Praying for a Job I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My loving eye on you. — Psalm 32:8 I can’t tell you how many parents, when they heard I was working on this book, let me know they had a story to share. I…
Blessing and Releasing Your Adult Child
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” —Numbers 6:24-26 One of the best things about being a parent is getting to watch your child grow up. That’s also one of the…
Praying for Your Prodigal
I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart. — Jeremiah 24:7 Lauren stared at the photo on her phone, barely comprehending what she saw. It was a picture…
Praying When Your Children Have Children
Praying When Your Children Have Children I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, and My blessing on your descendants. — Isaiah 44:3 Back when Praying the Scriptures for Your Children was released, my mom told me she wished she’d had it as a resource when my siblings and I were growing up. I…
Praying through a Health Crisis
This is what the Lord… says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. — 2 Kings 20:5 Leslie pushed her way through the hospital’s double doors, searching for her son-in-law’s familiar face. She had jumped in the car as soon as she got Sam’s phone call; now, more than…
Prayers for Graduates
Editor’s note: Enjoy this short excerpt from the brand new FREE Praying for Your Graduate Guide! Heavenly Father… 1) As ____________ weighs the choices that are before her, let her be filled with knowledge and depth of insight, that she may be able to discern what is best and be pure and blameless until…
Pray for Children Using Scriptures
How to Pray for Children Using Scriptures This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. — 1 John 5:14 The Brothers Grimm tell the story of Sleeping Beauty, which opens with all of the fairies in the kingdom bringing baptismal gifts to…