How to pray for your son – Prayer is a powerful thing… arguably THE most powerful thing we can do for our children.
Yes, we have the responsibility of raising them to be kind, loving, Godly people, but, without prayer, we are falling short as parents.
I would encourage you to make a habit of covering your children in prayer every day. Even your adult children. Of course, the most obvious prayers will be for their immediate needs, such as dealing with a difficult school situation, a bout with anxiety, or an important decision. But, some of the best prayers for your son can be found in the Bible scriptures, themselves.
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There are two basic techniques for praying the Scriptures. One is to use prayers already in the Bible, but by substituting someone’s name for the pronouns used in the prayer. Many of these prayers can be found in the Psalms and, often, in the writings of Paul, but they are found throughout the Bible. Two, we can create prayers out of Scripture. Both techniques are used in the following prayers.
Bible Scripture Prayers for Your Son
Isaiah 41:10– So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Thank you, Lord, that we can rest and trust in your strength. Thank you for never leaving my son, no matter where he goes or who he is with. May your strength and righteousness be real and evident to my son.
John 10:9– I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
I pray for my son’s salvation, Lord. May he enter, by you, the door. I pray he finds your restful pasture. Open his eyes to see you.
Psalm 51:10-12– Create in (my son) a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within (him). Do not cast (him) from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from (him). Restore to (him) the joy of your salvation and grant (him) a willing spirit, to sustain (him).
John 10:4– When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
Thank you, Lord, for being the loving shepherd you are. Thank you for going before my son on his journey through life. I pray that you would open his ears to hear you and give him discernment to hear your voice over all the worldly voices coming at him.
Jeremiah 29:11– “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Lord, I pray you will make your plans clear to my son. I pray that he would rest in the promise that you will give him hope and a future.
Psalm 119:36-37– Turn (his) heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn (his) eyes away from worthless things; preserve (his) life according to your word.
Romans 15:13– May (you) the God of hope fill (my son) with all joy and peace as (he) trusts in (you), so that (he) may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 4:1– Answer (him) when (he) calls to you, my righteous God. Give (him) relief from (his) distress; have mercy on (him) and hear (his) prayer.
Proverbs 14:29– Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
I pray, Lord, that you would grant my son patience and understanding. Save him from his quick-tempered nature.
Ephesians 3:14-21– For this reason, I kneel before (you) Father, from whom (your) whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of (your) glorious riches (you) may strengthen (my son) with power through your Spirit in (my son’s) inner being, so that (you, Lord) may dwell in (my son’s) heart through faith. And I pray that (my son), being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is (your) love, (Lord). And (for my son) to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that (my son) may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of (you) God. Now to (you, Father) who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to (your) power that is at work within us, to (you) be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
More Prayers for Your Son
Update September 2022 – It has become apparent to me that many of us mothers (and fathers) long for our sons’ salvation and sanctification with our whole hearts. I did not know when I published this blog post 3 years ago, that it would have such an impact on so many people around the world. God is using these prayers for His glory! He hears our prayers, ladies! He is faithful! To God be the glory, amen!
Here are some futher Scriptures you can use to pray for your son:
Acts 3:19 – (May my son) repent of (his) sins and turn to (you) God, so that (his) sins may be wiped away.
2 Timothy 2:22 – (May he) run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, (may he) persue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. (And may he) enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.
Acts 20:24 – (May he) consider (his) life worth nothing to (him); (may his) only aim (be) to finish the race and complete the task (that you) Lord Jesus has given (him) – the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
2 Peter 3:9 – The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Thank you, Lord, for your patience with my son and for your desire for him not to perish. I pray you would lead him to repentance for your glory and for his salvation.
Romans 12:2 – Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing, and perfect will.
Lord, I pray for the renewing of my son’s mind. Help him to see where is “conforming to the patterns of this world”, so that he can break those thoughts and habits. Help him to discern your good, pleasing, and perfect will.
Habakkuk 3:17-18 – Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, (let him) rejoice in (you) Lord, (so that he would) be joyful in God (his) Savior.
2 Timothy 1:7 – For God gave us a spirit not of fear, but of power and love and self-control.
Thank you, Lord, for the spirit of power and love and self-control that you have given my son. I pray that this truth would give him courage to follow you. I pray that he would trust you no matter where you may lead him.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 – But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
Lord, I pray this promise of yours over my son, now. Strengthen him and guard him today from the evil one that wants to attack him. And, I pray he would know that that strength in him is from you and you alone.
1 Corinthians 10:13 – No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will never let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
As my son struggles with temptation, I pray your Spirit would remind him of these truths: that he will never be tempted beyond what he can endure and that you have provided a way out of these temptations.
Psalm 5:11 – But let (him) take refuge in you (and) be glad; let (him) ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over (him), that (he) who loves your name may rejoice in you.
Psalm 25:4-5 – Show (him) your ways, Lord, teach (him) your paths. Guide (him) in your truth and teach (him), for you are God (his) Savior; and… my hope (as his parent) is in you all day long.
Pray for Your Son
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Thank you. I appreciate the culmination of these scriptures and prayers. My son is now incarcerated and I continually need prayers for him.
Thank you for these verses and prayers. I have two sons going on 15 and 22. The 22 yr old is loss and unsettled which is to be expected at that age but his girlfriend and family are involved in everything from stripping to doing drugs. It’s like they have a hold on him..I guess we’re the boring family. The 15 yr old sees everything and is now acting out, disrespectful, and not applying himself in high school. I just got him in an individual outpatient therapy facility bc he has all F’s one A. He either gets F’s or A’s no in between so its more of a power struggle than anything. Seems like this generation is is so different until you can’t use ant tactics learned from our parents but you’ve reminded me of one thing that will never change and that’s the power of prayer. My will was broken but I feel renewed in reading these verse and praying then through and covering my house once more. Thank you!
Iam glad that I have seen this thanks so much for the guided prayers for my only son ,my son is in addiction so please help to pray that God will open his eyes ears spiritually. So that he can Chenge. Iam Beatrice.
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Thank you so much for renewing the power of prayer for me.
Thank you 💕 so much I need this prayer for my son his in prison
My son is also in prison.. May God bless both of them..
My Son was also in prison. Got out did nothing until one night God got a hold of him and he is now saved serving God. Don’t lose hope mamma
Yes God be with your son. God lives even within the walls of prison
This came at a most advantageous time with a grown son and two grandchildren and a new wife whom I’m not enamored with – I thank you for these scriptures and will use them to help ease my concerns.
My sister in Christ and neighbor Penny sent this to me a couple days ago. I have been so busy with my son’s visit and anger rages that i was unable to find the time until now to see that she had sent me this!!! I have been SUPLICATION praying for his GOD to heal his “Legal drug addictions (Adderal and alcohol use. God WAS ANSWERING MY PRAYERS N I didnt open it for another 2 days!!! Thank YOU JESUS FOR SENDING ME THE SISTER WHO WROTE THIS AND FOR MY OTHER SISITER THAT SAW AND SENT IT TO ME!!!
Beautiful prayer arrangement. I’ll use this as a daily prayer guide for my adult children and young grandson. Thank you!
Thank you for the verses to pray for my son, who needs pray. Blessings to you in the name of the lord.
The bible verses are Awesome and Timely
Thank you so much for Sharing this is my inspiration for our Children….Blessings on Blessings to you ….God is so good…Thank you Jesus!
Thanks for sharing this verses it’s inspiring thank you O Lord be blessed this is what I needed for my son’s
My son has been in a dark and tumultuous world since returning from Iraq. My heart breaks for him as I know he struggles daily with what he has seen and done. I also know he has lost his faith which was always strong. I’m hoping by these prayers that he will find love, patience and hope in life. I also pray that the forces of darkness that plague him will disappear and that he will truly begin to see the beauty of life again and find meaning in love.
Jeanne, my son as well has returned from several trips to Iraq & Hati if I’m not mistaken he was also deployed to Afghanistan & I’m so exhausted from trying to talk with him about God , & Jesus & his Salvation I just sometimes feel as though I’m defeated. Because I know through my Faith in Christ I’m never to stop praying for him & I won’t. I know God is Faithful & will never see one lost but we as following our own flesh can send our own selves to eternity in darkness So these Prayers are very helpful to me too I’m going to write them down & Pray them each day. My son was not raised like this I believe that it has to do with them being deployed over there. I’ll Pray for your Son too Jeanne. God Bless you.
I will be praying for your son, my heart breaks to hear what our soldiers go through. So thankful for our Lord who is our Comforter and Healer.
Thank you for The Prayers For Our Sons Awesome PRAYERS.
Thank you for these prayer verses. I will definitely use them over my sons who are in middle school.
Couldnt have been more timely. Thank you for those scripture prayers to add to my prayer over my son. May God continue to bless your ministry.
my name is lolene I love your prayers for my sons I really need this thanks may all be blessed
This came just in time has a mother who is suffering over my adult son., he has changed so much always angry and drinking heavily it’s so hard to which him live this why he once was in the whys of the lord but he met wrong people in his life he allow the bad influences to control his whys love these prayers i will continually pray these prayers over him dayly thank you so much
THANNK YOU SO MUCH.MY SON FULLLY GROW.BUT STRUGGLY WITH THINGS NO GOOD.IN JESUS NAME AMEN.
❤️ I understand where you are coming from . My son too has been brainwashed by his friends many that have no values or morals. He was raised in A home with a mother and father that strongly believe in the LORD. He was churched and taught to pray and know GOD. He is 38 and I worry badly about his future. I’ll pray for your son as I pray for my own.
Thank You 🙏 so much for these scriptures to pray over my son and 3 great grand sons.
They are saved but have gone through some things that need those prayers to pray over them.
Thank you. I try most nights to pray for my children, who live with their narcissistic and emotionally abusive Father, who I was forced into giving residential custody to in exchange for joint custody, but it was like he had sole custody anyway. My alienated children I thought I’d lost forever. But my son, with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), needs the Lord’s protection in so many ways. My sweet, adorable son, believing he was “stupid”, because someone told him he was and because he’s very literal. He said long ago, he didn’t believe in God because how could he believe in something he couldn’t see? I asked if he believed in oxygen, because he couldn’t see it, but without it, he couldn’t survive.
My ex was supposed to take the kids to church but didn’t. My son couldn’t read the hymnal fast enough to sing, make sense of the back and forth responses during the service, so I can understand why forcing him to go may not have encouraged his faith, it might have driven the desire to know Christ, the Lord, and the Holy Spirit.
But it doesn’t stop me from praying for him, my daughter, and my ex.
Powerful messages there and uplifting
Thank You for the scriptures to keep me praying for my son and daughter in law and others with addiction. I know your will be done and I know only through your power they can be healed.
Thank you for these. Do you have anything different for Grandsons off to college, since as we know, kids tend to drop church while away and really need prayer support….and the moms and grandmother’s at home.
Thank you
Thank you for these prayers , I’m reading them for my son who is a Teenager now and he has changed and home relationship’s are strained . I pray for his health and safety everyday and for him to have focus in life towards positivity. Amen 🙏🏽
Thank you for these prayers.
Thank you I needed this this day and everyday, to pray for GOD to hear this prayers cause his word is not void, he is a GOD of his word! Praise GOD!! For he knows what we need in his word!! Thank you lord and thanks for sharing this!!
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Thank you so much for the prayers to pray over my son and grandsons.
Please I need prayers for my son’s
Praying now. <3
Thank you for these verses and prayers. I have two sons going on 15 and 22. The 22 yr old is loss and unsettled which is to be expected at that age but his girlfriend and family are involved in everything from stripping to doing drugs. It’s like they have a hold on him..I guess we’re the boring family. The 15 yr old sees everything and is now acting out, disrespectful, and not applying himself in high school. I just got him in an individual outpatient therapy facility bc he has all F’s one A. He either gets F’s or A’s no in between so its more of a power struggle than anything. Seems like this generation is is so different until you can’t use ant tactics learned from our parents but you’ve reminded me of one thing that will never change and that’s the power of prayer. My will was broken but I feel renewed in reading these verse and praying then through and covering my house once more. Thank you!
Sounds like you are in a very trying season of parenting. Hugs. Praying for you and your sons. God is faithful and he who began a good work in your boys will see it to completion in the day of Christ Jesus. Lean on him and keep praying.
Thank you for the prayers to pray over my son 🙏
I am thankful that the Holy Spirit guided my spirit to these scriptures this morning. Sometimes when we don’t know who we may need to pray for, well; He shows the way a perfect way.
Thank you so much. We just had to turn our teenage son over to DCF because of his behavior. He’s a good person who just can’t control his anger sometimes.i pray due him every day that he’ll be able to come back home.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I believe and know he’s always there. I found this in a time that I needed it most. Prayers for my son. I know it’s all God. My son has accepted help with his drug addiction. Amen
How timely! I appreciate these Scriptures. Please pray for my son, Jimmy.
I have no words to express How these scriptures have given me hope. Deeply touched I now know my role like never before, Father God help me. Thank you for sharing.
God bless your beautiful heart!! Thank you for sharing The powerful scriptures to pray over my adult children and our grandchildren.
Thank you very much for this posting
May the Lord bless you thank you for shareing your amazeing verses from best book there is the bible I hold close to my heart prayer for my two sons Anthony and David as well my one only daughter madelyn god couldnt have bless me more best gift best kids ever I’m blessed thank you Lord amen👼👼👼📖🙏💕💖💞thank you again for this posting thank lord for allowing me to see and read them all📖🙏😍
Thank you so much for sharing these verses. I will pray using these scriptures for my adult son. Thank you Lord for allowing me to see and read the scriptures.
These are wonderful. I will use them to pray for my adult sons. One is gay and I love him so much. He is kind and seeks the lord but I have a feeling in my heart his lifestyle is wrong but I don’t want him to feel rejected. Continue to pray for his salvation. Others reading my post please pray for him. My other son kept getting in trouble with the law smoking and selling marijuana. Eventually all charges were dropped and he is working full time now seems to have matured now. I’m diagnosed with metastatic cancer now. Just praying and fighting the fight
I found your post on Pinterest. I have 4 adult sons that need prayer. Your post has been a blessing in guiding my prayers 🙏 thank you so much ☺️
So very true! The person who put these prayers up for all of is a blessing! I prayed them all through. God Bless you all and may God Bless your children to know Christ as Savior by power of Holy Spirit. May our children walk in the works God has afore ordained to the Nth degree leaving nothing out! May they be pleasing in His a sight always.Janet
This has been a blessing to read. My son had told me his father does not believe in God and he wants to be like his father. He tells me daily that God is not real. All I can do is pray for him and show him through me , that God is in fact real. I pray everyday for him and I enjoyed reading these scriptures. Thank you
My son has ask me to write him a letter that I would get out of his life so he can prove to his girlfriend s he doesn’t need his family. I was devastated. Since then he has married someone he met on the internet and he continues to hate me. My heart is broken. So much more to my son with CP but the signs are less than 5%. God lead me here today. Thank you
These prayers came just when I needed theme most. I’m a single mother who raised two now adult sons. It was tough but through God’s strength I made it. The challenges now are for their marriages to be successfull. Their wives are struggling with their drunkenness and adultery.I will pray for these devils to leave them alone.
SIMPLE BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU SO
VERY MUCH. MAY GOD ALWAYS
BLESS YOU FOR THINKING OF OTHER
AND NOT JUST YOUR SELF, AMEN.
LOVE YOU IN JESUS NAME.
Thank you for the prayers.
As I prayed I have also been blessed.
Printable of these prayers please??
Salam and thank you
I needded these prayers and today when I opened my phone it was in front of me after hard talking to my son. felt like sent to me May Lord bless you
My request is please darken the font colour if possible so it can be read more easily
Stay blessed
Ameen
Hi Ms. Stephanie
I am the mother of a son that is currently in jail. He has been going since 2014. I know that the Lord is doing a new thing in his life. It’s heart breaking 💔. To God be the glory for saving him from something or somebody. I thank you so much for these Scriptures and prayers. I have started praying them for my adult daughters and niece as well. May the love of Jesus Christ and the peace of God continue to use you for the up building of the body of Christ. My love and prayers to you and your family. God is good.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful bible verses that I needed I’m the mother of six sons. I gave them to Christ when they were younger. And I thank God for taking care of them. From 50 years old to 32 from my sons I have ten grandchildren that I no of but the lord no that there are more that I no nothing about. May God have mercy on there souls. Again thank you for the reading and encouraging words. May God Bless You all of your days
I can’t tell you how this was right on time it was a hard day today. My son is in Christ. He is a Christian but I know the will of the world and the devil is busy. It’s around him. I asked your prayers to have got hold him close into work his mind the way he would have him be he is able, I know in him all is well
Dear Brothers and sisters in Christ,
Please pray for both of my sons and one friend to free themselves from drug Addictions and bring them closer to Jesus Christ, to give them faith in the lord.
Pray for my only daughter to conceive a child.
In the mighty Name of Lord Jesus Christ son of the living God.
Amen
Praying for you, your sons. your daughter, and your friend.
thanks for these verses i am going to pray for my sons more vehemently.