Dads
Dad's Prayer for September 12th
A short, Scripture-shaped dads prayer for an ordinary moment of Christian faith.
The prayer
A prayer to pray now
Father, Your Word says You are a jealous God. I know that word sounds bad to some people. They think of small, petty jealousy. But You mean something bigger — the fierce love of a husband for his wife, a father for his child. Real love does not let just anyone in.
You are jealous for me. You will not share me with my phone. You will not share me with my career, or politics, or the comforts I have been quietly building my life around. I have treated that like a rule holding me back. But it is actually protection.
Help me see Your jealousy as care. The things You are pulling me away from are the things slowly eating me alive. The doomscrolling, I do not even notice. The secret resentments I carry. The image I work so hard to keep up. None of them is giving me what they promised.
Lord Jesus, You died because You wanted me. Be that jealous over me today. Pull me back from the rivals I keep going back to.
Amen.
How to pray it
- Read it slowly. Move through this prayer one line at a time, out loud if you can, letting each phrase land before the next.
- Make it personal. Pause where a line meets your day and name the person, fear, or hope it touches before God.
- Carry it with you. Keep one sentence with you — on your phone or in your pocket — and return to it when the day gets loud.
Verses to pray
Pray these slowly, one line at a time. Scripture quoted from a public-domain translation.
Yahweh1:2 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. is a jealous God1:2 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim). and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.
Nahum 1:2
Questions about this prayer
When should I pray dad's prayer for september 12th?
Pray it whenever the words fit your moment — at the start of the day, in a hard stretch, or when you simply want to turn toward God.
Which Bible verses anchor this prayer?
This prayer is anchored in Nahum 1:2. The "Verses to pray" section above quotes them in full.
Can I save or share this prayer?
Yes. Use the Copy prayer button to copy the words, or open the Chosen Portion app to keep a daily prayer, devotional, and Scripture with you.