10 Uplifting Prayers for Parents with Autistic Children

10 Uplifting Prayers for Parents with Autistic Children

 

Autism is surely a difficult thing to navigate, both for children with autism and for parents who have children with autism.

However, the difficulties that we face in life are also opportunities in which God shines his light upon us as he pours out his strength, grace, and mercy.

As you wait on the Lord through the difficulties of parenting a child with autism, know that prayer is your primary tool for strength and that you can call upon God in every moment, no matter how you feel.

Here are some Bible verses and prayers for you to use to do just that as you navigate autism spectrum disorder with your child.

God loves you and your special needs children, and God's love will surely comfort you through His Word.

 

1. Psalm 139:13-14 - Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

 

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”

 

Dear God, thank you for my special child who is fearfully and wonderfully made and is a child of God.

Although they may have great challenges that are different from other children, you love them just the same and my soul knows it very well.

As I continue to do my best to handle one of my greatest joys, parenting my child, please give me the strength and the strong faith that I need to parent them well.

Give me the understanding that I need to know what they are going through and how I can best help them get through it.

Thank you for how you have made them and for the blessing that they are in my life. I pray these things in the authority of Jesus Christ, amen.

 

1. Isaiah 41:10 - God Will Strengthen You

 

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

 

God, thank you for being a God that gives his people strength. Thank you for the fact that neither I nor my child has to fear because you are with us.

You give us strength to get through the days, especially when the days are hard, and, for that, I thank you.

Please continue to uphold me and my child as we navigate the difficulties of life. Continue to provide us with the strength and the great joy that we need and be with us through it all. I ask all of these things in Jesus’ name, amen.

 

1. Psalm 46:1 - God Is a Present Help

 

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

 

Father God, you are a present help in the troubles of life. Even when things are difficult and I am running out of patience, you are my refuge and my strength.

Thank you for being a place of solace and peace for both me and my child as we try to get through the difficulties of life together.

Whenever we come up against tough times, may you always be with us and give us strength as we need it.

Thank you for the wonderful gift of relationship with you and for being present every step of the way. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

 

1. Romans 8:28 - All Things Work Together

 

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

 

O Lord, today I just want to sit and think about the amazing truth that you work all things together for good.

Even though it is easy to see disability only as a struggle or a difficult thing to deal with, I just want to thank you that it is not outside of the things that you work together for good.

I pray that as my precious child and I get through this difficulty together, you will provide us with great trust and peace to know that you are always working things together for good.

We may not always see it at the time, but you are always working out of the depth of your love for us. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

 

1. Isaiah 40:31 - Wait for the Lord

 

“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

 

Dear Lord, we know from these verses in Isaiah that those who wait for the Lord will be made strong and will not faint.

I pray that this truth will come to life in my life and in my child’s life. Even though we struggle at times to deal with the difficulty of autism, I know that you are always there to lift us up when we need it.

Help us to lean wholly on you in all things and to trust you to strengthen us. Help us to break free of all strongholds of the mind and any influence the outside world has on us.

By your healing touch, remove any spirit of fear and instead give us a spirit of deep gladness and sound mind by the Spirit of the Lord.

I ask these things in the name of our gracious Jesus Christ, amen.

 

1. 2 Corinthians 1:3 - God Is Our Comfort

 

“…who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”

 

Heavenly Father, it is amazing that you are a God that is close by. You aren’t just far away in a place that we can’t reach.

Instead, you are close at hand and are a comfort to us when we need comfort. God, please be with me and my child as we deal with the difficulty of autism in our lives.

Give us both comfort when we are feeling down and give us strength to comfort others, even in the midst of our struggle.

Help us to get over any communication problems and to focus on the works of God that are taking place in our lives. Thank you for all that you do for us.

I pray these things in the holy name of the Lord, amen.

 

1. Psalm 121:1-2 - Help Comes From the Lord

 

“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

 

Lord God, it is so easy to try to rely on our own strength.

As my child and I try to work together to grow and thrive, it is so easy to get down on ourselves because we think we have to have it all together on our own.

Yet, as your Word says, our help comes from you, the creator of all that we see.

So I pray that you would be with us in our troubles, that as we look to you, we would be both helped and strengthened in your spirit.

I ask these things in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ, amen.

 

1. Psalm 34:18 - God Is Near to the Brokenhearted

 

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

 

God, I would be lying if I said that I never feel crushed in spirit. The weight and burden that autism carries can be very heavy at times and I can feel it in my heart.

Yet, even in that, I know that your Word says that you will be near to the brokenhearted and that you will save the crushed in spirit.

So I ask that you would be near to me and my child in difficult times. Strengthen us, give us peace, and give us the comfort of your presence always.

I ask these things in the name of your Son, amen.

 

1. 2 Corinthians 12:9 - Boast of Your Weaknesses

 

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

 

God, it is such a beautiful truth that you take our weaknesses and make them into strengths by the power of Christ.

Even when we feel weak from things that weigh us down, your strength always shines through and we can therefore boast gladly in our weaknesses.

I pray that this would be true of me and my child, that we would boast in our weaknesses because they display the power of Christ.

Give us the strength and the peace to be comfortable with our weaknesses. I ask these things in the blessed name of Jesus, amen.

 

1. Deuteronomy 31:8 - God Goes Before You

 

“It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

 

Merciful Lord, even though I sometimes struggle to be a parent to a child with autism, I know that you go before me.

I know that you will be with me always and that you will never leave me or forsake me.

So I just want to ask right now for peace and power in my life.

Help me to not feel afraid or shaken, but rather feel empowered by your Holy Spirit to parent well and to deal with everything that comes my way and my child’s way.

Give me all that I need to fulfill the role that you have called me to play. I ask these things in the name of our Lord Jesus, amen.

 

 

 

Autism is surely a difficult thing to navigate, both for children with autism and for parents who have children with autism.

However, the difficulties that we face in life are also opportunities in which God shines his light upon us as he pours out his strength, grace, and mercy.

As you wait on the Lord through the difficulties of parenting a child with autism, know that prayer is your primary tool for strength and that you can call upon God in every moment, no matter how you feel.

Here are some Bible verses and prayers for you to use to do just that as you navigate autism spectrum disorder with your child.

God loves you and your special needs children, and God's love will surely comfort you through His Word.

 

1. Psalm 139:13-14 - Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

 

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”

 

Dear God, thank you for my special child who is fearfully and wonderfully made and is a child of God.

Although they may have great challenges that are different from other children, you love them just the same and my soul knows it very well.

As I continue to do my best to handle one of my greatest joys, parenting my child, please give me the strength and the strong faith that I need to parent them well.

Give me the understanding that I need to know what they are going through and how I can best help them get through it.

Thank you for how you have made them and for the blessing that they are in my life. I pray these things in the authority of Jesus Christ, amen.

 

1. Isaiah 41:10 - God Will Strengthen You

 

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

 

God, thank you for being a God that gives his people strength. Thank you for the fact that neither I nor my child has to fear because you are with us.

You give us strength to get through the days, especially when the days are hard, and, for that, I thank you.

Please continue to uphold me and my child as we navigate the difficulties of life.

Continue to provide us with the strength and the great joy that we need and be with us through it all. I ask all of these things in Jesus’ name, amen.

 

1. Psalm 46:1 - God Is a Present Help

 

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

 

Father God, you are a present help in the troubles of life.

Even when things are difficult and I am running out of patience, you are my refuge and my strength.

Thank you for being a place of solace and peace for both me and my child as we try to get through the difficulties of life together.

Whenever we come up against tough times, may you always be with us and give us strength as we need it.

Thank you for the wonderful gift of relationship with you and for being present every step of the way. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

 

1. Romans 8:28 - All Things Work Together

 

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

 

O Lord, today I just want to sit and think about the amazing truth that you work all things together for good.

Even though it is easy to see disability only as a struggle or a difficult thing to deal with, I just want to thank you that it is not outside of the things that you work together for good.

I pray that as my precious child and I get through this difficulty together, you will provide us with great trust and peace to know that you are always working things together for good.

We may not always see it at the time, but you are always working out of the depth of your love for us. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

 

1. Isaiah 40:31 - Wait for the Lord

 

“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

 

Dear Lord, we know from these verses in Isaiah that those who wait for the Lord will be made strong and will not faint.

I pray that this truth will come to life in my life and in my child’s life.

Even though we struggle at times to deal with the difficulty of autism, I know that you are always there to lift us up when we need it.

Help us to lean wholly on you in all things and to trust you to strengthen us.

Help us to break free of all strongholds of the mind and any influence the outside world has on us.

By your healing touch, remove any spirit of fear and instead give us a spirit of deep gladness and sound mind by the Spirit of the Lord.

I ask these things in the name of our gracious Jesus Christ, amen.

 

1. 2 Corinthians 1:3 - God Is Our Comfort

 

“…who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”

 

Heavenly Father, it is amazing that you are a God that is close by. You aren’t just far away in a place that we can’t reach.

Instead, you are close at hand and are a comfort to us when we need comfort. God, please be with me and my child as we deal with the difficulty of autism in our lives.

Give us both comfort when we are feeling down and give us strength to comfort others, even in the midst of our struggle.

Help us to get over any communication problems and to focus on the works of God that are taking place in our lives. Thank you for all that you do for us.

I pray these things in the holy name of the Lord, amen.

 

1. Psalm 121:1-2 - Help Comes From the Lord

 

“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

 

Lord God, it is so easy to try to rely on our own strength.

As my child and I try to work together to grow and thrive, it is so easy to get down on ourselves because we think we have to have it all together on our own.

Yet, as your Word says, our help comes from you, the creator of all that we see.

So I pray that you would be with us in our troubles, that as we look to you, we would be both helped and strengthened in your spirit.

I ask these things in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ, amen.

 

1. Psalm 34:18 - God Is Near to the Brokenhearted

 

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

 

God, I would be lying if I said that I never feel crushed in spirit. The weight and burden that autism carries can be very heavy at times and I can feel it in my heart.

Yet, even in that, I know that your Word says that you will be near to the brokenhearted and that you will save the crushed in spirit.

So I ask that you would be near to me and my child in difficult times. Strengthen us, give us peace, and give us the comfort of your presence always.

I ask these things in the name of your Son, amen.

 

1. 2 Corinthians 12:9 - Boast of Your Weaknesses

 

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

 

God, it is such a beautiful truth that you take our weaknesses and make them into strengths by the power of Christ.

Even when we feel weak from things that weigh us down, your strength always shines through and we can therefore boast gladly in our weaknesses.

I pray that this would be true of me and my child, that we would boast in our weaknesses because they display the power of Christ.

Give us the strength and the peace to be comfortable with our weaknesses. I ask these things in the blessed name of Jesus, amen.

 

1. Deuteronomy 31:8 - God Goes Before You

 

“It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

 

Merciful Lord, even though I sometimes struggle to be a parent to a child with autism, I know that you go before me.

I know that you will be with me always and that you will never leave me or forsake me.

So I just want to ask right now for peace and power in my life. Help me to not feel afraid or shaken, but rather feel empowered by your Holy Spirit to parent well and to deal with everything that comes my way and my child’s way.

Give me all that I need to fulfill the role that you have called me to play. I ask these things in the name of our Lord Jesus, amen.