“I know what I have planned for you,” says the Lord. “I have good plans for you.
I don’t plan to hurt you. I plan to give you hope and a good future.”
Jeremiah 29:11 ICB
Lord,
Today’s world seems more uncertain than ever
and yet I know my child is in Your hands.
As I think of the years ahead, I pray
for Your protection and blessing over him.
I know You have good plans for his life—
they may not be what I would have chosen
but I can trust You for what’s best.
This summer I ask that You would begin
revealing Yourself to him in a deeper way
than he’s ever experienced before.
Help him to hear Your voice, hold Your hand,
and walk with You wherever You may lead.
I know as long as You are beside Him
the future is nothing to fear.
I look forward to seeing what You
have in store for my child’s life, and I pray
You will help me support and encourage him
every step of the way.
Amen.
New Life Ranch is about more than just a great experience for your child, it’s also an opportunity for God to work in his or her heart in life-changing ways. While you may not physically be here with your child, you can stay close by spiritually supporting him or her through prayer. To help you with this, we’re including a series of parents’ prayers on our blog this summer. A new prayer will be posted every Monday and each one will tie into this summer’s “change agent” theme. You’ll be able to access the other prayers in the series so we invite you to keep coming back. We want the work God begins in your child’s heart to continue long after he or she returns home. Thanks for joining us in asking God to make your child a “change agent” for His Kingdom this summer and for a lifetime.
To read the other Parents’ Prayers click here.
Holley Gerth is an award-winning writer and Editorial Director for DaySpring with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. She’s the author of over 2,000 cards, as well as several devotionals, articles, journals, and children’s books. She just published her first devotional book, Rain on Me: Devotions of Hope and Encouragement for Difficult Times. Holley is receiving a masters degree in counseling, and she’s passionate about bringing hope to the hearts of women. You’re invited to visit her online at Heart to Heart with Holley.
New Life Ranch is about more than just a great experience for your child, it’s also an opportunity for God to work in his or her heart in life-changing ways. While you may not physically be here with your child, you can stay close by spiritually supporting him or her through prayer. To help you with this, we’re including a series of parents’ prayers on our blog this summer. A new prayer will be posted every Monday and each one will tie into this summer’s “change agent” theme. You’ll be able to access the other prayers in the series so we invite you to keep coming back. We want the work God begins in your child’s heart to continue long after he or she returns home. Thanks for joining us in asking God to make your child a “change agent” for His Kingdom this summer and for a lifetime.
People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7 ICB
Lord,
You tell us that it’s not what people see on the outside
but what’s inside that truly matters to You.
We know character is the foundation of who we are
and it can only come from a relationship with You.
So I ask You would build the character of my child this summer.
Please teach her about kindness, love, grace, and patience.
Where there are weak spots, reveal and strengthen them.
Where she is already solid, make those places even firmer.
Send her godly friends to support her in following You.
If there are people in her life who tear her down,
please gently remove them and replace them with others.
Give her mentors who are further along in their faith
and wise teachers who will show her how to walk with You.
Please show me how I can develop character in her as well.
Thank You for being even more committed
to the character of my child than I could ever be
and for carrying on Your work in her life
until it is completed in heaven one day.
Amen.
To read the other Parents’ Prayers click here.
Holley Gerth is an award-winning writer and Editorial Director for DaySpring with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. She’s the author of over 2,000 cards, as well as several devotionals, articles, journals, and children’s books. She just published her first devotional book, Rain on Me: Devotions of Hope and Encouragement for Difficult Times. Holley is receiving a masters degree in counseling, and she’s passionate about bringing hope to the hearts of women. You’re invited to visit her online at Heart to Heart with Holley.
New Life Ranch is about more than just a great experience for your child, it’s also an opportunity for God to work in his or her heart in life-changing ways. While you may not physically be here with your child, you can stay close by spiritually supporting him or her through prayer. To help you with this, we’re including a series of parents’ prayers on our blog this summer. A new prayer will be posted every Monday and each one will tie into this summer’s “change agent” theme. You’ll be able to access the other prayers in the series so we invite you to keep coming back. We want the work God begins in your child’s heart to continue long after he or she returns home. Thanks for joining us in asking God to make your child a “change agent” for His Kingdom this summer and for a lifetime.
I praise You because You made me in an amazing and wonderful way.
What You have done is wonderful. I know this very well.
Psalm 139:14 ICB
Lord,
The world tries to tell us who we are and how we should look.
And yet we know our true identity can only come from You.
I pray as my child is growing and changing
he would keep Your perspective on who he truly is.
May he not be influenced by messages that
seek to tear him down or tell him to be someone else.
Instead, may he live in the truth and have confidence
that comes from knowing he is Yours.
This summer as he experiences new things
I pray You will build him up from the inside.
Give him eyes that see the gifts You’ve placed within him.
Give him ears that can receive encouragement from others.
Give him a heart that is strong, courageous, and bold.
I pray for protection from peer pressure
and ask instead for You to use my child
to be a light to those around him.
Thank You for making my child in an amazing
and wonderful way that becomes
even more obvious with each year that goes by.
Amen.
To read the other Parents’ Prayers click here.
Holley Gerth is an award-winning writer and Editorial Director for DaySpring with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. She’s the author of over 2,000 cards, as well as several devotionals, articles, journals, and children’s books. She just published her first devotional book, Rain on Me: Devotions of Hope and Encouragement for Difficult Times. Holley is receiving a masters degree in counseling, and she’s passionate about bringing hope to the hearts of women. You’re invited to visit her online at Heart to Heart with Holley.
New Life Ranch is about more than just a great experience for your child, it’s also an opportunity for God to work in his or her heart in life-changing ways. While you may not physically be here with your child, you can stay close by spiritually supporting him or her through prayer. To help you with this, we’re including a series of parents’ prayers on our blog this summer. A new prayer will be posted every Monday and each one will tie into this summer’s “change agent” theme. You’ll be able to access the other prayers in the series so we invite you to keep coming back. We want the work God begins in your child’s heart to continue long after he or she returns home. Thanks for joining us in asking God to make your child a “change agent” for His Kingdom this summer and for a lifetime.
Also pray for me. Pray that when I speak, God will give me words
so that I can tell the secret truth of the Good News without fear.
Ephesians 6:19 ICB
Lord,
In the middle of activities, busy schedules,
and all that is a part of our lives
it’s easy to forget there is so much more
to this life than what we see.
There are many who don’t know You
and there is no greater purpose
we can fulfill than bringing others
into Your Kingdom.
So I pray this summer my child’s heart
will be filled with a passion for sharing You.
Use her words, actions, and
every part of her life to point to You.
I pray she will be a witness
to the world of Your kindness,
love, and unending grace.
Give her boldness and opportunities
to spread Your love even in simple, childlike ways.
Thank You that You can use anyone
to tell the Good News
and I pray You will share who You are
with and through my child.
Amen.
To read the other Parents’ Prayers click here.
Holley Gerth is an award-winning writer and Editorial Director for DaySpring with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. She’s the author of over 2,000 cards, as well as several devotionals, articles, journals, and children’s books. She just published her first devotional book, Rain on Me: Devotions of Hope and Encouragement for Difficult Times. Holley is receiving a masters degree in counseling, and she’s passionate about bringing hope to the hearts of women. You’re invited to visit her online at Heart to Heart with Holley.
New Life Ranch is about more than just a great experience for your child, it’s also an opportunity for God to work in his or her heart in life-changing ways. While you may not physically be here with your child, you can stay close by spiritually supporting him or her through prayer. To help you with this, we’re including a series of parents’ prayers on our blog this summer. A new prayer will be posted every Monday and each one will tie into this summer’s “change agent” theme. You’ll be able to access the other prayers in the series so we invite you to keep coming back. We want the work God begins in your child’s heart to continue long after he or she returns home. Thanks for joining us in asking God to make your child a “change agent” for His Kingdom this summer and for a lifetime.
When we have the opportunity to help anyone, we should do it. But we should give special attention to those who are in the family of believers.
Galatians 6:10 ICB
Lord,
You created us for relationships and community.
Yet sometimes we can get so caught up
in our own lives and families
that we forget about the people around us.
So today I ask for a bigger perspective,
especially for my child this summer.
Give him a heart that cares about
our neighborhood, community,
nation, and even the world.
I pray he will see differences
not as reasons to walk away
but instead as reasons to offer
love and grace in the name of Christ.
You are raising up a new generation of leaders
and my child is a part of Your plan.
So I ask that even now You will
be teaching and training him
to make a difference in ways
that reach far beyond our family.
Amen.
To read the other Parents’ Prayers click here.
Holley Gerth is an award-winning writer and Editorial Director for DaySpring with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. She’s the author of over 2,000 cards, as well as several devotionals, articles, journals, and children’s books. She just published her first devotional book, Rain on Me: Devotions of Hope and Encouragement for Difficult Times. Holley is receiving a masters degree in counseling, and she’s passionate about bringing hope to the hearts of women. You’re invited to visit her online at Heart to Heart with Holley.
New Life Ranch is about more than just a great experience for your child, it’s also an opportunity for God to work in his or her heart in life-changing ways. While you may not physically be here with your child, you can stay close by spiritually supporting him or her through prayer. To help you with this, we’re including a series of parents’ prayers on our blog this summer. A new prayer will be posted every Monday and each one will tie into this summer’s “change agent” theme. You’ll be able to access the other prayers in the series so we invite you to keep coming back. We want the work God begins in your child’s heart to continue long after he or she returns home. Thanks for joining us in asking God to make your child a “change agent” for His Kingdom this summer and for a lifetime.
You are young, but do not let anyone treat you as if you were not important.
Be an example to show the believers how they should live. Show them with your words, with the way you live, with your love, with your faith, and with your pure life.
1 Timothy 4:12 ICB
Lord,
Thank You that life is a wonderful gift.
Like anything of value, You expect us to
be good stewards and use it for Your Kingdom.
So I pray my child’s life will be used for You.
I ask that she will be a person of character
who has a heart full of compassion for others.
May she always reach up to You for strength
and reach out to those around her.
Even at her young age, please help her
to truly make a difference in the world.
As she is discovering the talents and skills
You’ve placed within her, please also
show her how she can utilize them
for You in powerful ways.
As a parent, open my eyes to see
who You have created her to be
and give me the wisdom to help her
bring You glory in all she becomes.
Amen.
To read the other Parents’ Prayers click here.
Holley Gerth is an award-winning writer and Editorial Director for DaySpring with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. She’s the author of over 2,000 cards, as well as several devotionals, articles, journals, and children’s books. She just published her first devotional book, Rain on Me: Devotions of Hope and Encouragement for Difficult Times. Holley is receiving a masters degree in counseling, and she’s passionate about bringing hope to the hearts of women. You’re invited to visit her online at Heart to Heart with Holley.
New Life Ranch is about more than just a great experience for your child, it’s also an opportunity for God to work in his or her heart in life-changing ways. While you may not physically be here with your child, you can stay close by spiritually supporting him or her through prayer. To help you with this, we’re including a series of parents’ prayers on our blog this summer. A new prayer will be posted every Monday and each one will tie into this summer’s “change agent” theme. You’ll be able to access the other prayers in the series so we invite you to keep coming back. We want the work God begins in your child’s heart to continue long after he or she returns home. Thanks for joining us in asking God to make your child a “change agent” for His Kingdom this summer and for a lifetime.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind”; and, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27 NIV
Lord,
I thank You that my child’s heart is in Your hands.
Like a Potter with clay, You are shaping
him into all he is created to be.
I pray that as he spends time with You this summer
his heart will be open to what You are doing.
May he be teachable, receptive, and filled with Your love.
Help him to listen to Your voice and follow You faithfully.
If there is anything in my child’s heart that needs to change,
I pray You will gently and lovingly reveal it.
As his heart connects with the hearts of others this summer
I pray You will begin new, life-giving relationships
that provide encouragement and last for years to come.
Help me to always be a wise steward of the heart of my child.
And may every beat be like a sweet song of praise to You.
Amen.
To read Parents’ Prayers Part One: Change My Child’s Hope click here.
Holley Gerth is an award-winning writer and Editorial Director for DaySpring with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. She’s the author of over 2,000 cards, as well as several devotionals, articles, journals, and children’s books. She just published her first devotional book, Rain on Me: Devotions of Hope and Encouragement for Difficult Times. Holley is receiving a masters degree in counseling, and she’s passionate about bringing hope to the hearts of women. You’re invited to visit her online at Heart to Heart with Holley.
New Life Ranch is about more than just a great experience for your child, it’s also an opportunity for God to work in his or her heart in life-changing ways. While you may not physically be here with your child, you can stay close by spiritually supporting him or her through prayer. To help you with this, we’re including a series of parents’ prayers on our blog this summer. A new prayer will be posted every Monday and each one will tie into this summer’s “change agent” theme. You’ll be able to access the other prayers in the series so we invite you to keep coming back. We want the work God begins in your child’s heart to continue long after he or she returns home. Thanks for joining us in asking God to make your child a “change agent” for His Kingdom this summer and for a lifetime.
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. 1 John 3:16 NIV
Lord,
Thank You that You are our true Hope
because You gave Your life for us.
Throughout the summer,
and especially this week,
draw my child’s heart to Yours.
Please speak to him/her
in amazing, life-changing ways.
If my child does not yet have
a personal relationship with You,
I pray that will begin very soon.
If my child does already know You,
I pray that relationship will grow.
The world today is uncertain
But no matter what happens
You will be there for our family.
We choose to make You our Hope
and place our trust in You.
Amen.
Holley Gerth is an award-winning writer and Editorial Director for DaySpring with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. She’s the author of over 2,000 cards, as well as several devotionals, articles, journals, and children’s books. She just published her first devotional book, Rain on Me: Devotions of Hope and Encouragement for Difficult Times. Holley is receiving a masters degree in counseling, and she’s passionate about bringing hope to the hearts of women. You’re invited to visit her online at Heart to Heart with Holley.
