Parents That Pray: From a Teacher's Perspective

By Callie Echols Stalliard

Parenting can be very difficult and time-consuming. However, to set our children up for the best success in life, that must include daily prayer for them. Parents That Pray – From a Teacher’s Perspective provides a guide on how to and the importance of prayer for the many issues students are facing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jul 26, 2023
• ISBN: 9781664292710

Callie Echols Stalliard

Callie E. Stalliard is not only a Christian author, but a former teacher of the year. In her thirteen years of experience as a middle and high school educator, she has taught students from all walks of life. She brings a different perspective to the Christian parent and the need for and importance of prayer for our youth.

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Contents

Introduction

Privilege of Prayer

Parents That Pray Know God

Parents That Pray Study The Word

Parents That Pray Believe God’s Word

Parents That Pray Speak the Word of God

Parents That Pray – Pray Scriptures

Parents That Pray Seek God’s Direction

Parents That Pray Ask For God’s Grace

Parents That Pray Know That Group Prayer Is Important

Parents That Pray Train Their Children

Parents That Pray - Pray Over Their Children

Parents That Pray – Pray With Their Children

Parents That Pray Are Grateful And Show Gratefulness

Parents That Pray Praise God

Parents That Pray Do Things For Others

Parents That Pray Try To Represent God The Best They Can

Parents That Pray Acknowledge Where They Are Weak

Parents That Pray Forgive Others

Parents That Pray Value Family Time

Parents That Pray - Pray On All Occasions

Introduction

Many people ask, what can be done to help improve our schools? More than anything, schools, teachers, classrooms, and even society as a whole need parents that pray. I mean, really praying, seeking God on a regular basis. The problems are huge and there are many of them. So many problems that we don’t know where to start or what to do. So, we must pray. He will show us what to do! Many times, we want to leave God out. We cannot do this without God.

We must utilize one of the greatest privileges as believers and communicate regularly with God. How do we communicate with God? The answer is through prayer.

We cannot begin to imagine what our schools would be like if all parents that know Jesus Christ would begin to make it one of their main missions in life to get a serious prayer life. Our children are exposed to some very dangerous times. Some of the most dangerous times in history. Times when school shootings and bullying is tragically almost commonplace. We need to be seriously praying over our children like never before; and seeking God like we’ve never done.

I know that a lot