Developing a Hunger for the Things of God

Dear Lord,
I pray for my children and my grand children to have an ever-increasing hunger for more of You. May each of them long for Your presence--long to spend time with You in prayer, praise and worship. Give them a desire for the truth of Your Word and a love for laws and Your ways. Teach then to live by faith and be led by the Holy Spirit, having an availability to do what You tell them to do. May they be so aware of the fullness of Your Holy Spirit in them that when they are depleted in any way they will immediately run to You to be renewed and refreshed.
I pray that their hearts will not have any allegiances or diversions away from You, but rather that they would be repulsed by ungodliness and all that is in opposition to You. May a deep reverence and love for You and Your ways color everything they do and every choice they make. Help each of them to understand the consequences of their actions and to know that a life controlled by the flesh will only reap death. May they not be wise in their own eyes, but rather "fear the Lord and depart from evil".(Proverbs 3:7)
I pray that they will be reliable, dependable, responsible, compassionate, sensitive, loving and giving to others. Deliver them from any pride, laziness, slothfulness, selfishness, or lust of the flesh. I pray that each of them will have a teachable and submissive spirit that says "YES" to the things of God and "NO" to the things of the flesh. Strengthen them to stand strong in their convictions.
I pray that each of them will always have a strong desire to be an active member of a Christian church that is alive to the truth of Your Word and the power of Holy Spirit led worship, prayer, and teaching. As they learn to read Your Word, write Your laws in their minds and on their hearts so that they will always walk with a confident assurance of the righteousness of Your commands. As they learn to pray, many they also learn to listen for Your voice. I pray that their relationship with You will never become lukewarm, indifferent, or shallow. May there always be a Holy Spirit fire in each of their hearts and an unwavering desire for the things of God.
I ask this according to Your good and perfect will,
In Jesus' Holy name,
Amen

(Prayer and scripture from-{"The power of a Praying Parent"-Stormie Omartian)


"WEAPONS OF WARFARE"


Matthew 5:6 (Amplified Bible)
Blessed and fortunate and happy and spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied!


Proverbs 14:27 (Amplified Bible)
Reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.


Galatians 2:20 (Amplified Bible)
I have been crucified with Christ [in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me.


Psalm 119:2 (Amplified Bible)
Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are they who keep His testimonies, and who seek, inquire for and of Him and crave Him with the whole heart.


Psalm 86:11-12 (Amplified Bible)
11)Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth; direct and unite my heart [solely, reverently] to fear and honor Your name.(A)
12)I will confess and praise You, O Lord my God, with my whole (united) heart; and I will glorify Your name forevermore.