The launching our children season of motherhood is one of the hardest seasons, but, like every other season, it is possible to thrive in it and not just survive it when we spend time on our knees and ask God to move on behalf of our children. Just like when our kids were small, they are individuals, and their lives are going to look different as they step out of our homes and take steps into their own lives. But we can still trust God! It’s more important now than ever before that we pray and tune into God, allowing Him to guide us and our children in this new way of life. It is an adjustment like no other, but just like Philippians 4:13 tells us, we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength! 

Verses to Pray for Your Graduate

Romans 12:1   

Father, help my children to have the mindset of living a sacrificial life, so they can be fully used for Your Kingdom.

Psalm 62:5  

Father, help my children to put their hope and expectations in You alone. May they rest in You as their lives are opened to all kinds of new opportunities and experiences.

Jeremiah 10:23

Father, please guide my children in this new season. Help them remember that their lives belong to You, and let them look to You to determine their path.

Psalm 138:8 

Lord, fulfill Your purposes for my children. Show them Your faithful love in every circumstance they face, and never abandon the work of Your hands in their lives.

Go Deeper in Prayer for Your Graduate

Everything you’ve done has been an effort to point them in the right direction, and set in motion the ability to make right choices, take right paths, and be righteous before God.

But there comes a time when prayer is the best action you can take. Launch your graduate into the next season well as you pray God’s powerful Word back to Him on their behalf, and remember that while there are limits to what mom can DO for their children, there are no limits to what they can pray!

In Praying God’s Word for Your Child to Launch, you’ll pray for God to work in your children’s hearts to:

• Believe in God’s plan for their lives
• Be certain of their calling as children of God
• Live lives of praise to the God Who made them
• Submit to the pruning work of the Holy Spirit
• Choose wisdom over foolishness
• Rely on God’s strength
• Help them have the desire to please God
• And more!

With biblical teaching, and scripture-inspired prayers this digital prayer guide is perfect for the busy mom who needs God to move in the hearts of her kids.

Gina Smith is a writer, author, and has been married for 32 years to Brian, a college professor and athletic trainer. For 25+ years she and her husband served on a Christian college campus as the on-campus parents, where Brian was a professor and dean of students. They reside right outside of Washington DC and are the parents of two grown children, one daughter-in-law and one son-in-law. Now an empty-nester, Gina has transitioned her ministry from full-time mom and part-time writer, to being a mom who is available to her adult children as much as they need her and writing as much as she can at her blog. She’s the author of Everyday Prayers for Joy, a 30-Day Devotional & Reflective Journal for Women.

 

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