One more for good measure!30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 3131) A Heart For The Lost:Then Jesus told them this parable: Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?Luke 15:3-4"Lord, help my children to have the heart of a shepherd and to have concern for those who don't know you."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 30
30) Gratitude:
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Colossians 2:6-7
"Lord, help my children to know and to practice real gratitude."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 2929) Prayerfulness:Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.Philippians 4:6"Lord, teach my children the value and attitude of prayer. Help them to experience your peace as they bring their requests to you."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 2828) Discernment:let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance-Proverbs 1:5"Father, I pray that my children may develop discernment, that they would listen and add to their learning and receive your guidance."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 27
27) The Right Outlook on Work:
My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.Psalm 63:8
"God, teach my children to long for you and cling to you and be passionate in their pursuit of you."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 26
26) The Right Outlook on Work:
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for menColossians 3:23
"God, teach my children to incorporate their faith into their everyday life and work."
Wanna hear something funny? I don’t know about you, but I’m getting the feeling I need some of these prayers more than my children!! (On second thought, maybe that's not so funny!)So, guess what? Yup, you guessed it. I’m now praying them for me too.How ‘bout you??
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 2525) Hope:"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Romans 15:13"Lord, give my children peace, joy and hope as they trust in you. May your Holy Spirit fill them up and overflow in them."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 24
24) The Heart of a Servant:
Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.John 13:14-15
"God, help my children to see the example of Christ and follow it."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 2323) Faith:Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.Hebrews 11:1"God, help my children to understand Biblical faith and to have their lives marked by faith in Christ."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 22
22) Contentment:
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.Philippians 4:12-13
"God, teach my children the secret to contentment in any situation through the strength You provide."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 21
21) Responsibility:
Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load.Galatians 6:4-5
"God, help my children to understand and embrace the character trait of responsibility in their lives."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 20
20) Compassion:
12Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.Colossians 3:12
"Lord, help my children to have kind and compassionate hearts."
Here are the weekend prayers!
30 Day Prayer Challenge Days 17-19
17) Joy:
You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.1Thessalonians 1:6
"God, help my children to experience the true joy that can only be received from the Holy Spirit, even in spite of circumstances."
18) Perseverance:
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.Hebrews 12:1
"Lord, teach my children perseverance in their faith and trust in you."
19) Humility:
Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men.Titus 3:1-2
"God, help my children to know true humility and to be truly humble."
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30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 16
16) Peace:
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.Romans 14:19
"God, help my children to do things that lead to peace and to know your perfect peace."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 15
15) Generosity: Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
1Timothy 6:18-19
"Lord, grant that my children may 'be generous and willing to share and that they would have a firm foundation in the age to come."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 14
14) Kindness:
Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.1Thessalonians 5:15
"God, help my children to know kindness and to show kindness."
Thursday is my Friday!
Here are the next 3 prayers to get you through the weekend!
30 Day Prayer Challenge Days 11-13
11) Faithfulness:
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.Proverbs 3:3
"God, help my children develop a heart of love and faithfulness."
12) Courage:
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."Deuteronomy 31:6
"God, help my children always be strong and courageous in their character and in their actions."
13) Purity:
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.Psalm 51:10
"God, may our children have purity of heart and may that purity be evident in their actions."
I don't know what it was like for you growing up but I remember what it was like for me. I found it very hard to deal with the kids that picked on me or said sarcastic things about me.
I could beat them up, but that's not the point.
When they said those things, it made me question myself. My self-esteem was tied to what others thought of me when it should have been tied to what God thinks of me. I pray that our children will not have the world's cheap imitation of self-esteem, but Biblical self-esteem.30 Day Prayer Challenge Day 10
10) Strong, Biblical Self-Esteem:
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.Ephesians 2:10
"God, help my children develop a strong self-esteem that is rooted in knowing that they are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus."
30 Day Prayer Challenge Days 8-9
8) Mercy:
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.Luke 6:36
"May my children always be merciful as our Father is merciful"
9) Respect:
Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.1Peter 2:17
"God, help my children to have an attitude of respect toward others; especially their parents and those who exercise care for them."
One more for good measure!
