Suggestions to pray for your grandchildren
on only on Grandparents’ Day of Prayer for everyday.
For Infants, pray they will:
- Develop a strong sense of security as they bond with their family.
- Feel safe and secure in their surroundings.
- Grow physically strong and mentally alert.
- Begin to lay a healthy foundation for good communication.
- Begin to develop a healthy attachment to their family members.
For Toddlers, pray they will:
- Develop a healthy self-image.
- Develop a sense of independence.
- Develop a sense of obedience to their parents.
- Be willing to try new, unfamiliar experiences.
- Feel secure apart from parents (i.e.caregivers).
- Learn to play independently.
For Preschooler-age, pray they will:
- Develop a well-balanced personality.
- Learn problem resolution skills.
- Play well with others.
- Learn to obey quickly, and to respect authority.
- Explore and create without fear of failure.
- Develop a soft heart towards Jesus.
- Develop confidence and independence.
- Learn to control their emotions and anger.
- Develop an awareness of God’s love for them.
- Build positive friendships.
For Elementary-age, pray they will:
- Discover their God-given gifts and talents.
- Develop a sense of satisfaction and enjoyment using their skills.
- Be motivated, disciplined, and challenged in their learning experiences.
- Treat others with respect.
- Stand firm for what is right and refuse the wrong with a positive attitude.
- Choose friendships wisely.
- Obey their parents.
- Understand their need for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Develop a strong and healthy self-esteem and self-confidence.
- Have a safe, healthy classroom environment.
- Be protected from the deception of the enemy.
- Develop a hunger for God’s Word.
For Teenagers, pray they will:
- Be motivated, disciplined and challenged to apply themselves and excel in their academic studies.
- Experience the reality of Jesus Christ in their lives, as they grow strong in their faith.
- Recognize the deception of the world.
- Be covered with God’s safe keeping physically, spiritually, and emotionally.
- Date wisely (which leads to a spouse for a lifetime).
- Be sexually pure.
- Have open communication and a good relationship with parents.
- Choose friends who will have a positive influence.
- Grow spiritually with a hunger for God’s Word.
- Have a balanced view of their beauty, charm, and strength.
For College/Young Adults, pray they will:
- Be motivated, disciplined and challenged to apply themselves in their studies to excel academically, if they are in college.
- Seek God’s wisdom and direction in their management of time, money, and talents.
- Think creatively and live with integrity.
- Recognize their gifts so they can find their God-given assignment.
- Provide the resources to fulfill their God-given assignment.
- Find a spouse with a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Be sexually pure.
- Be willing to accept responsibility, and make wise financial decisions.
- Have open communication and a good relationship with parents.
For Married, pray they will:Understand how incredibly great God’s power is to help if they ask Him.
- Establish spiritual disciplines as part of their lives.
- Read God’s Word and pray together regularly as a couple.
- Seek God’s guidance in the management of their time, money, and careers.
- Develop open and honest communication with their spouse.
- Grasp the importance of saying, “I’m sorry,” and “I forgive you”.
- Understand there is no such thing as too many hugs.
- Honor their parents.
- Be united in spirit and intent on one purpose.
- Be able to firmly stand against anything that might threaten their marriage.
- Be able to establish a stable, loving Christian home for their family.
- Recognize the deception and peer pressure of the world.
By Lillian Penner, Co-Prayer Director, lpenner@christiangrandparenting.net
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