Children

By Justin Jeppesen

This prayer guide, inspired by the chapter titled Children in Strategic Renewal’s resource 21 Days of Prayer for Your Church Leader, is focused on seeking God’s face through the following passage.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9

4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 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. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers

Children Prayer Guide

Reverence

Identify and celebrate God’s praiseworthy attributes

  • The LORD is our God who is one (v. 4)
  • He is worthy of our full and ultimate love (v. 5)
  • God cares deeply for children and the next generation (vv. 6-7)
  • God’s commands impact our entire lives (vv. 8-9)

Prayer Prompts

  • LORD, You alone are worthy of our ultimate love because…
  • LORD, I am thankful that because You are our God…
  • God, I praise You for how your commands have impacted my children/family by…

Response

Surrender to Him and His ways

  • LORD, I confess my lack of hearing and obeying You in…
  • I admit that I tend to fail to love you with my…

Requests

Ask the Spirit to guide prayer over concerns, resources, and relationships

  • LORD God, please help…(church leader) to love You with their whole being by…
  • May Your love strengthen…(church leader) to train and disciple their children to…
  • LORD we pray that…(children of church leaders) would be secure in Your love as they…
  • May…(children of church leaders) grow to hear, love, and obey Your word that says…

Readiness

Encouragement and strength for spiritual battle

  • LORD our God, help us to hear and obey Your loving commands especially when…

*this prayer guide is an excerpt from the appendix of 21 Day of Praying for Your Church Leaders, by Strategic Renewal. Click HERE for more information on this resource.