We all have children in our lives. The neighbors, nieces and nephews, students or our own. Here is a helpful tool that you can use to pray for the children in your life. This will allow you to very specific as you speak to the God of the universe on behalf of the children in your life.
I will pray regularly that this special child in my life will:
-Live in ways that are pleasing to Jesus, not because adult Christians expect it, but because it brings joy to Jesus.
-Choose heroes who are worthy role models.
-Have the strength to say no to doing wrong, and to stand up against wrong, even if others don't.
-Ask Jesus' forgiveness for things he or she has done that displease Him, and for the things the child didn't do, even when they knew they would have pleased Jesus.
-Grow in Christ in measurable ways that the child and those who love him or her can see.
-Share Jesus with others that they believe in Jesus
-Develop talents and give those talents as gifts to Jesus.
-Watch how older Christians live for Jesus, and pattern their life after those older Christians.
-Practice Christian disciplines, especially prayer, Bible reading, giving, and service.
-Pick best friends from those who are living for Jesus.
-Pray for others, and not be exclusively focused on their own needs.
-Not give up when they fail or when things go awfully wrong.
-Understand that the Christian life is a lifetime growth process, and to look forward to what God has in store for them.
Can you imagine the blessing that we will see when we begin to pray these things over the children in our lives.
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