The Sins of the Father

A few months ago, I was deeply saddened by the actions of a teenager in my life that I love dearly; deeply. 

As I thought about the decisions they were making and the downward spiral they were preparing for themselves, I asked how could they end up in such a state? 

It broke my heart when I came to the realization that, though they had a pretty good meter for right and wrong, all of the root behaviors they were engaged in were behaviors they had learned through the decisions that were made by their parents. 

I reached out to one of my faithful prayer warriors and asked that she pray for that teenager and also for God to give me guidance as to how I could love them back onto the path God had ordained for them. 

She sent me a prayer very similar to the following prayer and today, I am praying this prayer for every parent and every child that needs it. 

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Enter Into Intercession

Heavenly Father, in the Name of Jesus, we affirm Your Word over our sons and daughters. We commit our teenagers to You and affirm Your Word over them from Isaiah 54:13 that tells us our children shall be taught by the Lord and great shall be the their peace. I thank You that You deliver them out of rebellion into right relationship with us, their parents.  In Exodus 20:12, Your Word teaches us that the first commandment given with a promise is to the child who obeys his/her parents in the Lord. Father, You said in Deuteronomy 5:16 that all will be well with our children and they will live long on the earth. I affirm this promise on behalf of our children, asking You to give them an obedient spirit that they may honor their parents. Father, forgive us for mistakes made out of our own hurts or selfishness, which may have caused our children hurt. I ask full and true repentance for the mistakes we have made in raising out children.  I release the anointing that is upon Jesus to bind up and heal our broken hearts and the broken hearts of our children. Give us the ability to understand and forgive one another as God has forgiven us. Thank You for the Holy Spirit Who leads us into all truth and corrects any wrong perceptions about past or present situations.  Thank You for teaching us to listen to each other and giving our children an ear that hears admonition, for then they will be called wise. We affirm that we will speak kind, excellent and Godly things and that any words coming out of our mouths will be the right words and will be used for Your glory Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:21).  Father, we promise to train and teach our in the way that they are to go, and when they are old  they will not depart from You Lord, but will follow You all the days of their lives. In the Name of Jesus, we command the spirit of rebellion to be far from the hearts of our children and confess that they are willing and obedient, free to enjoy the reward of Your promises. We ask that our children shall be peaceful, and a blessing to others. Father, we release the word of reconciliation into our families. We refuse to provoke or irritate or belittle them; We will not be hard on them or require perfection lest they become discouraged, feeling inferior or frustrated. We will not do anything that may break their spirits, in the Name of Jesus. Father, we forgive our children for the wrongs they have done and stand in the gap until they begin to understand Your love and Your grace while they are in the snare of the enemy (Ephesians 6:1-3). We know You Jesus, died for our children, even before they were born.  Although it may seem to us that our children's journey into selfishness, self-destruction and the world is never-ending, God we know You are at work in our children's lives in ways we may never understand.  We ask you, Heavenly Father, for a quiet assurance that this process of conversion will take place and the inner peace that only You, Lord Jesus can give us, will now manifest in our lives, in the Name of Jesus.  Help us to be strong like Mary, the mother of Jesus, as she wept and felt deep pain as she witnessed her Son's journey knowing God's plan; as You knew Your plans for our children, even before they were born (Jeremiah 1:2).  Help us O Lord, to know and understand that we must let God control difficult situations and always be mindful to trust You.  Heavenly Father, help us to remember always that our children have belonged to you from the beginning. Help us Lord to understand that we are here to nurture them and guide them in Your ways while they are in our care.  Lord, we have been mindful to raise them up in the way they should go, having made some mistakes of the flesh as we are not perfect.  We did what we thought was right at the time and we know that you, Lord, know our hearts and honor that effort. It is so difficult Lord, to understand them and to be the way they would like us to be.  Thank You for reconciling the hearts of our rebellious children back to us and our hearts back to our children.  Thank You Lord, for our children and for holding each one of them in Your loving hands. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen.

As we live our lives and raise our children, may we ALWAYS remember that if we do not break the soul ties and genertional ills in our lives they are destined to repeat themselves in the lives of our children.

I pray for complete deliverance for all of us parents in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

Veronica F.