Pray for Marriages (Protection and Healing)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

Each of you holds intentions for marriages close to your heart. Perhaps it’s for you or some dear friends or relatives. Today our intention is a ‘warriors’ choice”, your personal marriage intention. As we pray for one another’s intentions, may all find comfort knowing that others are praying for exactly what you desire, while providing a canopy of protection for marriages.  

Let me dwell in your tent forever, take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Psalm 61:5

As a community, our prayers form a beautiful bouquet of gratitude for the Lord, as with faith and trust, we place our petitions before Him. Open your hearts and lift up your voices!

Pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful. James 5:16

Harness your power! Pray without ceasing!

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Don’t let up! Pass it on! 

Pray for Families (Seeking Trust During Loss)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

When contemplating where our prayers should focus, I was directed to loss. In pondering loss, I realized that it is a wide umbrella. Consider those who have lost a family member, those who have an estranged relative, those who may be losing a foster child, and those feeling the emptiness of a loved one that moved far away. Then there are those experiencing the fear of potential loss– a sick child, a terminal relative, upcoming “reductions in force", potential bankruptcy, probable foreclosure, a teetering  business– the list goes on.  

Yet the Lord always reassures us, and asks us to trust in Him.

Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span? Matthew 6:27

Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil. Matthew 6:34

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 

I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly. John 10:10

 

Lord, it is obvious that we don’t trust you enough. Surrendering to your will, your providence, your plan, is very scary for us, as we like to have control. You continually beg us to jump into your arms for safety, yet we live in fear that you will drop us, desert us, or take things away from us. We wrongly equate suffering with rejection, yet only you can transform sadness into joy.  Grant us the grace of faith and hope, that we may with confidence imitate the faith-filled words of Job:

“Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I go back there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD!” Job 1:21

Blessed are you, Heavenly Father, for you are the giver of all good gifts, including our crosses! Protect our families, fill our hearts with love, guide our steps, and grant us the humility to accept your Divine Will with trust. 

For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the LORD—plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. Jeremiah 29:11

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Continue to encourage one another. Pass it on!

Pray for Marriages (Works of the Spirit)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

There is no shortage of intentions to pray for in marriage. For each one of you has a unique intention, if not for your own marriage, for another’s. More likely, you have multiple intentions,, so, let us focus on those!  

Humbly place yourself before the Lord and pray. Ask that the Lord heal each person of their woundedness, those deep wounds that fester if left unattended. Pray for the unshackling of hearts. May hurts and resentments be released, allowing the Holy Spirit to move in. 

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17

Lord, we are a wounded people. Give us the fortitude, resolve, initiative, and desire, to first look within and ask for you to mend our brokenness. Help us persevere in prayer for our spouses and for other marriages as well.  Pour your grace upon us, so that the fruits of your Spirit may live fully within us and serve to transform the hearts of those around us. Jesus, we trust in You!

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.  If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-33, 25

In you Lord, we can be beacons of love, as love heals!  Thank you for loving us first. 

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Pray for you, pray for your spouse, and pray for us all! Pass it on! 

Pray for Families (Support for our Trials)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

Who doesn’t rejoice when the Lord blesses them? 

We thank you, God, we give thanks. Psalm 75:2 

Yet when life takes a downturn for you or a loved one, it’s easy to feel like it’s a punishment and the Lord has abandoned you. 

Beloved, do not be surprised that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as if something strange were happening to you. But rejoice to the extent that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice exultantly. 1 Peter 4:12:13

Let us pray for family members who may be struggling with their trials as they bear the weight of their cross.

I will refine them as one refines silver, and I will test them as one tests gold. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them; I will say, “They are my people,” and they will say, “The LORD is my God.”  Zechariah 13:9

Lord, help us all to suffer well, and look upon us with mercy as our grumblings reach your ears. As we intercede for others, may our prayers be pleasing and rise sweetly as incense to the heavens. Strengthen our loved ones as they carry their crosses, be generous with your grace, and help them never to lose hope. In your generosity, help us to persevere in prayer!

Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer. Romans 12:12

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

May the strength of our prayers storm the heavens! Pass it on! 

Pray for Marriages (Hope for the Weary)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

To those who suffer in silence, take heart and do not lose hope!

Wait for the LORD, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the LORD! Psalm 27:14

Waiting is hard, especially when your cross is heavy. The fight is within, as dropping the cross may bring relief, but does it get you to where you desire?  Perseverance in prayer will increase endurance and fuel your hope!

For in hope we were saved. Now hope that sees for itself is not hope. For who hopes for what one sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait with endurance. Romans 8:24-25

Lord, we pray for all marriages, but especially those losing hope and flirting with despair. Holy Comforter, refresh the souls of the weary, and like an invigorating wind, lift their spirits and renew their hope.  Heal all brokenness in marriages, especially the wounds that are hidden and festering. Be the balm that brings healing and restoration, so that all marriages may be a reflection of your divine plan of love. Jesus, we trust in You!

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Pray and pass it on! 

Pray for Families (Inspiration from the Saints)

Greetings Prayer Warriors, 

How uplifting it is to read about the lives of the saints and their life journeys. Most seem to progress from heartache to wholeness.  I am most fascinated and drawn to those who began as the greatest sinners.  I can relate to their brokenness and am encouraged as they slowly die to their old self and put on Christ. 

Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. Romans 13:14

When we fret about friends, family, coworkers, or relatives who have drifted far from God, saintly conversion stories provide us with hope. They showcase the depth of God’s love for his children and the effects of His grace in bringing about conversion, renewal, and restoration. They highlight the Lord’s desire not to lose even one of us. 

I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners. Luke 5:32

Lord, we come before you, not just on behalf of our families, but on behalf of ourselves, as we acknowledge our own sinfulness. Guide us to the path of righteousness, that we may become living witnesses for others, especially those who know not what or whom they seek. We know, Lord, that only you can satiate their desire. Good Shepherd, hurry to find your lost sheep so that they may find rest in You.

Have mercy on me, God, in accord with your merciful love; in your abundant compassion blot out my transgressions. Thoroughly wash away my guilt; and from my sin cleanse me. For I know my transgressions; my sin is always before me. Against you, you alone have I sinned. Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all my iniquities. A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit. Psalm 51 3:6, 11-12 

Save us, Lord!

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

May the saints join us in prayer as we pray for conversion, renewal, and restoration! Pass it on! 

Pray for Marriages (The Grace of Perseverance)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

In a marriage, couples can become hyper-focused on their differences versus all that they hold in common. It’s an easy snare set by Satan, as he reminds us of all that we should be annoyed about. But prayer is your weapon! Rejoice and give thanks to God (and affirmation to your spouse) for your marital unity and it will serve to minimize the polarities.

Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor. Romans 12:9-10

Again, [amen,] I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:19-20

Pray together and ask for the graces your marriage needs. Christ heals, fortifies, and blesses, and delights in your prayers! 

Perhaps you’re thinking, “But I don’t have a praying spouse, or one who will pray with me.” The Lord will still hear your prayers of petition on behalf of your marriage, but don’t forget the praise and thanksgiving too!

And we have this confidence in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, we know that what we have asked him for is ours. 1 John 5:14-15

And for those with still waning hope…

Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer. Romans 12:11-12

May you rest in knowing that others are praying for you and imploring God for your enduring perseverance!  🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Jesus, we trust in you enough to pass this on to another!