Lord, Reach the Hearts of Our Teens | Morning Prayer

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." - Proverbs 22:6

If your teenager has become a stranger... if they sneak out, lie constantly, skip school, experiment with substances... if the child you raised has disappeared, replaced by someone you don't recognize... this prayer is for you.

Every conversation is a fight. You've tried everything - consequences, groundings, taking away privileges. Nothing works. You're terrified your teenager will ruin their future before they even reach adulthood. You lie awake wondering where they are, if they're safe, if they're making decisions they can't undo. You feel like you're losing your child and powerless to stop it.

This guided prayer will help you:
✓ Believe teenage rebellion doesn't mean all hope is lost
✓ Remember many people go through wild seasons and come out the other side
✓ Understand your job is to maintain the relationship while holding boundaries
✓ Accept you can't control your teenager, but you can control your own responses
✓ Trust that God is pursuing your child even when they're running away
✓ Know the seeds planted in childhood are still there
✓ Believe this doesn't have to be the end of the story

The child breaking your heart right now is not the adult they're going to become. This is a chapter - a painful, terrifying chapter - but it's not the whole book. Many teenagers go through wild seasons and come home. God is pursuing your child even when they're running from Him. The training they received will bring them back when they are old.

If this prayer touches your heart, type AMEN in the comments and share your teenager's name so we can pray for them specifically.

📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
• Proverbs 22:6 - "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it"
• Luke 15:20 - "While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion... he ran to his son"
• Galatians 6:9 - "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up"

🙏 PRAYER TOPICS COVERED:
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Your child's story is not finished yet. Keep praying. Keep loving. They will come home.