Prayer :)

(this is beautiful! i feel like it puts into words a lot of my own thoughts. thanks to whoever posted this)

 I pray that, when you go to sleep at night, the first thing you will pray about is the poor, the oppressed, the ignored, the maligned, the forgotten and the outcasts.
I pray that you see the world as bigger than yourself or individuals. I pray  God will reveal to you the structure of society that oppresses various groups everyday.
I pray that he will move your heart to change it - not just change individuals, not just lead them to Christ, but to care for what society at large does to individuals and groups every day - to care for what Christ stood against.   

I pray you won’t confuse “love” with passivity - as most of Christianity does.
I pray that you will see the hurt in the world (economic hurt, social hurt, the pain of oppression and marginalization) and you will respond from your heart.

I pray that instead you will see in Jesus the radical man he was - the man who challenged religious leaders, the man who turned over tables in the temple, the man who cared for the prostitute and the man who spoke to a woman at the well who was considered an outsider by society at large.   

I pray that you will be that radical. THOSE are the things that matter. THOSE are the beautiful moments in life. They don’t usually happen in the church walls, though the church is important, the beautiful things happen outside those four walls and it is the beautiful things like those that make you feel alive. 

I’m struggling with some opportunities that have been presented to me. I might be able to go to BOTH France and England this spring with my school, but I dont know if I can afford it and get time off of work. And my dad wants me to go to Spain for World Youth Day. And I want to do all of these things, but I really dont want to lose my job. (I definitely need the money right now) Just pray that I can come to a decision without too much stress, and that the Lord will guide me to the path He wants for me.

Pray that God will put friends and mentor’s in my life that will encourage me and strength me. That they will help me be accountable for getting to know God better, praying, and reading the bible more often. Pray that I will feel less stressed out about life and school. Pray that my faith in God will grow even when it feels like he is no where to be found. Pray for hope and joy to fill my heart.

Prayer for salvation for my ex-boyfriend and that God will continue to pull on his heart strings. Pray that he will have a revelation of who Jesus it. Also pray that God will give both of us the strength to keep dating off and on or be in some ambigous place between friends and dating. Pray that my love for God will continue to grow stronger and that my feelings for my ex won’t distract me from my relationship with God. Pray that I will follow through with seeking the kingdom of God and putting God first in my life.

lets pray for all young people today, that God would stir compassion and passion in their hearts for the cause of Christ. lets be true followers

I had/have the same problem as the girl from 9/20 and I just want to say, Child you are forgiven and loved. I was finally set free from it earlier this year, and the thing I learned most was that You are forgiven and loved, because somewhere inside of each of us the devil whispers “That may be true…but not for you” and that is a lie, that is from the Father of Lies and you are forgiven and by remembering God can take away that addiction you can now let go of it. Because I tried again and again to ask God to take it at the same time I was hanging onto it, but once I let go, my bondage was gone. I encourage you to tell someone, even if it’s just one person about your struggle…even though it’s hard (and trust me it is hard). Thanks. I’d like prayer for this struggle too, and I’ll pray for you too, and I’d like to let anyone and everyone to know that you are not by yourself in this fight.

I pray that God can free me from sexual sin. I don’t mean being sexually active, but always thinking & wanting & desiring to have sex as a substitute of my loneliness. Spending days in solitude watching sickening acts of lust on porn sites & hiding this secret from my family. Please pray I boldly seek true love than the toxic alternative. Please Pray that God fills my heart with His desires instead of this world’s. I feel ashamed ‘cuz I’m a girl & there’s not many girls out there who are willing to be open with this lonely addiction. I have tried many times to re-invigorate my relationship with Christ yet remain falling into bad habits. I want to live fully for Christ but this terrible perversion is holding me back. Thank you for this blog =)

i just need prayer for this relationship im in at the moment. im not sure if my heart is really in it, but is that reason to break it off? i dont know. i just want Gods will.

Im praying that I get closer to God each and everyday. That every temptation I have disappears and God renews my heart and cleanse me free from all my sins.

Im praying that God heals all of those that are suffering right now and feel like giving up. Dont give up because God has a plan for your life and if you give everything over to him, he will take care of you because he loves you so much. We all need to trust in him because he is greater than any problem you are facing right now.