Vital.
One of my personal goals this year is to develop a more interactive (active) prayer life. Frankly, this should be a forgone conclusion but, as in lots of things, the squeaky wheel is the one that gets oiled and sometimes I gasp when I realize it's been d.a.y.s. since my prayers were anything more than the "Thank you Jesus for this day and this food" or the "Help me survive." variety. No wonder everything was off.
I wonder if I'm alone in this?
THEN I remembered that I had this great little 'prayer guide' another missionary friend gave me eons ago stuffed into the blog somewhere.
"Now where is that thing....???"
*dig*, *dig*, *dig*; *shuffle*, *shuffle*, *shuffle*
"Found it!"
"How can we pray for you?" is a question we get asked frequently -and with good reason. Prayer is the sustaining layer for us and a way that any and all can participate in our ministry.
I am using this guide (have I mentioned that I'm the type of person who likes a list?) to pray for my family, my co-workers, and my friends (with the adjustments needed) and thought I would put this list into a post, out from under the back corner of the blog clutter, to share with you...just in case you're a list person and would like to know how you can be part of what we do too.
Prayers for you...
Faith
Day 1: Relationship w/ God
- Loving and studying God’s word
- Strong prayer life
- Being filled with the Holy Spirit and yielded to Him
- Maturing Spiritually
- Progress over personal sin
- Good Health
- Safety in danger
- Protection against loneliness
- Protection against depression
- Protection against discouragement
- Homesickness
- Alan and Faith
- Riley, Janelle, and Natalie
- That our family would be a light and example of a godly
Day 4: Language/Cultural
- Continued acquisition of Spanish
- For fluency
- For cultural adaptation and understanding
- For a growing love for Mexicans
- Boldness and open doors
- Prepared Hearts and openness
- Energy, wisdom, and discernment
- Financial support
- Home-schooling
- For future direction
- Other missionaries
- With pastors and teachers
- Government – National and Local
- Visas/paperwork; open doors
- Outreaches
- Our relationships with nationals
2 comments:
I love how specific your list is. I have a prayer calendar for my kids, but I really need to sit down and write one that covers all areas of my life.
Thanks for the reminder!
Oh, I love this! Truly! Thank you so much for sharing it, so we can pray for you effectively and so I can alter this list for our lives. I like lists too and this can help me organize and not forget. I get distracted easily. Squirrel!! What was I saying? Anyway...
Hey, who called 911 from your home?
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