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Prayer for New Beginnings

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Life always throws at us situations that require us to start over. This is when prayer for new beginnings becomes an integral part of setting the new foundation in stone. We know this to be true, whatever you build in Christ is built to stand.

Why Prayer for New Beginnings is Important

I’ll take you back to a parable in the bible. The one about the man who built his house on sand. It goes onto recount a story about a man who built his house on sand. This man is then compared to another man in similar circumstances who built his house on the rock. When the trials of life came against both men you can guess which one withstood these trials. It was most certainly the man who built his house on the rock. And that’s why it is important to set it on stone.

Matthew 7:24-27 New International Version (NIV)
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

Lord Give me a new beginning

Perhaps, you’re on the path that you feel needs to be changed. Our God is a God of new beginnings. He is not the sort of father that would take pleasure in watching you continue on a path that leads to an undesirable destination. He is a gracious father. We know the Bible tells us that the reason why we do not have this because we do not ask. If you find yourself in a position where you would like a new beginning and you know the Lord to be your provider, simply ask of him.

you are faithful to watch over your word

James 4:2-3 New King James Version (NKJV)
2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and [a]war. [b]Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

Prayer

Dear Lord,

I’ve walked on the path that I am for way too long. And am no longer happy on it. I would like a change. If I am on the right path and should continue on it lead me. However, if this is not the path for me, show me the right one. Present me with opportunities to move away from this path onto a new one. Give me the boldness to take a leap of faith if that is what is required. Open my eyes to opportunity when you present it to me. Father, let your hand not come and passed me by in the season, Lord. I desperately need your help. Thank you, for I know you are faithful to watch over your word to perform it. In the mighty name of Jesus. Amen

Jeremiah 1:12 King James Version (KJV)
12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

What is done is done

Luke 9:60 New King James Version (NKJV)
60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.”

Beyond the prayer, one of the most difficult things about moving forward is letting go of the things that we had in the past. In some cases, it is letting go of what we have in hand. These things will differ depending on what it is that you’re starting again from.

If you are seeking new beginnings for your business, it means letting go of the business you have built, or a business partner than has failed you. If you’re letting go of a relationship, it may mean letting go of the emotional attachment that has developed over time. It means forfeiting time you have invested, and spent with your beloved one. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a romantic relationship or otherwise. Letting go is not easy. As such, our first prayer point is just that for the ability to let go.

If you look back to scripture you will notice that many of the times when Jesus was trying to give a new beginning to someone he told them to let go. I will through some examples at you. Oftentimes when he healed someone, he would end by telling them to go and sin no more.

This was a direction to go back to the life that they were living but live without the sin that they had previously been comfortable with. This is somewhat of a drastic change. You’re going back into the new into same environment with a new attitude. Going back into that same environment with a different viewpoint of the world. The people you would’ve associated with begin to question what do you have become. It is in these answers that you will find your freedom.

Prayer

Dear Lord,

We thank you for the gift of new beginnings. As your mercies are new every morning, we ask that you would give us the grace to walk on the new path that you set for us. Don’t allow me to let go of the things in front of me when you know I should hold on longer. Help me to let go of the falsehoods that I may have held to be true. Help me to let go of anything from the past that will hinder my new beginning. Lord, I ask that you would intervene in any action or lack thereof that will hinder my new beginning. Where I do not see, father, you are sovereign. Help me. We asked this in Jesus name. Amen

Lamentations 3:22-23 King James Version (KJV)
22 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

Beyond the prayer All things are new

Salvation is one example of a new beginning. The Bible tells us that when the man is in Christ he becomes a new creation. That means you are a new beginning personified. If that is not the hardest thing there is to start over again is nothing else.

2 Corinthians 5:17 King James Version (KJV)
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Salvation means letting go of your ways to follow Christ’s ways. May the Lord give us strength. This is the reason why salvation can only be achieved through Christ because in our own strength it is simply impossible. The price of death on the cross is too steep to be paid, and the life that is required for someone who is of Christ is also beyond the norm for most of us.

Our next be a point is simply saying, now that we are in a new path, Lord show me your ways. It is one thing to be able to leave a path to take another one. Yet it is a completely different matter when it comes to being able to find a way to righteously walk on this new path.

New paths a plagued with self-doubt. Even want to know that you’re on the right path you may find yourself beginning to question it in the face of opposition.

You’re not alone in this, one example is that of John the Baptist. The Bible tells us that when John the Baptist was locked up in a prison cell he sent his disciples to ask Jesus if you was the one they’ve been waiting for. This was the same man who had proclaimed when Jesus was walked on the banks of the Jordan that this was the man who shoes he was not qualified to tie.

We also know that even in the womb, John the Baptist has leapt with joy at the presence of Jesus. He knew what he meant. Yet when he faced mounting a position on the right path he began to question things.

Matthew 11:2-3 King James Version (KJV)
2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for setting this on this new path. I thank you for the gift of new beginnings. Just being able to start again is such a blessing. To be able to set things aside and leave things in the past to turn the new leaf is a blessing. We are grateful for each of your blessings, Lord. We ask for the grace to continue on this path no matter how hard it gets. Father, as long as you walk with us give us the strength and boldness to never depart from your will. Lord in the face of opposition we pray that you would raise the standard against the enemy. Pray that you would teach us to war. God when war is required that we may be prepared. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Scripture References

Matthew 7:24-27

James 4:2-3

Jeremiah 1:12

Matthew 11:2-3

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50+ Comprehensive Prayer for Success Points

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Prayer Points for Success

Prayer for Success

Success is a very personal thing for most people. Our experiences and backgrounds are unique. This makes us see different things as being successful. For someone simply having a roof over their head is a success. For another, having children is a success. For yet another, simply seeing a new day is a success. What does prayer for success look like for you?

Today, our perceptions of success have come under scrutiny. Social media makes it harder to accept that what we have is enough, or that what we had initially considered being a success, is a success. Success has become about what you have, and not who you are as an individual. The scripture encourages us to store our treasure away in heaven where moth and rot cannot ruin it.

The tragedy is that the church is beginning to adopt that mantra of ‘whoever has the most toys wins’. The model that was set by Christ is being forsaken by leadership within the church. This then filters down to the rest of the congregants. What does success look like for you? How does that mirror success in Christ’s eyes? Jesus’ ministry lasts a mere 3 years, yet the impact still shakes the planet today. The apostles who turned the world upside down had nothing to their names. They left it all to pursue Christ.

2 Tim 3:

²For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Yet these are the times that we are in now.

This is not to say there is no value for money. Far from it. The church needs money. Resources build most of what we do. Church growth accelerates when resources are handled well. That is the value of stewardship. This is what we have lost in leadership; stewards. Success is being a great steward of the things that Christ has handed to us. When we hand position and possession to people who are not prepared to be stewards of it, they plunder it or bury it.

Let these prayers for success points bring you transformation.

Make me a good steward

One of the greatest crises facing the church today is a lack of good stewards. Leaders want to hold onto to God and to things of the world with another hand. The resources that filter through the churches have become tools of personal enrichment.

Our prayer is, Lord make me a good steward. It may take a while, but good stewards will always see their reward, while bad stewards lose it all. Miracles and your gifting should never become a validation of who you are in Christ. The bible tells us that some will say Lord I healed in your name, and he will tell them to get away from him. You and I are stewards of our gifting. Functioning in them is not a sign that you are in right standing with the Lord.

Luke 16

10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

Lord grant me the humility to know and acknowledge the error of my ways.
Show me how I can be a better steward of my time, of my business, of my job, of my marriage and all else.
Surround me with people who are not afraid to correct me, no matter what!

Wisdom for success

Ecc 11:6

Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

Lord, You give seed to the sower. Grant me wisdom to know when to sow, and where.
I refuse to be idle. Make me a worker!
Give me wisdom for persevering, in difficult times as in easy times.

Pro 11:2

When pride comes, then comes dishonour, But with the humble is wisdom.

Lord open my eyes to see my pridefulness.
Make me a true ambassador of Christ, in humility, as he was.
Dishonour will not be my portion, in Jesus’ name.

Good Counsel

Pro 15:22

Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors, they succeed.

Lord remove any bad counsel from around me, whether I realise they are bad or not.
Send me counsellors that will show me your ways.
Grant me boldness to stand for you, at any cost.
Make me a source of good counsel to others.

Pro 21:30

There is no wisdom and no understanding And no counsel against the LORD.

Remove me from people who would open their mouths to slander you.
Grant me the grace to show grace to others, and lead them to you.
Give me a heart for the broken, those who have been hurt by the church, those whose view of you has been marred by these experiences, that I may be a beacon of who you are.

A lazy man does not eat

2 Thessalonians 3:10

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Laziness will not be known in my sphere.
Grant me the grace to inspire others to be the best they can be.
Make of me a hard worker! Make of me a smart worker! In Jesus’ name. Amen

Bless the works of my hands

Ecclesiastes 2:11

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

Lord teach me to work your way, that my efforts would not be in vain.
I will not be busy for the sake of being busy. Make of me of a person of results.
Make me profitable in my work.

Deuteronomy 15:10-11

10 Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this, the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. 11 There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.

Lord grant me the opportunity to bless others in my giving.
Make me a liberal giver, not holding onto to the things of this earth.
By this shall the works of my hands be blessed!

Set before you an open door

Revelation 3:8

I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

Father, I bless your name for watching over me! You know my deeds.
Thank you for setting before me an open door, one for progression, for success, for peace, for joy in Christ Jesus.
Thank you for knowing my weaknesses. You are my strength.
No hand in the physical or spiritual realm can shut the door you have opened for me. I will enter where you said I will enter!
I will not deny your name, at my lowest, and not forget you at my highest. I keep your word, it is a lamp to my path, a light to my feet.

My Gift Will Make Room For Me

Nehemiah 1:11

O Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honouring you. Please grant me success today by making the king favourable to me. Put it into his heart to be kind to me.” In those days I was the king’s cup-bearer.

I delight in honouring the Lord!
Grant me success oh Lord, give me favour in the eyes of high authorities. Wherever I set my foot today. Let you favour go ahead of y, and you with me.
I will know kindness where I have not earned it, by your grace.

In the presence of my enemy

Psalm 23:5 New International Version (NIV) 5

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

You bless me, my enemy knows you bless me.
Grant them long life, that they may see your goodness in my life.
No man stands in the way of your blessings in my life.

Blessing Adds No Sorrow

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.

Lord if not from you, I don’t want it.
Your blessing makes me rich, in body, in spirit, in substance and more.
Sorrow is not my portion. You give me joy!

Enlarge My Territory

1 Chro 4:10

Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!” And God granted him what he requested.

Lord thank you for what you have already given to me. I refuse to become stagnant in this position. Enlarge my territory; grant me enhanced influence.
May your hand always be with me in all that I do.
Keep me from harm.

Obedience

Joshua 1:8

“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.

Lord make me a disciplined individual in all that I do.
May your word never depart from my mouth.
I will learn from it, meditate on it day and night.
I will do according to all that is written in your word.
By my obedience, you will prosper me, and give me success.

Deu 8

18 But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

I will remember you, my God!
You are a covenant keeper!
You are the one that gives me the ability to produce wealth. I refuse to receive it from any other source, but you.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

For I know the plans I have for you plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

You have plans for me! Plans that you alone know! Thank you for being mindful of me, oh God!
Your plans prosper me and do not harm me.
You are my source of hope and a future!

Psalm 5:3 (NIV)

In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning, I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.

Your ears are never shut to my cries when I call out to you.
I will call out to you every morning, with praise, with honour, with reverence!
My requests are laid before you, I know to wait expectantly. You watch over your word to perform it.

Romans 8:18 (NIV)

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Grant me grace and foresight to not be too concerned with the “now”.
My present sufferings are temporary! Your glory will be revealed in me.

Philippians 3:13-14 (NIV)

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Lord grant me heavenly focused, that I may not be consumed by each day’s trouble and toil.
May I not dwell on what has passed, but look ahead.
Grant me the strength to strain towards what is ahead, no matter what.
I press on towards my goal to be with you in heaven. All else is vanity.

II Corinthians 12:9-11 (NIV)

But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Lord give me the wisdom to recognise when I am weak, that I may lean on you.
Your strength is made perfect in weakness.
I shan’t be ashamed of my weakness, rather celebrate your glory in lifting me beyond them.
Let me truly understand that when I am weak, then I am strong, in Christ!

Psalm 37:23-24 (NIV)

The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

I delight in the Lord! My steps are made firm in him.
I may stumble, but the Lord upholds me from falling.
Your hand is on me. Thank you!

Phil 4:3

13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

I press on in all I do.
Failure is not my portion.
Though I may struggle, you give me strength. In you, I can do all things.

Psa 37:4

4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

I delight in the Lord. I delight in following his commands.
You give me the desires of my heart.
Shape what my heart desires oh Lord!

Psa 1:1-3

1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.

Father prune my company. Remove those you know will drag me down. Remove those that would drag me away from you, and from your will.
Surround me with those that delight in your will, that I too may walk in your will.
I thrive in any place that I find myself.
My efforts yield fruit in season and my leaf will not wither!
Whatever I do prospers.

Proverbs 16:3

3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.

I begin nothing without you oh Lord.
You are the foundation of all that I build.
You establish my plans.

1 King 2:3

3 and observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go

I observe what you require of me, oh Lord.
I am obedient.
I keep your commands and decrees, your laws and regulations.
I do this and prosper in all that I do.

Matthew 16

26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.

Lord this is the greatest of my cries to you. May my heart never be taken by the things of the world.
Open my eyes, that I may not go astray and think that I am walking with you still.
I refuse to win the world at the cost of my soul.
You reward me for walking in your ways.

Romans 12

2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

The pattern of the world will not be my patterns. I walk and live for and in Christ.
Father, transformation is my portion, as you renew my mind.
I will test and see your good, pleasing and perfect will.

Isaiah 41

10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Fear is not my portion. You make me brave. You make me bold.
You are with me in all I do. I shall never know dismay.
You strengthen and help me.
Your righteous right hand upholds me.

Jer 17

7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.

I trust in you! I trust in you! I trust in you, oh God!
My confidence in nothing, but you. Not in possession or position.

Genesis 1

28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” 29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

You have commissioned me to be fruitful. I am fruitful.
I have dominion over all that you give to me.
I reap a bounty harvest.

Genesis 39:23

The chief jailer did not supervise anything under Joseph’s charge because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made to prosper.

I am a good steward. By this am I entrusted with all things in my care.
Whatever I do, the Lord causes it to prosper.
My work will be a testament to your glory!

Joshua 1:7

“Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.

I am careful to do according to your law.
You have made me courageous. You are my strength.
I will not turn away from your ways. By this shall I have success wherever I go.

2 Chronicles 26:5

He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God prospered him.

I see you, you cause me to prosper.

John 7:18

Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.

May personal glory never be at the forefront of anything that I do.
Father forbid that I would think I am doing things for you when I am doing them for my own glory!

Deuteronomy 8:18

You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

I will remember you, Lord in all I do.
You give me the power to create wealth.
I am a good steward of all you give to me.
Pride is not my portion.
You keep your covenant.

Proverbs 2:7

He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,

You have made me upright.
You cause me to succeed.
Grant me the grace to walk blamelessly, that your name my be glorified.
You are a shield for me!

Thank you for praying with us. May your prayer for success yield. God is faithful. We would love for you to partner with us in prayer and other work that we do. Our team of volunteers makes all of this possible. If you would like someone to pray with you or just to talk about something, we would be honoured to help. Send in your prayer requests.

Originally posted 2018-10-30 17:27:18.

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Prayer for Grandchildren

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Why We Say Prayer for Grandchildren

One of the amazing blessings that we get to enjoy your well-deserved while on earth is that of being able to care for grandchildren. For most of us, just the opportunity to see them is all that we could ask for. However, as we would’ve known from raising our own children there is only so much that we can do. The rest, well, lays in the capable hands of the Most High God. It’s such a comforting feeling to know that when we fall short, there somebody else overseeing this process and intervening on our behalf.

As amazing as we may think we are or are indeed, we may actually be we are imperfect. There are so many things that we would like to do and say that may not manifest in the ways that we would have intended. Unfortunately, these are the sort things affect children in their developmental phase in ways that we could not recognise in time or remedy.

Fortunately, we always have God to turn to. Praying for your grandchildren is one of the greatest gifts that could ever give them. This goes beyond being able to teach them to pray and also goes to a place where you are able to ask for divine intervention in places where you were not able to intervene all I’m not presents to intervene.

Throughout scripture, you’d find generation after generation the children would always have the blessing of the parents or grandparents. There is untold power in the words of a spoken over your children and grandchildren.

Genesis 48

Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons

48 Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, “Indeed your father is sick”; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. ²And Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel ^[a]strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. ³Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, ⁴and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

If you’re not speaking over you when children I can most certainly guarantee you that somebody else is speaking into the lives. Even the smallest of ways are things at the watch the fees of a listen to somebody else is telling them what they are is tender who they can be and turn them what they can and cannot do. It is up to you to impart knowledge that they can do all things through Christ and strength.

Wisdom and stature

The first thing I’m going to pray over is that as Christ grow in wisdom and stature our grandchildren will be like him in that sense. I will pray that as they grow God’s wisdom is in them and everything that they do that all the decisions are in line with his will.

Luke 2:52 New International Version (NIV)

⁵²And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

Father, I thank you for my grandchild/ren in Jesus name. As they grow I as that you would be a light unto their path. Lord, even at times when they may not realise that they need you. Where they go astray, I ask that you would guide them back onto the path of righteousness.

Order every footstep that they will take. Lord, may my grandchildren always be about your business. Let your will manifest in every area of their lives. That they would desire you. I pray that you would grant them wisdom in every possible way. May they desire wisdom, seek wisdom and find wisdom. In Jesus’ name! Amen

Psalm 119:133 New International Version (NIV)

¹³³Direct my footsteps according to your word;
let no sin rule over me.

Parenting

Parents, guardians and we as grandparents play significant roles in the raising of our children. A lot of who they become is down to who we are. The bible teaches us to train a child in a way that he/she is to walk. If we are unable to train them, best believe someone out there will do the training for us. In most cases, the path that they are led onto will not be the one that we want for our grandchildren. Our next prayer point is for the people that are in these important roles.

Proverbs 22:6 New International Version (NIV)

⁶Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Lord Jesus, we thank you for the parents and guardians that will be in these children’s lives. We ask that your wisdom would guide them in the way that they should train the child. Let it not be done through their own wisdom but through yours. Lord, we acknowledge that your ways are higher than ours. Even in our grandest of wisdom and love, we may fall short. We put it all into your hands. Open our eyes to the things that we should say. Teach us to use our words to build and not to break these children. The latter is easier done. We ask this in Jesus’ name! Amen

Health

Even where the rest of the things go well, health is of utmost importance. Bad health will cut short lives that have greatness ahead of them. God forbid that your grandchild would not achieve that which the Lord has set them out to achieve. The bible tells us that the Lord knew our grandchildren before they were formed. They are his seeds on this planet. Our prayer is that they would be healthy and fruitful ones.

Jeremiah 1:5 New International Version (NIV)

⁵“Before I formed you in the womb I knew^[a] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Dear Heavenly Father,
We ask that you grant our grandchildren the gift of good health. We pray that every part of their body would function as it was intended to. Lord, we speak against any diseases in body, mind or spirit. Lord, we minister healing in Jesus’ name! May your mighty hand come upon them in all that they do. From the top of their heads to the soles of their feet, divine health is their portion in Jesus’ name! Amen

Friends

We understand from scripture that Lot was preserved because of this relationship with Abraham. The disciples would never have turned the worlds upside down if not for their relationship with Christ. In fact, those that saw them after Jesus had died, knew they had been with him.

I believe the boldness of Shadrek, Mishaek and Abednego was founded in their shared faith. It is in walking together that their names were written in history eternally. By the same token, we also know that countless men and women fall daily due to the company that they keep. Our prayer today is that our children would be surrounded by the sort company that propels them towards God’s best for their life.

Dear Heavenly Father,
We thank you for the lives of our grandchildren. We ask that you would guide them at every turn in Jesus’ name. Lord, let no one that is not going to lead them to you is rooted in their lives. If there is anyone right now that will draw them away from your will we as that that relationship come to an end in Jesus’ name. Lord, we pray that you would surround them with men and women after your heart. Raise mentors to guide them in their walk. In Jesus’ name! Amen

Live a Full life

At the end of his life, the Apostle Paul famously said that he had lived and poured everything that he had out of him. Not that anyone would ever doubt that. This is a man who met Christ on his route to Damascus and ended up turning the world upside down. Having said that, most people never get to this point.

Everything that has been put inside of us by God needs to come out and impact the world. The Bible tells us that all of creation is groaning and waiting for the sons of God to manifest them among us. For how long so the wait? That is down to us. Our prayer for today is that whatever has been placed inside our grandchildren come forth and be poured out to impact those around them in Jesus name.

Father God, We thank you for grandchildren. We thank you for everything that you set them out to do on this earth. God, for that we thank you because we know that their time on this planet will not be in vain. We thank you because we know that you alone know the plans that you have for them, Lord, plans for the good, no harm is to come to them. They will bear every seed that you’ve put inside of them. Father, we call it fourth look at in Jesus name.

Every gift, every talent that you put inside of them, Lord God, we call it forth. That they would be the wise stewards that use their gifts to expand your kingdom. May their gifts be a light that will show others to you. Whatever has remained buried inside of them for too long, let it come forth.

Let those that have sought to bury these gifts be put to shame. They buried them but didn’t realise that they were seeds. We call them up to sprout into their calling. We pray that they may impact those around them. In the name of Jesus. We call our grandchildren into fulfilment, into your wholeness, right now. In the mighty name of Jesus. In every of their life, may that they would be fruitful. Lord, there will be a fruitful in everything that they set out to do, in Jesus name. We ask that when their life comes to a natural end they would’ve lived for and died empty Lord God in Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Scriptural References

Genesis 48

Luke 2:52

Psalm 119:133

Jeremiah 1:5

Proverbs 22:6

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