September is here, which means you have sent your children to school and probably prayed many prayers over them but did you think to pray for their teachers?
According to a study from the American Educational Research Association, teachers in the U.S. are 40% more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety in comparison with healthcare workers, 20% more likely than office workers, and 30% more likely than workers in other professions like farming and the military.
More likely than the military? Let that soak in. The same study shows K-12 teachers are the number one most “burnt-out” profession in the country today. When teachers in any school across the United States face burnout or excessive stress, it’s the education system that suffers, but it’s our children who suffer most.
Other harrowing numbers are:
- 90% of teachers claim that feeling burnt out is a serious problem
- 54% of public schools posted teaching vacancies in 2024
- 43% of educator job postings aregoing unfilled
- 30% of teachers were found to be chronically absent
For most of the teachers in schools today, it’s more than a career, it’s a calling.
How can you pray for your child’s teachers?
The Bible instructs us to pray for all who are in authority (1 Timothy 2:2), and teachers are in authority over your children in school. Choosing to pray for teachers enables God to work in their lives, affecting the peace and happiness of your children.
One Partner Kenneth Copeland Ministries knows well and is a dedicated steward of the Lord, is David Luna. His inspirational story is based on a book from Kenneth and Gloria Copeland titled From Faith to Faith. Luna wrote a 10-month curriculum that is now going into public schools.
“Right now, schools are trying to figure out what to do, and the only thing that can change [the environment] is God’s Spirit and faith. I’m literally able to take faith—what I’ve learned from Brother Copeland—into the schools to change it.” The principles Luna is teaching are life skills, but they’re also biblical, and it is changing the lives of these students. “I [teach] them to speak good things over themselves. I get them to speak good things over their families, and about their future and their purpose,” shares Luna.
Someone, somewhere, prayed for this teacher to receive an idea, a Word from God. He received it and is now prospering and blessing thousands of children every year with the promises of God.
Pray the following four prayers over your child’s teachers, and watch God work in each of their lives:
1. Prayer for Truth
God, I pray for my child’s teacher, that the light of the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ shine unto them (2 Corinthians 4:4), that they turn from darkness to light, from the power of satan to the power of God (Acts 26:18).
If they already know You, I pray that they are filled with the knowledge of Your Word in all wisdom and truth (Ephesians 1:17).
2. Prayer for Wisdom
Father God, You said that if we need wisdom, we can ask You for it.You give wisdom generously and will not rebuke us for asking (James 1:5). I ask You to give wisdom to my child’s teacher. Show them how to teach effectively andreach all the children in the classroom. Give them patience that accompanies Your wisdom in Jesus’ Name. Amen!
3. Prayer for Ideas
God, I pray for each of my child’s teachers and ask You to help them (1 Timothy 2:1-4). Give them
creative ideas, fun activitiesandengaging lesson plans. Connect them with the right people who will supply them with the ideas they need to reach each student.
4. Prayer for Prosperity
Father God, You said that You take pleasure in the prosperity of Your servant (Psalm 35:27). Each of my child’s teachers are sent to minister to my children and so I ask You to prosper them spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, socially and financially in Jesus’ Name. Amen!
All teachers need inspiration from time to time. Sometimes, the same classroom study can lose its effect, or the teacher can lose their zeal to teach it. This is why you should pray for your child’s teachers to ask God to fill their minds with wisdom and ideas (Proverbs 2:6). Those ideas will position them for placement and success within their schools and districts (Proverbs 16:3) enabling them to minister and bless more students!
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