God
Bless the children of our world!
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SALVATION. “Lord, let salvation spring up within my children, that they may
obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory” (Isaiah 45:8,
2 Timothy 2:10).
2) GROWTH IN GRACE. “I pray that my children may grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18).
3) LOVE. “Grant, Lord, that my children may learn to live a
life of love, through the Spirit who dwells in them” (Galations
5:25, Ephesians 5:2).
4) HONESTY AND INTEGRITY. “May integrity and honesty be their virtue and their
protection” (Psalm 25:21).
5) SELF-CONTROL. “Father, help my children not to be like many others around
them, but let them be alert and self-controlled in all they do” (1
Thessalonians 5:6).
6) LOVE FOR GOD’S WORD. “May my children grow to find Your Word more precious
than much pure gold and sweeter than honey from the comb” (Psalm 19:10).
7) JUSTICE. “God, help my children to love justice as You
do and act justly in all they do” (Psalm 11:7, Micah 6:8).
8) MERCY. “May my children always be merciful, just as their Father is
merciful” (Luke 6:36).
9) RESPECT. (for self, others, authority). “Father, grant that my children may show proper respect to
everyone, as Your Word commands” (1 Peter 2:17).
10) BIBLICAL SELF-ESTEEM. “Help my children develop a strong self-esteem that
is rooted in the ealization that they are God’s
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:10).
11) FAITHFULNESS. “Let love and faithfulness never leave my children, but bind
these twin virtues around their necks and write them on the tablet of their
hearts” (Proverbs 3:3).
12) COURAGE. “May my children always be strong and courageous in their
character and actions” (Deuteronomy 31:6).
13) PURITY. “Create in them a a
pure heart, O God, and let that purity of heart be shown in their actions”
(Psalm 51:10).
14) KINDNESS. “Lord, may my children always try to be kind to each other and to
everyone else” (1 Thessalonians 5:15).
15) GENEROSITY. “Grant that my children may be generous and willing to share,
and so lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age”
(1 Timothy 6:18-19).
16) PEACE-LOVING. “Father, let my children make every effort to do what leads
to peace” (Romans 14:19).
17) JOY. “May my children be filled with the joy given by the Holy Spirit” (1
Thessalonians 1:6).
18) PERSEVERANCE. “Lord, teach my children perseverance in all they do, and
help them especially to run with perseverance the race marked out for them”
(Hebrews 12:1).
19) HUMILITY. “God, please cultivate in my children the ability to show true
humility toward all” (Titus 3:2).
20) COMPASSION. “Lord, please clothe my children with the virtue of compassion”
(Colossians 3:12).
21) RESPONSIBILITY. “Grant that my children may learn responsibility, for each
one should carry his own load” (Galations 6:5).
22) CONTENTMENT. “Father, teach my children the secret of being content in any
and every situation, through Him who gives them strength” (Philippians
4:12-13).
23) FAITH. “I pray that faith will find root and grow in my children’s hearts,
that by faith they may gain what has been promised to them” (Luke 17:5-6,
Hebrews 11:1-40).
24) A SERVANT’S HEART. “God, please help my children develop servants’ hearts, that they may serve whole heartedly, as if they were
serving the Lord, not men” (Ephesians 6:7).
25) HOPE. “May the hope of God grant that my children may overflow with hope
and hopefulness by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).
26) WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY TO WORK. “Teach my children, Lord, to value work
and to work at it with all their heart, as working for the Lord, not men”
(Colossians 3:23).
27) PASSION FOR GOD. “Lord, please instill in my
children a soul that ‘followed hard after thee’ (Psalm 63:8), one that clings passionately
to You.”
God Bless the children of our world!