From fear to faith: 8 scriptures to pray over your children
Does motherhood ever stress you out?
We want our children to be okay, to make wise decisions, to be healthy, to choose the right friends, and to follow after God with their whole heart.But if you are anything like me, sometimes I end up parenting from my position of fear of the unknown instead of parenting from the faith in my Almighty Father who knows all.
That’s why PRAYER is vital to how we parent our children.Prayer is our way of stepping away from fear so we can walk in faith. We rely less on our understanding and more on our omnipotent God to lead, guide and intervene on behalf of our children.
Prayer is one of the most important parental responsibilities we have in the lives of our children.
Although I have always prayed for our fellas, I found myself drawn to focus on using scripture to pray directly over them. I invested in reading the Word to guide me.
These scriptures aid me when stress starts to take over my heart and become springboards for more intimate prayer led by the Holy Spirit.
When I pray scripture over my children, I insert their names into the prayer. I want the scriptures to be personal.
Now there are numerous scriptures to pray for our children, but I thought I would share with you a few I like to pray.
Wisdom
Lord, “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give _________ the Spirit of Wisdom and revelation so that you may know Him better.” Ephesians 1:17 NIV
Protection
Lord, I pray, “No weapon forged against _________ will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me” declares the Lord. Isaiah 54: 17 NIV
Anger
Lord, I pray _______ “would be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.” James 1: 10
Led by love
Lord, I pray _______ would “walk in the way of love, just as Christ loves us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5: 2
Direction
Lord, I pray ________ would “trust in the Lord with all of _______’s heart and learn not on own _________’s understanding.” Proverbs 3: 5 NIV
Walk by the Spirit
Lord, I pray ________ would “walk by the Spirit, and will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Galatians 5: 16
Gratitude
Lord, I pray __________ would “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5: 18 NIV
Helping others
Lord, I pray _________ will “share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practicing hospitality.” Romans 12:13 
What scriptures do you pray over your children?
Cheering you on,
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Sincerely Mellie Sue
Love all of these! Great reminders of how we can be praying for our babies (no matter how old they are!)
Larrissa C
This is one of my favorite posts so far! I love the examples you gave us. I am a witness that praying and speaking the Word can truly move you from fear to faith. It truly builds you up! This blog is wonderful – keep going!
Mamie L. Pack
Larrissa CThank you so much for the encouraging words. Using the Word in our daily lives is a world changer.
Sandra Tanner
What a beautiful post. Thank you for writing such a practical article. The power of a praying mommy is amazing. We should pray for our babies everyday and in all situations
Mamie L. Pack
Sandra TannerAbsolutely Sandra! Sometimes we don’t feel equipped but we can find everything we need in the Bible.
Ceci Rey
I love this! Especially, the one for gratitude!
Mamie L. Pack
Ceci ReyIn this world, they need the help to have a grateful heart.
LanaPummill
These are great. I am going to mark them in my Bible. Thank you!
momracheal
Pinning this!. I love post that share great bible verses, prayers and tips. Thanks for sharing!😙
Emily Bendler
These are beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing!
Shayla Marie
This is such a wonderful post, Mamie. I’m going to share it on my Singing A New Song page for my readers. Thank you for being such an inspiration!
karinalivingbylove
Love this. I definitely want to print these scriptures out so I can pray them over my kids every day. Thanks for sharing!
Jane
These are such powerful scriptures, and a very personal way to pray over ones children and loved ones. We as mothers know the fear and worry that never seems to go away no matter how old the children get. As a mom of young adults these prayerful scriptures spoke to me.
Mamie L. Pack
JaneYes Jane. I have sons ranging 22-10. No matter how old they are I continue to cover them in prayer.
Wendy / One Exceptional Life
Mamie, this is great. I’ve never actually used scripture in my prayers like that. Thank you for sharing. I’ve got better understanding on how it’s done now.
themompreneurlife
Beautifully written! Thank you for this!
Mamie L. Pack
themompreneurlifeThank you for stopping by!
christyk3
Thank you for sharing these verses! I would like to pray scripture over my children, and your examples will help get me started 😊
Sierra
Prayer over our children is so important. I pinned this as well. Thank you so much for sharing.
Mamie L. Pack
SierraThanks so much Sierra!
Bethany Rutledge
This is a great post! Thanks for sharing these verses. I need to be more intentional about this.
Mamie L. Pack
Bethany RutledgeOh, yes! Praying for our kiddos is so important.
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I love this Mamie! One of the prayers I pray is that the Lord will bring the right people into my son’s life and keep the wrong people from him. It’s based off from Proverbs 1:10-11.
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sonyarottmanOh, that is big one. Praying for them to have discernment in their friendship choices is so important.
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Love these! If you had a little poster with all of these on it, I would totally download it and hang it in more than one room in my house. Wow are these prayers needed more than ever <3
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Angelika
I love all of these, they’re beautiful and I agree that we should pray over our little ones.