How To Teach Children To Pray.

           HOW TO TEACH CHILDREN TO PRAY.
" Then Children were brought to him that He might lay His hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people but Jesus said, let the little Children come to me and do not hinder them for such belong the kingdom of heaven and He laid His hands on them and went away ". Matthew 19:13-15

Jesus knows the important of Children to its kingdom when He said let the Children come to me and do not hinder them. How teach Children to pray is how to lead by examples. Pray in the presence of your Children goes along way to remind them that there is something in what you are doing. If you are the type that pray when troubles comes, then, you are not showing a good example to your Children. Let your Children see you praying at all times.

What about the Morning devotion? Let your Children see that you commit the day to God in prayer. Alert the Heaven with your praise and worship songs that your prayers are coming. Involves your Children in the Morning devotion program. Children love songs of praises and research shows that they do not forget it easily. songs like, " Hallelujah praise the Lord 3 times , my Jesus conquer Satan, Hallelujah praise the Lord " are common among the kids. Study at least one chapter from the Bible and let your Children contributed to the study. Commit the day to God in prayer by reading Psalm 23.

Let your Children knows the importance of God in relationship to prayers. Teach the Children that it is God that can provides anything they want for them. Let your Children knows that God answers our prayer when we pray to Him. Lead them in prayer wherein you pray for God to provide for the Family the daily bread. Since many Children likes bread, reciting this kind of prayer by them will not be a difficult task.

How did you celebrate Birthday for your Children ?. Are you like me that invites my Church Pastor and other prayer warriors from my Church to commit my Children in prayer to God during there Birthday? Teach Children how to pray. The inscription on the birthday cake of my Children usually read, "Thank you Jesus". This is a  prayer points but yet a powerful prayer. Even, if this is the only prayer you can teach your Children to pray, it is sufficient to take them through the day.

Show to your Children how god love them Read the scripture according to Mark 9:36-37 to them. I reads, "And he took a Child and put him in the midst of them and taking him in His arms, He said to them, whoever receives one such Child in my name receives not me but him who sent me ". show to  them that because God loves them, they should be thanking him and pray to God saying , "God I thank you for today, only your name shall be glorified ".

Let your Children see you that you also pray before going to sleep. Children loves seeing there parents in prayer. In the name of Jesus, I pray that your Children shall be honored among Nations. All shall realize that they are people God has blessed. Amen.

                                             A PRAYER FOR CHILDREN.

In the name of Jesus, no weapon formed against my Children shall prosper and every tongue that rises against them in judgement is condemned in the name of Jesus. Isaiah 54:17.