Would you like to begin praying for your children on

purpose? Isnt it worth your time to bring your childs

needs before the Lord, and pray for them as you would
want someone to pray for you?
This grace-filled, customizable guide offers you a
framework to get started.
The first step is to make a plan,
using the questions below. Next,
youll find 15 questions to help you
think about the specific needs for
your children along with Prayer
Prompts that you can cut out and
stick in your Bible or journal. At the
end of the guide, youll find 21
days of Scriptures focusing on
hope and motherhood, with
prayer-filled thoughts related to
each verse.
We hope and pray youll discover
that being on your knees for your
children is one of the greatest gifts
you can give them and an amazing
investment of your time.
Make a Plan
Take some time to pray about and answer these
questions, so that you can put into writing a plan for
praying on purpose for your children.

1. Which of these suggestions for making time to pray

for your children would work best for you?
praying for one child each day of the week
praying for each child on their birthday date each
month
writing down my prayers in my regular prayer
journal
having a separate journal just for praying for my
children
having a prayer journal for each child, which I give
to them when they turn 18
other
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2. How long do you think you should strive for putting
that routine into place before deciding it simply isnt
working and you need to try something else?
21 days
a full month
3 months
6 months
other
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3. Who can hold you accountable to following through
on praying for your children?
4. What would be a good incentive or celebration to
help you strive to your goal?
Consider their Uniqueness

As you look at your childs unique personality, gifts,

talents, and circumstances, use these questions to
prompt you to pray specifically for their needs.
1. What type of relationship does your child have with
the Lord? Do they know Jesus personally as their
Savior?
2. What strengths do you see in your child that you can
pray for, asking God to grow and develop them for
HIs glory?

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Praying
{on purpose with a plan}
FOR YOUR CHILDREN
Lamentations
2:19
Arise, cry out in
the night, as the
watches of the
night begin; pour
out your heart
like water in the
presence of the
Lord. Lift up your
hands to him for
the lives of your
children . . .3. What weaknesses do you see in your child that you

can bring before God? How can you pray

specifically to ask the Lord to turn these weaknesses
into growth points?
4. What gifts and talents do you recognize in your child
that you can seek the Lord about?
5. What ways does God want to use your child within
the body of Christ?
6. What are the dynamics of family relationships and
how can those be prayed for specifically?
7. What types of friendships is your child surrounded
by and how can you pray for those to glorify God?
8. What challenging circumstances is your child facing
that need your prayer covering?
9. What has your child experienced in their life that
needs Gods healing touch?
10. How can you pray for your childs relationship skills
as well their future spouse and children (Lord
willing)?
11. What generational sin or family dysfunction has
marked their lives? How can you pray for God to
redeem and restore His plan for them?
12. In what ways do you feel led to pray specifically for
you child to be filled with wisdom and discernment?
13. Do you see your child living in a way that quenches
the Spirit instead of being led by the Spirit? Which
fruit of the Spirit can you ask the Lord to grow in
your child?

14. Will you pray for your child to know the Lord and
make Him known?
15. Can you pray for your running children to return to
their Father in Heaven, knowing His arms are
opened wide with grace and truth?
Cut out the Prayer Prompts guide and stick in your Bible or journal.

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Prayer Prompts
for Praying for Your Children
pray for their strengths to develop
pray for their growth points
pray for their gifts and talents to be
cultivated
pray for their place in the body of Christ
pray for their connection in the family
pray for their friendships
pray for their relationships with teachers,
instructors, and coaches
pray for their current challenges
pray for what they have already
overcome to be seen through the lens of
Gods Truth
pray for their lives to be guided by the
Word and led by the Spirit
pray for the hurt stored up in their hearts
pray for the ability to forgive and heal
pray for the legacy of sin and dysfunction

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that has marked their lives to be redeem

and restored
pray for their future spouse
pray for their future children
pray for their health
pray for them to seek Gods wisdom in
every decision
pray for them to be filled with the Spirit
and overflowing with Gods hope and
peace
pray for them to know the Lord and make
Him knownPray the Word . . .
for You and Your Children
1. Romans

15:13 May

the

God

of

hope

fill

you

with

all

joy

in

him,

so

that

you

may

overflow

the

Holy

Spirit.

You,
child

Lord,

the

God

of

my

trust

in

You,

and

peace as

you

trust

with

hope

by

the

power of

hope, fill

me

and

with

all
that

and

peace as

put

may

overflow

with

hope

by

the

power of

the

Holy

Spirit.

2. LamentaHons

3:24

He

is

my

porHon,

says

my

soul,

therefore

will

hope

in

him.

Lord,

You

are

my

porJon, and

yet

look

my

the

way

live

truly

all

my

Im

joy
we

at

my

life.

not
hope

sure

if

May
my

reveals that

so

is

in

You.

Father, if

you

need

to

shake things up

in

my

prioriJes
is

so

that

say

believe and

what

live

consistent,

then

please do

so

--

not

for

sake,

but

for

Your

and

the

sake

of

my

children.

3. Psalm

71:5

For

you,

Lord,

are

Lord,

my

youth.
I

glory

from

what

my

my

hope, my

trust,

praise you,

God,

that

you

are

for

you

to

be

my

childrens

my

hope

and

my

pray,

Lord,

hope

I
and

from

their

earliest days.

Show

me,

Lord,

how

to

nurture their

faith

and

in

You

so

that

You

alone

are

the

eye

of

the

Lord

is

on

hope

in

his

God,

thank you

that

can

help

me,

Lord,

be

vessel of

as

teach them

to

fear

for

there

is
death.

trust.

trust

their

trust

hope!

4. Psalm
33:18, Behold,
those
who

fear

him,

on

those who

steadfast

love...

my

hope

in

Your

steadfast

love.

May

You

Your

love

for

my

children

alone

and

not

circumstances or

5. Proverbs

19:18

hope; do

not

hope

go

set

people.

Discipline

your

son,

your

heart

on

puTng him

to

O
It

God,
is

how

discipline

together?

do

and

put

You

such

strange thoughtfor

us.

word, they

go

hand

hand. Help

opportuniJes

to

discipline

my

6. LamentaHons

3:21-23 But

this

therefore

have

the

in

But

according

to

your

me

to

not

forsake the

child...for

their

life

hangs in

to

mind, and

Steadfast

love

of
they

balance!

hope: the

call

the

LORD

never ceases, his

mercies never come

to

an

end;

are

morning;

great

is

your

faithfulness.

Oh

Father God,

Your

steadfast

love

new

every

is

never ending!
Your

faithfulness

future.

Lord,

and

mercy are

our

hope

as

we

face

the

ask

to

show

me

the

ways

my

children,

so

that

they

may

cling

to

You

can

impress
these

truths upon

your

love,

faithfulness,

and

mercy all

of

their

days.

7. Jeremiah

29:11 For

know

the

plan

have

for

you,

declares

the

LORD, plans

for

welfare and

not

for

evil,

to

give

future and

hope.

know

promise

of

also

know

you

future and

hope

Lord,
is

the

people of

Israel, but

yet

You

are

God

of

hope. You

are

provides

for

Your

people. So

my

specifically

for

reflects Your

character.

the

one
who
family

this

lay

before You

and

ask

for

us

to

see

Your

provisions.

8. Psalm

62:5

For

God

alone, O

my

soul,

wait

in

for

hope

is

from

him.
cling

to

Your

promise

alone

God,
and

my

when I

am

it

silence,

that

waiJng in
You,

silence, I

can

Lord,

to

teach my

precious

children

find

hope

in

as

they

move throughthe

You

sJll

put

my

in

You.

that

they,

too,

can

Jmes

of

waiJng in

silence that

they

will

face

9. Psalm

119:147

rise

before dawn

and

cry

for

hope

your

Lord,

because

of

Your

mercy, I

help,

finding my

hope

in

Your

Word.

begin

my

in

in

hope

life.

before the

and

cry

out

for

Father, I

know

it

requires

with

You

and

in

Your

Word. Please, Lord,

pour

out

grace

upon

me,

that

may

Your

Word, there

hope

when we

find

ourselves

our

children.

not

Remind us,

God,

to

discipline

our

children...for

10. Psalm

119:114

hope

your

in

place. Let

help;

words.

rise
dawn

ask

You

determinaJon to

find

the

disciplining

can

day

Your
is

forsake the

opportuniJes

to

their

life

hangs in

the

balance!

are

my

hiding place

and

my

shield; I

Lord

God,

You

my

only

hiding

are

my

shield, my

protector,

God

pray

that

my

in

You

as

their

only

hiding

and

as

Your

Word as

word.

me

are

not

ever

choose another.

You

and

source of
would

Truth.

come

to

place

their

place, as

their

protector,

source of

truth.

hope

the

children

only

11. Romans

5:2

Through

him

we

by

into

this

grace

in

which we

hope

of

the

glory

of

God.

You,

Jesus, we

can

into

Because
Gods

of

faith
grace

and

experience

humbly ask

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this
journey of

faith

rejoice in

your

grace

and

hope.

12. Psalm

78:7

...so

and

forget the

not

His

that

glorioushope

they

works of

by
faith

have

also

obtained

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marked by

should set

their

hope

God,

keep

his

but

access

we

enter

by

for

children

in

God

my

to

commandments...

hope
Your

in

works. Lord,

You

and

O
not

God, that
forget

may

set

by

Your

grace

may

keep

all

Your
that

commands,

and

model this

for

my

children,

so

may

set

their

hope

in

You

and

keep

Your

commandments

all

of

their

days.

13. Romans

5:3-5

Not

only

that,

but

we

rejoice in

sufferings,

knowing

that

suffering

produces

character,

and

character

and

also

endurance

produces

our

endurance,

produces

hope, and

hope

does

not

put

us

because

Gods love

has

been

into

our

hearts throughthe

Holy

Spirit

who

has

been

given

us.

cant

get

to

hope

without going

throughthe

to

shame,

Suffering.

Endurance.

Character.

tough stuff.

So,

Lord,

they

Hope. We

pray

I
must

would not

be

afraid of

the

trials

my

children

face

in

their

lives,

and

rather seek

You

for

the

ways

co-labor

with

You

in

developing

their

character,

put

hope

in

You.

14. Psalm

130:5 I

wait

for

the

Lord,

my

soul

his

am

waiJng on

hope

in

Your

Word. May

my

wait

on

for

our

word

depths of

my

soul.

as

I
wait,
children,

put

my

too,

find

in

Your

Word as

they

and

even

healing touch.

15. Ephesians 1:16-18 I

do

not

cease to

remembering you

my

prayers,

answers,

direcJon,

as

we

waits, and

in

You

the

in

You

in

give

thanks for

you,

that

the

God

of

our

glory, may

give

you

the

the

knowledge

Lord

Jesus

Christ, the

Father of

Spirit

of

wisdom and

of

revelaHon

him,

having the

eyes

of

your

hearts enlightened,

you

may

what

is

the

hope

to

know

can

hope...
God,
And

hope

in

of

that

to

which he

has

called

Jesus, I
which

pray

my

children

may

in

you...

know

the

hope

You

have

called them, by

faith,

as

they

put

their

trust

You

as

Savior, Redeemer,

and

Friend. May

this

hope

be

life

as

set

this

example

evidenced
in
before

my

own

them. Show

me,

Lord,

where I

need

mindset

adjustment

in

order

to

life

transformaJon that

have

tesJfies to

Your

16. Psalm

147:11 ESV

...but the

those who

fear

him,

steadfast

love.

and

fear

You,

work

in

me!
Lord

takes

pleasure

in

in

those who

hope

is

in

his

Lord,
not

to

learn

what

it

means to

teach

this

want

my

circumstances or

others, because

want

to

to

my

children.

Please bend

heart

and

understanding

to

this
Your

truth, as

conJnue

to

hope

in

preparing

your

minds for

hope

fully

on

my

You

steadfast

love.

17. 1

1:13

Therefore,

acHon, and

being

sober-minded, set

the

grace

that

will

be

broughtto

you

at

the

Jesus

Christ
God,

pray

that

my

hope

would be

Peter

alone

your

and

revelaHon

in

of

You

and

nothing else,

but

can

see

the

idols

and

strongholds

pulling me

away

from

You.

Forgive me

God

and

set

be

prepared

for

acJon as

to

do

the

same.

my

focus

anew. May

my

mind

ba]le

temptaJon

and

teach my

children

will

hope

conHnually

and

will

praise

I
I

desire for

my

hope

to

be

looks

to

18. Psalm

71:14 But

you

more

more.

yet

and

conJnually

in

You

Lord,
as

will

praise You

more

and

more. May

my

tongue, as

model for

never stopping

growing

my

praise flow

my

children

heart

of

what

praise for

from
it

You.

19. Hebrews

6:19

soul,

and

firm

We

have

this

hope

as

an

God,

what

an

amazing

picture You

boat

in

turbulent

seas,

us

an

anchor that

steadies

steady our

lives

with

Your

May

we

never anchor ourselves

Lord.

the

secure.

give
Like

anchor for

of

hope.

unwavering

You

hope. Thank you,

to

anything

but

You.
20. Psalm
Lord,

119:166
and
I

do

commandments.

your

promise

of

Lord
salvaJon

that

you
obey

me

and

Your

commandments,

offer

because

we

21. Romans
tribulaHon,

for

your

salvaHon,

God,

put

my

in

the

my

children.

Lord

to

or

complaining,

Your

for

our

are

12:12 Rejoice

in

hope, be

be

in

prayer.

constant

hope

even

hope

Equip us

without grumbling
rules

rejoice in

know

hope

best.

paHent in

Thank You,

God,

that

midst of

we

can

trials

as

we

find
Help

ourselves

waiJng on

You

in

us

to

turn

our

longings

into

prayers,

as

we

choose to

for

who

you

and

not

what

You

do

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are

only

us!

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