Prayer to Be People of Action as Well as Faith

22 Jan 2015

Lord, help me to be a person whose faith goes beyond “holy” thoughts and religious speech…

James 2:24 NIV You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

Holy Spirit, mature my faith more and more each day. Cultivate me. Prune me. Bring me to a new season of bearing choice fruit.

When I sing, “break my heart for what breaks yours”, I don’t want that to simply be a platitude. I want to be moved to action by what moves you, Lord. Move me beyond agreeing with the idea that the church should help the poor. I just need to do it.

Tear complacency out of me by the root, Holy Spirit, then spray spiritual weed killer in the hole it left and fill it with seeds of your mercy, fertilized with your loving compassion. Grow me to be fiercely active in serving people who have needs, devoted to justice and action in your name, Jesus.

God, from a common sense perspective, this is easy. Your word makes it very clear (James 2) that the poor have an advantage over the rich because they have little more than their faith to help them, and that anyone who doesn’t provide help to the poor is missing a fantastic opportunity to build eternal wealth in your Kingdom.

In this moment, it seems so simple. Spirit, bring these ideas to sharp clarity the next time I see a poor person that I can help. Help me remember what true riches are the next time I’m about to open my wallet in a wasteful way. Help me to know the difference between the seed that you give me to plant and the bread that you give me to eat. I want to maximize every breath that I take, every dollar I make, and every second I’m alive for your glory and for my eternal benefit as well.

You are so good, God. I know that you’re working in me right now.

God, move in power to meet these needs from across the globe…

Holy Spirit, grant wisdom and discernment to our sister in North Carolina:

I need prayer for God to show me what the accursed thing is in my life like Achan in Joshua 7:1. I have trouble excess trouble. I need to know if there is something in my possession causing the trouble. I have caused 4 car accidents in the past 6 years I have a leaking roof in current apartment. My rent will increase 130.00 per month in 70 days. I had prior apartment where there were mice, roaches. etc. I need to know if there is any person possession of deceased mother I have causing the trouble. I have kitchen appliances, gadgets, pots and pans, other personal effects. My mother died in 11/2013. Her life was domestic violence, abuse, chronic illness. I prayed and asked God not to pass abuse curse to my life. I specifically asked the domestic violence and abuse, but in 2014 my male coworkers called me by another younger male coworkers last name, put a cougar sign 2ft by 3ft in my work area. I was assigned to work by shift supervisor with the male coworker who put up the cougar sign 3 of the last 3 months. The shift supervisor make daily work assignments. I told the shift supervisor about my problems with male coworkers. Can you please reach the heart of God to remove this abusive curse on my life that appears like a tatoo If there is one or more accursed item, furniture, household item I need discernment to get rid of them I am full of distress, which may be causing my actions. I do not want to cause pain or car accidents. I do not want to live in the next apartment caused by an accursed item.

God, you’re bigger than this sister’s problems. Shine your light in her heart and mind and restore her hope.

We pray for favor on Kevin and his team in Charlotte:

Please pray that me and my team are successful at work
Thank you

We speak healing over Cody in Canada:

My brother has gotten blood work done, and collapsed during his second vile being filled. He had been sitting in a chair, talking to the woman, and very suddenly lost control of his body actions. His feet planted and with his shoulders he pushed the chair back, causing him to lay down on the ground. This was yesterday morning. My mom and my brother Cody did see a doctor later in the evening (appointment was in the early morning). I would love, love, love to see a positive change in my brother Cody’s life, specifying to his well being. As he fell to the ground, I called his name twice and immediately put my hands together and started praying out loud quietly. I prayed along the lines of “LORD heavenly Father please be here and bring your angels here, may you heal Cody and his soul. Angels be here for him. Please heal him”. Later on in the morning Cody told me that he remembered hearing his name being called and it was like that was what had brought him back. I told Cody “I’m so thankful you’re alive, I’m so thankful you didn’t die today”. Today, my mom called me and reminded me that Cody has not been taking his medication (for depression and ADHD) and that I had been encouraging Cody to not take the pills. Please ask the Lord and His Angels to heal Cody Lee of his weakness, so that he shall no longer need the medication and that his body will not be dependent on anything except Jesus. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. -Chelsea

Thank you for praying sisters, God. Give Chelsea and her family peace while they are walking through this tough time.

Holy Spirit, bring peace and healing to this situation:

Please don’t let them find out what I did. Please let my parents move on and not let my actions affect their lives any longer. I made a mistake and I’m sorry.

Send help in wisdom, discernment and peace to Reina and her family in the Philippines:

I’ve been feeling uneasy for several months now. My Mom hates my boyfriend, even though they haven’t formally met. She’s convinced that my boyfriend is good-for-nothing. She threatens to disown me if I continue my relationship with him. I don’t want this to happen. I love them both and don’t want to choose either of them. Also, I’ve been having problems with my boyfriend lately and we couldn’t fix these because my Mom is monitoring my every action.

Please pray that everything will be okay for us. I just want my Mom to understand me and allow me to make my own choices. I also need my boyfriend to be patient and understanding. I don’t know what to do anymore. Please pray for my peace of mind.

Thank you for the favor in Thomas’ life. We join him in his prayer request from Qatar:

Dear beloved in Christ
I would like to seek your prayer support regarding my job. I am out of the job for the last 2.5 years. My qualifications are MBA, Master of Commerce. Please pray to remove all the blockages.
God Bless You

Thank you for your grace and mercy in our sister, Lucky’s life. We trust you for provision in her life:

Oh Lord!
I need you! I need miracle. I am drowning with my debts I could only depend on you. Please get out of me in this situation. Have pity on my children. I could not support them anymore. I feel ashamed and useless. I need back my strength and to have my inner peace. I really need you. I feel so helpless and hopeless. Winning in a lottery is what I am thinking to resolve my financial difficulties, so that, I will allow myself to give and help the most needy, as I had experienced that feeling of losing self and inner peace because of debts. I am faithfully and believing to your miracle. Oh Lord!

My heart hurts for Lucky, Jesus. You can tell that her cry is desperate. We know you hear her prayer, Lord and trust you with her needs. I see her as a powerful person. She is not a victim. Help her to realize that she is a leader in faith.

We pray for the sale of Elaine’s property at a good, price.

We join Ah Li in prayer:

Please help pray that God guide my parents and myself to always interact nicely and kindly with one another and help me never to judge. Thanks.

We join Brad in praying for provision for his family:

I have two prayer requests: My wife and I are having our 4th child and we need the Lord to provide for this baby as the cost of having a baby is high and at this point we cannot afford it but we are trusting God with this little one. Also we need the Lord to give us favor with our possible USDA loan for a house. We are praying Eph. 3:20 and ask that you please pray the same. We need the Lord’s grace in this and that He would provide this home. If all goes well, we will close on the 26th. Please pray alongside us that the Lord will provide His favor and blessing over these two requests for His glory and may His name be exalted.

We lift up Ebrahim’s prayers from India:

Thanks to THE ALMIGHTY.

To repay my DEBTS and Financial support for my Business.
Good health for my mother.
Financial support and Blessings for my marriage.

For a good & Blessed married life for my unmarried sisters.

We also lift up other prayer requests we received from Sri Lanka, South Africa, India, Canada, and in the United States of America in California, Oregon, Louisiana, Washington, New Jersey, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Colorado, Florida, as well as other parts of the Earth. We know you know the needs and are moving in action on all of them Lord. You are faithful and good. We trust your plan for our lives, Lord. We love you. Amen.

About the Author

Jonathan Fashbaugh is an Internet marketing consultant and online minister. He dedicated his life to missions during a missions trip to Mexico when he was in high school. The missions field that God has called him to just happens to be the Internet. He is passionate about fostering unity on the Internet rather than division. Learn more about Jonathan and Given Life Ministries here, or connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest.

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