Where ________________ has strayed from the path of holiness, bring him/her to repentance and work Your cleansing power in his/her heart and life. Give him/her understanding that to live in purity brings wholeness and blessing, and that the greatest reward for it is seeing You.
"There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet it is not washed from its filthiness." Proverbs 30:12
Week of June 28, 2009
Week of June 21, 2009
Hide Your Word in ___________'s heart so that there is no attraction to sin. I pray he/she will run from evil, from impurity, from unholy thoughts, words and deeds, and that he/she will be drawn toward whatever is pure and holy. Let Christ be formed in him/her and cause him/her to seek the power of Your Holy Spirit to enable him/her to do what is right.
"Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that is may bear more fruit." John 15:2
Week of June 14, 2009
I pray that You will help _____________ to respect and revere Your laws and understand that they are there for his/her benefit. May he/she clearly see that when Your laws are disobeyed, life doesn't work.
"In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work." 2 Timothy 2:20-21
Week of June 7, 2009
I pray that You will fill _____________ with a love for You that surpasses his/her love for anything or anyone else.
"Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation." Psalm 24:3-5
Week of May 31, 2009
May _____________ speak life and not death. May he/she be quick to listen and slow to speak so that his/her speech will always be seasoned with grace. Equip him/her to know how, what, and when to speak to anyone in any situation. Enable him/her to always speak words of hope, health, encouragement, and life, and to resolve that his/her mouth will not sin.
"There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise promotes health." Proverbs 12:18
Week of May 24, 2009
Keep ___________ from being snared by the words of her/her mouth. You've promised that "whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles" (Proverbs 21:23). Help him/her to put a guard over his/her mouth and keep far away from adversity.
"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things." Matthew 12:35
Week of May 17, 2009
I pray that _______________ will choose to use speech that glorifies You. Fill his/her heart with Your Spirit and Your truth so that what overflows from his/her mouth will be words of life and not death. Put a monitor over his/her mouth so that every temptation to use profane, negative, cruel, hurtful, uncaring, unloving, or compassionless language would pierce his/her spirit and make him/her feel uncomfortable.
"Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones." Proverbs 16:24
Week of May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day!!
Your Word says that, "A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men" (Proverbs 18:16). May whatever __________ does find favor with others and be well received and respected. But most of all, I pray the gifts and talents You placed in him/her be released to find their fullest expression in glorifying You.
"To each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift." Ephesians 4:7
Week of May 3, 2009
I thank You for the gifts and talents You have placed in _____________. I pray that You would develop them in him/her and use them for Your glory. Make them apparent to me and to him/her, and show me specifically if there is any special nurturing, training, learning experience, or opportunities I should provide for him/her. May his/her gifts and talents be developed in Your way and in Your time.
"For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable." Romans 11:29
Week of April 26, 2009
Help ____________ to excel in school and do well in any classes he/she may take. Make the pathways of learning smooth and not something with which he/she must strain and struggle. Connect everything in his/her brain the way it is supposed to be so that he/she has clarity of thought, organization, good memory, and strong learning ability.
"My son, if you receive my words, and treasure my commands within you, so that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, if you see her as sliver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God." Proverbs 2:1-5
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