Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children: Trusting God with the Ones You Love

by Jodie Berndt, Jim Daly (Foreword)

As parents of adult children, we often worry about whether our children will make good choices when they're on their own. Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children provides you with biblically based prayers and encouraging stories to guide you as you pray for your adult children through anything they face.  

Parent and author Jodie Berndt understands what it's like to release children into the world and still care deeply about them and everything they're up against in life. In Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children, Jodie shares prayers designed with your adult children in mind, whether they're just leaving the nest, flying well on their own, or struggling to take off at all.

Jodie shares advice on navigating all aspects of adulthood with encouraging stories from experienced parents who are praying their children through real-life issues like leaving the church, struggling with health concerns, navigating broken marriages, fighting addiction, dealing with financial problems, and more.

In Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children, Jodie addresses some of the most difficult questions that confront

How can I support my children when they make decisions I disagree with?Is it too late to start praying for my children?What does the Bible teach us about praying for our children?With the grace and wisdom of someone who's been there, Jodie shares the tools and encouragement you need to find the strength to keep praying, even as you doubt yourself and grieve over your children's choices.

Whatever you're praying for, Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children will help you find confidence and peace taken straight from Scripture, guiding you to the bedrock of God's promises as you release your children to God's shepherding care.

Genres: Christian, Prayer, Parenting, Nonfiction, Christian Living, Religion, Christian Non Fiction

320 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 5, 2017

About the author

Jodie Berndt is an author and speaker. She has written or co-written seven books, including Praying the Scriptures for Your Children and Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenagers. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia and is a former television writer and producer for CBN’s 700 Club. Jodie and her husband, Robbie, have four adult children.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Three of my five children are adults now, and like the author of PRAYING THE SCRIPTURES FOR YOUR ADULT CHILDREN, I did everything right. I homeschooled. I had them in Sunday School, and church services two times on Sunday and on Wednesday night. My husband is a pastor. My children were immersed in God's word. But yet they are making mistakes. One son has been arrested twice and is now floundering and struggling to get a job, hold on to it, and make wise choices due to his bad choices.



As the author says, making all the right decisions and raising your children in church and strong Christian homes aren't guarantees that they will turn out perfect. And this book is perfect for praying for your children using Bible verses, no matter what trials they may have or bad decisions they make. This is a book for parents of all adult children. Grandparents of adult grandchildren. As the author says, it is never too late to pray for your child.



Determine to be a prayer warrior in 2018. PRAYING THE SCRIPTURES FOR YOUR ADULT CHILDREN is a good way to start.



I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Children improve your prayer life,” Jodie Berndt writes in her book “Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children,” and any of us with kids knows the truth of that. As soon as we become parents, we want God’s best for our kids. It’s nice as we pray them through their cute toddler and enjoyable elementary school years. But as they become adults, the issues become thornier. This book helps parents pray for their adults kids.

All our adult children will have problems. Berndt points out John 16:33: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Note that Jesus surrounds the “you will have trouble” statement with two promises: he will give us peace, and he has overcome the world. That’s good to know as we pray for our kids.
Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children

Berndt emphasizes giving our kids and their lives over to God, and not trying to interfere or control on our own: “Whenever I try to step into my kids’ lives to make something happen, I just mess things up. But God always does it best.” Good reminder! It’s hard as parents to transition from our role as the one in charge of our kids’ every move to the role of prayer warrior and encourager. Berndt advises us to not confuse our job with God’s — when our kids are grown, God (not us) is the one who should be nudging them toward various life decisions.

No matter your adult child’s current circumstances, Berndt reminds us to praise God. What if your adult child is in a total mess? Berndt quotes Merlin Carothers: “To praise God is to express our acceptance of something that God is permitting to happen … When we sincerely accept and thank God for a situation, believing that He has allowed it to come about, there is released into that situation a supernatural, divine force that causes changes beyond what can be explained as an unfolding of natural events.”

She brings up this thought that I liked — we pray for our kids, and would lay down our lives for them, but we can’t change the decisions they make. In the same way, God must sometimes agonize over us and our decisions (with groans that words cannot express — makes sense here). Praying for our adults kids helps us understand God and our relationship to Him better.

This book is divided into chapters based on various topics — praying for your child’s job situation, marriage, etc. Each chapter ends with specific verses to pray for your child in that situation. I really liked that.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have new adult children, so when I found this book I was prying it would help me ease my worry over their lives. It did not disappoint!

This book has many sections and each is focused on a different area of the lives of adult children. I found the scripture references to be a huge help as I pray over my children and their lives. I always love to pray God's word.

I know I will be revisiting this again and again in the future as my children enter different chapters of their lives.

*Thank you to Jodie Berndt, Zondervan and Netgalley for providing a digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

[Janet Helmcamp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Parents need this

First, I nearly highlighted the whole book, if that tells you anything! Secondly, slam dunk Jodie Berndt! God placed this book in my path exactly when I needed it. It’s so easy to get discouraged when you are praying for your adult child and not seeing the results you have asked for. I had the wrong approach. Since I’ve shifted to praying scripture over my adult children, I’ve had such a peace. I can’t save them from their choices, only God can. But, I can pray Gods word over them, give all my worry to God and not prescribe the results I desire. Pick it up!

[Debbie Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a read again and read again book!

[Abbi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book! This was my first read from this author and the first which dealt with the new season of parenting that we are in of parenting a young adult child. While some of the chapters were more immediately applicable than others, this book helped shape my thinking as I daily come to the Scriptures and my prayer time to find a verse each day to pray for those on my heart! I liked the author’s suggestion to also choose a “yearly” verse to pray for each child as they navigate through the waters of life.

[Kathie Newell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book! It’s a treasure that I will keep handy to help me remember to turn my concerns for my adult children over to God, for it is in Him the I will find the courage and strength and patience to continue praying for them. There is so much encouragement and hope in these pages.

[Create With Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

In Praying The Scriptures For Your Adult Children. Jodie Berndt has crafted 20 specialized prayers that reflect the heart of a parent for their adult child in situations where extra grace, blessing, and mercy are needed. Prayers of general blessing are included, as well as prayers for your adult child’s relationships, health, safety, well-being, and prayers for your adult child’s victory over temptation.

This book contains a lesson, a prayer principle, and a specially crafted prayer for your adult child.

Praying The Scriptures For Your Adult Child is the perfect gift for anyone who has an adult child in need or a child who is about to leave the nest.

This review contains an excerpt from the original review that is published on my blog. To read my review in its entirety, please visit Create With Joy.

Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own, based on my assessment of this book.

[Jana Kelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great to Read Multiple Times

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I especially enjoyed the personal stories, and the practical Scripture prayers at the end of each chapter. I will be reading this book again in the future. I will be recommending this book to others.

[Nancy Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely a book I will keep close to help when a situation comes up and I just don’t know what to pray or how to pray. Praying God’s Word has also been an easy way to share scripture with my adult kids

[Hkunes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good very practical and helpful

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love. Use this weekly.

[Kari Hardy]

This is one to keep. Read and reread. As I have done this last year. Reading it and going back to read again, thankful for the scripture given in the process.

[Holly (bibliophiles_bookstagram) · Rating 5 out of 5]

For every mom and dad out there, who worries so much about our adult children - PRAY! We have no control over what life is going to throw at our kids, but we do have the power to pray over them daily.

This little nugget offers prayers for the things that our children will go through - we simply need to trust!

This is one of the best books I’ve read regarding prayer and raising kids. She also has one for young children and teens - they’re worth the purchase.

[Peg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to the publisher, Handlebar, for a review copy in exchange for my honest review.

I feel so grateful for the chance to read this inspiring book written by a mother who certainly knows how to pray for her children. She used many of her own experiences and also those of others to teach us about praying for them. I have two adult daughters and have always prayed for their needs such as choosing a spouse, their health and safety, their ability to find a job they want, and many other of life's important decisions. My grandchildren are now young adults and I pray for them as well.

The author incorporates Scripture throughout the book and at the end of each chapter, she includes Verses where you can include your child's name as you pray for specific help. This is the type of book to read slowly so there is time for the full meaning to be reflected. I re-read several chapters that were applicable to my prayers. This is definitely a resource book to cherish.

[Cathy Grahame · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jodie Berndt has written another helpful book on praying for our kids, with this installment specifically for our adult children. I continue to love the setup of each chapter containing good information, peoples personal stories (those that have been there) and then specific scriptures tailored into prayers. The reason I gave it 3 stars is that I didn't like the seed of pride and sarcasm the author had sprinkled throughout the book. This has no place in books like this. In all fairness, I didn't see this in her other books. Still, if you can work through those parts, the prayer and scriptures are quite helpful.

[Stacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can be used as a reference for when your heart is troubled or if you simply need guidance in your prayer time. Each chapter is a separate topic and ends with prayers based off scripture to which you can add your child's name. This is good to begin the habit if you don't have it already.

Because I simply do not have the time to reference all the verses to see if the scripture is being taken out of context I have moved to praying straight out of my daily readings. I am finding this much more from my heart, aimed at where they are currently, and I don't have to stress about things being taken out of context.

[RJ Gernant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read again 1.1.2024-10.28.2024. Still a wonderful prayer prompt book to pray over adult children.

1.1.2022-11.15.2022 - I’ve been reading and praying through this book on and off all year. I wish I had known about it when my children were in high school, before relationships, college, jobs, marriage, etc. It has been a great resource that I plan to use again and again. We are never too old to pray for our children. Author is in Moms in Prayer and shares what many parents of adult children pray over their children. She shares many stories and scenarios and walks reader through prayer prompts for a variety of topics and scripturally based prayers. Recommend.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read many books about praying for your children, but this is the best yet. Jodie Berndt offers a down-to-earth approach full of real life experience, yet grounded in scripture. She is at times funny and insightful. Jodie shares her mistakes as well as her successes which helped me connect.

[Lghiggins · Rating 5 out of 5]

What better way to start off the new year than with a book on prayer? Parenting doesn’t end where the empty nest begins, but the whole approach changes when our children become adults.

Jodie Berndt has written several books on “praying the Scriptures.” What she means by that is the very simple concept of taking scriptural promises and turning them into requests inserting a name. For example, in praying for a child who has a job loss or financial difficulty, Berndt turns II Chronicles 15:7 (“But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”) into a petition: “Help _______ be strong and not give up. Reward her for her work.” Praying the Scriptures is certainly a powerful way of approaching the throne of God with the pleadings of our hearts.

The format of the book is equally simple. The reader is encouraged to study the whole book, but can also go directly to sections that are of particular concern. Each chapter has an appropriate title and starts with a summary Bible verse. For example, “Praying for Protection from Harm” opens with Psalm 34:7: “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him.” Next the author shares a real life story from her own family or from parents she has interviewed who have had this particular struggle. She inserts “prayer principles” in the story to add focus and for easy reference. One in this example chapter is “Asking God to put his angels in charge of your child’s safety encompasses more than just physical protection. We can trust Him to stand guard over their hearts and minds too.” The next section, “Poised for Prayer,” expands more on the parental attitude to prayer in this specific case. Most importantly, the chapter ends with “Prayers You Can Use” which holds two sections. The first holds a few Scriptures turned into prayers for parents to use for themselves as they turn to God by supporting their child through prayer asking for wisdom and understanding while releasing the adult child to God’s care. The second is a longer section containing about a dozen prayers asking God to intercede in their child’s life.

Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children acknowledges that parents are just people searching for answers and help. It does not play a guilt game over past parenting faults (real or imagined). It just leads the parent to find appropriate ways to pray without interfering. The book does not claim cookie cutter solutions to the many very difficult issues we all encounter as God works differently in each person’s life.

The challenge and help of this book can easily be extended to anyone praying for any other adult and even for oneself as you seek God’s will and help through a tough season. The personal accounts show how differently God works in each situation and are comforting as they show that you are not alone in your struggles. The verses that are aptly chosen give a quick and focused path to prayer, but certainly, anyone could use the same approach on their own in searching out Scriptures that apply to their situations.

I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley.com and to Zondervan for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Yvie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children (Jodie Berndt)

As parents of adult children, we often wonder: Will my children make good choices when they’re on their own? How can I let them go when I’ve held them for so long? Parent and author Jodie Berndt understands what it’s like to release children into the world and still care deeply about them and everything they will face in life from relationships to career decisions and everything in between. In Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children, Jodie continues her Praying the Scriptures series with biblical prayers for your adult children, whether they are just leaving the nest, flying well on their own, or struggling to take off at all. Each section focuses on a different aspect of adulthood, with encouraging stories from experienced parents who are praying their children through rocky marriages, health concerns, financial challenges and other real-life issues. At the end of each chapter, you’ll find personalized prayers for your children taken straight from Scripture. Each chapter also includes verses for you to pray for yourself as you take the challenging step of trusting God to care for your children in ways that you can’t. With grace and wisdom, Jodie addresses cultural trends such as couples living together before marriage and young adults leaving the church, as well as the painful realities of loneliness, addiction, and mental health issues. With hope-filled words for the parents of the prodigal, she is particularly sensitive to the long-term prayers we offer, even as we doubt ourselves and grieve over our children’s choices. Whatever you are praying for, you will find confidence and peace in these powerful prayers for your kids. Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children guides you to the bedrock of God’s promises as you release your children to God’s shepherding care.

My children aren't quite adults yet, but they are growing up and becoming more independent daily. I can't imagine what it was like for my mother to send us off to boarding school so much earlier than the average child, but she did it for our own goods, and she must've prayed every night that things would turn out well. This book is for you moms who have sent your children into the world - whether to an extended camp or into adulthood. There are prayers for relationships, healthy, well-being, safety, strength, and more. Each lesson contains scripture, a prayer, and a short narrative. It's not just for parents of young adults, though...there are prayers for grandchildren, job loss, temptation, loss, and other things that middle and older adults experience. This is a good book for those who are facing a newly emptied nest.

[Sandy Sandmeyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now that I’m the parent of a child who’s dating, I need to shift into overdrive when praying for my son and Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children by Jodie Berndt is a fabulous way to do this.

The big joke when becoming a parent is that there is no handbook to raising a child but we’ve been given the best handbook in the Word of God – the Bible. There is some wise word, song, or prayer for every situation.

The book is laid out in sections, each with subsections for more specific topics. For example, there’s a section on praying for your child’s relationships. The subsections are prayers for friends and fellowship, their future spouse, their young marriage, and praying through a troubled marriage or divorce. There are tons of scripture for each one of the subsections. Tons!

And the scripture isn’t just prayers but actual stories of the those who have gone before us. Some of the Biblical greats who have gone through the exact same thing. I find that to be very comforting to know that I’m not the only one dealing with a particular situation or that my child isn’t the only one to deal with that problem.

I find myself praying now for my son and his girlfriend for things like wisdom in their relationship, for a closer relationship to God, for purity in their interactions. Praying for those things (as well as talking to your child about those things) is a great way to help build up their armor.

Other sections of the Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children discuss praying for your grandchildren, for employment, for good health (physically, mentally, and financially), and prayers for helping your child resist temptation. There are even prayers for infertility and job loss. No topic is too insignificant.

This is a great book to get a parent as their child grows up, for someone whose child is struggling, and for someone’s whose child isn’t having any problems. Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children should be just as much required reading for parents as parenting books for new parents.

You children aren’t adults yet? Jodie Berndt has thought about you as well. Check out Praying the Scriptures for Your Children or Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenagers: Discover How to Pray God’s Purpose for Their Lives.

[Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Berndt reminds readers that even when parents have done everything they knew to do right in raising their children in the faith, there is no guarantee that they will remain faithfully strong. It is essential that parents pray for their children, even when they are adults and have a life of their own.

There are two aspects to this book. One is stories. Berndt tells many from her own family and many from the families of others. Lots of the stories include wonderful answers to prayer but I liked it that she has included stories where parents are still struggling over problems unsolved. These stories help encourage parents that they are not alone in their concern for their adult children. They also encourage parents to realize that it is never to late to pray for their children.

The other aspect of the book is praying Scriptures. Berndt likes to have a biblical basis for her prayers and includes many on a variety of topics. There are prayers for the adult children and prayers the parents can pray for themselves.

Some of the topics were no surprise, such as praying for your child's spouse or to get a job. But some did surprise me, like praying for your child's mental and emotional health and praying to overcome temptation.

The bottom line is trusting God. That is ultimately what Berndt is asking God to help her do, put her confidence, her trust, and her delight in Him rather than in any blessing or gift He might provide. “And I'm asking him to do that for my children and their spouses too.” (307) If that resonates with you, this book will help you on that path.

Berndt believes we must continue to fight for our families and the first line of attack is prayer. This book contains good insights and suggestions for maintaining a life of prayer over your children.

I received a complimentary ARC of this book through Handlebar. My comments are an independent and honest review.

[Phyllis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Parenting adults is a whole new ball of wax. Being familiar with Jodie's other books, I took this little book to a beach getaway with my husband. I sat on the balcony overlooking the ocean and cried when I read this passage:

"Here's the thing about praying for our adult children. It's hard. ...The problems and challenges that colour are adult children's lives in relationships are serious and often have long term consequences....The other (less obvious) thing that makes praying for our adult children tough is that, as empty nesters... most of us don't have a parenting community. We no longer find ourselves forging bonds with other parents at the fundraiser or on the sidelines of a football game. Without even realizing there was a shift, we find ourselves missing those easy organic relationships built around a common season. We are, perhaps for the first time in 20 or 30 years, kind of alone."

It's so true! For my adult kids, the stakes are higher, the consequences life altering, but there's no one helping to shoulder the burden of parenting in this new season.

This book is such a salve to this momma heart. The devotional content is encouraging and the scriptural prayers are so helpful. Also, the author has created and made available a study guide to accompany this book. It's wonderful for small groups and/or finding and encouraging other parents navigating this season of parenthood. We are in the launching phase, but the prayers/devos here cover all manner of praying for your adult children.

You will likely refer to this often. I know I do!

Also, Jodie is super accessible on her Instagram. She posts inspiring content everyday and often replies to her readers there.

[W. Whalin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Valuable Resource for Years to Come

Jodie Berndt has written a well-crafted book that is filled with personal stories combined with Scripture and practical biblical prayers. Every parent needs this compact book for inspiration and encouragement to pray for their adult children. I love the “Prayer Principles” scattered throughout the book such as “It’s never too late to start praying God’s best for your children.” (Page 19)
In the early pages of this book, Berndt writes, “Even the most faith-filled believer will find himself or herself growing weary or even discouraged at times. It doesn’t matter how old your children are. You never stop being a parent. You never stop caring…Prayers is a battle,, and every warrior gets tired….We can come alongside one another in prayer, lifting up each other’s hands as we tap in to the words first breathed by the Father—words that spoke his life and his promises over our lives.” (Page 21-22)

The five sections of the book show the varied content: Praying for Your Adult Child, Praying for Your Adult Child’s Relationships, Praying through the Milestones in Your Adult Child’s Life, Praying for Your adult Child’s Health, Safety, and Well-Being, and Praying for Your Adult Child’s Victory Over Temptation. You can skip around in sections for the particular need of your child. I hope this book will be a well-worn and well-used resource for parents in the days ahead. I read it cover to cover and loved the contents. I highly recommend PRAYING THE SCRIPTURES FOR YOUR ADULT CHILDREN.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adult Children Still Need Your Prayers

Although our children grow up and have children of their own, they never stop needing our prayers because the challenges of life never cease. Jodie Berndts book is an excellent way to shape our prayers for the special needs of our adult children.

The book is structured around the particular problems that face children once they’re grown up. Each chapter deals with a problem of older children: relationships, finding a home, securing a job, health crises, and dealing with addictions. Although we don’t wish problems on our children, they happen. Once the children are on their own, there is a limit to how we can help them. Prayer is one of the best ways.

The book is filled with the author’s experiences with her own children as well as the experiences of other parents. Even if you do everything well, troubles will occur. Instead of feeling guilt about what you did wrong, look to help through meaningful prayers.

At the end of each chapter the author has a series of Bible verses to use in your prayers for your child followed by verses to use for yourself. It’s important to remember that when we’re worried about our children, we have to back off and worry about our responses as well.

This is an excellent resource for parents who see their children from afar, living their own lives. The stories of other parents will let you see that you’re not alone and the prayers will give you a good way to connect with God.

I received this book from Handlebar Publishing for this review.

[Cindy Navarro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children is a small compact book that is easy to carry with you...but it packs a powerful message that you will want readily available. It can be hard to let go of our children when they physically move into adulthood, but parents never give up on praying for their "babies." Filled with anecdotal stories, each chapter ends with prayers for both the praying parent and for the adult child. Each prayer also has the Scripture book, chapter, and verse.

For your convenience, the book is divided into 5 parts:

Praying for Your ADULT CHILD
Praying for Your ADULT CHILD'S Relationships
Praying through the MILESTONES in Your ADULT CHILD'S LIFE
Praying for Your ADULT CHILD'S HEALTH, SAFETY and WELL-BEING
Praying for Your ADULT CHILD'S VICTORY OVER TEMPTATION

Each of these parts are then divided into 4 or 5 chapters that touch on more specific topics. The only thing that would have made the book better, in my opinion, would be more room for making notes or journaling. But, if you already have a prayer journal, you can add the prayers and scriptures to it. I do recommend this book. Since I now have both adult children and adult grandchildren whom I pray for, this book will be put to use for years to come.

Disclosure: I received this book free from Handlebar Marketing as part of their Book Review Blogger Program. I was not required to write a review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

[Tina Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

A friend bought this book for herself and three friends, including me. We are all Mom's of older teens/twenty somethings...and we are all struggling for many reasons. I was surprised I liked this book so much, as I typically don't care for Christian self help type books. I was so inspired by this book, that I made 'my one word' of the year: Pray. I have decided to focus specific prayer for my four college aged children over the next year. They are all at some major crossroads in their lives with many decisions ahead of them over the next several months, and even though I'm excited and proud of them, I'm also scared. The stories in the book, definitely help me to feel not alone and hopefully will make me feel like I'm actively doing something positive to help my children instead of worrying and pushing my opinions on them too much.
I certainly didn't agree with everything in the book, such as assuming that since your children grow up in a perfect Christian home should make them always make the right decisions, and I didn't like homosexuality still being under the sexual sin chapter, but those topics were still handled fairly neutrally.
Overall a good book to focus prayer for specific issues for parents of adult children. I believe I will reference it frequently.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book met me exactly where I am as a parent of adult children. Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children is both comforting and grounding—especially during seasons when you realize how little control you actually have and how deeply you still care.

Jodie Berndt does a beautiful job of shifting a parent’s focus from anxiety and striving to trust and surrender. Each chapter is rooted in Scripture, yet written in a way that feels gentle, practical, and deeply reassuring. I appreciated how the prayers address real concerns—faith, relationships, decisions, protection, purpose—while continually pointing the reader back to God’s faithfulness.

What stood out most to me is how this book helps release fear and replace it with peace. It reminded me that loving my children well doesn’t mean carrying the weight of their lives on my shoulders, but faithfully placing them in God’s hands again and again.

This is a book I’ll return to often. I would highly recommend it to any parent navigating the complicated, tender transition of parenting adult children and learning to trust God in new ways.

[Julie Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

So technically I am still reading this book (I have read about 70% so far), but I am using it more as an ongoing reference book than a beginning to end book based on the subject matter and that it includes topical chapters once you get through the first few. I am LOVING this book as a parent of young adults and picking it up multiple times a week. Even topics that are not currently relevant, have great wisdom and scriptural anchors for my prayer life as a parent of your adults.

This book is so rich in the ways that the author shares her own journey, anchors back to scripture while praying for her kids, and in the stories she shares about other friends who are navigating praying for their adult children. She also speaks to the growth, changes and adjustments we as parents of adult children will go through. Every chapter ends with a rich section of paraphrased scriptures (and references) that are relevant to the chapter topic and give the reader words to use to pray over their children.

I am confident I will be referencing this book for years to come.