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over your family. If no, ask God to keep it far from you.
    7. The spirit of _________________ keeps a marriage together. A spirit of __________________ destroys a marriage. (See page 170 in T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING P ARENT .) Write out a prayer asking God to be in charge of your child’s marriage, and that there be no divorce in his (her) future.
    8. Write out a prayer that your child not only find the perfect mate, but that he (she) will not enter into marriage with expectations so high that his (her) spouse can’t live up to them.
    9. Read Colossians 1:9 and underline it in your Bible. Write out what Paul prayed here for the Colossians as a prayer over your child. Then pray for God to reveal His will to your child regarding his (her) future mate. (“I do not cease to pray for name of child and ask that he (she) may be filled with…”)
    10. Pray out loud the prayer on pages 171–172 in T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING P ARENT . Include specifics about your child’s future or present mate.

 

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Read Chapter 26: “Living Free of Unforgiveness” from T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING P ARENT
    1. Does forgiveness flow freely in your family or does unforgiveness have a place in one or more family members? _________________________. Explain.
    2. Do you have any unforgiveness that you need to confess so you can be set free of it? ______________. If so, write out a prayer asking God to help you forgive.If not, write out a prayer asking God to reveal any hidden unforgiveness in you, and to keep you free from unforgiveness in the future.
    3. Does your child find it easy to forgive or hard to let go of unforgiveness? _____________. Explain your observations.
    4. Write a prayer asking God to show you any specific point of unforgiveness in your child. Then write down anything the Lord reveals.
    5. How could you pray specifically with your child about unforgiveness in his (her) life? Write it out as a prayer.
    6. Read Matthew 6:14-15 and underline it in your Bible. Why should you pray for your child to be a forgiving person?
    7. Read Ephesians 4:31-32 and underline it in your Bible. Write this as a prayer over your child. (“Lord, I pray that name of child will let all bitterness, wrath…”)
    8. Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 and underline it in your Bible. Write it out as a prayer over your child. (“Lord, I pray that name of child will have the kind of love that suffers long and is kind…”)
    9. Read Colossians 3:12-13 and underline it in your Bible. Write this as a prayer over your child. (“Lord, I pray that name of child , who is your holy and beloved child, will put on tender mercies…”)
    10. Pray out loud the prayer on pages 178–179 in T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING P ARENT . Include specifics about your child.

 

W EEK T WENTY -S EVEN
Read Chapter 27: “Walking in Repentance” from T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING P ARENT
    1. Read Proverbs 28:13 and underline it in your Bible. What happens to someone who covers up his (her) sin? ____________________. What should your child be encouraged to do instead? ____________________. Why?
    2. Parents can usually recognize a look of guilt on a child’s face. Have you ever seen that look on your child’s face? _____________. Whether you have ornot, write a prayer asking God to keep your child from ever becoming comfortable with concealing his (her) sins.
    3. Read 1 John 3:21-22 and underline it in your Bible. If your child confesses his (her) sin, what will he (she) experience?
    4. Have you ever detected sin on your child’s face before you discovered it in his (her) behavior?__________________. Describe. Do you feel God revealed that to you?
    5. Read Psalm 69:5 and underline it in your Bible. Even if your child can hide his (her) sins from you, can they be hidden from God? ______________. Do you believe that when you pray, God will reveal your child’s sins to you? ______________. Why or why not?
    6. Your child must be encouraged to admit or confess his (her) sin. But he