Now that I’m the parent of an adult child, I need to shift into overdrive when praying for my son and Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children by Jodie Berndt is a fabulous way to do this.
The big joke when becoming a parent is that there is no handbook to raising a child but we’ve been given the best handbook in the Word of God – the Bible. There is some wise word, song, or prayer for every situation.
The book is laid out in sections, each with subsections for more specific topics. For example, there’s a section on praying for your child’s relationships. The subsections are prayers for friends and fellowship, their future spouse, their young marriage, and praying through a troubled marriage or divorce. There are tons of scripture for each one of the subsections. Tons!
And the scripture isn’t just prayers but actual stories of the those who have gone before us. Some of the Biblical greats who have gone through the exact same thing. I find that to be very comforting to know that I’m not the only one dealing with a particular situation or that my child isn’t the only one to deal with that problem.
I find myself praying now for my son and our daughter-in-love for things like a growing love for one another, for a strong marriage, for a closer relationship to God, and to make wise decisions. Praying for those things (as well as talking to your child about those things) is a great way to help build up their armor.
Other sections of the Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children discuss praying for your grandchildren, for employment, for good health (physically, mentally, and financially), and prayers for helping your child resist temptation. There are even prayers for infertility and job loss. No topic is too insignificant.
This is a great book to get a parent as their child grows up, for someone whose child is struggling, and for someone’s whose child isn’t having any problems. Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children should be just as much required reading for parents as parenting books for new parents.
You children aren’t adults yet? Jodie Berndt has thought about you as well. Check out Praying the Scriptures for Your Children or Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenagers: Discover How to Pray God’s Purpose for Their Lives.
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