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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, 2 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!

HOW TO PRAY FOR YOUR CHILD

1. Pray NOTHING hinders your child from accepting Christ as his personal
Savior early in life. (Matthew 19:14)

2. Pray your child learns to know God and will have a deep desire to do
God's will for his life. (Psalms 119:27,30,34, 35).

3. Pray child hears stories from the Bible that will be a basis for his
decisions throughout life. (Ecclesiastes 12:1, Psalms 71:17).

4. Pray child will-develop a keen sense of right and wrong and that he will
truly abhor evil and cling to that which is good. (Psalms 139:23-4).

5. Pray child will increase in wisdom (mentally) and in stature (physically)
and in favor with God (spiritually) and man (socially). (Luke 2:52). This
prayer covers his total development to his full potential.

6. Pray that child will develop a thankful heart and a positive mental
attitude. (Psalm 126:2-3, Romans 8:31)

7. Pray that God protect child from Satan and his wiles in every area of his
life. (John 17:55, Psalm 121)

8. Pray that God would destroy the enemies in his life whether they be
weaknesses, lying, selfishness etc. (Psalms 120:2; 140).

9. Pray that God would make him successful in the work God has for him to
do. (Psalm 118:25, 139:9-10)

10. Pray he have a strong sense of belonging to a family that is loving and
dwells together in unity (Psalms 133, Colossians 3:12-14).

11. Pray he will respect authority. (Romans 13:1, Ephesians 6:1-4).

12. Pray that his entire life will be a testimony of the greatness and love
of Christ. (Phillippians 2:15-16 Thess 5:2-3)

If you pray one of these a month, you will have your child covered for a
year!

A Handy Reference List of Urgent Bible Verses

Security.... ......... ......... ........Psalm 121:3
In sorrow...... ......... ......... .....John 14
In danger...... ......... ......... .....Psalm 91
Assurance... ......... ......... ........Mark 8:35
Depression.. ......... ......... ........Psalm 27
Down and out......... ......... ........Romans 8:31
Having sinned...... ......... ......... .Psalm 51
Selfish prayers..... ......... ......... Psalm 67
Peace and rest........ ......... .......Matthew 11:25-30
Excessive worry....... ......... .......Matthew 6:19-34
Bitter and critical.... ......... ......I Corinthians 13
Lonely and fearful..... ......... ......Psalm 23
Courage for a task........ ......... ...Joshua 1
When men fail you......... ......... ...Psalm 27
Faith needs stirring.... ......... .....Hebrews 11
Christian assurance... ......... .......Romans 8:1-30
Pocketbook is empty....... ......... ...Psalm 37
People seem unkind...... ......... .....John 15
If you want to be fruitful.... ........John 15
Investments and returns..... ......... .Mark 10
Get along with fellow men......... ... Romans 12
Paul's secret to happiness... ......... Colossians 3:12-17
Great invention/opportuni ty....... ....Isaiah 55
When Yahveh seems far away........ .......Psalm 139
Losing confidence in people...... .....I Corinthians 13
Understanding of Christianity. ....... II Corinthians 5:15-19
Discouraged about your work........ ...Psalm 126
Self pride/greatness takes hold...... Psalm 19
When the world seems bigger than Yah... Psalm 90

A Revelation of Prayer
by Bishop Eddie L. Long

I challenge you to eliminate everything from prayer that has nothing to do with God. Many of us are mad with God because He has not answered our prayer, and half the time we have not even prayed. It is not as complicated as we make it. It appears that we pray only when we are at our wits end, when we run out of ourselves. You are not really praying, because you do not know what prayer is until you come to your wits end, then you cry out. That's prayer, because at that moment you have no agenda. Prayer is really not a part of our natural life. It is not ordinary. To worldly-minded people, it's not sensible. Prayer is actually an interruption of our personal goals. You are telling God, "I interrupt my personal goals and ambitions to submit myself to yours." Most folks pray according to their desire and are actually asking God to fall in line with what will personally satisfy them. Unless you understand that prayer is an interruption in your plans, I propose to you that
you are not talking to God.

Prayer is not a way of developing us; what God is doing through prayer is waking up Him in you. Most folks pray to improve their program or their self-image. God says, "I'm telling you to commune with Me because I'm in you, so My character and nature can come through you."

We look at prayer as a means of getting things for ourselves. God's idea of prayer is for His holiness, purpose, and wise order to come into our lives. We must remember that there is a difference between God's order and His permissive will. His order is His character and His permissive will is what He will permit. It is His order that there should be no sin, but in His permissive will, He allows it. The only way you get into God's order is by prayer.

The bible says, if you ask in His name, you will get it, and so you think, "I don't care if it is His will or not. It's in the name." No, it's not! I'm sorry. It's not in His name, it's in His nature. God is saying, "If you don't know Me and you use My name, you still don't get access." When a king walks in a room, he doesn't have to say it. If you don't carry God's spirit, you can say "Jesus" and "hail Mary" all you want in prayer. The bible says His nature is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit when we are born from above. It has to be nourished. Jesus promised to only be at those prayer meetings where two or three are gathered together "in My name," meaning, "in My nature."

I've sat in prayer meetings where folks trip out on the way people pray, "God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The one who brought something out of nothing...The one who flung all the stars..." God isn't listening to that. When you pray, use not vain repetitions as the heathens do....God is not deaf. So volume doesn't make Him hear any better than speaking softly. The only reason you can talk to God is because of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. His blood bought and empowered you. If you don't understand that it is the blood of Jesus, then words and volume can easily impress you. When you pray, you don't have to put on a show. Just talk to Him. The church is so messed up because we want somebody that can stand before us and tickle our ears. These persons in turn begin to think they are the ones getting you to the throne, but it is Christ.

You have to have the knowledge in prayer that God is "Master." Here is the problem: We like "Savior"; we like "healer"; and we like "our provider." We like anything that keeps God as a "supernatural buddy." If He is our provider, then we are only going to call Him when we need something and base the prayer on the need and not the cost and who paid it. If we just look at Him as healer, then we will only get in tune with Him when we are sick. Once you dance about your healing, you forget what it cost you to get it. If we just know Him as "my deliverer," then we only get serious about it when we need to be delivered. When you get down to pray, God says He is not responding because you are hurting or sorrowful, but rather because "My Son went through the agony, pain, crucifixion, death and burial, and I raised Him up." When you pray, understand this, and then pray, submitting your agenda to His, and pray in His name.

+++ 31 Ways to pray for your 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, 2 Timothy 2:10).

2 growth in grace "I pray that they may 'grow in the grace and knowledge of
our Lord and Savior 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" (Ephesians 5:2, Galatians 5:22).

4 honesty and integrity " May integrity and honesty be their virtue and
their protection" (Psalm 25:21, NLT).

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 a love for God's Word " May my children grow to find your Word 'more
precious than gold, than much pure gold; [and] sweeter than honey, than
honey from the comb'" (Psalm 19:10).

7 justice " God, help my children to love justice as you do and to 'act
justly' in all they do" (Psalm 11:7, Micah 6:8).

8 mercy " May my children always 'be merciful, 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 2:17a).

10 strong, Biblical self-esteem " Help my children develop a strong
self-esteem that is rooted in the realization 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 in their actions" (Deuteronomy 31:6).

13 purity "'Create in [them] a pure heart, O God,' and let their 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, peaceability "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'" (Galatians 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 heart " God, please help my children develop servant hearts,
that they may serve wholeheartedly, 'as to the Lord, and not to men'"
(Ephesians 6:7, KJV).

25 hope " May the God of hope grant that my children may overflow with hope
and hopefulness by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Romans 15:13).

26 the willingness and ability to work hard " Teach my children, Lord, to
value work and to work hard at everything they do, 'as working for the Lord,
not for men'" (Colossians 3:23).

27 a passion for God " Lord, please instill in my children a soul that
"followeth hard after thee," a heart that clings passionately to you (Psalm
63:8, KJV).

28 self-discipline " Father, I pray that my children may develop
self-discipline, that they may acquire 'a disciplined and prudent life,
doing what is right and just and fair'" (Proverbs 1:3).

29 prayerfulness " Grant, Lord, that my children's lives may be marked by
prayerfulness, that they may learn to 'pray in the Spirit on all occasions
with all kinds of prayers and requests" (Ephesians 6:18).

30 gratitude " Help my children to live lives that are always 'overflowing
with thankfulness,' 'always giving thanks to God the Father for everything,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ'" (Colossians 2:7, Ephesians 5:20).

31 a heart for missions " Lord, please help my children to develop a heart
for missions, a desire to see your glory declared among the nations, your
marvelous deeds among all peoples" (Psalm 96:3).

PRAYER OVER FEAR

Fear can paralyze and trap you, especially in the face of tragedy, uncertainty and circumstances beyond your control. Take courage from these verses and pray the prayer below, allowing God's promises to dispel your fears and reassure your heart. Turn away from any sin that opens the door to any fear. Put God back were he belongs not first but always.

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
Psalm 23:4 (NLT)

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline."
2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
John 14:27 (NLT)

Dear Lord,
My fear has trapped and consumed me. But I am tired of living under the weight of my fears. These verses reassure me of your presence and confirm that you are able to deliver me from my trouble. Please give me your love and your power to replace these fears. Your perfect love casts out my fear. I thank you for promising to give me the peace that only you can give. I receive that peace now as I ask you to still my troubled heart. Because you are with me, I don't have to be afraid.
Amen

Prayer for Our World

Heavenly Father, you have called us as followers of your Son Jesus Christ to
remember to pray not just for ourselves, but for the world, your world.
Lord, please, in your mercy hear our prayers.
We pray for the poor and hungry and oppressed peoples of the world, that you
would intervene, and bring justice and relief. We pray that you would show
us how you would use us to make a difference. Lord, please, in your mercy hear
our prayers.
We pray for the peoples of Iraq, Israel, Labanon, Gaza, Sudan, Congo, Korea
and all places where military conflict abounds, that you would intervene and
bring peace and safety. Lord, please, in your mercy hear our prayers.
We pray for our own leaders, those of all political parties, that they would
make decisions in keeping with justice and goodness and peace. Protect them
all from the evils of power and from political scheming, and work through
their decisions for the greater good. Lord, please, in your mercy hear our
prayers.
We pray for the leaders of the United Nations, that they too would lead in
ways uncorrupted by power and self interest, that peace would more quickly
come to our world. Lord, please, in your mercy hear our prayers.
We pray for the Church throughout the world, for her protection, for her
ministers and her people, that you would protect them from persecution and
terror, and use them as agents of good and light wherever they are. Lord, please,
in your mercy hear our prayers.
We pray for the good and safety and health and pace of all peoples of all
nations and faiths; yet we also pray for the success of the ministry and
message of the good news of Jesus Christ, that for your glory disciples of Christ
may increase in number and influence in every nation. Lord, please, in your
mercy hear our prayers.
We pray for our community and the many issues which divide and hurt us. I
call upon you to bring good and truth and wholeness and peace to us all in this
place, in this city, that we would all live peaceful and tranquil and loving
lives together in this place. Lord, please, in your mercy hear our prayers.
I pray for myself, as I relate to and contribute to the good or to the evil
of this world. Make me into a vessel of good and peace that my life will be
for the good of others and not of myself; that you might be glorified through
me, and others lives made better because of me. Root out of me all that
would bring harm, sadness, or evil to others. Lord, please, in your mercy hear my
prayer.
Heavenly Father, the problems of this world seem so great, and we seem so
small; yet you are greater than all of us. We humbly acknowledge our
helplessness and our need of your work in our hearts. Lord, please, in your mercy hear
our prayers.

A Prayer for the Weary of Heart
By Jim Damiano


Lord, I'm tired, Tired of the worry,
The struggle and the grief - All the death -
All the pain - physical and heartfelt.
Yes, I'm tired - really fatigued,
I need to lie down-rest,
Yet, I don't remember how!

Please Lord, have mercy - mercy on me!
Show me The Way, Your Way, once again,
Lead me beside those still waters.
I remember now that you care, Yes!

Yes - I know in faith that you do,
Remind me of what is deep inside my soul. Waiting-patiently
Somehow I know the answer, but have forgotten,
As I stumble and grovel, Instead of being quiet and still.

Quiet needed to listen for Your advice.
Rekindle my lost spirit - please.
Allow me to regenerate that lost fire.
Everything now seems cold and gray,
Like ashes - the dust of my past and present
Haunts me like a bad dream.

Return to me my faith, my joy,
I so miss my Faith and Joy,
Yet, knowing that You are constant and very near,
Revives me - gives me hope,
Hope that is always with us and with me,
No matter - I resemble fully, My misplaced faith,
I shout in hope that You'll hear me.
"Lord it's me that's temporarily lost,
Not You-but foolish me!"

Revelation! You have never left my side,
Not even once - though I deserve it.
Forgive me my intolerance and my ignorance.
Lord Please hear me -
Help me to find You now, if it is Your will.
Again, forever reside in my heart and my soul,
I truly miss You Lord,
Forgive me please!

Amen