Praying with Paul

1 Timothy 6:20-21, 11-16



Dear Father, invisible and immortal God,
Guard me that I may guard what you have entrusted to me. Help me to avoid the godless talk and vain reasonings of "knowledge," (which is not real knowledge) lest I miss the mark as regards the faith.
Give me the courage and strength to flee from all wickedness and to pursue instead righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. Help me fight the good fight of faith.
In the name of Jesus...

 

1 Timothy 6:1-10



Dear Father, whose truth is gentle,
Help us to find a heart to serve you, even in oppressive circumstances.
Grant that our religion may not be a ground of conceit. May we not love controversy, but rather avoid wrangling and contention. Help us witness to your truth to others, but let it always be done in a spirit of gentleness and truth-seeking.
May none of us be guilty of using anything connected with our faith as a means of worldly gain. Help us to...

 

1 Timothy 6:17-19



Dear Father,
May we learn to be content and not to seek material riches. Let not our craving for riches cause us to wander away from the faith and pierce holes in our own hearts.
Help those who have an abundance of this world's goods to not be haughty nor to put their confidence in riches. Help us to set our hearts upon you, the living God, who richly furnishes us with everything to enjoy.
Help us all to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal...

 

1 Timothy 6:12-15



Dear Father, Lord of all lords,
Enable me to take hold of the eternal life to which I was called when I made the good confession before many witnesses. Help me keep your commands until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which you will bring about in your own time.
O God, the blessed and only ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see - to you be honor and...

 

1 Timothy 5:1-22



Dear Father,
Help me treat everyone in your family appropriately and with great respect: older men like fathers, older women like mothers, younger men as brothers, younger women as sisters.
Give us such caring hearts in our immediate families that we will take care of widows, orphans, the sick, and the troubled. Give us such caring hearts in your church that we shall supply whatever is lacking in families.
Let us give honor to our elders appropriate to...

 

1 Timothy 4:11-16



Dear Father,
May we never lessen our commitment to you because someone criticizes us. Instead, let us set an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
Encourage us to busy ourselves with the reading of Scripture, with preaching and teaching. Help us not to neglect whatever gifts we have from you. Help us use every resource you have given us to serve fruitfully in your kingdom, that we may be saved and that others may come to a saving...

 

1 Timothy 4:1-4; 5:24



Dear Father,
Keep us from paying attention to seducing spirits or doctrines of demons. Don't let the pretensions of those whose consciences are seared invade our lives.
Let us hold that marriage is honorable and not to be forbidden. Let us be free to eat all the foods which you have created as good.
Give us thankful hearts for what you have provided, and may we consecrate what we eat by giving thanks.
Keep from joining into the sins of others...

 

1 Timothy 3:14-16



Dear Father,
Give us a graciousness by which we shall know how to behave ourselves in your household, the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. Help us so dedicate ourselves individually to the truth that the church at large will be a bastion of truth, and will be known by the world to be what it claims to be.
Keep our focus of truth always on that central mystery of our religion: That Christ was manifested in the flesh...

 

1 Timothy 3:1-13



Dear Father,
Give in whatever measure you please the qualities of elders and deacons to all your people, even to me. Help me desire tasks that are a noble work to you. Help me to live above reproach, to be proper in my family relations, to be temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, sober, and gentle.
Help me manage my affairs properly and command the respect of my family and outsiders. Help me serve you well in whatever capacity you allot, that I may...

 

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15



Dear Father, God who worked to create all things,
Guide us and empower us to do our work in quietness, to avoid idleness, and to earn our own living. Help us not to grow weary in well-doing.
Help us to follow the example of your emissaries, of Paul and the others, who did not seize some economic advantage from their positions, but worked to provide for their own needs. Help us to encourage and enforce a good work ethic among Christians so that we...