The Overlooking Dad

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality. 1 Timothy 5:21

Lord, I pray in the name of Jesus for the father that has overlooked or rejected any of his children. Bind up the hand of the enemy that causes him to show favoritism to one child, while another child feels lonely, isolated and or rejected.

Let him recognize that all his children are important. Lord, I pray that he will have a relationship and fellowship with all his children. He will not overlook or reject any of his children just because they don’t look like him or because they may have a different personality than what he is used to dealing with. I pray he will not pay more attention to the child that he has by the woman he loves the most. Allowing him to know that by not being a part of his child life, is like him rejecting his own self. Allow him to know that this is harming his child, because the child does not feel loved or receive validation from him. Don’t allow him to put other people before his children.

I pray against the dad comparing the task he assigned to one child to the way another child completes the task. I pray

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the chores for the children are divided equally and evenly. Allow the father to have a place for all his children in his heart. Allow the father to see the child the way You see them. If the child has any physical, emotional, and or mental disabilities, don’t allow the Dad to overlook the child. Allow him to have compassion for his own seed. Don’t allow him to be embarrassed or ashamed of the child due to the child's illness or disabilities. Allow him to learn how to deal with his child’s disabilities. Allow the Dad to have open communication with his wife, family, and friends regarding how to care for his child, and the future of his seed as they are getting older.

Allow the dad to know that just because he does not want to talk about it, does not mean it will go away. Allow him to go to support groups with the other parents that children have disabilities. Let him know that he is not by himself, and he is not the only parent with a child that has disabilities. Give the father wisdom about strengthening the child in areas where the child may be weak with confidence and assurance. Give the Dad the knowledge to know that his child needs him.

PRAYERS FOR THE CHILDREN

Lord, I pray that because the child has been overlooked, You will heal and deliver the child from being overlooked/rejected. Give them the self-confidence they need to make it. Allow the child to know they can do all things

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through Christ who strengthens them. Help the child not to enter into an abusive relationship that will hurt them again. Allow them to trust their instincts; that if a situation doesn't feel right, it is usually not right. Don’t let them stay in a abusive relationship because they think they don’t deserve better, and it is their only option; this is what is normal to them. Bind up the hand of the enemy from allowing the child not to be able to have healthy normal relationships. I pray not only will they be able to obtain relationships, but they will last. Allow them to know that they are worthy of love and respect. Allow the child not to reject themselves or overlook taking care of themself.

Lord, I pray that the child will not be so hard on themself because they have had to fight to be loved by someone; where the love should have come naturally, but it did not. Don’t allow the overlooked child to try to make people that don’t love them, love them. When the feelings of being overlooked try to spring back up in the mind, body, soul, and spirit let them see themself as You see them. Take away oppression, depression, or feelings of unworthiness. Allow them to know that they are worthy of blessings and happiness.

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