Prayer Guide for Parents

I made this guide with the help of many people, for the parents of my students.  I used my own parents as a huge source to make this. I thought I would post it if anyone would want a guide or ideas or something new as they pray for their children.

Parent’s Prayer Guide
Prayers for Our Children

1. For salvation. (Include possibility that a past profession was not sincere. Pray that if this is true, God will be merciful and convict child of sin and their need for the Savior.)

2. They would be able to know how much we love them and even more how much God loves them.

Ephesians 3:14-19 (NIV)
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

3. Spiritual growth. (Kids need to believe things because God say it in His Word--not because parents or a church says it.)

Ephesians 1:17-20 (NIV)
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[f] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

4. That their children would not be conformed to this world and its culture. They need courage to stand up and be different--even different from some who claim to be Christian. We pray that they would make a difference for Christ in this world.

5. That they may be transformed by having their minds renewed through the Word of God.

Romans 12:2 (New American Standard Bible)
2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

6. That God would open their eyes to areas of their lives that do not please Him. Also that they will admit, confess, and forsake their sin by God's power. (Psalms 119:18)

Psalm 32:1-7(NIV)
1 Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
2 Blessed is the one
whose sin the LORD does not count against them
and in whose spirit is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night
your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.[b]
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
my transgressions to the LORD.”
And you forgave
the guilt of my sin.
6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
while you may be found;
surely the rising of the mighty waters
will not reach them.
7 You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.

7. That they would surrender themselves as a living sacrifice to be used by God.

Romans 12:1 (New International Version, ©2011)

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

8. Pray that they will understand that--if they are truly saved--Jesus has already won the victoy over Satan through His death, resurrection, and ascension. They need to claim that victory over Satan's temptations. (Romans 16:19-20)



1 Corinthians 15:56-58 (New International Version, ©2011)
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

9. Pray that if their child has been taken captive by believing the lies of the Devil, that God will give them repentance so that they can acknowledge the truth and escape Satan's snare. (Ephesians 4:27, Acts 5:3, Acts 26:17-19)

10. Give them respect for their parents, teachers, and authority -- and give their teachers a love for them.

11. Name specific areas that your child needs God's help in -- This may vary with each child -- such as common sense, laziness, irresponsibility, lying, being disrespectful, being fearful or extremely shy.

12. Pray for their physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual safety.

13. Pray that they will have only the truth in every area of their thinking.

14. That God will give them Christ's wisdom, courage, discernment of right and wrong, the love of Christ, the grace of God to handle false accusations and the injustices of the world.

Philipians 1:3-6; 9-11(NIV)
3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

15. That God would give His direction and purpose for their lives.
Prayer for us as Parents
1. Change our hearts so we are closer to you. Help us be good examples to our children. Help us draw closer to you. Help us come to you and seek you daily in our own lives.

2. Help us not to discourage them to much, but still train them in what is right. (Proverbs 22:6) Help us know what to say to our children, when to say it, and when to not say anything and just pray.

Ephesians 6:4 4 Fathers,[b](Or parents) do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

3. Help us to be humble and ask forgiveness to our children when we do make mistakes.

4. Give us Guidance and Wisdom now in raising our children so we will be able to completely delight in our children. (Proverbs 23)

5. Help us take this role and responsibility you have given us seriously. Yet, help us still surrender our children to you for you are the potter you are forming and molding the. Lord, help us also to be moldable to your desires in our own life. (Isaiah 29:16, 41:25, 45:9, 64:8, Jeremiah 18:1-6, Romans 9:20-21)

6. Help us confess our sins before you. Help us be righteous before you so you will listen and answer our prayers for our children. (James 5:15-17)

7. We thank you Jesus, for paying the price for our sins so we can be seen righteous before you. We know that none of that would have been possible except through your gift. (Romans 5)

8. Help us teach them about you (Deuteronomy 6:6-9)