The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray (Proverbs 12:26)
Dear Father,
So often for children, the people who are most quickly willing to accept new people as friends are those who are not good influences. I pray that you give these children a special ability of discernment and wisdom to be able to see into the hearts of those who would befriend them. I then pray that these children will choose to avoid developing close friendships with those who might lead them into paths away from you. Though I pray they have compassion on those who are rejected by the majority of their classmates, I pray that they understand that many are rejected for good reason because they are doing things they shouldn't be doing. Give these children a strong confidence in their standing with you so that they do not feel a desperate need to have a multitude of friends. And in that confidence, I pray that they become the kind of people who attract people to their godly behavior.
Amen
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