1.        (Colossians 1: 9 – 14; Matthew 6:33) - That Christ will be their all in all - pre-eminent.

2.        That your children will fear the Lord and will serve Him (Deuteronomy 6:13)

3.        That they will know Christ as Savior and Lord early in life, while their hearts are tender. ( Psalm 63:1)

4.        That they will have a consuming love for God’s Word, that they will study, obey, and enjoy it, and that God will constantly speak to them through it (apply it to every day and moment).

5.        That they will hate sin and have their senses exercised to know the difference between good and evil. (Psalm 97:10 ; Hebrews 5:14)

6.        That they will be caught when they have done wrong. (Psalm 119:71, 75)

7.        That they will respect authority. (Romans 13:1)

8.        That they will desire the right kind of friends and be protected from the wrong kind. (Proverbs 1:10,15)

9.        Pray that they will be kept from the wrong mate and be saved for the right one. (2 Corinthians 6:14)

10.     That they and their prospective mates will be kept pure until marriage.  (1 Corinthians 6:18 - 20)

11.     That they will learn to submit totally to God and actively resist Satan always. (James 4:7)

12.     That they will be single-hearted, with their main ambition to please the Lord Jesus and be wholly His. (Romans 12:1-2)

13.     That they will have a "hedge" of protection around them so that they cannot find their way to evil/devious/Satan-controlled people or such places, and that such people will not find their way to them. (Hosea 2:6-7; Psalm 1, Psalm 91)

14.     That they will have responsive and repentant hearts. (Psalm 51:1-3)

15.     That they will honor their parents so that all will go well with them. (Ephesians 6:1-2)

16.     Pray that they will be teachable and able to take correction. (Isaiah 54:13; Proverbs 13:1)

17.     That they will live by the Spirit and not gratify their flesh, and be able to overcome the lusts of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16, 22-23)

18.     That they will trust in and acknowledge the Lord in all aspects of life, and for direction. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

19.     That they may be blessed with wisdom and an understanding heart, taught by the Lord, filled with the Holy Spirit for whatever He purposes through them………

20.     Pray for specific gifts of the Holy Spirit, and for them to bear the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5: 20, 22-23)

21.     That they would be mighty and beautiful in spirit - beloved of the Lord (with character traits of Joseph, David, Daniel, Moses, Abraham, Stephen, Enoch - who walked with the Lord…)

22.     Pray for the future, for their marriages, families, and generations to come…till the Lord comes.

"Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel and His Maker; Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons; and concerning the work of My hands, you command Me…"         (Isaiah 45:11)

And for us mothers…Solomon's prayer: "And now, O Lord my God, I do not know how to go out or come in… G ive Thy servant therefore an understanding mind!"