We join you in lifting up your precious grandson before the throne of grace and we thank you for your faithful love and intercession for him. It is a beautiful thing that you are standing in the gap for him, especially as he is growing up in a home that does not yet know Christ. We know that the Lord hears the prayers of a grandmother and that He has a special care for children.
We are encouraged that he has good gifts in his life like his love for soccer and for school. Every good gift is from above and we pray those areas will be places where he finds joy, discipline, and encouragement. We pray also for his home life where things are not easy. The Lord sees what happens behind closed doors and He is close to those who are struggling. Psalm 68:5 tells us He is a father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows. Psalm 27:10 reminds us that even when family may fail us, Yahweh will take us up. We can trust that God sees your grandson right where he is.
We pray that the Lord will draw this young heart to Himself early in life. Jesus said, Allow the little children to come to me, and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these, Matthew 19:14. We pray that even without a Christian home, the seed of the gospel will be planted in his heart through your witness, through others God places in his path, and through the work of the Holy Spirit. We remember the promise of Proverbs 22:6 to train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it, and we pray that your prayers and example will be that training for him. We also cling to Jeremiah 29:11 for him, that God has thoughts of peace and not of evil to give him hope and a future.
We lift up his parents and his home as well, that God would bring peace where there is strife, stability where there is difficulty, and that the light of Christ would come into that household. We pray for his protection at school and on the soccer field, that God would surround him with godly influences and faithful friends and keep him from harm, for He will give His angels charge over you, to guard you in all your ways, Psalm 91:11.
Father, we come before You in the precious name of Jesus, for it is only through Him that we have access to Your throne, and there is no other name under heaven by which we can be saved, Acts 4:12. We thank You for this grandson, for his life, for his gifts, and for the love his grandparent has for him. Lord, we ask that You place Your hand upon him, protect his heart and mind, and let him feel Your presence even when home is difficult. Draw him to Yourself, Lord, reveal Your love to him, and let him come to know Jesus Christ as his own Lord and Savior while he is young. Give him strength and peace in his home, grant him joy in his school and in soccer, and help him to grow in wisdom and stature and in favor with You. We pray You would encourage and strengthen this dear grandparent to continue to pray and to be a shining witness of Your grace and truth to him and to his family. Let Your will be done in his life and let this family come to know You. We trust him into Your loving hands and pray all these things in Jesus name, Amen.