By Brother R. Michel Lankford
NOTE: First, let me say that I am NOT entirely certain WHY I
feel so consistently prodded and strongly prompted by Abba YHWH to write these particular
prayers. I have felt prompted to write words like these on and off at various
times over the years, but I simply could not bring myself to write them,
because I did not feel qualified, since I have no children. I see no prospect
in my future for children. Please believe me when I tell you that I am not
trying to suggest that I have all the answers, [but I’m frequently in touch with the ONE
who does].
Much as I’ve tried to avoid this task
because I felt underqualified, all I can say is that I had a consistent fire in
my belly to write these prayers to help parents pray for God’s guidance, as they try to raise
godly kids for future generations.
The way Abba-YAH got over the, ‘You’re
underqualified fear’ is that he reminded me,” start with the premise of what do
you wish that biological earthly father would have prayed over you, as you were
trying to grow up?
Those
meditations brought forth these words pouring out of me. I sincerely hope that you find these useful and the
blessing. If however you feel that these prayers miss the mark or come short in
some way, feel free to adapt them as YHWH directs you. Pray for me to hear and
obey YHWH’s more clearly in the
future. Thank you.
Asking YHWH’s Help, Guidance and Blessing in Raising a Son
Blessed are You, YHWH Almighty
God. Creator of the universe . Thank you for the blessing that you have given
me in my son, [Name]. He is truly a gift a treasure and a blessing from you. I
love him, & I am grateful that you have brought him into my life.
I take great joy and delight in
him as my son, but I also know that you did not give him to me solely for my
enjoyment. You gave him to me so that I could love, and train him for your delight
and so that he could reflect the marvelous character of the Creator. I know
that I will give an account to You, for however I have raised him, or however I
have failed to do so.
I ask your blessing, that I may
fulfill this mighty task well. I know that my main charge is to prepare him and
equip him to walk in loving and obedient relationship with You as his Eternal
Heavenly Father; to equip him not only for this life, but for life in the Eternal
Kingdom as well. It is a great privilege, but also a great responsibility.
Please help me to fulfill this well in Your eyes.
As of now, these are the five most
positive strengths and attributes that I see in my son. Help me to affirm, to
build him up and to help him develop these even better:
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Help me to catch him and to affirm
him being good. Help him to remember my praises and affirmations so that he
won't feel he is always being criticized or corrected.
At the same time, I acknowledge my
responsibility to train and to correct him, and to equip him to overcome so
that his sinful nature will not have dominion over him. As of right now, these
are three sinful attributes and weaknesses that I see in my son
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Please, Abba Yahweh, help me to more faithfully stand in the
gap for our son, as the priest of our home, so that the adversary will not be
able to take advantage of him. Help me to teach him how to become a priest for
his future home, should Messiah terry. Please protect him, protect his future
household, and protect his future generations from every scheme and from every
attack of the adversaries.
Mercifully grant me the knowledge, the understanding, and
the wisdom and the grace to rightly love, to nurture, to affirm him; but also
to correct and discipline my precious boy according to what will be most
effective and beneficial for him.
Give my boy the courage and grace to submit to me and to
obey me as his earthly father. Please teach me how to coach and how to raise
him in the most effective way, so that he will be a true overcomer, but don’t
let me be so hard as to provoke him to wrath or despair.
May we learn to walk in Your Joy so that he will have the
strength he needs as he grows up.
May Yahweh bless him and keep him
May Yahweh make His face to shine upon him
May he come to truly KNOW the
Creator who IS Perfect Love. May the Almighty truly become his first Love.
May he come to truly KNOW the
MESSIAH, that the Creator has sent.
May he become a blessed partaker
and successfully grow into every single blessing that is included in his
salvation and eternal life (Jn. 17:3). May he not come short of a single one.
May he have a truly fresh
encounter with the One who made him, and the Messiah that died to bring him HER.
May Yahweh incline his heart and his
appetites to desire, to learn, and obey YHWH’S decrees that He may
rightly bless him.
May HE cause our son to hunger and
thirst after His eternal Kingdom and HIS Righteousness, so that he can truly
change, and then satisfy the deepest longings of his being.
If MESSIAH’s return should
terry:
May he become the man, a husband
and the Father who matches and agrees with the Creator’s own heart.
May Yahweh bring to him a woman
and a wife after His own heart.
May Yahweh bring to him the spouse
that YHWH would choose, and that would love him and honor him as the church should
honor Messiah.
May his children rise up and call him
blessed. May they raise up and bless the LORD for their grandparents who raised
their father so well with the help of the LORD.
May whatever he places his hands
to, be blessed and prosper with Yahweh's favor, His help and His direction. May
Yahweh raise up His countenance upon our son.
May Yahweh fill your present and
future households with His Love, Unity, and peace; even to life everlasting. In
the name of the Prince of Peace, Yeshua the Messiah. Amen.
A Prayer Requesting YHWH’s Help and Blessing in Raising a Daughter
Blessed are You, YHWH Almighty
God. Creator of the universe . Thank you for the blessing that you have given
me in my daughter, [Name]. She is truly a gift a treasure and a blessing from
you. I love her, & I am grateful that you have brought her into my life.
I take great joy and delight in her
as my daughter, but I also know that you did not give her to me solely for my
enjoyment. You gave her to me so that I could love, and train her for Your delight,
and so that she could reflect the marvelous character of the Creator. I know
that I will give an account to You, for however I have raised her, or however I
have failed to do so.
I ask your blessing, that I may
fulfill this mighty task well. I know that my main charge is to prepare her and
equip her to walk in loving and obedient relationship with You as her Eternal
Heavenly Father; to equip her not only for this life, but for life in the Eternal
Kingdom as well. It is a great privilege, but also a great responsibility.
Please help me to fulfill this well in Your eyes.
As of now, these are the five most
positive strengths and attributes that I see in my daughter. Help me to affirm,
to build her up and to help her develop these even better:
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+++
+++
Help me to catch her and to affirm
her being good. Help her to remember my praises and affirmations so that she
won't feel that she is always being criticized or corrected.
At the same time, I acknowledge my
responsibility to train and to correct her, and to equip her to overcome so
that her sinful nature will not have dominion over her. As of right now, these
are three sinful attributes and weaknesses that I see in my daughter:
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Please, Abba Yahweh, help me to more faithfully stand in the
gap for our daughter, as the priest of our home, so that the adversary will not
be able to take advantage of her. Please protect her, protect her future
household, and protect her future generations from every scheme and from every
attack of the adversaries.
Meanwhile, mercifully grant me the knowledge, the
understanding, and the wisdom and the grace to rightly love, to nurture, to
affirm her; but also to correct and discipline my precious girl according to
what will be most effective and beneficial for her.
Give my girl the courage and grace to submit to me and to
obey me as her earthly father. Please teach me how to coach and how to raise her
in the most effective way, so that she will be a true overcomer, but don’t
let me be so hard as to provoke her to wrath or despair. May we learn to walk
in Your Joy so that she will have the strength she needs as she grows up.
May Yahweh bless her and keep her
May. Yahweh make His face to shine upon her.
May she come to truly KNOW the
Creator who IS Perfect Love. May the Almighty truly become her first Love.
May she come to truly KNOW the
MESSIAH, that the Creator has sent.
May she become a blessed partaker
and successfully grow into every single blessing that is included in her
salvation and eternal life (Jn. 17:3). May she not come short of a single one.
May she have a truly fresh
encounter with the One who made her, and the Messiah that died to bring her LIFE.
May Yahweh incline her heart and her
appetites to desire, to learn, and obey YHWH’S decrees that YHWH
may rightly bless her.
May HE cause our daughter to
hunger and thirst after His eternal Kingdom and HIS Righteousness, so that He
can truly change, and then satisfy the deepest longings of her being.
If MESSIAH’s return should
terry:
May she become the woman, a wife
and the Mom who matches and agrees with the Creator’s own heart.
May Yahweh bring to her a man and
a husband after His own heart.
May Yahweh bring to her the spouse
that YHWH would choose for her, the man that would Love YHWH; that will be a
truly loving, strong and compassionate covering that would love her, intercede
for her, be an excellent covering for her; a husband that would love and
sacrifice for her as Messiah does for the Bride.
May her children rise up and call her
blessed. May they raise up and bless the LORD for their grandparents who raised
their mother so well with the help of the LORD.
May whatever she places her hands
to, be blessed and prosper with Yahweh's favor, His help and His direction. May
Yahweh raise up His countenance upon our daughter.
May Yahweh fill your present and
future households with His Love, Unity, and peace; even to life everlasting. In
the name of the Prince of Peace, Yeshua the Messiah. Amen.
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