A Prayer For Teens

A few months back I was looking through one of my youth ministry magazines that I read and inside it I found a prayer. When I first read it in my magazine I was like WOW!!! This is my prayer, this is exactly how I feel about them and still do now. I love this prayer! I wanted to share it with you. It go's like this.

Lord, You have given me the precious gift of my teens.

To be honest, I don't always understand them.

I don't always understand the slang they use.

I don't always understand how they make decisions.

I don't always understand their hurts and pains.

I guess there's a lot I don't understand.

But I do know that I love them.

What's more, I know You love them even more.

I know You have a purpose and a plan for their lives.

That's why I pray for them.

I pray that they would learn to do all things without grumbling or arguing

because all they do ultimately reflects on You.

I pray that they would be blameless and pure in the middle of a crooked

and perverse generation

because You have called them to be different than the world.

I pray that they would shine like a star in the universe

because darkness desperately needs to see the Light of the world.

I pray that they would hold firmly to the message of life

because no other anchor can hold them through storms.

Yes, Lord, these are the things I pray for my teenagers.

Make them a reality in their lives.

And while You're at it...

Make them a reality in mine as well.

It is my prayer that as the Youth Pastor who reads this or the Father and Mother of a teenager or teenager's, maybe a teacher, that this would be in your heart as your prayer for them. God Bless you and peace out!