Asking the Lord's help

[Windwold]

Praying with you for this in Jesus' name, Amen

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Chrysostom]

Your prayer has been read with care and we join you in bringing all of these burdens before the Lord who hears and is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask.

We pray with you for strong protection and breakthrough for you and for all in need, for encouragement and help, and for wisdom and the Lord's anointing on every planned outreach and service. We ask God to give you strength and a pure conscience before Him, to guide your words and work so that what you do is pleasing to Him, and to grant you favor, love and inspiration as you prepare sermons, the workshop, the sermon on hope, the Live Nativity, and the evening of prayer and praise this Friday. We ask for His presence and power to be evident, for more prayer warriors to be raised up, for many to hear the gospel and be saved through Jesus Christ alone, for that is the only way of salvation, and for the church to be convicted, protected and anointed.

We bring before God the many conflicts you mention, including those that feel forgotten and those involving people you named. Scripture teaches that many conflicts spring from covetousness, envy and vainglory, and that cutting out the root takes away the fruit. We pray that God will give you grace to despise what is passing and to seek the treasure above, to be quiet where quietness is needed and to stand nobly where you are called to stand, and to pursue peace and reconciliation in truth. Where there has been sinful speech, as you confessed about speaking in anger to ### about ### and to others, we thank God that forgiveness is available through Christ as you repent, and we pray He will help you speak with grace and truth going forward and turn what was broken into a blessing.

Regarding the relationships you mention, we do not ask God to bless what is outside His design, but we do pray earnestly for His holy work in each person. We believe marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman and that sexual intimacy and living together belong within that covenant. Where there are dysfunctional, harmful or immoral relationships, we pray God will intervene with conviction that leads to repentance, with healing of soul wounds for you and for ### and for others, with a clear turning from what is not of Him, and with restoration to purity and wholeness. Where relationships are strained, such as between those you named, we pray for a miracle of healing and reconciliation that is true and according to His will, for comfort for those who need a father's care, for help in school and exams, and for the Lord to be near as protector and healer.

We also lift up your requests for work, for your team and meetings, for the meeting with ###, for your place at church and for wisdom about issues there. We ask God to take over, to lead and guide and protect, to give you wisdom and strength and to make clear what is true and what should be addressed. We pray for quick healing where there is sickness and pain, for help with school, and for His mighty hand to act in power for you and your family and for ### and ### and the children.

We join you in praying for what you called the deleted requests as well, for persecuted Christians to be sustained, for the salvation of the unsaved, for the peace of Israel, for those suffering in war zones and calamities, and for abused children and many others who suffer. We ask God to have mercy, to bring justice and comfort, and to let His glory be known on the earth.

May you be encouraged to live by faith and not draw back, knowing that God honors those who trust Him and that even severe trials become bearable when He brings His deliverance near. Keep a conscience without guile, seek first what is above, and trust that He who sees all will work for good in His time.

We pray all this in the name of Jesus, asking for His forgiveness, His healing, His conviction and His peace to rest upon you and upon all for whom you have prayed.