Your son needs your help even in his adulthood. He still has a long journey and more challenges to encounter in life. Who is the best person to pray for him to succeed if not you, the parent(s)?
There are numerous reasons you should pray for your grown son. In this article, the powerful prayers for my grown son are great for giving you words to present your supplications to God on his behalf.
As you pray these prayers with conviction, our Heavenly Father who answers prayers will visit your adult son in crucial areas of his life.
Here are the prayers for My Grown Son.
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Prayer for My Grown Son.
Psalm 103:17 (NIV) – But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children.
Almighty God, thank you for the life of my son. I appreciate you blessing me with a son who has honored and respected me. My life is complete because I have you and my lovely son.
Now that he is grown help him not to depart from your precepts that I taught him. Keep him close to you and far away from evil. Bless anything he touches. May he live in obedience to your word and stand by the truth at all times.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for My Disrespectful Grown Son.
Proverbs 11:29 (NIV) – He who brings trouble to his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise.
Precious God, I commit ____ to you. He is unruly and disrespectful, and I’m heartbroken because these aren’t what I taught him. Please transform his life for the better.
Remind him of how I taught him to honor and respect people and assist him in doing these. Give him a heart inclined to humility, submission, and respect. And give him a mind that dwells on positive things, goodness, nobility, and love.
Father, I pray he would adopt a life that is perpetually loyal and humble. Deliver him from pride, selfishness, disobedience, and mistrust. And may he learn to respect other people irrespective of status or class.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for my Grown Son, Who is Emotionally Down.
Ezekiel 36:26 (NIV) – I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Heavenly Father, I hold onto your promise that my son has hope and a future. Please remind him that you have made him for a specific purpose.
I pray you’d show him the right amount of love to deliver him from his present state of mind.
Let hope cloud his deranged mind. I ask that you make a way forward for him, even when he feels the road ahead is difficult.
Lord, open his eyes to see your good workings even amid his challenges. Thank you for loving my son and sustaining him amid these trying times.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for my Grown Son During Marriage Crisis.
Ephesians 5:25 (NIV) – Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Loving God, I ask that you clothe my son with your mercy, goodness, gentleness, humility, and patience so he would have the ability to love his wife unconditionally.
Tame his aggressive nature, and give him all the assistance he needs to make his marriage work. Please restore the love he once shared with his wife if this diminishes.
I also ask that you would equip him through the power of the Holy Spirit to castaway his sinful nature that is unkind, harsh, proud, and impatient. Give him the wisdom to think before speaking, so his words reflect love and not hate or insensitivity.
Father, change the tone of communication between him and his wife. Remove the argument, tension, self-centeredness, and impatience destroying their marriage.
Replace this with peace, warmth, understanding, comfort, and a loving relationship and union.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for My Grown Son’s Salvation.
Joshua 24:15 (NIV) – … as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.
Ever-living God, I intercede for my son, who has refused to come to your knowledge. Your words encourage me to cast my burden upon you because you care for me.
Right now, the most pressing burden in my heart is to see my son surrender his life to you. Please help him seek you and turn away from his sinful ways.
Dear Father, thank you for setting the captives free and giving freedom to the oppressed. Please grant my son freedom from sin and the stronghold of the enemy of light through your compassion.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for my Grown Son Getting Married.
Genesis 2:24 (NIV) – For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Gracious God, you created us to love one another. And you created marriage to mirror your love for us, in your unconditional and selfless affection. Thank you for this gift to humanity and for bringing my son to love and cherish someone.
Abba Father, I know that there is no perfect marriage. But a godly union centered around Christ’s love is bound to be fruitful. So, I pray for this couple; that you will lead them in their marriage and help them live in oneness irrespective of their differences.
Please bless them with a fruitful and loyal union like that of Mary and Joseph. And to love and respect each other like Ruth and Boaz. Bless their marriage and make guiding light for other couples to take a cue from.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for my Grown Son Going Abroad.
Genesis 31:49 (NIV) – … May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.
Almighty God, as my son heads out for a new chapter in his life, I pray that miles and time zone will not stand in the way of our love for each other. I pray you’d protect him in my physical absence and guide him like you always do.
Lord Jesus, keep his heart focused on you and not on the things of the world. Help him trust you in challenging times and rely on your love when he feels lonely.
I pray that he meets only the right people and avoids terrible influences. Let his mission abroad bring him fulfillment and glory to your name.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for my Grown Son to Keep Making Progress.
Isaiah 54:13 (NIV) – All your sons will be taught by the Lord, and great will be your children’s peace.
Heavenly Father, as my son is now grown, help him to walk in you, fear you, and obey your commands. I pray that he will trust you, serve you and depend on you. And I ask that he benefits from the blessings you provide for those who trust you.
Grant his heart desires and make everything he touches a success story. Lord, let the Joshua-kind of anointing rest on him so that he would walk, talk and act with courage. Let your plans to prosper us reach fulfillment in his life.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for my Grown Son not Doing Well Financially.
Philippians 4:19 (NIV) – And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Everlasting God, my son is helpless in the crises of his finance. Let your abundance overtake his inadequacy. And rescue him from his present financial challenge.
Lord, show him what to do. Lead him in his fight to overcome this setback and set his eyes to focus on doing only the right thing to make money. May his debts melt away and his bills settled.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for My Grown Son on His Wedding Day.
Mark 10:9 (NIV) – Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not separate.
Omnipotent God, I pray for my son and his newly wedded wife. Your word says that a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined with his wife, and they shall become one flesh. So, I pray that they live together as one flesh and learn to love each other genuinely.
I pray that they will live in love, peace, and harmony amid the challenges that come with marriage. Bless their union, Lord, with faithfulness and fruitfulness. May your love never depart from their hearts and make your grace sufficient for them.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for My Grown Son’s Relationships.
Proverbs 13:20 (NIV) – He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Faithful God, I ask that you reassure my son that he is loved. Remind him when he is lonely, scared, or heartbroken that you and I still love him. Even more so, comfort him each time the people he loves and trust disappoint him.
Bless his relationships, Lord, and help him to sustain only healthy ones. Supply him with friends, colleagues, and neighbors he can genuinely trust, love, forgive and grow with.
Thank you, dear Lord, for creating in him a soft heart worthy of love.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for My Grown Son Returning Home.
Isaiah 43:2 (NIV) – When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Gracious God, thank you for watching over my son all these years. Please return him home safely and in great spirit to us, his family. Protect him while he embarks on the journey home, and renew the love he has for us.
Lord, remove every disappointment he might have faced from his heart and help him make a fresh start here. Heal his wounds and mend his broken heart. May his coming back bring joy, peace, happiness, and love to our family.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayers for My Son’s Future.
Psalms 145:16 (NIV) – You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
Sovereign God, please exact your plans for my son to prosper. Guide his future towards success and fulfillment. I pray that you help him with his career, so he does well and gets promoted.
Lord, help him at work so that he meets great colleagues and does excellently. In anything he does, help him achieve success and bring glory to your name. I place his future, career, education, relationship, and other aspects of his life under your control.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayers for My Son’s Job.
Proverbs 10:22 (NIV) – The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
Magnificent God, thank you for being our great provider and sustainer. Thank you for keeping your promises and for providing my son with a decent job. I won’t also fail to appreciate you for providing for him with what others have been toiling to get for years.
Father God, please bless the works of his hands. May your favor rest with him, and your wisdom directs him to make great work choices. Please sustain his job and keep him away from the temptation that may sabotage his employment and future.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayers for Son Who is Depressed.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) – … My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.
Marvelous God, my son is one of your greatest gifts to me. But right now, he is my biggest challenge. He is very distressed, and I am yet to find a resolution to bring him back to normalcy. I feel helpless and frustrated by his current state.
Lord, please speak to me and advise me on how to resolve his crises to rescue him from depression. Heal and comfort his pain, and help me to become a wise and loving parent, especially now that he is down.
Thank you, Lord, for coming to our aid and giving us hope for restoration.
In Jesus’ mighty name, I pray, Amen.
Conclusion
You should never stop praying for your son, even now that he is grown up. You are still his parent and the number one supporter he has here on earth.
And so, to attract God’s favor on his behalf, intercede on his behalf with these prayers for my grown son.
