Praying the Scriptures For Your Teenagers

Prayer is one of the most effective ways a parent can influence a teenager's life. Using an engaging mix of scriptural insights and true-life stories, Jodie Berndt offers hundreds of biblically based prayers, all topically arranged, so that you can pray specifically---and expectantly---about the things that matter most to you and your teen.

It's never been tougher to be a teenager-or the parent of one. Thankfully, from your teen's first date to the next time he or she borrows the car keys, you can take your concerns to God through prayer. Drawing on God's Word, Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenager offers palpable help to pray about the stormy issues your teen faces: Relationships Depression Rejection Sexuality Eating disorders ... and much more. This book also guides you in praying about everything from your teen's character and safety to the purposes and plans that God has for his or her life. Filled with historical, biblical, and contemporary illustrations, Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenager shows how to make the Bible your source for prayers that can powerfully influence your teen's life. With humor and a warm, personal style, author Jodie Berndt encourages you that, in this sometimes daunting new world, "when you pray the Scriptures, you tap into the same power that has kept teenagers safe for generations."


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