Last week, we re-introduced Who’s Your One?, an emphasis on sharing our faith, sharing the Gospel with those in our spheres of influence. One of the resources that came with the material was a 30-Day Prayer Guide, providing simple, daily, biblically-based paragraphs to help put words to the thoughts and desires of our hearts as we talk to the Lord about those for whom we are praying and hoping for salvation.
I don’t know about you, but sometimes, I’m just not always exactly sure what to say. I thought it might be helpful to include a couple of those this week as we continue praying together for our families and our friends.
Read 2 Peter 3:9
Father, You have been patient _________with up to this point in his/her life. Every day he/she lives is a testimony to the fact that You long for all people to hear the Gospel and come to saving faith. Continue to show mercy and extend (name here)’s life. In your kindness, allow him/her to experience the beautiful things You’ve created that display Your glory. Protect him/her from the full extent of the consequences of his/her sin, and allow the consequences that he/she does experience to point him/her to the need for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
Read Ezekiel 11:19 – 20
Father, __needs a new heart. You are the only One who can change a heart that is living in rebellion to You and submitting to the slavery of sin. Apart from Your grace, _________has no hope to know You and follow Your ways. I long for ________to know You as his/her God and to experience the grace You so freely give. In Your rich love, give him/her a new heart, and put a new Spirit in place of his/her heart of stone. Read Matthew 5:16 Father, give me the faith to obey You in all things, so___ can experience firsthand a life that has been transformed by Your Spirit. I pray for humility, so I will not merely do what is right to feel good about myself. Give me the wisdom to know how to leverage the
obedience You’ve called me to pursue in order to have opportunities to speak about why my life is different. Use the distinctive life Your Spirit produces in me and the good works You lead me to perform to cause ________to long for the hope, peace, joy, and meaning that only comes to those who have experienced Your salvation.
What a privilege it is to pray with you!