QUESTIONS:

1. How well do you know God's Word? If your son or daughter came to you with a question, can you find at least some example in Scripture to tie your thoughts back to? Would your children say that you regularly 'reason things out' while using God's Word as your foundation?




2. Think back to a struggle you've experienced that your kids know about.

Praying out loud can be helpful because it keeps you from getting lost in your head. It makes your thoughts concrete. But it is more than technique; it is also a statement of faith. You are audibly declaring your belief in a God who is alive.

QUESTIONS:

1. Do you have a biblical understanding of prayer? If your children (or wife) asked you whether prayer works or doesn't, how would you answer them?




2. What are some things that you've prayed for which God hasn't given you? Can you look back and see His kindness and greater plan in those denied requests? Conversely, in what ways has He granted