Father, please help me model an even temper. “A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.” Proverbs 29:11
Father, please help me model an even temper. “A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.” Proverbs 29:11
God, may my child not be envious of others. “A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.” Proverbs 14:30
God, may my child not be easily offended. “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” Proverbs 19:11
Father, prepare my child to serve You in singleness if that is Your plan. “An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs – how he can please the Lord.”…
O Lord, my strength comes from You. May I model dependence on You to my child. “I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my…
God, may my child be more interested in understanding others than in talking about himself or herself. “A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.”…
God, may my child be careful with his or her words. “Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!” Psalm 141:3
Father God, may I do nothing to keep my child from You. “but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such…
God, may my child’s father care for his family well. “shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have…
God, may my child’s father use his words wisely. “Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.” Proverbs 17:27