The Power of Praying® for Your Adult Children [Paperback]

Stormie Omartian (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2009

In this important follow–up to her book The Power of a Praying^® Parent (over 1.7 million sold), Stormie Omartian addresses the areas of concern parents have for their grown children and shares how to lift them up to God. With stories from other parents and insight gleaned from personal experience, Stormie helps parents pray with the power of God’s Word over their adult children and their

• career choices and sense of purpose
• marriages and other vital relationships
• parenting skills and leadership
• struggles, addictions, or emotional trials
• faith commitment and prayer life

Each year thousands of parents watch their grown children step out into the world and wish they could do more to support them. They can. Every parent can rest in the power of prayer to turn their child over to the care, protection, and guidance God provides.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Omartian offers a follow-up to her million-plus seller The Power of a Praying Parent, focusing this time on praying for adult children. The truth is, says Omartian, you never stop being a parent who deeply cares about your child's well-being, no matter what age they are.... She offers 14 things to pray for adult children, including that they find freedom, restoration and wholeness; have a sound mind and right attitude; and be protected and survive in tough times. Each chapter includes Prayer Power—a brief, specific prayer—and Word Power, Scripture verses pertaining to the topic. Fans of Omartian will find more of her chatty, personal style mixed with lists and myriad subtopics throughout; new readers may be put off by repetition and that same chattiness. But all readers will know that Omartian's heart is dedicated to prayer, God's redemptive love and a healthy future for all adult children: by praying, we can help them to hear from God so He can lead them to do what He wants. (July 1)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers; Original edition (July 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736920862
• ISBN-13: 978-0736920865
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Parent & Adult Child

More About the Author

Stormie Omartian is the best-selling author of The Power of a Praying series with over 10 million copies in print. In high demand as an international speaker, Stormie's passion is to help people know God and love in a deep way. A survivor of child abuse, Stormie brings a deep understanding of recovery issues to her work.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Will give you ideas how to pray for your adult kids, July 4, 2009

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Stacey (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Power of Praying® for Your Adult Children (Paperback)

Stormie O'Martian's "The Power of Praying For Your Adult Children" is packed with several wonderful ideas on how to pray for your grown kids. She gives appropriate verses of scripture to pray for each topic she showcases. Also included are prayers to pray or get you started in praying for your sons and daughters. This book is unlike her other books ("The Power of a Praying Wife" and "The Power of a Praying Husband") in that it doesn't highlight a different topic of prayer for each day of the month.

Still, this is a valuable resource to help you pray for your adult children - especially if you have a difficult time seeing your children as adults. I recommend this book to every parent who wants to get in the daily habit or needs a few ideas of how to pray appropriately for their adult kids.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars praying for your adult children by stormie omartin, September 11, 2009

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Carly "sundreamer" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Power of Praying® for Your Adult Children (Paperback)

This book gave me terrific insite and support with my adult children. Knowing that praying for them is the best thing we can do, can give us peace. I knew this all along, but Stormie's added input gave great strength. Their choices are THEIR choices, our response is our responsibility. We can support them more with prayer than anything else! I highly recommend this book and have already shared with friends going through similar situations.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars praying for my adult children, November 4, 2009

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Rosalind Ramirez (USA) - See all my reviews
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I recommend highly this book for those parents whose adults children are needing guidance from The Lord, as we pray this book my husband and I are reaping what we are sewing. OUR God is always watching over those who search him with all their hearts. As parents do not give up, God knows we are called to be praying parents to ask the Holy Spirit to touch the hearts of God's children.