Scriptures to Pray for Your Special Needs Child's School Year
Plus, join our online Book Club!
Hi Friend!
As the new school year approaches, (or maybe it’s already started for you and your family) I’ll admit, I start to feel anxious and my mind starts whirling with questions. Will our kids have good teacher(s)? Make good friends? Are they prepared for the school year? Will they get all the support they need? Have I done enough to prepare them? Will they do ok? Did we make the right decision regarding public/private/homeschooling?
When I find myself feeling anxious about my kiddos and their upcoming new school year, I am trying to turn my worries into prayers. I try and pray for my children daily, but to be honest, I pray for them much more fervently as the new school year approaches and for the first few weeks of school as we all adjust to our new routines.
At the beginning of each school year I find myself living out the verse in Lamentations:
“Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord.
Lift your hands toward Him for the life of your children.”
Lamentations 2:19
If you also want to entrust your worries and your children into God’s loving, capable arms, here’s a list of 25 Scriptures to help you pray God’s Word for your child and their school year:
Did you see that my new book On the Same Page with God is now available!? In this book, I share some of my special needs parenting journey and the struggles as well as the victories that I experienced as I grew in my practice of praying Scripture. On the Same Page with God will help you view the Bible as a treasure trove of prayer possibilities, providing you with the words that can align your heart and your will with God. Filled with compelling narratives, biblical insights, practical prayer strategies, and lists of Scriptures to pray on a variety of topics, this book will help you revitalize your prayer life and deepen your faith with the practice of praying God's Word.
Also, if you’re a mother/female caregiver of a child(ren) with special needs, and you’re on Facebook, join us in our Facebook group, where we’ll be discussing On the Same Page with God together, August 12th-October 22nd. More details about the book club will be posted in the Facebook group.
Here’s to embracing this special life and praying Scripture together,
Jenn
