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CloseParenting Children - September 29, 2012
Day 46 - Praying for our children
• never too soon to start (see the account of John the Baptist in the womb in Luke 1:44, The Bible)
• never too late to start (see the Parable of the Lost Son in Luke 15: 11-24, The Bible)
• turn fears and longings into prayers
• when to pray:
o with them before they go to sleep
o teaching them to pray (thank you, sorry, please)
o on our own
o with others
o in traffic jams or when cleaning up or ironing
• when prompted (often at moments of potential danger or temptation for our child)
• everyday
what to pray for:
• friendships
• schools
• their health
• their safety
• their marriage partner (most children will marry one day and their marriage partner may well already be alive somewhere)
• their response to God's love
• their characters - use the fruit of the Spirit as a list to pray through: love. joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (see Galatians 5: 22-23, The Bible)
• pray with them, particularly at bedtime
• pray for yourselves as parents
Question:
Take some time to pray for your child(ren), and plan to make it a regular routine.
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- never too soon to start (see the account of John the Baptist in the womb in Luke 1:44, The Bible)
- never too late to start (see the Parable of the Lost Son in Luke 15: 11-24, The Bible)
- turn fears and longings into prayers
- when to pray:
- with them before they go to sleep
- teaching them to pray (thank you, sorry, please)
- on our own
- with others
- in traffic jams or when cleaning up or ironing
- when prompted (often at moments of potential danger or temptation for our child)
- everyday
what to pray for:
- friendships
- schools
- their health
- their safety
- their marriage partner (most children will marry one day and their marriage partner may well already be alive somewhere)
- their response to God’s love
- their characters – use the fruit of the Spirit as a list to pray through: love. joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (see Galatians 5: 22-23, The Bible)
- pray with them, particularly at bedtime
- pray for yourselves as parents
Take some time to pray for your child(ren), and plan to make it a regular routine. Our Christianity 101 Course may help you explore the topic of prayer, God and Christianity in more depth.
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