Instilling the Desire to Learn

Dear Lord,
I pray that each of my children and grand children will have a deep reverence for You and Your ways. May they hide Your Word in their hearts like a treasure, and seek after understanding like silver or gold. Give them a good mind, a teachable spirit, and an ability to learn. Instill in them a desire to attain knowledge and skill, and may they have joy in the process. Above all, I pray that they will be taught by You, for Your Word says that when our children are taught by You they are guaranteed peace. You have also said, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." (Proverbs 1:7) May they never be a fool and turn away from learning, but rather may they turn to You for the knowledge they need.
I pray that each of them will respect the wisdom of their parents and be willing to be taught by them. May they also have the desire to be taught by the teachers You bring into their lives. Handpick each one Lord, and may they be godly people from whom they can easily learn. Take out of their lives any teacher who would be an ungodly influence or create a bad learning experience. Let them find favor with their teachers and have good communication with them. Help them to excel in school and do well in any classes they may take. Make the pathways of learning smooth and not something with which they must strain and struggle. Connect everything in each of their brains the way it is supposed to be so that they have clarity of thought, organization, good memory, and strong learning ability.
I say to them according to Your Word, "Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge." (Proverbs 23:12) "May the Lord give you understanding in all things." (II Timothy 2:7) Lord, enable them to experience the joy of learning more about You and Your world.

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"


Isaiah 54:13 (Amplified Bible)
And all your [spiritual] children shall be disciples [taught by the Lord and obedient to His will], and great shall be the peace and undisturbed composure of your children.


Proverbs 1:5 (Amplified Bible)
The wise also will hear and increase in learning, and the person of understanding will acquire skill and attain to sound counsel [so that he may be able to steer his course rightly]--


Hosea 4:6 (Amplified Bible)
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you that you shall be no priest to Me; seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.


Proverbs 4:13 (Amplified Bible)
Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.


Proverbs 2:1-5 (Amplified Bible)
1)MY SON, if you will receive my words and treasure up my commandments within you,
2)Making your ear attentive to skillful and godly [a]Wisdom and inclining and directing your heart and mind to understanding [applying all your powers to the quest for it];
3)Yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,
4)If you seek [Wisdom] as for silver and search for skillful and godly Wisdom as for hidden treasures,
5)Then you will understand the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of [our omniscient] God.