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Pray for Your Enemies and Those Who Persecute You: 12 Resources

4. Resistance and Roadblocks

The command to pray for your enemies is bound to lead to some resistance and roadblocks. When that happens, teens can use the biblical advice here to help them overcome.

5. God’s Word Serves as Armor for Our Battles

Only through God’s help and power can we obey his instructions to pray for our enemies. So this site reflects on Ephesians 6 (the Armor of God), with a look at specific applications in the Bible and modern-day life.

6. What the Bible Says About Praying for Enemies

Here’s a thorough recap about what both the Old and New Testaments say about loving and praying for your enemies. You’ll also finds loads of Bible verses for walking teens through what it really means to pray for your enemies.

7. Sample Prayer for Enemies

Here’s some sample wording that kids (and adults) can use for this type of prayer.

8. Pray for Those Who Persecute You: Practical Tips

You’ll discover a bunch of helpful bullet points at this site. It also has a sample prayer for enemies that teens can pray.

9. Pray for AND Love Your Enemies

Like Jesus, we’re called to truly love people who hate and hurt us. How is that possible? Read this post for biblical insights.