3 Prayers For A Wayward Child

3 Prayers For A Wayward Child November 25, 2015

Here are three prayers that I hope you can pray for a wayward child that’s wandered away from God.

Prayer for Repentance

Great God in heaven, I have a child that has fallen away from their belief in You and they have forsaken all that they have been taught about You. I know in their heart they know what is right and what is wrong. I pray God that You would send Your Holy Spirit and grant them repentance (2nd Tim 2:25) and to help them seek forgiveness and restoration with You. I know that all I can do is pray but I know You can do all things. It seems impossible for me, but nothing is for You. Please Father, grant my child repentance so that they might return to You again and to our family. I trust You in this and not my heart. I know that whatever happens is for their very best (Rom 8:28). Please forgive me where I have failed my child and failed You in bringing them up in the admonition of the Lord and please guide their heart back to You and to the family that loves them and in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, I pray, amen.

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Prayer for Conviction

God, I am so heartsick that my child has left us and left You. Please, I pray, send them a conviction from the Holy Spirit that only He can bring. I can only tell them how much I love them unconditionally and I have done all that I know to do so reveal to me what else I might be able do, if anything, but I ultimately I trust You for You can convict the heart of sin and humble the heart like no other. You know the heart, You direct the heart, and You can convict the heart and turn it back to You or to You for the very first time. I cannot know for sure whether my child is saved or not because of their leaving home and turning away from You, but You know their heart and in fact, You know their every secret thought and intent (Heb 4:12-13). Please place it in their heart to return to You and to us so that we might give You praise and may further glorify Jesus’ great name, in which we pray, amen.

Prayer for Return

God, I know that sometimes you can send trials and tribulations to us when we drift away from You or turn our back on You and so if my wayward child is experiencing any difficulties, let those troubles humble them and bring them back to a need for You. Sometimes I know I have enabled my child and I have gotten between the rock and the hammer; between what You want to do in them and what troubles are hopefully humbling them. I have interfered where You were trying to bring them to their knees and to open their eyes to see their need for You. Please forgive me for that gracious Father. I ask You to cause them to return to You and to us too so that we can both welcome them back into the family and rejoice that our son who was once lost is now found (Luke 15:24) and in the might name of Jesus I pray, amen.

Conclusion

There are fewer things that break the heart of a parent more than to have their own child rejects them and to reject God. Don’t give up. Stay in prayer. Keep the lines of communication open. Tell them of your unconditional love but God’s love is even more so. He has open arms and is waiting and watching for them to return to Him so that He can rejoice and declare that “my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate” (Luke 15:24). Amen?

Article by Jack Wellman

Jack Wellman is Pastor of the Mulvane Brethren Church in Mulvane Kansas. Jack is also the Senior Writer at What Christians Want To Know whose mission is to equip, encourage, and energize Christians and to address questions about the believer’s daily walk with God and the Bible. You can follow Jack on Google Plus or check out his book Teaching Children the Gospel available on Amazon


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