23 Strong Prayers for Family Strength

Your family is your team in life, and it is important to pray for your team daily. Here are 23 strong prayers for family strength.

A Prayer for Unity
Lord Jesus, our Merciful and Faithful High Priest, I pray for unity for our family. There are times when I can feel at odds with my husband/wife, or the kids are at each others’ throats and it can feel that we are not united. But You can change that, Lord. Grant that we might get along well and feel connected. Cultivate in us a love for each other that is rooted in a deep love of You, Jesus. Only then will we be able to have the unity that You said is a clear marking of Your disciples. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Peace
Lord, our Peace-Bringer, I pray that our house would be a house of peace. Lord, there are many times when the kids are running around like crazy and robbing us of the peace we long for. I pray that they would get along well and that my husband and I would get along well too. Pour out Your Holy Spirit on our house that we might know the peace that passes understanding. In Jesus’ holy name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Household Faith
God of Enduring Faithfulness, there are so many families and people who are turning away from You these days. I can see it all around and it is so discouraging. I pray that You would increase the faith of me and my household. Though many will serve false gods, our household will serve You. When that becomes difficult, as it surely will, I pray that You would hold on to us in Your hands. Never let us go, Lord. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Children and Faith
Lord of Unfailing Love, I pray that my children might love You with their whole hearts, soul, mind, and strength all the days of their lives. Lord, when their friends are turning away from You and tempting them to do the same, I pray that You would keep them going strong in You. May they never turn away from You or forsake You, Lord. May they persevere to the end. In Jesus’ all-powerful name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Safety
God of Heaven’s Armies, I pray for my children today, as they go to school, that You would keep them safe. I pray that their school would be a safe place for them to learn, and grow, and play. I pray that no one would come to the school to harm them or any other students. I pray that You would give the teachers patience and wisdom as they teach. I also pray, Lord, that You would protect my children from bullies. Keep them in the palm of Your hand, Lord. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Family Service
Precious Holy Spirit, I pray that You would stir in my heart and in the heart of my husband/wife and in the hearts of our children a desire to serve You and our neighbors. We long to be a light, shining brightly, for Your kingdom, Jesus. We want to love our neighbors and be an example of Your unending love. Please give us the opportunity to do that as a family, and the faithfulness to carry it out. In Jesus’ faithful and everlasting name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Health
Jehovah Rapha, my Healer, I pray that You would watch over my family and protect them from the many sicknesses and diseases that would come against them. Keep every single one of us healthy and strong, Lord. I pray that if one of us does get sick, that You would reach down with Your healing hand and cast that sickness out of our household. I pray that You will give us the wisdom to know how to best take care of ourselves and keep sickness out of our home. In Jesus’ compassionate name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Family Finances
God of Blessing, I pray that You would be with my family as we try to endure a lean season. Help us to have all the money we need to be able to have warm clothes to cover our bodies, food to eat, and a roof to cover our heads. I pray that we might know the joy of relying on You for our needs, and not our own strength. I pray that You would supply those needs and strengthen our faith. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for a Disobedient Child
God of Miracles, I pray that You would help me and my husband know what to do with our son. He is always getting into trouble at school and he never listens at home. It is so easy to lose my patience with him or to fear that he won’t amount to anything. We need to speak encouragement over him, Lord. Would You please call that to my mind when I am about to yell at him or say something that isn’t charitable? Help him also to turn to You, Lord. He needs You. Strengthen him, Lord. Strengthen our family. In Jesus’ forgiving and merciful name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for More Time Together
Living God, I pray that You would bless our family with more time together. We have been running to work and school and sports and choir, Lord, and we hardly ever get to slow down and just be with each other and enjoy each others’ company. Would You create the time, or give us the wisdom to create the time, for us to be able to make memories together. Give us the strength to swim against the tide of our culture’s expectation of always needing to be on the go. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Family Worship
Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that You would prepare my heart and my husband’s/wife’s heart and our children’s’ hearts to worship You this week. Help us not to forget about You as the busyness of the week begins to overtake our thoughts. We want to gather, Lord, and sing Your praises. You are the God who made us, saved us, and sustains us. I pray that we would take the time to offer You the sacrifice of praise that You are so worthy of, Lord. In Jesus’ holy name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer in Case Children Have Sinned
Abba, Father, it was Job who prayed for his children and offered sacrifices just in case they had sinned in some way. I want to be that kind of father, Lord, and so I pray that You would forgive any sins that my children have sinned that I don’t even know about. I pray that You would bring it to light, and grant my children the gift of repentance and then salvation. I pray that You would bless them and cause them to seek Your face. Strengthen us, Lord. In Jesus’ merciful name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Our House
God our Great Provider, I thank You, God, for this house where my family can grow together and come together. Thank You that it is in good shape and does a good job of protecting us from the cold. I pray that it would be a house of peace and praise and that my children would grow up in this house always hearing Your name on my lips and on the lips of my husband/wife. Thank You for this house. In Jesus’ righteous name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Children’s Education
Jesus, my Savior, I pray that You would be with each and every one of my children and help them to take their studies seriously and do well in school. What a gift, Jesus, to live in a country where quality education is possible. I pray that my children would not take that for granted and that they would strive to do well in school. I pray that they would study as unto You, Jesus. In Your mighty name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer of Praise for My Family
O Exalted One, I praise You for the gift of my family. I am so grateful to have such a loving husband/wife and such wonderful children. I know that children are a blessing from You, Lord, and they are not to be taken for granted. So too is a loving husband/wife. I am so grateful, Lord. I really do feel that my quiver is full and that the lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Who am I, Lord, that You would grant me such glorious things? In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Relational Healing
Jehovah Rapha, my Healer, I pray that You would bring relational healing into our family. Our children have been fighting for so long, Lord, that they don’t know any other way of interacting with each other. Would You show them how to move on from anger and bitterness into peace and love? Would You give me and my husband/wife wisdom? Help us to know how we can be an example of the kind of relationship that is based on love and trust. Strengthen our relationships. In Jesus’ holy name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Conversations Seasoned with Salt
Compassionate and Gracious God, I pray that You would work on the language of my children. They pick up so many bad habits in their word choice from school and from movies and TV. I pray that not only would they choose more wholesome and cleaner words, but that their entire manner of speaking would be transformed. I pray that they would speak life to each other and to their friends and to us. Season their conversations with salt, Lord. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer Against Wasted Time
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer, please be with my family and help us to redeem the time that You have given us. So many nights are wasted in front of the TV or on phones. I pray that instead of falling into those mindless habits that we would desire to spend that time together. Help us to turn off the TV and internet and really talk to each other. Give us wisdom for how we can fill that time and spend it in ways that strengthen our bonds and bring us closer to You. In Jesus’ glorious name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Our Family Vacation
Lord, my Shield, I pray that You will go with us on this trip and keep us safe as we are driving. Help us all to get along together well and to speak to each other in a respectful way. I pray that the time spent in the car would be used in ways that are pleasing in Your sight. I pray that we have fun on this vacation and grow closer to each other. Give us great family memories to strengthen our love for one another. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Child’s First Day of Kindergarten
O Lord, Mighty in Power, I thank You for the first five years of our son’s/daughter’s life and for keeping him/her safe as he/she has grown in our care. I pray that You will be with him/her today as he/she starts going to school. Help him/her not to be afraid and to make friends quickly. Keep him/her safe on the bus ride to school and help him/her to make a real connection with her teacher. Please protect him/her from embarrassing accidents and make him/her feel comfortable and nurtured in his/her new environment. Thank You, Jesus, that I can pray these things with confidence. In Jesus’ gracious and loving name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Child Getting Their Drivers License
God of Heaven’s Armies, I pray that You would be with our son/daughter as he/she begins to drive today. I can’t believe how old he/she is now and how quickly the time has passed. Please go with him/her, Lord. Young men/women in cars can sometimes be a recipe for disaster. I pray that You would guard him/her against himself/herself and against reckless drivers. I pray that he/she will make good choices, keep his/her phone put away while he/she drives, and follow all the rules of the road. In Jesus’ all-powerful name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for Child Going Off to College
God, my Fortress, I pray that You will be with our son/daughter as he/she goes off to college today. Be with me and my wife as we feel the grief of sending a child on to the next stage in his/her life. We have poured so much into our son/daughter, Lord, help us to be able to deal with our feelings well. And bless our son/daughter. I pray for his/her protection from harm. I pray for his/her success. I pray that he/she would meet good friends and that he/she would learn to love You more during this season. May he/she make his/her faith her own. Help us all to be strong. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

A Prayer for a Prodigal
Father, my Miracle-Worker, I pray that you would bring my son/daughter back to us. He/She has wandered so far away and has made so many choices, and has caused so much pain to her mother and to me. I pray that You would do whatever needs to happen to make him/her realize he/she needs You and that he/she can’t go on living this way. Give us strength, Lord, as we endure this time, and help us to know how best to love our wayward son/daughter. In Jesus’ mighty name, I pray, Amen.

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