Praying Through Proverbs for Your Children

Introduction
Prayer is our most important and powerful tool as parents! None of
us will ever be perfect as parents, and we will make mistakes.
However, ALL of us can be praying parents. As we pray for our kids it
allows God to work in their hearts and lives.
I love this verse where God encourages us to come to Him in prayer
regarding our children:
Pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord:
lift up thy hands toward Him for the life of thy young children.
We need to teach and train our kids as God tells us to in His Word,
but also pray and ask God to work in their hearts. We should work
(teach, train, discipline) as though it all depends on us, but pray as
though it all depends on God!
The most powerful way to pray is to pray God's Word back to Him.
God's Word has power that our words don't have, and when we
pray His Word back to Him for our children, the power of God
penetrates their lives.
What greater gift can we give our kids than the gift of a parent who
consistently prays for them, using God's Word as their prayer tool?
The prayers in this book are from the book of Proverbs - the book of
wisdom. Proverbs covers most of the issues our kids will ever face, so
it is a great book to pray through for them.
Going through the book of Proverbs, I paraphrased verses into a
prayer. In some cases the idea from a group of verses is written as a
prayer. After each prayer the verse number is listed for those who
may want to compare it to what their Bible says.
©Kathie Morrissey www.TheCharacterCorner.com facebook.com/TheCharacterCorner
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