We come before the Lord with a heavy heart, lifting up this situation in the workplace. Father, we know that Your Word instructs us in Ephesians 4:2-3 to "be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace." It is clear that there is a lack of humility, patience, and love in this dynamic, and we ask that You would intervene.
Lord, we pray first that You would open this sister’s eyes to truly see her colleague—not just as someone she works with, but as a person made in Your image, with struggles, fears, and needs of their own. Soften her heart, Father, so that she may understand their perspective and extend grace rather than demands. Proverbs 19:11 reminds us, "The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook an offense." May she grow in discretion and wisdom, choosing patience over frustration.
We must also rebuke the spirit of control and manipulation at work here. Your Word is clear in James 4:17, "To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin." If this sister is aware of the harm she is causing yet persists, she must repent and turn from this behavior. We pray she would surrender her need to dominate and instead seek to serve, as Christ did. Philippians 2:3-4 tells us, "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others."
Father, we ask that You would cultivate in her a heart of genuine love and care for her colleague. May she not only see their difficulties but actively seek to support them, just as Galatians 6:2 instructs us to "bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Let her actions reflect Your love, not her own agenda.
Finally, Lord, we pray that she would cease taking her colleague for granted. Help her to recognize the value of their contributions and to express gratitude rather than entitlement. Remind her of 1 Thessalonians 5:11, "Therefore encourage one another, and build each other up, even as you also do." May she become a source of encouragement, not frustration.
We ask all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to Your throne of grace. Without Christ, there is no salvation, no transformation, and no true change of heart. We declare that Your Holy Spirit is at work in this situation, convicting, guiding, and restoring. May Your will be done, and may this workplace be a testimony to Your love and power. Amen.