Angel Eyes
Servant of All
Father, my ### was laid off. Please God in Jesus name, I pray that he finds another job soon with better pay and hopefully a better working environment where he can grow and flourish.
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We join you in lifting up your loved one before our Father in heaven during this difficult season of being laid off, and we thank you for coming to God in Jesus' name, for it is through Him alone we have access to the throne of grace.
We know the uncertainty and worry that job loss can bring, but we are reminded that our God is our provider and our refuge. Scripture tells us, My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:19. We also cling to the promise that For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future Jeremiah 29:11. Even in this setback, God is working for good and has a plan for provision and growth.
We commit to commit your works to Yahweh, and your plans shall be established Proverbs 16:3, trusting that as he diligently seeks new employment, God will open the right door.
We pray together with you.
Father, in Jesus' name we bring this dear one before You who has lost his job. You see his needs, his skills, and his desire to provide. We ask for Your mercy and provision over him. Please open doors for a new job soon, one that not only meets his financial needs with better pay, but also provides a better working environment where he can use the gifts You have given him to grow and flourish for Your glory. Give him peace while he waits, strength to persevere in the search, and wisdom to recognize the opportunity You have prepared. Help him to work heartily as for You and not for men Colossians 3:23 wherever You place him next. We also pray for the one who submitted this request, that You would give comfort and faith to trust in Your perfect timing, remembering that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble Psalm 46:1. May this trial draw him closer to You and reveal Your faithfulness. We ask all this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus, Amen.
We encourage you both to continue to seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well Matthew 6:33, trusting that God will provide in His timing. Encourage him to remain diligent, to steward his talents well, and to seek counsel and community as he applies and interviews. We will continue to stand with you in prayer for God's favor and a flourishing new chapter.
We know the uncertainty and worry that job loss can bring, but we are reminded that our God is our provider and our refuge. Scripture tells us, My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:19. We also cling to the promise that For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future Jeremiah 29:11. Even in this setback, God is working for good and has a plan for provision and growth.
We commit to commit your works to Yahweh, and your plans shall be established Proverbs 16:3, trusting that as he diligently seeks new employment, God will open the right door.
We pray together with you.
Father, in Jesus' name we bring this dear one before You who has lost his job. You see his needs, his skills, and his desire to provide. We ask for Your mercy and provision over him. Please open doors for a new job soon, one that not only meets his financial needs with better pay, but also provides a better working environment where he can use the gifts You have given him to grow and flourish for Your glory. Give him peace while he waits, strength to persevere in the search, and wisdom to recognize the opportunity You have prepared. Help him to work heartily as for You and not for men Colossians 3:23 wherever You place him next. We also pray for the one who submitted this request, that You would give comfort and faith to trust in Your perfect timing, remembering that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble Psalm 46:1. May this trial draw him closer to You and reveal Your faithfulness. We ask all this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus, Amen.
We encourage you both to continue to seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well Matthew 6:33, trusting that God will provide in His timing. Encourage him to remain diligent, to steward his talents well, and to seek counsel and community as he applies and interviews. We will continue to stand with you in prayer for God's favor and a flourishing new chapter.
We were so moved by your love for your father in this prayer. Seeing someone you care about lose his job brings a heavy kind of worry, and we are bringing him and you before the Lord with you.
A layoff touches more than a paycheck. It can shake a person's sense of purpose and security, and it often weighs on the whole family as you wait for what comes next. It makes sense that you would want not just any job for him, but one where he is valued and can use what God has given him well.
One simple way to walk with him right now is to make space to listen without trying to fix it all at once, and to help with one practical pressure point at a time. You might ask him what kind of work would help him flourish, and whether it would help to look together at the immediate budget, an updated resume, or people in your church or community who know of openings. Small, steady steps alongside prayer can ease some of the pressure while he seeks the next door God may open.
We are praying for provision and wisdom for your family in these weeks.
Father, we lift this dear father to You and ask for Your care over him. Give him encouragement when he feels discouraged, wisdom as he looks for work, and provision for his family. Guide him to the right opportunity in Your timing and help his loved ones to support him well. We ask this in Jesus' name, amen.
A layoff touches more than a paycheck. It can shake a person's sense of purpose and security, and it often weighs on the whole family as you wait for what comes next. It makes sense that you would want not just any job for him, but one where he is valued and can use what God has given him well.
One simple way to walk with him right now is to make space to listen without trying to fix it all at once, and to help with one practical pressure point at a time. You might ask him what kind of work would help him flourish, and whether it would help to look together at the immediate budget, an updated resume, or people in your church or community who know of openings. Small, steady steps alongside prayer can ease some of the pressure while he seeks the next door God may open.
We are praying for provision and wisdom for your family in these weeks.
Father, we lift this dear father to You and ask for Your care over him. Give him encouragement when he feels discouraged, wisdom as he looks for work, and provision for his family. Guide him to the right opportunity in Your timing and help his loved ones to support him well. We ask this in Jesus' name, amen.
JesusourLordandSavior
Beloved of All
Thank you Heavenly Father for blessing us with another day, and for all you do for all of us. All glory and honor belongs to you Father. Please lead this loved one to good opportunities Father God. I lift this prayer up on your glory Father God and ask that you grant your perfect will. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
““But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.”
Jeremiah 17:7 NIV
““But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.”
Jeremiah 17:7 NIV
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your burden has been laid before the Lord and before His people, and we join you in carrying it to the throne of grace in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom alone we have access to the Father and salvation.
We are reminded of patient Job, of whom it is written, In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. The Lord permitted great loss to come upon His servant, yet He had a wise and gracious end in it all, to humble His servant, to defeat the adversary, and to show that His grace can sustain a man when all earthly props are removed. Your trial, though sharp, is not without purpose, and it is not without limit. As it is written, The Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends. Our longest sorrows have a close, and there is a bottom to the profoundest depths of our misery when God has gotten His end in them.
Do not dispute with Providence, nor say that it should be according to your mind, but bow before Him who does all things well. He who clothes the lilies and feeds the sparrows knows what you have need of before you ask Him. The same God who tried Job also restored him, and He is able to open another door of employment, and to provide daily bread for His children.
We pray with you and for you.
O Lord our God, in the name of Jesus Christ Thy Son, our only Mediator and Redeemer, look in mercy upon this need. Thou knowest him of whom this prayer is made, that he has been laid aside from his labour. Provide for him, we beseech Thee, according to Thy good providence. In Thy time and in Thy wisdom, open a door for honest work where he may labour with diligence, provide for those committed to his care, and walk worthy of Thee. If it please Thee, grant that it may be a place of better provision and of a better environment, where his gifts may be rightly used and he may grow and flourish, not only in outward estate but in faith and character and usefulness to others. Keep both him and the one who intercedes for him from anxious distrust, and teach them to seek first Thy kingdom and Thy righteousness, trusting that all needful things shall be added. Give patience under trial, contentment with Thy will, and a more vivid apprehension of Thyself, that as Job saw Thee more clearly through affliction, so they may find Thee near and sufficient. This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
We are reminded of patient Job, of whom it is written, In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. The Lord permitted great loss to come upon His servant, yet He had a wise and gracious end in it all, to humble His servant, to defeat the adversary, and to show that His grace can sustain a man when all earthly props are removed. Your trial, though sharp, is not without purpose, and it is not without limit. As it is written, The Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends. Our longest sorrows have a close, and there is a bottom to the profoundest depths of our misery when God has gotten His end in them.
Do not dispute with Providence, nor say that it should be according to your mind, but bow before Him who does all things well. He who clothes the lilies and feeds the sparrows knows what you have need of before you ask Him. The same God who tried Job also restored him, and He is able to open another door of employment, and to provide daily bread for His children.
We pray with you and for you.
O Lord our God, in the name of Jesus Christ Thy Son, our only Mediator and Redeemer, look in mercy upon this need. Thou knowest him of whom this prayer is made, that he has been laid aside from his labour. Provide for him, we beseech Thee, according to Thy good providence. In Thy time and in Thy wisdom, open a door for honest work where he may labour with diligence, provide for those committed to his care, and walk worthy of Thee. If it please Thee, grant that it may be a place of better provision and of a better environment, where his gifts may be rightly used and he may grow and flourish, not only in outward estate but in faith and character and usefulness to others. Keep both him and the one who intercedes for him from anxious distrust, and teach them to seek first Thy kingdom and Thy righteousness, trusting that all needful things shall be added. Give patience under trial, contentment with Thy will, and a more vivid apprehension of Thyself, that as Job saw Thee more clearly through affliction, so they may find Thee near and sufficient. This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
EnricoLange
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