09/03/2026
๐ Back-to-school season is here again, and itโs a great time to cover the young people of all ages in our lives in prayer. Letโs make a special effort to pray for them as they begin a new school year and throughout the months ahead.
Here are five specific ways we can pray for them:
๐ญ. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
Pray that school schedules, activities, friendships, and pressures will never crowd out their relationship with God. Ask the Lord to help them love His Word, remember what they have been taught, and make choices that please Him even when no one else is watching.
โTrust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.โ โ Proverbs 3:5โ6
๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
Pray for clear minds as they learn, patience when subjects are difficult, good study habits, and wisdom in the many choices they will make throughout the year. Ask God to help them recognize what is right and have the understanding to handle situations wisely.
โIf any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.โ โ James 1:5
๐ฏ. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐.
Pray that God will give them good friends who encourage what is right, and that they will have discernment about the people and influences around them. Pray that they themselves will be kind, dependable friends who draw others toward what is good.
โIron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.โ โ Proverbs 27:17
๐ฐ. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
Pray for their safety throughout the year, both when they are at home and when they are out in the places that school, sports, and other activities may take them. Pray for them as they use technology, spend time away from home, and face new situations and responsibilities. Ask God to protect their hearts and minds as well as their physical well-being.
โThe LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.โ โ Psalm 121:8
๐ฑ. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐.
Pray that they will not be ashamed of their faith or afraid to be different when obeying God requires it. Ask the Lord to give them opportunities to show kindness, speak about Christ, invite someone to church, or simply live in such a way that others notice there is something different about them.
โLet no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.โ โ 1 Timothy 4:12 ๐
