Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children: Trusting God with the Ones You Love
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Summary
Biblically-based prayers and encouraging stories to guide you as you pray with hope-filled trust for your adult children through anything they may face。
As parents of adult children， we often wonder: Will my children make good choices when they're on their own？ How can I let them go when I've held them for so long？
Parent and author Jodie Berndt understands what it's like to release children into the world and still care deeply about them and everything they will face in life。 In Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children， Jodie continues her Praying the Scriptures series with biblical prayers for your adult children， whether they are just leaving the nest， flying well on their own， or struggling to take off at all。
Each section focuses on a different aspect of adulthood， with encouraging stories from experienced parents who are praying their children through real-life issues， including:
Career decisions
Living together before marriage
Rocky marriages
Health concerns
Leaving the church
Loneliness
Addiction
Financial challenges
and more
With grace and wisdom， Jodie demonstrates how to keep praying long-term， even as we doubt ourselves and grieve over our children's choices。
Whatever you are praying for， you will find confidence and peace in these powerful prayers for your kids and for yourself taken straight from Scripture。 Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children guides you to the bedrock of God's promises as you release your children to God's shepherding care。
As parents of adult children， we often wonder: Will my children make good choices when they're on their own？ How can I let them go when I've held them for so long？
Parent and author Jodie Berndt understands what it's like to release children into the world and still care deeply about them and everything they will face in life。 In Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children， Jodie continues her Praying the Scriptures series with biblical prayers for your adult children， whether they are just leaving the nest， flying well on their own， or struggling to take off at all。
Each section focuses on a different aspect of adulthood， with encouraging stories from experienced parents who are praying their children through real-life issues， including:
Career decisions
Living together before marriage
Rocky marriages
Health concerns
Leaving the church
Loneliness
Addiction
Financial challenges
and more
With grace and wisdom， Jodie demonstrates how to keep praying long-term， even as we doubt ourselves and grieve over our children's choices。
Whatever you are praying for， you will find confidence and peace in these powerful prayers for your kids and for yourself taken straight from Scripture。 Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children guides you to the bedrock of God's promises as you release your children to God's shepherding care。
Reviews
Kim
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This is an amazing book that has helped me shape my thinking as the kids become adults and our relationships are changing。 It is a book to read， reread and linger in。 Many things she said have stuck with me， but this one at the end sums them up: "God doesn't want us to trust an outcome， He wants us to trust in Him。" He is working in ways we cannot see， but He is working。 This is an amazing book that has helped me shape my thinking as the kids become adults and our relationships are changing。 It is a book to read， reread and linger in。 Many things she said have stuck with me， but this one at the end sums them up: "God doesn't want us to trust an outcome， He wants us to trust in Him。" He is working in ways we cannot see， but He is working。 。。。more
Phyllis
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Parenting adults is a whole new ball of wax。 Being familiar with Jodie's other books， I took this little book to a beach getaway with my husband。 I sat on the balcony overlooking the ocean and cried when I read this passage: "Here's the thing about praying for our adult children。 It's hard。 。。。The problems and challenges that colour are adult children's lives in relationships are serious and often have long term consequences。。。。The other （less obvious） thing that makes praying for our adult chil Parenting adults is a whole new ball of wax。 Being familiar with Jodie's other books， I took this little book to a beach getaway with my husband。 I sat on the balcony overlooking the ocean and cried when I read this passage: "Here's the thing about praying for our adult children。 It's hard。 。。。The problems and challenges that colour are adult children's lives in relationships are serious and often have long term consequences。。。。The other （less obvious） thing that makes praying for our adult children tough is that， as empty nesters。。。 most of us don't have a parenting community。 We no longer find ourselves forging bonds with other parents at the fundraiser or on the sidelines of a football game。 Without even realizing there was a shift， we find ourselves missing those easy organic relationships built around a common season。 We are， perhaps for the first time in 20 or 30 years， kind of alone。"It's so true！ For my adult kids， the stakes are higher， the consequences life altering， but there's no one helping to shoulder the burden of parenting in this new season。 This book is such a salve to this momma heart。 The devotional content is encouraging and the scriptural prayers are so helpful。 Also， the author has created and made available a study guide to accompany this book。 It's wonderful for small groups and/or finding and encouraging other parents navigating this season of parenthood。 We are in the launching phase， but the prayers/devos here cover all manner of praying for your adult children。 You will likely refer to this often。 I know I do！ Also， Jodie is super accessible on her Instagram。 She posts inspiring content everyday and often replies to her readers there。 。。。more
Kernita
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A breath of fresh airThis book。was honest and hopeful。 I appreciated the down-to-earth style and the accounts of the experiences of other parents。 I was really blessed and would highly recommend it。
Sheila
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This is a useful tool for any parent of adult children。 I've never seen another book quite like this one。 It covers chapters on the very practical issues concerning the adults who are still are children。 Issues such as - friendship， finding a job， finding a home， future partners/spouses， marriage， divorce， procreation， infertility， sexual sin， alcoholism and drug abuse and simply praying them into God's kingdom。 Each chapter finishes with prayer both for ourselves and for our adult children。 I f This is a useful tool for any parent of adult children。 I've never seen another book quite like this one。 It covers chapters on the very practical issues concerning the adults who are still are children。 Issues such as - friendship， finding a job， finding a home， future partners/spouses， marriage， divorce， procreation， infertility， sexual sin， alcoholism and drug abuse and simply praying them into God's kingdom。 Each chapter finishes with prayer both for ourselves and for our adult children。 I found this book very helpful。 。。。more
Janet Simpson
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Amazing Book！So much helpful insight in this book。 I read it on my Kindle and wrote pages and pages of notes。 After completing it， I purchased a hard copy so I could easily go back and reference options as the needs arise。 This is a great resource！
Kayo
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Excellent devotional。 Just what I need。
MaryJane Hunt
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I will never stop reading this book。 It’s now a handy resource。
Flora
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I was a bit disappointed to open the book and find that the prayers themselves actually form a small part of the book。 Most of the content are actually stories of the author's own experiences or that of people that she interviewed。 I wish there were more biblical prayers。However， the stories are well written and interesting and give lots of insights as to how we should pray for our adult children。 Sometimes we just have to change our attitudes and even our prayers！ The stories are also very enco I was a bit disappointed to open the book and find that the prayers themselves actually form a small part of the book。 Most of the content are actually stories of the author's own experiences or that of people that she interviewed。 I wish there were more biblical prayers。However， the stories are well written and interesting and give lots of insights as to how we should pray for our adult children。 Sometimes we just have to change our attitudes and even our prayers！ The stories are also very encouraging。Thank you， Netgalley and Zondervan for the ecopy。 This is my honest review and sorry it is so late in coming！ 。。。more
Dona R。 Gant
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A road map I enjoyed this book very much and like others， I'm sure， felt like why didn't I know these verses when I was raising my children in church and youth groups。 Was I too busy being mom， wife， teacher， etc that I blithely breezed over these passages when I should have been devouring them？ I'm so glad I found this book now though。 It is a comfort to read regardless of the journey of your life。 A road map I enjoyed this book very much and like others， I'm sure， felt like why didn't I know these verses when I was raising my children in church and youth groups。 Was I too busy being mom， wife， teacher， etc that I blithely breezed over these passages when I should have been devouring them？ I'm so glad I found this book now though。 It is a comfort to read regardless of the journey of your life。 。。。more
Cathy Grahame
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Jodie Berndt has written another helpful book on praying for our kids， with this installment specifically for our adult children。 I continue to love the setup of each chapter containing good information， peoples personal stories （those that have been there） and then specific scriptures tailored into prayers。 The reason I gave it 3 stars is that I didn't like the seed of pride and sarcasm the author had sprinkled throughout the book。 This has no place in books like this。 In all fairness， I didn't Jodie Berndt has written another helpful book on praying for our kids， with this installment specifically for our adult children。 I continue to love the setup of each chapter containing good information， peoples personal stories （those that have been there） and then specific scriptures tailored into prayers。 The reason I gave it 3 stars is that I didn't like the seed of pride and sarcasm the author had sprinkled throughout the book。 This has no place in books like this。 In all fairness， I didn't see this in her other books。 Still， if you can work through those parts， the prayer and scriptures are quite helpful。 。。。more
Kimberlee
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I appreciated the guidance this book gave to praying for my adult children。 The topics didn't all apply to my particular broad of three， but I liked how Jodie Berndt applied Scripture and guided prayers。 I found some of the examples long and not applicable to my circumstances， which distracted me some from what I was coming to this book for。 I loved the way the book ended， the last chapter。 I do not remember reading any other books by Berndt before。 I appreciated the guidance this book gave to praying for my adult children。 The topics didn't all apply to my particular broad of three， but I liked how Jodie Berndt applied Scripture and guided prayers。 I found some of the examples long and not applicable to my circumstances， which distracted me some from what I was coming to this book for。 I loved the way the book ended， the last chapter。 I do not remember reading any other books by Berndt before。 。。。more
Joanne Sher
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Great， practical and spirit filled thoughts and Scripture based prayers for moms of adult children。 Great stuff！
Janet
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This a book you don't read through at once but pick parts。 I've been reading it over time and like how thoughtful it is and helpful。 Everyone needs prayer and this is encouraging in what to pray and supportive at the same time。 This a book you don't read through at once but pick parts。 I've been reading it over time and like how thoughtful it is and helpful。 Everyone needs prayer and this is encouraging in what to pray and supportive at the same time。 。。。more
Abbi
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Wonderful book！ This was my first read from this author and the first which dealt with the new season of parenting that we are in of parenting a young adult child。 While some of the chapters were more immediately applicable than others， this book helped shape my thinking as I daily come to the Scriptures and my prayer time to find a verse each day to pray for those on my heart！ I liked the author’s suggestion to also choose a “yearly” verse to pray for each child as they navigate through the wat Wonderful book！ This was my first read from this author and the first which dealt with the new season of parenting that we are in of parenting a young adult child。 While some of the chapters were more immediately applicable than others， this book helped shape my thinking as I daily come to the Scriptures and my prayer time to find a verse each day to pray for those on my heart！ I liked the author’s suggestion to also choose a “yearly” verse to pray for each child as they navigate through the waters of life。 。。。more
Susan
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Wonderful resource for parents of adult children; I plan to keep it nearby to refer to the Scriptures cited during my prayer times。
Barbara
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Every Christian parent should read this bookWell thought out， easy to read but filled with good advice， relevant Scriptures and lots of real parenting concerns and pain， this book is absolutely what every parent of adult children need。Let your prayer be your support but let God do His plan。 We are so focused on outcomes for our kids that we often lose sight of what is really important。
Jan
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Excellent。 Highly recommend。
Annie Yoho
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I've read many books about praying for your children， but this is the best yet。 Jodie Berndt offers a down-to-earth approach full of real life experience， yet grounded in scripture。 She is at times funny and insightful。 Jodie shares her mistakes as well as her successes which helped me connect。 I've read many books about praying for your children， but this is the best yet。 Jodie Berndt offers a down-to-earth approach full of real life experience， yet grounded in scripture。 She is at times funny and insightful。 Jodie shares her mistakes as well as her successes which helped me connect。 。。。more
Amy
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This book came to me in a very timely season。 Sometimes pray is all you can do and you absolutely can't go wrong when you pray the scriptures。 Thank God that He knows and loves our kids even better than we can， and His plans are true， timely and perfect。 This book came to me in a very timely season。 Sometimes pray is all you can do and you absolutely can't go wrong when you pray the scriptures。 Thank God that He knows and loves our kids even better than we can， and His plans are true， timely and perfect。 。。。more
Shellie
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A must read for every parent ！！！ So encouraging and helpful。
Karin Stupca
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Encouragement for the empty nest transitionTangible ways to support our adult children in healthy interaction and prayer。 Parent-focused prayer accompanies topical scriptural prayers for grown kids in many of the challenging situations they may face。
Nancy
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Adult Children Still Need Your PrayersAlthough our children grow up and have children of their own， they never stop needing our prayers because the challenges of life never cease。 Jodie Berndts book is an excellent way to shape our prayers for the special needs of our adult children。 The book is structured around the particular problems that face children once they’re grown up。 Each chapter deals with a problem of older children: relationships， finding a home， securing a job， health crises， and Adult Children Still Need Your PrayersAlthough our children grow up and have children of their own， they never stop needing our prayers because the challenges of life never cease。 Jodie Berndts book is an excellent way to shape our prayers for the special needs of our adult children。 The book is structured around the particular problems that face children once they’re grown up。 Each chapter deals with a problem of older children: relationships， finding a home， securing a job， health crises， and dealing with addictions。 Although we don’t wish problems on our children， they happen。 Once the children are on their own， there is a limit to how we can help them。 Prayer is one of the best ways。 The book is filled with the author’s experiences with her own children as well as the experiences of other parents。 Even if you do everything well， troubles will occur。 Instead of feeling guilt about what you did wrong， look to help through meaningful prayers。 At the end of each chapter the author has a series of Bible verses to use in your prayers for your child followed by verses to use for yourself。 It’s important to remember that when we’re worried about our children， we have to back off and worry about our responses as well。 This is an excellent resource for parents who see their children from afar， living their own lives。 The stories of other parents will let you see that you’re not alone and the prayers will give you a good way to connect with God。I received this book from Handlebar Publishing for this review。 。。。more
Tina Ray
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A friend bought this book for herself and three friends， including me。 We are all Mom's of older teens/twenty somethings。。。and we are all struggling for many reasons。 I was surprised I liked this book so much， as I typically don't care for Christian self help type books。 I was so inspired by this book， that I made 'my one word' of the year: Pray。 I have decided to focus specific prayer for my four college aged children over the next year。 They are all at some major crossroads in their lives with A friend bought this book for herself and three friends， including me。 We are all Mom's of older teens/twenty somethings。。。and we are all struggling for many reasons。 I was surprised I liked this book so much， as I typically don't care for Christian self help type books。 I was so inspired by this book， that I made 'my one word' of the year: Pray。 I have decided to focus specific prayer for my four college aged children over the next year。 They are all at some major crossroads in their lives with many decisions ahead of them over the next several months， and even though I'm excited and proud of them， I'm also scared。 The stories in the book， definitely help me to feel not alone and hopefully will make me feel like I'm actively doing something positive to help my children instead of worrying and pushing my opinions on them too much。 I certainly didn't agree with everything in the book， such as assuming that since your children grow up in a perfect Christian home should make them always make the right decisions， and I didn't like homosexuality still being under the sexual sin chapter， but those topics were still handled fairly neutrally。 Overall a good book to focus prayer for specific issues for parents of adult children。 I believe I will reference it frequently。 。。。more
Lghiggins
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What better way to start off the new year than with a book on prayer？ Parenting doesn’t end where the empty nest begins， but the whole approach changes when our children become adults。Jodie Berndt has written several books on “praying the Scriptures。” What she means by that is the very simple concept of taking scriptural promises and turning them into requests inserting a name。 For example， in praying for a child who has a job loss or financial difficulty， Berndt turns II Chronicles 15:7 （“But a What better way to start off the new year than with a book on prayer？ Parenting doesn’t end where the empty nest begins， but the whole approach changes when our children become adults。Jodie Berndt has written several books on “praying the Scriptures。” What she means by that is the very simple concept of taking scriptural promises and turning them into requests inserting a name。 For example， in praying for a child who has a job loss or financial difficulty， Berndt turns II Chronicles 15:7 （“But as for you， be strong and do not give up， for your work will be rewarded。”） into a petition: “Help _______ be strong and not give up。 Reward her for her work。” Praying the Scriptures is certainly a powerful way of approaching the throne of God with the pleadings of our hearts。The format of the book is equally simple。 The reader is encouraged to study the whole book， but can also go directly to sections that are of particular concern。 Each chapter has an appropriate title and starts with a summary Bible verse。 For example， “Praying for Protection from Harm” opens with Psalm 34:7: “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him。” Next the author shares a real life story from her own family or from parents she has interviewed who have had this particular struggle。 She inserts “prayer principles” in the story to add focus and for easy reference。 One in this example chapter is “Asking God to put his angels in charge of your child’s safety encompasses more than just physical protection。 We can trust Him to stand guard over their hearts and minds too。” The next section， “Poised for Prayer，” expands more on the parental attitude to prayer in this specific case。 Most importantly， the chapter ends with “Prayers You Can Use” which holds two sections。 The first holds a few Scriptures turned into prayers for parents to use for themselves as they turn to God by supporting their child through prayer asking for wisdom and understanding while releasing the adult child to God’s care。 The second is a longer section containing about a dozen prayers asking God to intercede in their child’s life。Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children acknowledges that parents are just people searching for answers and help。 It does not play a guilt game over past parenting faults （real or imagined）。 It just leads the parent to find appropriate ways to pray without interfering。 The book does not claim cookie cutter solutions to the many very difficult issues we all encounter as God works differently in each person’s life。The challenge and help of this book can easily be extended to anyone praying for any other adult and even for oneself as you seek God’s will and help through a tough season。 The personal accounts show how differently God works in each situation and are comforting as they show that you are not alone in your struggles。 The verses that are aptly chosen give a quick and focused path to prayer， but certainly， anyone could use the same approach on their own in searching out Scriptures that apply to their situations。 I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley。com and to Zondervan for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Joan
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Berndt reminds readers that even when parents have done everything they knew to do right in raising their children in the faith， there is no guarantee that they will remain faithfully strong。 It is essential that parents pray for their children， even when they are adults and have a life of their own。There are two aspects to this book。 One is stories。 Berndt tells many from her own family and many from the families of others。 Lots of the stories include wonderful answers to prayer but I liked it Berndt reminds readers that even when parents have done everything they knew to do right in raising their children in the faith， there is no guarantee that they will remain faithfully strong。 It is essential that parents pray for their children， even when they are adults and have a life of their own。There are two aspects to this book。 One is stories。 Berndt tells many from her own family and many from the families of others。 Lots of the stories include wonderful answers to prayer but I liked it that she has included stories where parents are still struggling over problems unsolved。 These stories help encourage parents that they are not alone in their concern for their adult children。 They also encourage parents to realize that it is never to late to pray for their children。The other aspect of the book is praying Scriptures。 Berndt likes to have a biblical basis for her prayers and includes many on a variety of topics。 There are prayers for the adult children and prayers the parents can pray for themselves。Some of the topics were no surprise， such as praying for your child's spouse or to get a job。 But some did surprise me， like praying for your child's mental and emotional health and praying to overcome temptation。 The bottom line is trusting God。 That is ultimately what Berndt is asking God to help her do， put her confidence， her trust， and her delight in Him rather than in any blessing or gift He might provide。 “And I'm asking him to do that for my children and their spouses too。” （307） If that resonates with you， this book will help you on that path。Berndt believes we must continue to fight for our families and the first line of attack is prayer。 This book contains good insights and suggestions for maintaining a life of prayer over your children。I received a complimentary ARC of this book through Handlebar。 My comments are an independent and honest review。 。。。more
Cindy Navarro
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Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children is a small compact book that is easy to carry with you。。。but it packs a powerful message that you will want readily available。 It can be hard to let go of our children when they physically move into adulthood， but parents never give up on praying for their "babies。" Filled with anecdotal stories， each chapter ends with prayers for both the praying parent and for the adult child。 Each prayer also has the Scripture book， chapter， and verse。For your c Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children is a small compact book that is easy to carry with you。。。but it packs a powerful message that you will want readily available。 It can be hard to let go of our children when they physically move into adulthood， but parents never give up on praying for their "babies。" Filled with anecdotal stories， each chapter ends with prayers for both the praying parent and for the adult child。 Each prayer also has the Scripture book， chapter， and verse。For your convenience， the book is divided into 5 parts: Praying for Your ADULT CHILD Praying for Your ADULT CHILD'S Relationships Praying through the MILESTONES in Your ADULT CHILD'S LIFE Praying for Your ADULT CHILD'S HEALTH， SAFETY and WELL-BEING Praying for Your ADULT CHILD'S VICTORY OVER TEMPTATION Each of these parts are then divided into 4 or 5 chapters that touch on more specific topics。 The only thing that would have made the book better， in my opinion， would be more room for making notes or journaling。 But， if you already have a prayer journal， you can add the prayers and scriptures to it。 I do recommend this book。 Since I now have both adult children and adult grandchildren whom I pray for， this book will be put to use for years to come。Disclosure: I received this book free from Handlebar Marketing as part of their Book Review Blogger Program。 I was not required to write a review。 The opinions I have expressed are my own。 。。。more
Yvie
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Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children （Jodie Berndt）As parents of adult children， we often wonder: Will my children make good choices when they’re on their own？ How can I let them go when I’ve held them for so long？ Parent and author Jodie Berndt understands what it’s like to release children into the world and still care deeply about them and everything they will face in life from relationships to career decisions and everything in between。 In Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Chil Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children （Jodie Berndt）As parents of adult children， we often wonder: Will my children make good choices when they’re on their own？ How can I let them go when I’ve held them for so long？ Parent and author Jodie Berndt understands what it’s like to release children into the world and still care deeply about them and everything they will face in life from relationships to career decisions and everything in between。 In Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children， Jodie continues her Praying the Scriptures series with biblical prayers for your adult children， whether they are just leaving the nest， flying well on their own， or struggling to take off at all。 Each section focuses on a different aspect of adulthood， with encouraging stories from experienced parents who are praying their children through rocky marriages， health concerns， financial challenges and other real-life issues。 At the end of each chapter， you’ll find personalized prayers for your children taken straight from Scripture。 Each chapter also includes verses for you to pray for yourself as you take the challenging step of trusting God to care for your children in ways that you can’t。 With grace and wisdom， Jodie addresses cultural trends such as couples living together before marriage and young adults leaving the church， as well as the painful realities of loneliness， addiction， and mental health issues。 With hope-filled words for the parents of the prodigal， she is particularly sensitive to the long-term prayers we offer， even as we doubt ourselves and grieve over our children’s choices。 Whatever you are praying for， you will find confidence and peace in these powerful prayers for your kids。 Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children guides you to the bedrock of God’s promises as you release your children to God’s shepherding care。My children aren't quite adults yet， but they are growing up and becoming more independent daily。 I can't imagine what it was like for my mother to send us off to boarding school so much earlier than the average child， but she did it for our own goods， and she must've prayed every night that things would turn out well。 This book is for you moms who have sent your children into the world - whether to an extended camp or into adulthood。 There are prayers for relationships， healthy， well-being， safety， strength， and more。 Each lesson contains scripture， a prayer， and a short narrative。 It's not just for parents of young adults， though。。。there are prayers for grandchildren， job loss， temptation， loss， and other things that middle and older adults experience。 This is a good book for those who are facing a newly emptied nest。 。。。more
Laura
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