Back To School - Praying the Scriptures for Your Children
In this episode, the host discusses the importance of praying the scriptures for children, especially as they head back to school. Inspired by her daughter's start in second grade, she shares a series of prayers aimed at comforting parents and aligning their intentions with God's will. The episode covers prayers for children's relationships with friends, teachers, and coaches, drawn mainly from Jodi Berndt's book 'Praying the Scriptures for Your Children,' and emphasizes that these prayers are powerful tools for any parent.
00:00 Introduction and Purpose
01:01 The Power of Prayer in Parenting
01:42 Personal Experiences with Prayer
05:43 Scriptural Foundations for Prayer
07:19 Prayers for Children's Relationships
09:32 Prayers for Teachers and Coaches
12:22 Resources and Encouragement
13:12 Closing Prayer for Mothers
Book - Praying the Scriptures for Your Children
Prayers for your child’s relationship with friends:
I pray that __ would choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray. Proverbs 12:26
Surround ___with friends who will sharpen her as iron sharpens iron. Proverbs 27:17
Let ___ flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, and let him enjoy the companionship of those who call on you out of a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22
Bless ____ with friends, and let him be a friend to the friendless, since “two are better than one… If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Shape ____ into a friend who loves at all times. - Proverbs 17:17
Don’t let ____exclude her peers or participate in gossip, since a perverse person stirs up dissension and gossip separates close friends. Proverbs 16:28
Let___ seek friendship with you rather than with the world, remembering that anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes your enemy. James 4:4
Count____ as one of your friends, Lord. Let him live according to your words in John 15:12-14, loving others as you have loved him… obeying your commands and finding his security in the reality of your life-giving love.
Praying For Your Child’s Relationships with Teachers and Coaches:
Make ____ and her teachers completely humble and gentle. Let them be patient, bearing with one another in love. - Ephesians 4:2
I pray that ____ would show proper respect to everyone. Let him love his brothers and sisters in Christ, fear you, and honor those in authority over him. 1 Peter 2:17
Don’t let any teacher take____ captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. Colossians 2:8
Let ____’s teachers and coaches never become weary in doing good, but let them know that at the proper time they will reap a harvest if they do not give up. Likewise, don’t let ___ grow weary as she prays for her teachers. Galatians 6:9
Cause ___ to be wise in the way he acts toward his teachers, making the most of every opportunity. Let his conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that he will know how to respectfully and graciously answer his teacher’s questions. Colossians 4:5-6
You know our needs even before we ask you, Lord, and you promise to work in all things for the good of those who love you. Handpick each one of _____’s teachers and surround her with classmates of your choosing. Matthew 6:8, Romans 8:28
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