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Navigating parenthood can be quite the whirlwind, with unique joys and challenges at every turn but bible verses about prayer can help. As a Christian mom, nurturing your child's faith is a task of eternal importance. One surefire way to ensure they build a strong relationship with Jesus is by fostering a solid prayer life from a young age. Encouraging your child to converse with Jesus, rely on Him and seek His guidance through prayer is an investment in their spiritual journey, one they’ll carry with them all their life.
Starting early: The Early Bird Prays
Early childhood years are the best phase to etch a pattern of prayer in your child's life. It's neither too early nor too late to initiate this remarkable journey. As their parent and first teacher, you can pray that God cultivates a fervent desire in your child to commence and nurture a personal relationship with Him.
Implementing Prayer into Your childs Bedtime Routine
Bedtime presents the perfect slot for introducing prayer in a low-pressure, comforting way to your child. The serenity of the night and gradual winding down of the day's activities can be an ideal setting for your child to focus on their communication with God.
Surrounded by tranquility, devoid of either internal or external interruptions, prayer becomes an assuring haven for your child. It caters to their psychological needs by producing a calming effect which helps them wind down, fostering in them a satisfying sleep pattern.
Fostering Independence in Your Children's Prayer Life
As your child grows and gains proficiency in their language skills, you can encourage them to express their own prayers. Trust their readiness and intuitiveness. With time, they might prefer to conduct their prayers privately, resulting in a bittersweet milestone.
Relish each prayerful moment you share together while it lasts, paving the way for your child's spiritual independence.
Cultivating a Powerful Prayer Life in Your Children With Bible Verses About Prayer
1 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it. (Matthew 21:22)
2 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. (James 5:16)
3 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. (Matthew 6:6)
4 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil. (1 Peter 3:12)
5 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. (John 14:13)
6 The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayers of the righteous. (Probers 15:29)
7 In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. (Jeremiah 29:12)
8 I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! (Isaiah 65:24)
9 Never stop praying. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
How to turn your kids into prayer warrior's
Let your kids see you praying: A quick thank you Lord for a parking spot or, a full on prayer of protection before leaving home, let your kids see that prayer is a way of life.
Use a gentle approach with kid friendly objects: Many children learn better with physical objects to help them learn. There are many cute teddy bears and story books you can use to teach your children about prayer.
Encourage your kids to pray with you: Gently guide your child through a bedtime prayer each night. You can encourage your child to pray the prayer out loud with you i,f you have the same prayer each night.
Give your child prayer suggestion: A great way to do this is with a simple prayer jar or box. Decorate it and, put the names of people you want your child to pray for inside your container. Each night, let your kids pull out a slip of paper and, pray for that person. Keep a small zip-lock bag or us a paperclip to hold the names of the people your child has prayed for. Once, they have all been prayer for then you put them back into the pick a prayer pile again and repeat the processes.
Help shy kids concur prayer paralysis: You start the prayer with the name of someone you want to pray for like grandma and have your kids add to your prayer. Like this: "Dear Jesus, I pray that you for grandma she is so kind and loving".... then have your child add something they love about grandma after. Or, you could say, "Dear Jesus, I pray that you bless Daddy with good sleep tonight".... then have your child add something they would like God to bless Daddy with. Once you start the prayer you will often find that your child is full of idea's but if not you can just give them a quick idea but make sure you let them pray it.
How to keep your child a prayer warrior
Give testimonies of answered prayers: When a prayer that your child has prayed for has been answered, talk about it with you child, and give thanks to the Lord together. Talk about how God answered the prayer. This is usually not in the way that we expect our prayers to be answered but, how Jesus chooses to answer our prayers. Let your kids learn that even when God doesn't answer prayer how we desire him to, He is still faithful to answer them. Also, that His answer is even better then what we prayer for. You can get your child to share their testimonies of answered prayers to dad or grandma, too. Make it a tradition that once a week, at the dinner table, each person gets an opportunity to share about one prayer that got answered that week.
What do you do if your child has no answered prayers yet?
1. Share some of your own testimonies of answered prayers. 2. Talk about someone else's testimony of healing or answers to prayers. 3. Read stories from the bible that talk about people receiving answered to prayer. Like the story of Ester, her prayers were answered and the Jews were saved from death. Or, Moses prayers helped God's people to be set free from slavery. And, of course their are the many miracles that Jesus prayed for, such as, turning water to wine and healing people sicknesses. The bible is full of answers to prayer you won't find any problem find ones that your child will like.
Write it Down: Start a prayer journal for yourself and, let your kids start their own, too! If they see you doing it they will think it's more important and they will be inspired to keep their own journal, too. No matter what age they are it's an enjoyable activity you can do together. For younger children encourage them to draw pictures of their answered prayers if they can't or don't like to pray.
Keys to Kids Prayer
You can plant many types of seeds to help your children grown into mighty prayer warrior's!
Keep prayer stress free and fun, not a chore that must done. Having it included into your child's normal bedtime routine is the most relaxed time to incorporate it while increasing your connection time together. Your kids will love this time with the Lord and you! And, it will turn into their most favourite time of day. The Lord will bless our children's prayers and they will grow a strong relationship with Jesus!
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