I Peter 3:12 says, “For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and

his ears are attentive to their prayer…”

Last month we talked about friendships and in those emails we talked about praying for your children. This month we are focusing on prayer! We have two classes, one designed for parents with preschool and elementary aged children and one for parents with teens.

Praying for our children is valuable on so many levels, it strengthens our relationship with God, it lifts up our children and provides comfort to our souls. We hope you enjoy these videos!

PRESCHOOL & KIDS

Faith is a living relationship with God that, like any other relationship, requires communication to remain healthy. Another word for this communication with God is...not so coincidentally😁...our topic for this month, prayer!

Prayer invites our children to recognize God's presence in every moment. Because prayer involves asking human beings to interact with a supernatural being, it sometimes feels confusing, ambiguous, and elusive. So guess what? We have a brief online video that guides you through praying for your children. It’s like you have your very own prayer tour guide! It covers six words: Shepherd, Freedom, Grace, God-confidence, Character, and Heritage.

Our hopes is that this guided prayer will encourage you as a parent!

TEENS

Hope you are a good parent today! Now what if that was all that we put in this email to you? Just that one sentence. Nothing else. No encouragement, no insights, no nothing other than that sentence! You would probably think we are either a poor communicators or just don’t really care. Or it could say that I don’t think you are really listening anyway so why bother?

Stepping on toes moment...isn't that how we often talk to God😲 That is also how our teens will talk to Him if we don’t teach them differently! When your teenager was a toddler, it was sweet to see them clasp their little hands as they whispered prayers to our Heavenly Father. Sometimes those very same hands are clenched in fists that are shaken at a seemingly distant God.

Before we start this process of teaching our teens how to pray, we want to encourage you to look at your own prayer life. Afterwards, ask yourself this question, “do I really believe God not only hears me but also cares enough to answer?” It is next to impossible to teach your teenager that they can take their deepest cares and concerns to God if you don’t know the answer to that question!

Here at Asbury we are committed to the faith journey of your family! Please take a look at our age level resources online.

If you have missed any previous classes (anxiety, relationships, technology, etc.) or just want to review, all are located on our website:

ASBURYBHAM.ORG/FAMILY

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