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[Anonymous]

pray as my life is such a mess a this time . pray that I can work and pray for purity and pray against any demonic attack and pray that I can pray pray that I can do my blue arrow work and pray that I can get things done .. pray for my brother and pray that I can do arcoalohuin israel

 

[Articles]

We hear the heaviness in your heart as you share that your life feels like such a mess right now and you are struggling to focus, to work, to pray, and to get things done. We come alongside you in this and lift you up together before our Father in Jesus name. God sees you in this confusion and He is not distant. We are reminded that God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, as it says in 1 Corinthians 14:33, and that He has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control according to 2 Timothy 1:7.

We notice your request does not mention the name of Jesus Christ, and we want to gently remind you that it is only through Jesus that we have access to God and that our prayers are heard. Jesus said in John 14:6, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And in Acts 4:12 it says there is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your trust in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, confessing Him as Lord, for in Romans 10:9 it says if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. It is in His name we pray and have confidence before God.

We pray for your focus and for your work. The Lord wants to establish the work of your hands when you commit it to Him. Proverbs 16:3 says commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed. And Colossians 3:23 says whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men. We pray for your blue arrow work and for all the tasks before you that feel overwhelming, that God would give you clarity, discipline, and strength to get things done step by step, and that you would know Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

We also lift up your desire for purity, which is so pleasing to God. Purity is not just trying harder but walking in the power of the Holy Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 says for this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor. If there is any fornication, impurity, or lust that has entangled you, we encourage you to flee from it as 1 Corinthians 6:18 teaches, and to seek the Lord's cleansing, for 1 John 1:9 says if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We pray that God would create in you a clean heart as in Psalm 51:10 and give you victory.

We hear your concern about demonic attack and we do not take that lightly. The enemy seeks to steal, confuse, and oppress, for 1 Peter 5:8 says your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. But we have authority in Christ. James 4:7 says be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. And Ephesians 6:11 says put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. We pray against every attack, every heaviness, and every lie of the enemy, and we claim the protection and victory of Jesus over your mind, your body, and your spirit.

We also pray for the very desire you expressed, that you can pray. Even when words fail, the Spirit helps us. Romans 8:26 says in the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we do not know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Do not be discouraged if prayer feels hard right now. Philippians 4:6-7 says in nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. We pray that God would restore your prayer life and draw you into His presence daily.

We lift up your brother before the Lord, asking for God's hand of protection, guidance, and blessing upon his life, that he would also walk closely with Jesus. And we pray for Israel as you mentioned, that the Lord would bring His peace and fulfill His purposes there. Psalm 122:6 says pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

We pray together now. Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, lifting up our dear one who feels overwhelmed and scattered. Lord, You see the mess, the lack of focus, and the burden to get things done. We ask You to calm this heart, to give a sound mind, and to order these steps. Help this one to commit all work to You, especially the blue arrow work, and to do it faithfully for Your glory. Grant diligence and the ability to finish what needs to be done. Father, we ask for purity. Wash and cleanse, forgive any sin, and empower by Your Holy Spirit to walk in holiness and self-control. We rebuke every demonic attack and every spirit of confusion, heaviness, and oppression, and we command it to flee in Jesus name. Cover this child of Yours with the armor of God and let Your peace guard heart and mind. Holy Spirit, teach this one to pray again, even with simple words, and intercede when words fail. We lift up the brother, bless him, keep him, and draw him near to You. And we pray for Israel, for Your peace and Your will to be done there. Restore hope, restore focus, and let this life be built upon You, the rock. We ask all this in the precious and powerful name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how tangled everything feels right now and how much you want to get back to steady ground. Wanting to work, to live with purity, to be able to pray at all when prayer itself feels hard, those are good and honest desires, and we are grateful you shared them with us.

When life feels like a mess it can help to think of prayer and work less as things to try perfectly in one moment and more as training we grow in a little at a time. Even a short, simple turning to God counts, and small faithful steps at work can build momentum when everything feels overwhelming.

One gentle next step that may help is to choose a single small window each day, maybe ten minutes in the morning, to be still before God in your own words, and then give the next twenty minutes to one piece of your blue arrow work. Keeping it small and consistent can make it easier to keep going, and we will be praying for strength for that.

We also hold your brother and your heart for Israel before the Lord with you.

Father, we bring our brother to You in Jesus name. You see the mess he feels and his desire for purity, for protection, and to be able to work and pray again. Draw near to him, give him peace, guard him from the enemy, and guide his steps day by day. Provide for his brother and open the right doors regarding Israel according to Your will. Amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[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

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[Spurgeon]

Your honest cry has been heard, and we have carried it before the throne of grace. To feel that life is a mess is no strange thing to the children of God, for many a soul has been brought low that it might learn to look up. The Lord does not despise a broken and contrite heart, and He who brought Israel forth out of bondage with silver and gold is able also to bring you forth into a place of order and peace.

You ask for grace to pray, and even to be able to pray at all. This is a need we all know. There are seasons when prayer seems to have no return, when it feels as a waste of words, and Satan shoots that fiery arrow and whispers that God has forsaken you and shut His ear. Believe him not. The Father hears the faintest sigh of His child. Neglect of prayer will make all spiritual powers wax weak, but he that is mighty on his knees is mighty everywhere. Trials give new life to prayer, and blessed is the man who yields himself entirely to the discipline of the Lord. Come as Jacob did, in humility of spirit, spreading your case before God and pleading His promises with holy argument, for true prayer is pleading with the Most High. Though you may be double minded and unstable in yourself, look to Christ and pray in faith without wavering, for God has not left you to wrestle alone.

You ask for purity, and this we must hold fast with charity as the two great garments of Christianity. Without holiness no man shall see the Lord, and religion does not consist only in meeting together and hearing sermons, but in being kept unspotted from the world. Pray that the Holy Spirit would breed in you a holy caution and even a hatred of sin, for He makes discipline through grace to be a blessed thing. Ask the Lord to keep your body and mind as His temple, and to help you walk in that purity which He loves.

You ask for deliverance from every demonic attack. Know this, that our deliverance is not by our own strength, for we can do nothing of ourselves. God Himself has found a ransom. The clock of mercy has struck in heaven, and the King's own Son has borne the penalty for all who trust Him. That ransom is Christ Jesus the Lord, and through His blood we have deliverance from the pit. When the lamb was slain, Israel was brought forth, and so by the Lamb of God you shall be brought forth effectually. Put on the gospel armor and stand sentry at prayer, watching there where duty calls, for the Lord is your deliverer.

You ask for help in your work, for your blue arrow work and for diligence to get things done. This is a proper prayer. Being soldiers of Christ we are under discipline, and our Captain says, count the cost. Whatever post the Lord commits to you, hold it till He comes. Pray for steadiness of hand and mind, for faithfulness in little things, that your labor may be done as unto the Lord and not unto men.

We have also prayed for your brother, for intercessory prayer is the sweetest prayer God ever hears. As Job prayed for his friends and was restored, and as Christ ever lives to make intercession for His people, so you are privileged to plead for your brother. We join you in asking that the Lord would keep him, guard him from evil, and draw him near to Himself.

And your burden concerning Israel we have not forgotten. We have asked the Lord that His purposes for that land and people may be accomplished, and that if it be His will for you to have any part of labor there, He would make the way plain and keep your feet in His steps. Above all we pray that the name of Jesus, in whom alone is salvation, may be glorified there and everywhere.

Let us pray together.

O Lord God of recompenses, judge of all the earth, show Yourself in mercy to this Your servant. You see the confusion and the heaviness of this life. Bring forth order out of disorder, and set the feet upon a rock. Forgive all slackness in prayer and hardness of heart, and teach the soul to pour out sorrows into Your ear. Grant a spirit of purity and keep unspotted from the world. Break the power of the evil one, for You have found a ransom in Christ Jesus, and by His blood give deliverance. Grant strength for daily work, faithfulness in what is committed to hand, and grace to do all things well for Your glory. Remember the brother of this suppliant, keep him from evil and bring him into Your light. Rule over all things concerning Israel according to Your sovereign grace, and let Your kingdom come. Hear this prayer for Jesus Christ's sake, our only hope and righteousness. Amen.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

Your honesty in asking for prayer while life feels so disordered is itself a good beginning, and God hears those who turn to Him in truth. You have asked for help to work, for purity, for protection from the attacks of the enemy, for strength even to pray, for faithfulness in your daily tasks and what you call your blue arrow work, for grace to get things done, for your brother, and for the work you hope to do in Israel. I will bring each of these before the Lord with you.

Remember that prayer is a great weapon. As you go out to the struggles and storms of each day, you need arms for the fight, and prayer early in the morning and again at night makes God favorable to you and keeps your boat from striking the rocks. The enemy most readily attacks those who are alone and isolated, so do not remain by yourself. Keep close fellowship with other believers, gather together continually, and let the prayers of the church surround you. At the same time, be watchful yourself. It is good to have the prayers of others, but they profit little if we ourselves are sleeping. Stay alert, guard your heart, and keep praying even when prayer feels difficult.

Let us pray together:

Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, I thank You that You always hear those who call upon You. Have mercy on this Your servant who feels overwhelmed and scattered. Grant peace in the midst of confusion and set his feet on solid ground. Give him strength and diligence for his work, that he may labor faithfully and provide for what is needed, and help him to complete the tasks set before him, including his blue arrow work, with a clear mind and steady hands.

Grant him purity of heart and life. Cleanse his thoughts, his eyes and his lips, and keep him from every self chosen snare. Deliver him from the power of the evil one. Let no demonic attack have hold on him, but cover him with Your protection, for no one can truly harm the one who clings to You.

Teach him to pray. When he is weary and words fail, put prayer in his mouth by Your Spirit, morning and evening, and make his prayer constant and confident because Christ intercedes for him. Help him also to remain in fellowship with Your people, so he is not left alone in the battle.

I lift up his brother to You. Keep him, draw him close to Yourself, and supply his needs according to Your wisdom. And for the desire to serve in Israel, whatever that work called arcoalohuin may be, guide his steps. If it is according to Your will, open the door and prepare the way. If not, direct him to what is better. In all things let Your will be done.

Strengthen him to get things done not in his own strength alone, but with Your help, doing all things with discipline and hope. Let his life bear fruit in good works and bring glory to You. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Continue to pray each day, stay near to the church, and keep your hands to the work God has given you. God is faithful and He will not leave you without help.