7 Ways to Pray for Your Adult Children
/“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it will be yours.”-Mark 11:24
If you don’t pray for your adult child, who will?
These words were whispered to my heart, by the Holy Spirit, one morning as I sat with God. The velocity of the truth ripped through my soul. It got me wondering about who was actually praying for my children. Perhaps my married children’s spouse’s did. Perhaps close friends. Maybe friends from their small group. Certainly my husband prayed for them and their grandma interceded on their behalf. Probably my son and daughter in law's parents prayed for our kids.
What about my grown children who weren’t walking with God? Who’s praying for them?
The Spiritual Folks
We want the more spiritual folks to do the praying: the pastors, pastor’s wives, spiritual leaders, and missionaries.They know exactly what to pray and how to pray it. We feel more comfortable agreeing with their prayers. We want to believe our children are supported through prayer, but in reality, the list is probably quite short.
If I’m one of the few people praying for my grown children, how does that impact my prayer life? It got me wondering:
Could prayer be my first response instead of my last resort?
What if I stepped away from formal prayers and just talked to God about what was going on in my grownup kid’s lives?
What if I released control and surrendered it all to God?
What would it look like if I exchanged my worries for confidence in God?
What if I replaced doubt with faith?
What if I allowed a mustard seed of faith to grow concerning my offspring?
What if prayer were the antidote to distress?