Grandparenting with a Purpose: Effective Ways to Pray for your Grandchildren
Being a Christian teenager is hard. They are walking through turbulent years, carrying pressing burdens, feelings, temptations, desires, and fears. They wrestle with living through growing pains—as Christ-followers, with living out our faith.
They need our help. They need prayer warriors. They need their grandparents to rise up and intercede for them. They need us to love them even if we do not agree with their behavior.
Perhaps you’re unsure exactly how to pray for the teens you know. Here are some additional suggestions specific ways to intercede with the God of the universe for the souls of our teenage grandchildren.
- 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.
Additional prayer helps: I have developed “Thirty-one Scriptures to Pray for Grandchildren” that many grandparents are using to pray for their grandchildren. Just by joining the mailing list on the right side of this page for grandparenting blogs and prayer suggestions I will send you a free downloadable copy of “Thirty-one Scriptures to Pray for your Grandchildren.”
By Lillian Penner, Co-prayer director for Christian Grandparenting Network, lpenner@christiangrandparenting.net
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