March 2018
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Help Children Harness the Power of Prayer POWERSOURCE ASK GOD: 1. To remind your family members to converse with Him regularly. 2. To show your children that prayer involves more than just asking God for stuff.
3. To help you include listening to God as part of your prayer time.
Prayer is many things: a privilege, a command, a blessing, and an active way to build our faith with Jesus. “Prayer is the conversation of life,” says Adam Stadtmiller, author of Give Your Kids the Keys (Regal). “Prayer is always available. Prayer is always the answer. Every issue in our life finds its solution and answer in prayer.”
Stadtmiller emphasizes that prayer is for all people, no matter their age. “There’s no difference between the importance of prayer in the life of a child and that of an adult,” he writes. Although prayer should be natural, it might not come naturally to children. Even Jesus’ disciples needed to be taught how to pray; that’s why Jesus gave them the Lord’s Prayer (see Matthew 6:9-13).
By modeling prayer in a variety of styles and settings, parents can teach children the following: Prayer involves ongoing conversational dialogue with our almighty yet approachable God. Prayer can be spontaneous or planned, short or long, loud or silent, for ourselves or for other people. Prayer involves praise, confession, and thanksgiving, not just requests. God is at work through our prayers and always answers them—though sometimes not how we want or after a long period of waiting. “Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.” —Ephesians 6:18, NLT
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