Pray With Them

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.”
And He said to them, “When you pray, say:
‘Father, hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.’” Luke 11:1-4

Christian parent, you’ve been given a powerful and effective tool to help you keep your kids on your team. It’s the instrument of prayer - individual and family prayer.

Here are some of the benefits gained when a child learns how to pray and learns the value and power of prayer. When you teach a child to pray:
1. You teach that child to focus their attention upon God.
2. They begin to center their lives around God.
3. They learn to rely upon God.
4. They learn to trust the Lord.
5. They learn to seek God.
6. They learn to obey God.
7. They learn to love God.

A strong, winning team is developed through practice and through experience gained on the field of competition. So, too, we learn to pray by exercise and necessity. How do you teach a child to pray?
1. Go to the Bible and find a prayer recorded there.
2. Personalize that prayer to your own situation. Use it.
3. Share previous answers to prayer with your kids.
4. Most important - pray with them.

One of the greatest things we can do for our kids is teach them to pray.