Praying with Paul

Ephesians 6:11-13​

Dear Father, warrior against all evil,
May I put on the full array of battle gear that you supply that I may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil, the commander-in-chief of all evil spirits.
Help me understand that our warfare is not just against flesh and blood, against mere men. It is against the principalities, the powers, the rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual armies of wickedness in the heavenly places. It is there that...

 

Ephesians 6:10-12​

Dear Father, King, and Commander of the holy armies,
Though you have lifted me up to reign in the heavenly places with Christ, remind me that your armies are engaged in a fierce struggle to take earth for heaven.
Don't let me relax as if there is no war going on. This is not a time of peace. Never let me let down my guard and fail to look to my armament. May I be strong in you and in the strength of your might!
In the name of Jesus, the faithful warrior, I...

 

Ephesians 5:25-33​

Dear Father,
Help me to be the good husband that you want me to be. Help me to love my wife even as Christ loves his church, being willing to give himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
Help me to keep your command to love my wife as I love my own...

 

Ephesians 5:21-6:9​

Dear Father,
Help all of us who reverence Christ to be submissive to each other, even as he submitted himself to the people about him so that he could be their servant-king.
Help wives and husbands submit to each other. Help wives to be respectful. Help husbands to be loving and considerate.
Help parents and children submit to each other. Help children to obey their parents. Help parents to act in the best interest of their children, not provoking them.
Help...

 

Ephesians 5:15-21​

Dear Father,
Fill me with your heavenly wisdom, which involves alertness to problems and opportunities, avoidance of addictions, fullness of your Spirit, overflowing joy, and constant thanksgiving!
For your heavenly wisdom is pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. And true wisdom begins with awesome reverence for you!
To you be all the glory, honor, and dominion. Forever and ever!
In the name of Jesus...

 

Ephesians 5:15-20​

Dear Father,
Help me speak to my spouse, my family, your church, and the world about you and your grace.
Let my heart and my mouth overflow with the music of praise - psalms and hymns and spiritual songs - as I sing and make melody in my heart to the Lord.
Fill me with constant thanksgiving to you for everything. In the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.

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Ephesians 5:15-18​

Dear Father,
Help me to be careful about how I live. May I behave not as an unwise person but as a wise one.
Help me make the most of every opportunity, because the days of this age are evil. I don't want to be foolish. I want to understand what the will of the Lord is.
May I never use or abuse alcohol or drugs, which would lead to an undisciplined and wasted life. Instead, let me be drunk with your Spirit.
In Jesus' name. Amen.

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Ephesians 5:6​

Dear Father,
Help me not to be deceived by empty but high-sounding words that cloak the intent of wickedness.
I know that it is because of these flauntings that your wrath comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Help me not to walk with such people, to think like them, or to behave like them.
Let me walk in the light, with the children of light, for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true.
May I learn to do only those things which are...

 

Ephesians 5:7​

Dear Father,
Keep me from being silent when your cause is threatened by evil people, even though I and my family and the people I care about may perish.
May I stand with courage, for you are able to raise deliverance from another quarter. And if I perish, I perish. May I not take part in any way in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
In the name of Jesus, the holy Light of mankind. Amen.

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Ephesians 5:6-7​

Dear Father,
Don't let me be deceived by the empty words of worldly people.
It is because of these things that your wrath will come upon the sons of disobedience.
Father, if I have to stand alone, so be it! Let me stand for you if the whole world stands against you!
Don't ever let me forget your commands or forsake you.
In the name of Jesus I ask for the purity of mind and spirit that was in him. Amen.

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