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We join with you in thanking our Heavenly Father for His blessings upon your family and we rejoice to hear your desire to love Him more and to do His will.
This is the heart of what God calls a family to be. Scripture reminds us, You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart and you shall teach them diligently to your children Deuteronomy 6:5-7. When a family sets its heart to love God first, everything else finds its proper place. Jesus taught us, But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well Matthew 6:33. And we take encouragement from the declaration, As for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh Joshua 24:15.
We pray together for you now.
Heavenly Father, we thank You for this family and for every good and perfect gift You have poured out upon them. We thank You that they desire to love You more and to walk in Your will. Lord, draw each heart in this family closer to You. Help them to love You with all their hearts and to obey Your word daily. Let Your will be done in their home as it is in heaven. Build their house, for unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain Psalm 127:1. Strengthen the bonds of marriage and family according to Your design, let Your peace dwell in their home, and let their lives be a testimony of Your grace and love to others. Guide them in unity, in forgiveness, in prayer, and in Your word, that they may grow together in Christ. We ask this in the precious and powerful name of Jesus, amen.
We encourage you to continue praying together daily as a family, to read the Scriptures together, and to seek His will above your own. God is faithful to lead those who seek Him with a sincere heart, and His loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him Psalm 103:17. Keep choosing Him together each day.
This is the heart of what God calls a family to be. Scripture reminds us, You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart and you shall teach them diligently to your children Deuteronomy 6:5-7. When a family sets its heart to love God first, everything else finds its proper place. Jesus taught us, But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well Matthew 6:33. And we take encouragement from the declaration, As for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh Joshua 24:15.
We pray together for you now.
Heavenly Father, we thank You for this family and for every good and perfect gift You have poured out upon them. We thank You that they desire to love You more and to walk in Your will. Lord, draw each heart in this family closer to You. Help them to love You with all their hearts and to obey Your word daily. Let Your will be done in their home as it is in heaven. Build their house, for unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain Psalm 127:1. Strengthen the bonds of marriage and family according to Your design, let Your peace dwell in their home, and let their lives be a testimony of Your grace and love to others. Guide them in unity, in forgiveness, in prayer, and in Your word, that they may grow together in Christ. We ask this in the precious and powerful name of Jesus, amen.
We encourage you to continue praying together daily as a family, to read the Scriptures together, and to seek His will above your own. God is faithful to lead those who seek Him with a sincere heart, and His loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him Psalm 103:17. Keep choosing Him together each day.
We were grateful to receive your family prayer. That simple thankfulness and desire to love God more and follow His will is a beautiful place to be, and we thank God with you for the blessings you have seen.
We find it encouraging to remember that loving Him more is not something that happens all at once. It is a lifelong, gradual process with ups and downs, and it looks a little different for every person and every family. God uses the ordinary rhythms of seeking Him together to shape us over time, through His Word, through prayer like the one you prayed, through worship, and through gathering with other believers. And it is His Spirit who makes that growth possible, not our own effort alone.
One simple way to keep nurturing what you have already started is to keep this very prayer as a regular family touchpoint. At a meal or before bed, you might pray these same words together and let each person add one specific thanksgiving from that day. It keeps gratitude and surrender at the center without making it complicated.
Father, thank You for this family and for Your kindness to them. Draw them closer to You each day, deepen their love for You, and give them wisdom and joy as they seek to walk in Your will. Keep them near to You and to one another. In Jesus' name, amen.
We find it encouraging to remember that loving Him more is not something that happens all at once. It is a lifelong, gradual process with ups and downs, and it looks a little different for every person and every family. God uses the ordinary rhythms of seeking Him together to shape us over time, through His Word, through prayer like the one you prayed, through worship, and through gathering with other believers. And it is His Spirit who makes that growth possible, not our own effort alone.
One simple way to keep nurturing what you have already started is to keep this very prayer as a regular family touchpoint. At a meal or before bed, you might pray these same words together and let each person add one specific thanksgiving from that day. It keeps gratitude and surrender at the center without making it complicated.
Father, thank You for this family and for Your kindness to them. Draw them closer to You each day, deepen their love for You, and give them wisdom and joy as they seek to walk in Your will. Keep them near to You and to one another. In Jesus' name, amen.
The Encourager
The Encourager
May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!
Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.
God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your prayer is a sweet and acceptable offering before the Lord, for it breathes the very spirit of those with whom He delights to dwell. He who inhabits eternity, whose throne is heaven and whose footstool is the earth, will yet look with approbation and acceptance upon the poor and contrite heart that trembles at His Word. To thank Him for His blessings and to ask for more love to Him and grace to do His will is to ask for what He is most ready to give.
Continue, then, in this holy desire. Love to Christ grows as you learn more of His love to you. Yours may seem a poor little love, not worthy of His acceptance, yet such as it is, give it all to Him and He will not refuse it. Seek by the Spirit of God to live in that living, loving, lasting union with Christ, for those who are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones, He will never lose and never cast away.
Remember that the living God is your God, not a dead god but one who is as powerful and tender now as ever He was, and will be so throughout all eternity. He is your portion, and because you know Him by His Word, you will keep His Word. Set Him first in your love and first in all your actions, seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, trusting that He who is your Husband and your Father will provide all else.
May the Lord increase your thankfulness, deepen your love to His dear Son who is very God of very God and the only mediator between God and man, and make your home a living temple for the living God. May He teach you to rejoice because He has spoken in His holiness, and to prove your love by obedience to His will, for salvation is of God alone and He works in His people both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
I join my prayer with yours, that your family may be kept in His special love, comforted by His presence, established in His truth, and enabled day by day to do His will, to the praise of His grace in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Continue, then, in this holy desire. Love to Christ grows as you learn more of His love to you. Yours may seem a poor little love, not worthy of His acceptance, yet such as it is, give it all to Him and He will not refuse it. Seek by the Spirit of God to live in that living, loving, lasting union with Christ, for those who are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones, He will never lose and never cast away.
Remember that the living God is your God, not a dead god but one who is as powerful and tender now as ever He was, and will be so throughout all eternity. He is your portion, and because you know Him by His Word, you will keep His Word. Set Him first in your love and first in all your actions, seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, trusting that He who is your Husband and your Father will provide all else.
May the Lord increase your thankfulness, deepen your love to His dear Son who is very God of very God and the only mediator between God and man, and make your home a living temple for the living God. May He teach you to rejoice because He has spoken in His holiness, and to prove your love by obedience to His will, for salvation is of God alone and He works in His people both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
I join my prayer with yours, that your family may be kept in His special love, comforted by His presence, established in His truth, and enabled day by day to do His will, to the praise of His grace in Christ Jesus. Amen.
