Ep 133 // Warfare Parenting: Praying for Your Prodigal Children with Author Laine Lawson Craft

What do you do when your children walk away from the faith you’ve worked so hard to instill? Today, Megan Nilsen sits down with Laine Lawson Craft—best-selling author, speaker, and host of the Warfare Parenting podcast—to talk about the power of prayer in the lives of prodigal children.

Laine shares her powerful journey of interceding for her three children through seasons of depression, addiction, and struggle, and how God miraculously brought each one back to Him. This heartfelt conversation will equip you with practical strategies, renewed hope, and spiritual encouragement to keep standing in the gap for your kids.

If you’ve ever felt weary, discouraged, or ready to give up, this episode is your reminder: the battle belongs to the Lord, and no child is too far from His reach.

• Why the real battle for our children is spiritual—not just behavioral.
• How to “plead the blood of Jesus” over your kids in prayer.
• Stories of God’s miraculous intervention in Laine’s family.
• How to persevere when the answers to your prayers don’t come quickly.
• Practical encouragement for parents of prodigal teens and young adults.

• “You’re not battling your child—you’re battling the darkness that wants to steal, kill, and destroy.” – Laine Lawson Craft
• “God’s mercy runs deeper than any mess our kids can find themselves in.” – Laine Lawson Craft
• “Never underestimate the power of a praying parent.” – Megan Nilsen

• Reflection: Where have you felt weary in praying for your children or loved ones? How can you shift from striving to surrendering those battles to the Lord?
• Journal with God: “Lord, what do You want me to know about the way You are pursuing my child’s heart right now?”

• Connect with Laine Lawson Craft: lainelawsoncraft.com
• Books by Laine: The Parent’s Battle Plan and Warfare Parenting Devotional

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