Parents' Prayers For September

September 9  Your will be done

Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10)

Hallelujah! My soul praises the Lord! I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. (Psalm 146:2). Lord, you are good and we praise your almighty greatness. Let us offer up to you a continual celebration of praise and glory as long as there is breath in our lives. Lord, help our children to praise God for his almighty greatness. Help them not only to praise God but also to deliver the message of God's almighty greatness to their friends and neighbors. Teach them that there are blessings for those who hope in the almighty God.

Lord, we pray for our children today that they may not live according to their stubborn and selfish ways. Help them to discern, choose, and obtain the will of God for their lives. Help them to grow out of ''give me'' prayers, but to seek and discern the will of God through their prayers. Help them to truly discern what God desires for them. Their prayers are still weak, but we believe that you love these simple prayers of our children. Bless them to grow and mature in their life of prayer.

We pray in Jesus' name, Amen.

September 10  Give us our daily bread

Give us today our daily bread. (Matthew 6:11)

Lord, you are the bread of life. Thank you for providing for our needs today. There are too many places on earth where children are starving. May starvation may disappear throughout the whole earth. Help us to be good stewards of the earth which you have given to us.

Lord, you provide even for the plants of the field and the birds of the air. We believe that you will provide abundantly for the needs of our children throughout their lives. Lord, help them to seek the daily bread that comes from God, and bless them always with abundance. You have promised to provide us with everything we need. Guide us to seek our daily bread from you with faith, believing in your promises. Keep us from worrying about tomorrow but to trust God for today. Give us faith in Jehovah Jireh, God our Provider.

We pray in Jesus' name, Amen.

September 11  Lead us not into temptation

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. (Matthew 6:13)

Lord, thank you for today and thank you for our children. Thank you for entrusting us with these precious ones, despite our shortcomings. Thank you for giving us the wisdom to bring them up according to the word of God. Thank you for giving us laughter and joy through our children and for teaching us to revere life. Lord, bless our children that they may grow strong and healthy in the Lord.

Lord, our children live

in a world filled with temptations and trials. Keep them from falling into temptation and deliver them from evil. Keep them from all the evil temptations that come from this world. Anoint them with your oil so they may live in liberty and freedom from these evil things. Lord, this world offers drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes that lure our children through their curiosity. Please protect them from these things that cause bondage through addiction. Lord, we believe that you will protect our children from all of these evil things.

We pray in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Amen.

September 12  Deliver us from evil

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. (Matthew 6:13)

Holy Lord, thank you for giving us victory in the Lord. Although we live in this world, keep us from being the world's accomplice and bless us to overcome the world. We know that there is victory only in Jesus and through the Holy Spirit. According to your word, we must put on the armor of God for protection. When Satan came to tempt Jesus in the desert after he had fasted for forty days, Jesus overcame Satan with the word of God. Lord, help our family to also be armed with the Sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, so we too may overcome Satan's temptations.

Lead us and our children to live in fellowship with God and protect us from the schemes of the devil. Lord, teach our children to know how God detests evil so they may also resist the devil. Lord, grant our children spiritual discernment. May they know what is good and what is evil, because sometimes it is confusing to distinguish between the two. Lord, teach our children spiritual discernment, even at their young age, so they may know and resist evil things when they sneak up on them.

We pray in the name of Jesus, who is our leader. Amen.