A prayer for our endeavors

Reading from the Daniel Prayer by Ann Graham Lotz. Reality check.

Love to Pray chapter 1

In recent months and years their has been an expose of some of the evil misconducts that have infiltrated through the sport of gymnastics, leaving many young women in great need for healing. This is just one prayer of thousands we should be praying collectively to eradicate the lies and bring comfort, love and knowledge of truth to heal their hearts and minds in Jesus.

Dear God,
Thank you for giving us the beautiful sport of gymnastics. Forgive us for all the times we have distorted your creation by letting fear into its midst. Like all things on earth, sin has a way of creeping in and wreaking havoc on the beautiful things you have made. We ask now that you give strength and courage to those gymnasts and coaches who are exposing the darkness with a light of truth. While earthly consequences are difficult, we ask for peace and clarity for all parents, gymnasts past, present and future, fans, judges, trainers, governing officials and coaches that we surrender to you our God. We ask for the eyes to see and ears to hear more clearly when young athletes are are being mistreated. For those struggling with the emotional lies the enemy wants us to believe, we ask for you to break those chains and reveal a spirit of trust that you make beautiful things out of the dust. Help us to love ourselves and others through uncertain times, and to forgive others and ourselves as you have forgiven us. Again, we thank you for our beautiful sport and the opportunity to bring Honor and Glory to You through it once more. In Your Mighty Name, Amen.

They are spreading their wings, but a parent's prayer is never ceasing. This is a prayer for our young adults to KNOW God, and desire to seek His truth amidst a world of distraction.

One minute prayer - from Brian Hardin

If you don’t know how to pray for our leaders and our country, just listen in agreement. In the apostle Paul’s teaching on prayer in 1 Timothy, one of the major thrusts is praying for those in authority. Biblical history shows us again and again that the hearts of leaders are vulnerable and can be easily misguided; Proverbs 11:14 says “For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure”. Therefore we must place our petitions before God, acting as spiritual advisers through the Holy Spirit. James reminds us that God wants us to ask Him for wisdom and He will gladly give it to those who seek it.; and that the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Based on this alone, It seems to me, that we have a lot of praying to do for Godly wisdom to permeate our nations leaders. Please join me!

In the aftermath of hurricane Michael many are left without homes, water, power and businesses. Let us pray for their help, restoration, faith and perseverance. Let us pray for those who are coming to their aid, that they be safe and wise, and pray against the enemy who is running rampant among the looters Seeking to gain and this time of tragedy

Sometimes even if we feel like God is delivering our prayer us on the silver platter, whether it’s about a job, a responsibility, or our endeavors in general, we still feel anxious and fearful. These negative thoughts of course are all lies the enemy wants us to believe, But the truth is we know if we turn to God He will reassure us that we are on the path he paved for us. This is that prayer.

Grieving the loss of a loved one is the worst pain we can imagine...especially if the loved one was a child, or was an innocent victim of an act of violence. In all of our grief it is often a time where prayer and faith seem to be buried under anger, doubt and sorrow. For those who never had faith to begin with, the isolation must be complete torture. This prayer is for those who can stand in the gap between hopelessness and hope, between anger and acceptance, to intercede for those who are hurting so much that they cannot yet pray. It is a prayer to strengthen us through Jesus’ life and death, and life again, so that we may faithfully and joyfully cling to the promises of eternal life...yes a second chance where death does not exist. It is a prayer everyone should pray for peace of mind, body and spirit.