Section (4) of Ch.6. (The Power of a Parent’s Blessing)

*** Blessing Toolbox ****

 

 This blessing Toolbox includes remedial prayers to pray in the event that you did not bless your children at birth and prayers you can pray to reserve the cursing of identity and release the blessing. We will then look at specific prayers you can pray at the birth of your child. Either one or both parents can pray these prayers.

As in previous chapters, these prayers are to serve as a guide; feel free to modify or personalize them to fit your family and situation.

 

Remedial Prayers to Break the Curse

 

If you conveyed disappointment at birth over your child’s gender

 

1. Repent before God (not in your child’s presence) of not accepting His choice of your child’s gender.

 

 Father, I recognize today that I am not God and You are. I very much wanted a boy/girl, and You created [your child’s name] to be a girl/boy. Please forgive me for rejecting Your choice of my child’s gender. Today I renounce the disappointment I expressed over my child’s gender, and I fully accept [your child’s name] as the wonderful little boy/girl.

 

 You created him/her to be. In the name of Jesus I break the power of any curse I released over [your child’s name]’s gender identity as a boy/girl, and I declare that the blood of Jesus Christ is sufficient to remove any gender identity curse I released in [your child’s name]’s life. I ask You this day to dig up and remove any seed of homosexuality that I may have unknowingly planted in [your child’s name]’s heart at birth and replace it with the seed of Your identity truth. I now fully release the blessing that Jesus Christ died to pay for to [your child’s name], and I bless his/her identity as a boy/girl.

 

2. Pray a blessing (in your child’s presence) over your child’s gender identity.

 

 Father, we now bless [your child’s name] and thank You that You created him/her as a precious little boy/girl. We fully accept and bless [your child’s name] as the boy/girl You created him/her to be. In the name of Jesus we bless [your child’s name] will grow to be a man/woman of God who will serve the Lord Jesus all the days of his/her life.

 

 If your child experienced excessive trauma during birth

Pray to break the power of the fear of death and all other fears or disquietedness of soul over your son/daughter, and release blessing upon your child’s life.

 

 Father, in the name of Jesus, we break the power of the fear of death over [your child’s name]. We declare that he/she shall live and not die. Jesus Christ died and shed His blood that [your child’s name] might live and fulfill his/her destiny on the earth. We cancel every plan of Satan for our child and place his/her life and destiny in God’s hands. Lord God, we now release Your supernatural peace that passes all understanding to [your child’s name]’s inner man and a supernatural sense of security, knowing that You have appointed his/her days on the earth. We bless [your child’s name]’s life and his/her birth and declare that [your child’s name] shall dwell in peace and security all the days of his/her life, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

 

If you rejected your child at birth

 

1. Repent before God (not in your child’s presence) of rejecting your child.

 

 Father, this day we acknowledge that we were selfish and rejected [your child’s name] at the time of his/her birth. That was wrong and contrary to the message You wanted us to convey to our son/daughter. Father, please forgive us in the name of Jesus Christ. Today we renounce the disappointment and rejection we expressed to our child at birth, and we fully accept [your child’s name] as a gift from You to our family. In the name of Jesus we break the power of any curse of rejection we released over [your child’s name]’s identity, and we declare that the blood of Jesus Christ is sufficient to remove any gender identity curse we released in our child’s life. We now fully release the blessing to our child that Jesus Christ died to secure, and I bless his/her birth and declare that my child shall prosper in all areas of life from this day forward.

 

2. Pray over your child (in your child’s presence) to release your acceptance and blessing to your child.

 

 Father, we now bless [your child’s name] and thank You that You created him/her as a precious little boy/girl. We fully accept and bless [your child’s name]’s birth and life. In the name of Jesus we bless [your child’s name]’s identity as a boy/girl. We declare this day, [your child’s name], that you are loved and welcome. You belong in our family. We receive you as the precious gift that you are to our family, and we declare that you will prosper in your life and grow to be a man/woman of God who will serve the Lord Jesus Christ all his /her life.

 

 If you as a mother had an inordinate fear of delivery that you know imparted fear or insecurity into the heart of your child

 

Pray to renounce the fear and break its power over your child’s life; then release blessing upon your child.

 

 Father, in the name of Jesus I renounce the fear I embraced before and during the delivery of my baby. Forgive me for not fully trusting You in the birth process. Today I cancel the curse of fear that I released into [your child’s name]’s life, and I break the power of fear over my child’s mind, emotions, and body. I declare that my child shall live and not die. Jesus Christ died and shed His blood that [your child’s name] might live and fulfill his/her destiny on the earth. I cancel every plan of Satan for my child and place his/her life and destiny in God’s hands. Lord God, I now release Your supernatural peace that passes all understanding to [your child’s name]’s inner man and a supernatural sense of security to know that You have appointed his/her days on the earth. I bless [your child’s name] and his/her birth and declare that [your child’s name] shall dwell in peace and secutiry all the days of his/her life, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

 

 If your child was born after you lost one or more babies before birth

Pray over your child to break the power of feeling like a replacement for someone else and any pressure to fulfill another person’s purpose and destiny.

 

 Father, we declare this day that [your child’s name] is not a replacement for anyone. My child is a unique individual You created to fulfill a unique and specific destiny and purpose. Today we relinquish any expectation we placed upon [your child’s name] other than to be exactly who You created him/her to be. In the name of Jesus we break any spiritual or soul connection we created between [your child’s name] and the child we lost, and we fully release [your child’s name] to be himself/herself and to grow as the individual God created him/her to be. [Your child’s name], we bless you to be yourself and to fulfill the purpose and destiny God has for you. We love you, accept you, and declare that you are welcome and belong in our family as the person God made you.

 

Prayers To Release the Blessing

 

 Conduct a formal ceremony of blessing roughly eight days after your child’s birth.

At that ceremony confirm the child’s value, gender identity, and destiny; give him/her a meaningful name; and dedicate the baby to God. As I mentioned earlier, the role of the pastor or congregational leader is to help train and equip the parents to impart blessing to their children, not to do it for them. While the pastor may also pray over the baby, it is the responsibility of the parents to pray in advance and prepare to impart blessing and destiny into the lives of their children shortly after birth. With such understanding the parents may wish to pray something similar to the following:

 

 Father, this day we thank You for creating [your child’s name] and placing him/her in our family. Today we declare

over you, [your child’s name], that you are welcome and belong in our family. We will never abandon or forsake you. You will always be our child, and we will love and pray for you all the days of your life.

We named you [your child’s name] because it means [state the meaning], and God showed us that you would be [state any character qualities and/ or destiny God revealed to you about your child]. The Lord also showed us [state any other prophetic words, revelations, or visions God has given you regarding your child]. Key Scripture verses that the Lord gave us for you are: [state any key Scripture verses that the Lord gave you to pray over your son/daughter].

 

We declare that you, [your child’s name], are blessed and will always be highly favored by God and by men. You are not an ordinary child, but you have been brought into a family connected by covenant to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. As such you can expect to be blessed and prosper all the days of your life. [Your Child’s name], this day we dedicate you to the Lord Jesus Christ to worship and serve Him all the days of your life. Amen!

 

Speak words of love, acceptance, welcome, and affirmation of gender identity at birth, and commit to meet all your child’s needs.

 Father God, thank You for [your child’s name]. He/she is a precious gift to us. We bless him/her on this special day. We pray that You keep our child strong and healthy as he/she grows. Lord, again fill [your child’s name] even now in the first few minutes after birth with Your Holy Spirit, and let him/her feel Your love and protection today.

Hello, little one, this is your mom and dad. We love you. We have been waiting to see you face-to-face, and now we do.

You are a beautiful little boy/girl. You are exactly who we wanted you to be. God did a wonderful thing by making you a boy/girl. We are so delighted in who God made you. Today we celebrate your birth with the angels in heaven and declare that you are welcome in this world and in our family. We have been expecting you and have made a place for you. We are so glad you are here, and we will always be here for you, take care of you, and keep you safe. We will see that every need you have is met.

 

  You were fearfully and wonderfully made by God, and He has set you apart even from your mother’s womb to serve the Lord Jesus Christ all the days of your life. We declare this day that your life is completely off-limits to Satan and all demonic spirits. We declare that you are dedicated in every aspect of your life to the Lord Jesus Christ and to His plan and purpose for you today and all the days of your life.

 You are a blessing to all you meet, and you can expect to have God’s favor on your life everywhere you go. You are absolutely unique, and no one else can be who God has created you to be or do what God has gifted you to do. We want you to know that you will always be safe and welcome here. There is nothing that you can ever do cause us to reject or abandon you.

 

 We bless your spirit today with the life of God. We bless your mind with intelligence and wisdom. We bless your emotions with enthusiasm, security, and peace. We bless your body with physical health and strength. May you grow and develop in every aspect – spirit, soul, and body – into the person God has planned for you to be. May you abide in God’s love and peace this day, in Jesus’ name. Amen.