I thank my God in all my remembrance
of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view
of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. Philippians
1:3-5
There are many times when we hear someone say, “I’ll
be praying for you”. It is really good
to know that we have those who truly care about our life situations enough to
lift our need to God.
How do you pray for a friend? Do you struggle for the right words or wonder
exactly what to ask for? Possibly this
prayer will give you a good start on sharing your petition to God for your
friend. You will discover that praying
this prayer will bring specific life situations of your friends to mind. Your interest will turn into encouragement
and strengthen the bond between you and your friend.
Taking time to pray for another may be one of the
greatest gifts you can give. Here is a
prayer that you can make your own. In
the place of the word “friend” or a pronoun for them, put their name and see
how many times you call their name to God.
A Prayer for a Friend
Father, I ask you to bless my friends
reading this right now.
I am asking You to minister to their
spirit at this very moment.
Where there is pain, give them Your
peace and mercy.
Where there is self-doubting, release a
renewed confidence in Your ability to work through them.
Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion,
I ask You to give them understanding, patience, and strength as they learn
submission to Your leading.
Where there is spiritual stagnation, I
ask You to renew them by revealing Your nearness, and by drawing them into
greater intimacy with You.
Where there is fear, reveal Your love,
and release to them Your courage.
Where there is a sin blocking them,
reveal it, and break its hold over my friend's life.
Bless their finances, give them greater
vision, and raise up leaders, and friends to support, and encourage them.
Give each of them discernment to
recognize the evil forces around them, and reveal to them the power they have
in You to defeat it.
I ask You to do these things in Jesus'
name.
Amen.
Scripture to
Claim:
With all prayer and
petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the
alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, Ephesians 6:18
