1. Begin to keep a prayer notebook in which you write out the Bible promises you are claiming for your children. Have one section where you keep a record of indications you have that God is working in their lives.

2. Read Bible promises in different versions. Write them on 3 x 5 index cards. Place them around the house where you can read them often, giving you hope and courage in your prayers for your wayward children. Each week choose one to memorize. Suggestions include:

Acts 2:39

Jeremiah 24:6, 7

2 Peter 3:9

Philippians 1:6

Isaiah 49:15, 16

Jeremiah 32:17

2 Timothy 1:7

Psalm 119:90

Isaiah 49:25

1 John 5:16

1 John 2:1

Mark 10:27

Isaiah 43:1

Ephesians 3:20

Numbers 23:19

Malachi 4:5, 6

Hosea 14:4

Proverbs 22:6

Hebrews 10:23

2 Timothy 1:12

James 1:21

Reprinted with permission from When Your Child Turns From God, by Dorothy M. Watts, copyright by Review and Herald Publishing Association. To order a copy of this book, please visit www.AdventistBookCenter.com