Character

I pray today for strength of character. 

My greatest prayer for each of these children is salvation - that they would truly know you and love you. 

My second is that they would live lives through which you truly shine. 

May their character be strong, true, faithful, pure, loving and kind.  May they be aware that the choices they make define who they are and form their character.  May they make their choices based on an inner strength that comes from you, and may their character be strengthened each year as they do.

Wisdom not Folly

May she understand, at her core, the difference between wisdom and folly and may she choose wisely.

When she rebels against us, I pray that she keeps you in mind still and turns to respect and submit to authority.

May she be creative, imaginative and exploratory all in ways that bring you glory, not in foolish ways.

Healthy Bodies

Lord, as these children get older and begin to make decisions for themselves, I pray they would choose to look after their bodies.  I pray they would choose to eat healthy foods, and not eat solely for pleasure.  I pray they would choose activity over being sedentary.  May they value feeling good and healthy and make choices to take themselves in that direction.

Your Word

I pray that the words I have read to her in the mornings from Your Word will not return void.

Plant them in her heart where she treasures her valuables.

Plant them in her mind where she makes her decisions.

Give them root and make them grow.

Perspective

I pray today for proper perspective - not that they are the most important person in the world, but that they are their own best teacher.  They will turn out to be what they see themselves as.  May they aspire to be kind, nice, and influential for good, rather than rich, powerful, and popular.  May they not see their world as unfair, but instead decide how to live in light of their circumstances.

Standing Strong

Lord, I pray you'd help my child find a balance between not wanting to be ridiculed for her faith and standing strong in her love for you.  May she never choose to deny or be ashamed of her faith.  May she view you and your opinion as far more important than that of her friends.

Choosing Behaviors

Lord, today I pray that the things our children choose to imitate from their friends would be the pure, innocent, kind, lovely, excellent things.  May they choose to reject for themselves the ugly, unkind, lazy, rude or coarse things.  I pray you would come to mind as they choose, and if they don't know you, then may the desire for good lead them to you.

Philippians 4:8

Making Decisions

I pray that she would understand her motives and choose the wiser option.  Guide us as we help her and allow her to make more of her own choices.  May we know when to allow that and when to make the decisions ourselves.