PRAYING GOD'S WORD

James 5:16 "...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."

Prayer is a privilege that is given to the child of God. God also commands His children to pray. Using God's Word as our guide is an effective way to pray daily for the children we teach by name. Try substituting your children's names in the blanks below.

God in heaven, please show ____________ your pathway for his life. Psalm 16:11

Father, instruct and guide ____________ with your eye. Psalm 32:8

God, in your faithfulness, make a way of escape to temptation for ____________ each day. I Corinthians 10:13

God, I pray that ____________ might be filled with the knowledge of your will, and that he might understand what you want him to do. Colossians 1:9

Please help ____________ to walk worthy of you, to please you, to bear fruit in every good work he does, and help him to get to know you better. Colossians 1:10

God in heaven, may ____________ always put his trust in you throughout his entire life. Psalm 2:12b

Lord, renew ____________ with your strength, and may he always walk in your ways. Isaiah 40:31

Strengthen ____________ with your glorious power, and help him to be patient and to go through each day joyfully. Colossians 1:11

Thank you, Father, for delivering ____________ from the power of darkness and redeeming him with the blood of Christ. Colossians 1:12-14

God may ____________ always claim your promise that he need not fear because you are always with him. Joshua 1:9

Help ____________ to continue in the faith, to be grounded and settled, and not to be moved away from the hope of the Gospel. Colossians 1:23

Lord, I pray that ____________ will always draw nigh to you. James 4:8a

Heavenly Father, I pray that ____________ will in the midst of problems, remember to be of good cheer, because you have overcome the world. John 16:33

God, because ____________ has received Christ Jesus the Lord, help him claim Christ's power to walk day by day. Colossians 2:6

Lord, may ____________ remember that you are always with him even unto the end of the world. Matthew 28:20b

May ____________ set his affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2

May ____________ realize that you will fight for him as he faces temptations. Exodus 14:14

Help ____________ to put off all these: anger, wrath, blasphemy, filthy communication. Colossians 3:8

As the hart panteth for the water, may ____________ always pant after thee, O God. Psalms 42:1

Help ____________ to always tell the truth. Colossians 3:9

May ____________ realize at an early age that you will be his guide for ever and ever, even unto death. Psalm 48:14

Enable ____________ to put on, as the elect of God, tender mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering. Colossians 3:12

May ____________ always remember to do unto others as he would have them do unto him. Luke 6:31

If _____________ has a quarrel with anyone, help him to be the

one to forgive.  Colossians 3:15