The One Where the Kids are Struggling in School (When Dads Pray - Week 6)
Okay, fine! I’ll come straight to it, my son is way smarter than I was at his age.
To be clear, he still does dumb 8-year-old-boy stuff, but academically, my not-so-little-anymore dude is crushing it! When he was in kindergarten, he was reading at a 2nd grade level. Presently at 4th grade, his math, spelling, and coding skills are off the charts.
While I like to brag to my wife that he gets it from me, anyone who knew me growing up me knows that is a straight up lie! Man, when I was his age, I couldn’t pass a math test for my life even if you handed me the addition and subtraction charts with all the answers.
Let’s just say, I didn’t really step into my academic-game till sometime after high school. I remember when I graduated high school with something like a C+ average, my parents actually threw me a party because no one even thought I’d ever graduate!! I shared this in one of the earlier posts in this series, but it’s for this very reason that when my son was in my wife’s womb, I pled with the Lord that He would bless my him with a brilliant and intelligent mind.
THANK. YOU. JESUS!
While I’m grateful for God’s gift to my son, I am keenly aware that there are some of you whose kids might be taking a little longer than you’re comfortable with to step into their academic comfort zone. Maybe they’re behind in school (math, reading, or even speaking) and you’re starting to get worried? Or perhaps it’s clear to you that they are intelligent, but they’re having a really hard time expressing that innate cleverness?
Well, it’s you I want to pray for today. I want to ask God on your behalf to increase your child’s brainpower, increase their capacity to retain and process information, and bless them with the ability to freely and clearly express all He has placed in them.
PRAY ALONG WITH ME, DADS
“God, your word says in the book of Ecclesiastes 2:26 that you give wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please you. And then in James 1:5, you say again that, “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
Lord Jesus, I ask on behalf of my children that you would fill them to the full with your knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in every aspect of life. Bless them with a mind that is able to distinguish between foolish and wise choices, and the willingness to follow through on wise decisions.
Bless my children with a sharp and brilliant mind and help them reach every developmental milestone they need to reach at the right time. Wherever they might be lacking academically, replenish them in abundance with your wisdom. Grant their minds the capacity to retain all the information they’re learning and the ability to process it in a way that makes sense to all whom they express it to.
Father in heaven, Help my children quickly and easily identify the areas of giftedness you’ve blessed them with and grant them a godly tenacity in refining and perfecting those gifts. Help them excel in all they set their hands and mind to do. In their areas of giftedness, help them increase in their skillful use of it and make them influencers of culture in their generation.
Grant them many opportunities for them to put to great use all they are learning, and bring them into contact with brilliant and caring friends who will challenge them and bring out the best in them. May their learning be marked with joy, and help us as parents discern how to develop and foster the abilities and talents you endowed them with.
Lord God of all wisdom and knowledge, bless my children with understanding all the days of their life.
In Jesus name I pray.”
Hey dad, thanks for taking the time to pray along with me today. If you enjoyed today’s blog post, I would love to hear your feedback and any insight you might have about what we should pray for next. Just leave a note below in the comment section!
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Catch you same time next week!
Husband. Dad. Pastor. Nigerian American. Storyteller. Aspiring Prayer Warrior. Steak Lover. Follower of Jesus Christ reminding you that God the Father still loves you.
