The power of praying for those you love
More than anything we can do for our family, praying for them is the most powerful of all. We cannot be with our family members at all times, but God can. And these prayers for your family are a great place to start.
With prayers for everyone from yourself as a Christian mom to your husband to your children and even recent graduates, you’ll find prayers to get you started in bringing your family before God.
Prayers for moms
When we talk about praying for our loved ones and family, we often overlook ourselves. But, the truth is the more we are connected with God, the better we can pour into our families.
These prayers will help you remember to lift yourself up to your Heavenly Father.
Prayers for overwhelmed moms
Being a mom is so incredibly awesome, but it’s also draining and hard. And sometimes we are just plain overwhelmed.
It’s easy to get weary and overwhelmed when we are looking out for the needs of our families. On the days when I feel like there’s nothing left for or of myself, I struggle sometimes to even know what to pray beyond help!
I know God hears and understands our prayers, no matter how long or short they are. The Bible also tells us in Romans 8:26-27 that the Holy Spirit brings our needs to God when we can’t.
However, I also know the power of prayer and how praying based on Scripture can help me refocus on God to get peace and strength from Him when I need it most.
These seven Scripture-based prayers for overwhelmed moms are perfect for those days and times when you don’t have the words on your own.
Pocket prayers for moms
Finding quiet time in motherhood is challenging. Having these seven short prayers for mothers on hand can help us stay connected to God in the midst of busy family life.
These simple and powerful prayers for mothers are ones you can pray for yourself and for the other moms in your life. From new moms to seasoned moms, we all need prayer.
Motherhood challenges you physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally. I like to say motherhood is neither for the faint of heart nor the weak of composition!
But, I’m thankful for a God who understands and knows that. Our Heavenly Father is right there in the midst of motherhood with us. As much as we love our babies, He loves them – and us! – even more. We can lean on Him during the easy times and the difficult ones.
Prayers for your children
As Christian moms, praying for our children is incredibly important. We cannot always be with them, but we can trust completely that God is with them regardless.
Start with these prayers for inspiration and encouragement to lift up your children before God.
Prayers for your school-aged children
When I was pregnant with each of my children, I prayed for them. Now that they are here, I continue to pray for them.
But sometimes, I can get a bit stuck in a prayer rut. I can find myself praying for my kids in the same ways or about immediate needs of theirs. However, I want to be intentional about praying for all aspects of their lives and their futures.
These 14 intentional prayers for your children can make a big difference to help your children stay on the right path.
Prayers for your graduates
Graduation is a time when new grads and their families look forward to the future and what comes next. For Christian moms, dads and grads, seeking out Bible verses and prayers for guidance and encouragement is important.
These seven Bible verses and 14 prayers are ideal for graduation. You can use them in a graduation card, at a graduation celebration, in a graduation speech or wherever you can think of.
Each graduation Bible verse also includes two prayers: one to pray about the graduate and one for the graduate to pray. You can pray these prayers or use them as inspiration for a graduation card message.
Prayers for your husband
Of all the things we can do as Christian wives, praying for our husbands is one of the most important. I see my husband’s challenges and struggles more than anyone else in the world — as it should be.
Because of that, I can pray specific prayers for my husband and perhaps even prayers he doesn’t think to pray for himself.
Turning to Scripture can help us know what to pray for our husbands. The Bible reassures us that we can know God hears what we ask of Him (1 John 5:15). And that makes it all the more important to make sure you pray for your husband.
You can pray these eight Scripture prayers for your husband to meet his needs at work and in your marriage while also asking for protection and blessings for him.
Prayers for your faith
Sometimes we go through situations in life that we need specific prayer for. Other times, we need more general prayers related to our faith.
These prayers work in specific situations or to help you grow in your Christian walk.
Prayers for God’s love
As mamas, we want the love of God to flow through us and into the lives of our families and others around us. In order for that to happen, though, we must fully embrace and live in God’s love.
These 10 powerful prayers for God’s love are Scripture-based and a great way to get started in resting in the love of our Heavenly Father.
Prayers in a season of waiting
Waiting goes against human nature. In a world filled with instant gratification, times of waiting often feel excruciating.
And waiting on God isn’t any different. We pray and seek Him. We call on others to pray.
Yet, sometimes He doesn’t move in a way we can see. Waiting on God’s timing can feel hopeless. But the good news is that it isn’t.
I find hope in knowing God has never let me down or forgotten me. From times of needing patience in my own life, I’ve put together these five prayers for seasons of waiting.
And I’m not the only one who has struggle with waiting and praying through the waiting. Whether you’re in a short season of waiting or a long season of waiting, these five prayers for patience while waiting will also help you stay focused on God during the wait.
Prayers for joy
Joy isn’t something we celebrate as a culture, especially in motherhood culture. Joy seems like a nice concept, but not something to work for.
Yet God’s Word tells us that joy is a gift of the Holy Spirit. In fact, it’s one a Fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23.
While joy can be hard to find on our own, we can utilize prayers for joy based on Scripture. These seven prayers are designed specifically for Christian moms to find the gift of joy in the midst of motherhood.
Prayers for when you’re afraid
So much joy and goodness comes with motherhood, but so does a lot of fear. I have been more afraid and anxious for my children than I ever have for myself — and as someone who struggles with anxiety, that’s saying a lot.
The fears start with pregnancy: am I doing everything right? Did the baby move enough today?
And they continue once the baby is born: will he ever sleep through the night? Did she get enough milk?
On and on they go through each phase of motherhood. Yet, God has not called us to live with a spirit of fear.
These 10 prayers against fear will help you find strength and peace in God when your fear starts to get th best of you.
Prayer prompts for every day of the year
As you are growing in your walk with God and your prayer life, sometimes you just need some prayer prompts to get your prayers flowing.
Hope Filled Faith has 365 prayer prompts for every single day of the year that are perfect for this.
