- for forgiveness of our sin
- to help us stop sinning more
- to help someone else stop sinning more
- to remove or minimize the consequences of our sin or bad decisions previously made (likely decisions made without seeking God’s will first)
- to remove or minimize the consequences of someone else’s sin on our lives
- that our family & friends come to know Jesus as their Savior
- for the future good health, happiness, and general well being of ourselves, family, & friends
- for help in dealing with a difficult person in our lives
- to remove a difficult situation in our lives
- to take away our desire to repeat a difficult sin
- for financial blessings or for success in life
- for success in and God’s blessing upon the plans we have made for the future
- for relief from financial distress or burdens
- for His provision of a job so that we can support our families
- to help us be a better parent to our children
- to change our spouse so that he or she becomes more like the person we need them to be
- to heal someone close to us already suffering from an illness or injury
- for His protection from accidents and anyone who might intentionally harm us or our family & friends
- to bless and lead our church leaders and other spiritual leaders who minister to us.
- to bless and lead the executive, legislative, and judicial governmental leaders in the decisions they make which affect all of us.
- to bless and protect from harm those who willingly risk their lives to protect us such as our policeman, firefighters, and military.
- that doctors and nurses who try to make us or our family well again have the skill and wisdom they need to provide the proper medical care.
Food for thought... Should We Add Some Prayers More More Like These?
- Seek God’s will in a difficult decision we must make before we make the decision
- “I thank You and praise You God for Your grace in forgiving me of the sins I’ve committed in the past and for forgiving me in advance for sins I will no doubt commit in the future. Help me accept Your gift of grace. Help me stop feeling guilty about the past and help me instead to get about the business of glorifying and serving You to the best of my ability both now and in the future.”
- Ask God to show us where He is already actively working around us and reveal to us how we should alter our plans and join Him
- Help us to be able to forgive someone who has sinned against us because we are having trouble forgiving them
- Ask God to reveal what He wants us to learn from a difficult situation when He chooses not to make it go away. (see I Peter 1:6-8)
- To change us so that we become the person our spouse needs us to be.
- That we be able to rejoice in the difficult circumstances we face if is because God is “pruning” us to bear even more fruit for Him in the future. (see John 15:1-8)
- That the Holy Spirit lead us so that we always glorify God in what we think, say, and do... and that our lives be a positive influence on all those around us.
- Ask God to reveal His purpose for our life, how He wants to use us to serve His purpose, and for the Holy Spirit to lead us and equip us for those tasks.
- Ask God to reveal to us His plan for our “outreach” to those outside the church who do not yet believe.
- Ask God to reveal to us His plan for our “inreach” to serve our fellow believers
- For help in accepting a “no” or “wait” answer from God to one of our prayers for His help
- For strength to persevere in times of adversity when God chooses not to relieve us from difficult circumstances or consequences
- That God use the Holy Spirit to prepare the heart of someone who does not believe in Jesus to be ready to hear God’s truth and accept Jesus
- That God use us in some way to help someone who does not believe to come to know Jesus as their Savior
- That God use us today in some way to plant a spiritual “seed” in someone’s life, water a seed someone else has already planted in their life, or otherwise care for any spiritual “plant” which may be growing in someone’s life.
- For the words to say to or the actions to take towards someone that God puts in our path today
- That today God would place someone in our path that we are to influence in some way for God’s glory.
- The ability to discern whose heart the Holy Spirit has already prepared and that God would prepare us to be ready to help that person find Christ in their life, or at least help them get started.
- How we should respond as a Christian when someone around us is involved in some sin such as adultery, homosexuality, sexual promiscuity, pornography, drugs, theft, dishonesty, etc.
- Identify what we do now or have now that God would have us give up so that we might more time/energy/resources to serve Him better
- Help us identify the right balance of our time/energy/resources across our jobs, marriage, children, church, service to others, personal enjoyment, and personal growth.
- Unity among Christians in the face of dissention and disagreement in the Church
- That God give us joy when we submit to and obey God
- That God give us the ability to lovingly confront believers who are giving in to sin.
- That God give us the ability to discern between His truth and false teachings
- That God give us the ability to discern between godly spiritual leaders and false ones
- That God help us to submit to the godly leaders God puts over us.
- That we have a hunger to know more about God and be have a closer personal relationship with God
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2 comments:
Please pray for me and my best friend Gaby. We are having some issues but I love her very much and I pray that these issues will be peacefully resolved ASAP. Please. It is so important!!
God, I pray for your blessing on my anonymous friend in Christ and best friend Gaby. I pray for the Holy Spirit to lead them both towards resolution of whatever it is that is an issue between them. Lead both of them to be in the center of Your will for their lives.
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