Prayer & Study Guide: The Power Of A Praying Parent (10 page)

Read Chapter 30: “Growing in Faith” from T
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1. For his (her) age, do you feel your child has a strong faith, a weak faith, or somewhere in between? _________________. Explain.

2. Explain what kind of faith you would like to see your child have.

3. Does your child have self-motivation and a sense of purpose? ______________. Explain.

4. Read Mark 9:23 and underline it in your Bible. Put a star next to this verse. Write it below. Take a moment to memorize it. At the first opportunity, teach it to your child and speak it whenever you can.

5. Sensing our limitations does not mean we have no ________________. It’s feeling that ________________ has limitations that indicates a ________________. (See page 200 in T
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6. Children who have strong faith exhibit distinctly different characteristics from those who do not. Can you think of some of them? List them below. Does your child exhibit faith, or lack of faith, in any particular way? Explain.

7. Read James 1:6-8 and underline it in your Bible. Describe what it is like for a doubter.

8. Read 1 Corinthians 13:13 and underline it in your Bible. What are the three things that will be lasting in your child’s life? __________________________, __________________ and ___________________.
Write a prayer asking God to give your child all three of these.

9. Do you struggle with doubt or do you have a strong faith? ______________. What kind of faith would you like to have? ___________________________. How would you like to pray about this for yourself?

10. Pray out loud the prayer on pages 203–204 in T
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e sure to record every answer to prayer you receive for your child. You can start here, but you are going to run out of room before long. Remember, after you acknowledge what God has done, be sure to thank Him for it.

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