Lord,
I thank You for the gifts and talents You have placed in (name of child). I pray that You would develop them in her(him) and use them for Your glory. Make them apparent to me and to her(him), and show me specifically if there is any special nurturing training, learning experience, or opportunity I should provide for her(him). May her (his) gifts and talents be developed in Your way and in Your time.
Your Word says, "Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them"(Romans 12:6). As she(he) recognizes the talents and abilities You've given her(him), I pray that no feelings of inadequacy, fear or uncertainty will keep her(him) from using them according to Your will. May she(he) hear the call You have on her(his) life so that she(he) doesn't spend a lifetime trying to figure out what it is or miss it altogether. Let her(his) talent never be wasted, watered down by mediocrity, or used to glorify anything or anyone other than You, Lord.
I pray that You would reveal to her(him) what her(his) life work is to be and help her(him) excel in it. Bless the work of her(his) hands, and may she(he) be able to earn a good living doing the work she (he) loves and does best.
Your Word says that, " A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men" (Proverbs 18:16). May whatever she(he) does find favor with others and be well received and respected. But most of all, I pray the gifts and talents You placed in her(him) be released to fined their fullest expression in glorifying You.
