How to Pray for a Missing Child

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By jimdris
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Missing Child

There is no situation that is more frightening than that of a missing child. This article was written to give hope and encouragement in getting supernatural help for what may seem like an otherwise helpless dilemma.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Faith in God
Prayer Partners
Humility

Step 1

Believe that God has more than enough resources to rescue a child. He has armies of powerful angels waiting to do His bidding. Believe that when you humble yourself before God and pray, you have the power to release those resources, and to touch the very heart of God with your prayers. Approach God in prayer for the child not on your own merit but through the merit and power of the name of Jesus Christ.
Step 2

Remove anything that is hindering your faith when you pray for a missing child. Repent of any attitudes or habits that would hinder your faith in believing. If you sense there is a wall blocking your prayers, burst through it through fasting and prayer. Give your full attention and priority to achieving this breakthrough, so that you can confidently bring your request to God.
Step 3

Allow your faith to be built up by the realization that children are especially precious to God. In Mathew 19:14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." In Mark 9:37, Jesus took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me." In Matthew 18:10, Jesus said "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.” Therefore you can be absolutely confident that it is God's will for you to pray for a child that is in distress.
Step 4

Pray for the persons who have taken the child so that you can neutralize any evil forces that are influencing them. Pray that they will come to their senses and that compassion will enter their hearts. In Mathew 18:18, Jesus said "I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Therefore you can effectively bind up any evil intentions and keep them bound up until the child is freed. Pray for a hedge of protection around the child, that they will suffer no harm despite their circumstances.
Step 5

Buddy up with someone else when you pray for a missing child. In Mathew 18:19 Jesus said, "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there I am with them.” Put in prayer requests at your church and call prayer help lines at Christian organizations.
Step 6

Cast all doubts from your mind while you continue to pray and trust God for the safety of the missing child. Repel any negative thoughts that may come your way. Encourage those who are believing along with you and ignore any negative comments you may encounter. Quote scriptures such as Luke 1:37: “For nothing is impossible with God.”
Step 7

Don't forget to thank God profusely when the missing child returns!

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RachelB said

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on 11/11/2009 What an important and well written article, Jim. Thank you for writing it. Lindsey and all the missing children remain in all of our thoughts and prayers now and forever.