Pray your child would grow in understanding, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding--indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. Proverbs 2: Pray your child would have peace in their heart. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14: Pray that your child would grow in patience. Be patient, then, brothers until the Lord s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm...don t grumble against each other, brothers... James 5: Pray for your child s sleep. I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, LORD, make me lie in safety. Psalm 4:8 26. Pray that your child would grow in humility. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 27. Pray for your child s mind. Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. Philippians 4:8 28. Pray that your child would love others. Love is patient and kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrong. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13: Pray for your child s salvation. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest we were by nature objects of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. Ephesians 2: Pray for your child s protection. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Psalm 91:4

5 Treasure your time praying for your children, and get ready to see God do mighty things in their lives. :)