Here’s reality. Number 1 fear that moms struggle with today – “that something may happen to my children.” The truth is, no matter where we live, we can’t get away from this very sad fact – crime, wrong influences, danger – are everywhere around us in this world. And though we don’t need to walk in a spirit of fear, or allow its controlling grip to hold us trapped, we must walk in awareness of all that lingers around us. But here’s another truth. Most of what we worry about never even happens.
The balance is…focusing on what is true…giving our fears to God…letting go of our need for control…pressing in to trust Him more.
I’ve battled this fear, in my mind, in my spirit, over our children. Maybe you have too. Sometimes out of sheer desire to simply protect them from a world that is not always kind, or from people who would not have their best interests in mind, or even just to keep them safe from something that may unintentionally bring them harm, I struggle with a desire to be ever-present. Like I could somehow try to protect them from any danger they may face. But of course, the reality is, we can’t. I have to remind myself that our children first belong to God, and that we can entrust them to Him, every single day. Here’s 2 things we can believe are truth:
God is ever-present, constantly with them.
He loves them even more than we possibly could.
Obviously, it’s normal for parents to want to protect their kids. Where we need to be careful is here – we don’t want to allow our own fears of “what could happen” to so control us, that we allow that very anxiety and worry to slowly seep into our children’s hearts as well.
I wish I could say that if we just follow these words and prayers, nothing bad would ever happen to anyone we love. Of course we can’t know that. But we can be assured He is still with us, no matter who or what we encounter in this lifetime. And we can take action with these things, then leave the rest with Him.
Believe – in His power and strength to cover you and your loved ones. Our God is mightier than any evil force in this world. There is great power in prayer and in the Name of our Savior. He is your greatest Defender.
Trust – that He cares for you. For those you love. Every day. Constantly. Be assured, He is always with you. Many times, you may never even know the ways He has protected and shielded both you and your family from danger or illness.
Pray – God’s protection and safety over your family, over your home, over your coming and going. Pray back to God His very words of truth. They aren’t some kind of magic genie words, like if you just say them enough, or in the right way, everything will be happy and safe. But they are powerful, they are life-giving, because they are His words.
Teach – these words to your kids. You can’t always be with them, but you can empower them with words that they can pray and hold onto when they feel afraid.
15 Verses of Protection:
1. “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart…He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways..I will rescue those who love me, I will protect those who call on my name….” Psalm 91:1-2, 4, 11, 14
2. “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10
3. “The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” Psalm 121:8
4. “The name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous runs into it, and is safe.” Proverbs 18:10
5. “But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3
6. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7
7. “For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:5-6
8. “My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my Savior — from violent men you save me. I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.” 2 Samuel 22:3-4
9. “You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7
10. “I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8
11. “The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face shine on you, and be gracious to you, the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26
12. “The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.” Proverbs 19:23
13. “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me…” Psalm 23:4
14. “…no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you.” Isaiah 54:17
15. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1
Every day we have to make choices of what we allow our minds to focus on:
I will not live in worry.
I will not walk in fear.
I will not give in to anxious thoughts.
I will trust in Him.
As parents, we can’t see everything, be everywhere, or know all that goes on each day in the lives of our kids, but God can. He sees, and knows, and is there. And we can trust Him to take care of our loved ones, even better than we can.
His hands are big. He is there. Always. Grace. Peace.
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Thank you Lord for your protection, prevention and provisions for our children.
Thank you for your help. May God Bless you in all you do.
Thank you!!!! I have 3 daughters and we pray together, This was helpful God bless you.
Amen.Thank you Lord for all you’ve done in our lives.Thank you Almighty God everyday,now and forever.Amen.To God all be the Glory.
Thanks l have 3 children and this will guide me on my journey God have mercy on us
Thanks you God for everything,I will remove the thought of fear in my life and trust you to take care of everything beyond my control.Amen
You have been an oasis in the desert for me. Thank you Debbie, for reminding me of the Power & Truth of God. Great peace and refreshment, I have received and will carry on. God is always doing great things. He healed me of cancer,
my name is Joyce, but now He calls me “ReJoyce! He is bringing forth Restoration, Renewal and Fresh Rest in knowing His Truth. As You give out to others, may God pour out over you and your house.
Amen. Your healing is permanent in Jesus mighty name.
This page has been a blessing for me and my children. I have been so fraught with worry it has been consuming my days and interrupting my ability to focus on the joy that is in being a mother. Thank you.
I also have been worried over my children and their salvation and I know Satan want’s them. He can not have my children and I as well was looking up scripture for protection over them so that Satan can not get them. Thank you Debbie.
I lost my oldest daughter last year to colon cancer her name was Debbie I know she is in the hands of the Lord Almighty!!
Thank you Debbie!!
Brenda
The Lord will help your family. Psalm127
I was employed 2019 but a lot of my money have got lost to alcohol.
I thank God for knowing just what we need. I just happened upon this page looking for scriptures of prayer to pray over my family. Thank you for letting God use your voice to help others.
I thank God for you and your encouraging words of wisdom and prayers to pray over my family. I was searching for scriptures to read for protection over my children and ran across your page. You have truly been a blessing to me. Continue to let God use you.
I also than you today, l was also looking for scriptures for protection then come up with the this page, really may the Good Lord continue to bless you and reveal more to your life blessings to you and your family am so empowered, thank you
I was beside myself with worry for my son who has a mental illness. He left angry last night and is traveling across the country. I needed some words to comfort me and help
Me deal with my fears. I stumbled across this PTL
I’m sorry to hear about your troubles in your son! Please read Psalms 121 1-8. Read it everyday and concentrate on your son in your heart and vision.
Thank you so much for this. I was at that point where I really needed to pray over my children and your page showed up. God bless you cuz this just lifted a burden off my chest…
Thank you for this. May God continue to shine His mighty light through you, so that you can continue to be a help for others. Bless you for taking the time to share and remind us all that no problem is too big for God, and all we need is faith, prayer, and belief in His power and His word.
I came across this page while I was in isolation from covid I was searching for scripture to read over my family for protection from this evil virus and found your page. I am so grateful that I clicked on your website it is and has been my saving Grace.
Thank you for allowing our Lord to use you.
Praise and Glory to our Amazing God for complete healing over me and His shield and protection over my family .
Thank you Jesus Thank you Father God Thank you Holy Spirit for all and Everything in my life
This page really helped ” I had a night mare, so I needed some verses for protection for family, and I bumped into this” am so relieved after reading those verses and channeled it to prayers. Thank u so much” God blessings upon you and ur household. Amen!!!!!
These are amazing Bible verses for family protection.
Thank you for sharing!
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This page has really blessed me and helped relieved my anxiety over protection of my children .it as well f you were talking directly to me in your explanation .God bless you for this.i stumbled on the his page as I can as looking for scriptures to pray over the protection plan for my children and family .pls I will need more of your messages and encouraging words.thanks for been a blessing tl
Thank you lord for blessing me and my family! Thank you for protecting me and providing a way out of every situation. I’m truly grateful and my heart is mended from a breakup all because of you. I’ve always prayed to you and you’ve always answered according to your will.
Thank you so much! I just came across this composite of scriptures for protection over my family. They are a blessing! God’s word is life, powerful, and health to our bones!
May God continue to bless and use you.
Thank you. I have been freed of my anxieties..
Thank you. God has used you this morning to break my fears for everything about my family. Your selected verses are so encouraging! May the good Lord continue to enrich you in His word. Amen.
Thank you for sharing this is so encouraging to hear this and the scripture that you sharing. Thank you!! 😊
I shared these scriptures with my sisters in Christ and recited them back to my soul. Jesus is the way maker and he will carry us throughout all our trials. Thank you for your ministry.
I belive in our lord may he god bless you guys protected your families always
Amen.
I’m a new believer and I’m getting very inspired and encouraged by reading this verses daily. I thank God so much for my family.
I will pray for every person on here and each situation. My oldest son (he’s an adult) is going through a dark valley right now. Please pray for him. His name is Brandon. Thanks to all who pray 🙏🏻
Dear Heavenly Father I ask for forgiveness in every area of my life so that you may hear my whole heart without reserve.
I come to you with a pray of protection and comfort for Brandon. Please Lord Jesus Christ wrap your wings of around Brandon and call upon a legion of angles to protect him. Remind Brandon this is only a season and it will pass and he is deeply by God.
Thank you lord for you word
Thank you Father God for always providing & protecting our family. I know we’re not suppose to be scared, but as humans sometimes we are. Thank you for your inspiring scriptures. I love you Father God & will always keep my, faith because, ur always there with us. In the name of Jesus Amen 🙏💕
Gwendolyn Earl
October 17, 2024
I Thank God for you Debbie McDaniel. God’s words is a comfort. Please continue to use the gift of communication for worriers like me. God is my Strong Tower.
I will be 70 years old soon and for all my life God has been faithful. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Thank you for these verses it was a very big relief I was angry and scared for my family about things changing in America and the world and I asked God to speak to me about this matter and I clicked on this site not knowing what it was going to say and wow it’s amazing how powerful and beautiful our God is and our Savior Jesus Christ. Also thank you to the lovely sister for this page doing the Lord’s work Amen. Blessings and love to my brothers and sisters stay in the word
Thank you for sharing the scriptures to help us as parents deal with those fears that we have for our children.
I was searching for scriptures to relate to a message on safeguarding and protection for children and teens and was very glad to stumble into this website that helped me get some very good content for my message to the teens – I am a church worker for the Sunday school and teens.
Thank you and may God continue to use you to minister and reach out to others.
God Bless You and your family.
I have been anxious and worried recently about a health issue that my daughter may face. Nothing conclusive, yet I worry because I too was recently diagnosed with cancer. I woke up this morning and typed in ” scripture for protection” and your blog was the first one to come up. Thank you for being a balm to my soul. What you write was EXACTLY what I needed to read first thing in the morning. It’s almost as if our Lord himself is saying them to me. Again, thank you ❤️God Bless.
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God is real and the way the world is today we need God more than ever it’s sometimes hard to believe when you see so much pain and destruction in our families but God restores those who endure for weeping may endure for the night but joy comes in the morning God please protect my family from harm and pain and bless them in jesus name amen🙏
My son who is months old is starting daycare soon and this has brought me comfort. Thank you. God Bless you all
Thanks for teaching me how to pray with God’s world I really appreciated God bless you.
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