A Parent's Program For Daily Prayer
| 1 | salvation | Isaiah 45:8, 2 Timothy 2:10 |
Lord, let salvation spring up within my children, that they may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. |
| 2 | growth in grace | 2 Peter 3:18 | I pray that they may grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. |
| 3 | love | Ephesians 5:2, Galations 5:22 |
Grant, Lord, that my children may learn to live a life of love through the Spirit who dwells in them. |
| 4 | honesty and integrity | Psalm 25:21 | May integrity and honesty be their virtue and their protection. |
| 5 | self-control | 1 Thessalonians 5:6 | Father, help my children not be like many others around them, but let them be alert and self controlled in all they do. |
| 6 | a love for God’s word | Psalm 19:10 | May my children grow to find your Word more precious than gold, than much pure gold; and sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. |
| 7 | justice | Psalm 11:7, Micah 6:8 |
God, help my children to love justice as You do and to act justly in all they do. |
| 8 | mercy | Luke 6:36 | May my children always be merciful, as their Father is merciful. |
| 9 | respect (for self, others, authority) | 1 Peter 2:17 | Father, grant that my children may show proper respect to everyone, as Your word commands. |
| 10 | strong, Biblical self-esteem | Ephesians 2:10 | Help my children develop a strong self-esteem that is rooted in the realization that they are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus. |
| 11 | faithfulness | Proverbs 3:3 | 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. |
| 12 | a passion for God | Psalm 63:8 | Lord, please instill in my children a soul with a craving for You, a heart that clings passionately to You. |
| 13 | responsibility | Galatians 6:5 | Grant that my children may learn responsibility, for each one should carry his own load. |
| 14 | kindness | I Thessalonians 5:15 | Lord, May my children always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. |
| 15 | generosity | 1 Timothy 6:18-19 | 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. |
| 16 | peace, peaceability | Romans 14:19 | Father let my children make every effort to do what leads to peace. |
| 17 | hope | Romans 15:13 | May be God of hope grant that my children may overflow with hope and hopefulness by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| 18 | perseverance | Hebrews 12:1 | Lord, teach my children perseverance in all they do, and help them especially to run with perseverance the race marked out for them. |
| 19 | humility | Titus 3:2 | Lord, please cultivate in my children the ability to show true humility toward all. |
| 20 | compassion | Colossians 3:12 | Lord, please clothe my children with the virtue of compassion. |
| 21 | prayerfulness | Ephesians 6:18 | Grant, Lord, they my children’s lives may be marked by prayerfulness, that they may learn to pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. |
| 22 | contentment | Philippians 4:12-13 | Father, teach my children the secret of being content in any and every situation...through him who gives them strength. |
| 23 | faith | Luke 17:5-6, Hebrews 11:1-40 |
I pray that faith will find root and grow in my children’s hears, that by faith they may gain what has been promised to them |
| 24 | a servant heart | Ephesians 6:7 | Lord, please help my children develop servant hearts, that they may serve wholeheartedly as if they were serving the Lord, not men. |
| 25 | purity | Psalm 51:10 | Create in them a pure heart, O God, and let their purity of heart be shown in their actions. |
| 26 | a willingness and ability to work hard | Colossians 3:23 | Teach my children, Lord, to value and work and to work hard at everything they do, as working for the Lord, not for men. |
| 27 | self-discipline | Proverbs 1:3 | Father, I pray they my children may develop self-discipline, that they may acquire a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair. |
| 28 | a heart for missions | Psalm 96:3 | Lord, please help my children to develop a heart for missions, a desire to see your glory declared among the nations, your marvelous deeds among all peoples. |
| 29 | joy | 1 Thessalonians 1:6 | May my children be filled with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. |
| 30 | courage | Deuteronomy 31:6 | May my children always be strong and courageous in their character and in their actions. |
| 31 | a heart for missions | Psalm 96:3 | Lord, please help my children to develop a desire to see your glory declared among the nations, your marvelous deeds among all peoples. |