““Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.””
Children are gifts from God to man. Man is only a caretaker. God’s gifts are always good and perfect. We must always see our children as good and perfect irrespective of what you see and know physically. Declare that our children are perfect and good gifts from the Lord.
Genesis 1:28 “And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Declare the blessings of the Lord over our children. Declare that they are fruitful in every aspect of their lives because they are planted in the garden of the Lord, they are multiplying and filling the earth with the heavenly fragrance. They will subdue the earth and have dominion over every thing in their generation.
Isaiah 54:13 “All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.”
Ask the Lord according to his word to teach our children his ways. Declare the peace of God over them. Call froth calmness over every storm raging in their lives.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 “6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”
Pray that as parents we will not fail to have the word of God in our hearts. Pray that we will teach them the word of God at all times.
Exodus 20: 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you”
Pray that God will grant grace to children to be respectful and honor their parents and love ones.
1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”
Pray that where ever they go nobody will despise them, they will present as examples of believers who have been transformed by the word of God. Pray for the grace to walk in love, faith, and purity.
Matthew 19:14 “Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
God expects adults to be a mentor and be a role model in the lives of children. Adults are expected to guide children in the way of the Lord so they can inherit the kingdom of God. Pray that we will not be a hindrance to God’s plan for the children.
Luke 2:40 “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.”
Pray that our children will grow in the spirit of God, filled with wisdom, knowledge and grace
Proverbs 3:5-6. “5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Pray that our children will not depend on themselves or their peers but will trust God is every decision that they want to make.
John 17:3 “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent”
Pray that they will know and serve only God
1 Chronicle 28:9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever”
Declare this verse over our children.