LIST OF THINGS TO PRAY

July 8, 2013

                I was blessed with the preaching I attended two years ago from a woman pastor in World International Ministries- Naga City. It was about the prayer and how powerful it is. She recalled all tragedies happening in different parts of the world, the Philippines was always spared. Yes, we had storms but they are considered a common disaster in the country and we’re always surviving it nonetheless. But how about earthquakes and tsunamis that killed thousand lives in other countries? She believed it is because there are lots of Christians that are praying for our country and I believe in her as well. She said she had different list of different prayer points to pray every day.

I was inspired to do this so I created my own list as well. And start praying for them. I did this for months and I lost the time to pray for them. But while I am doing this, all the more I crave for other things to pray for. Now the Lord is bringing back the fire in my heart to intercede and this time, He added more in my prayer list. I asked God to help to become a prayer warrior to intercede with the all things that are happening in this world. Who will intercede in behalf of those lost souls except us? I believe it is not just enough to pray for our family, for our church that we belong but all the things that are happening in this world. He said in Philippians 4:6 “Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication let your request be known unto God”.

And we are also responsible for our own generation just like what Daniel did in his time. In Daniel 9:3-19, he is praying for his nation. He knew that Jerusalem is nearly approaching destruction and he stood up for his nation. We are tasked to do the same. How? By prayer and supplication. Jesus promised in John 14:13-14, whatever we asked in His name, He will do it.

I posted this to encourage my brothers and sisters in Christ to pray. This might sound too many and overwhelming but once you started it as a habit, you will want to pray more just like what I experienced before. I want to redeem the time and start praying for them. You can have your own list and pray for all the items I posted here. You might want to add them as well.

PRAYER LIST

MONDAY

1.       Salvation of family & relatives

·         health & protection, salvation for Mama, Nicolai, Aya, Agi & Arnie;

·         salvation of uncles, aunties, cousins, and relatives

·         Adrian’s family & relatives

2.       Salvation of the Philippines

·         Regions in the Philippines, from region 1 to 13

·         Contact centers – Stream, Sykes, TP, Accenture, ANZ, TRG, Orchid Cybertech, Acquire, Convergys, Eperformax, Concentrix, Global Sky, Allorica, Aegis, WNS, Microsourcing, Sitel, Spi Global, 24/7, IBM, Teletech

·         Schools and universities- students, teachers, staffs, and administrators

·         Office workers, laborers, minimum wagers, bankers, doctors, engineers, med tech, etc

3.       Salvation of other religions- Hinduist, Buddhist, Muslims, Shintoist, Paganism, Animism

4.       Salvation of other nations (you might have a list of countries in the world. I bought a world map just for this. I am praying at least 10 to 15 countries every night, depending on the leading of Holy Spirit)

5.       Salvation of youth today and the next generation

6.       Salvation of government leaders and politicians of Phils and other nations

7.       Salvation of bands and musicians

8.       Salvation of friends from SN sites- FB, Tagged, Myspace, Netlog

9.       Salvation of gays & lesbians and bisexuals

TUESDAY

1.       Christians in the world ( be specific for different countries)

·         Strengthened relationship with the Lord

·         Passion for Servanthood, commitment,  faithfulness, obedience to the Lord

·         To live a fruitful and victorious life

·         Spiritual growth (Eph 3:16-19)

2.       Disciples and leaders in the church

·         Pastors, ministry leaders, bible study leaders, worship leaders, church staff, teachers, bible school teachers, missionaries and campus missionaries, youth pastors

·         Continuous commitment with the church, continuous walk with the Lord

·         Wisdom in decision making, humility, endurance

3.       More laborers in the harvest

WEDNESDAY

1.       Church activities and ministries

·         Sunday service- fruitfulness for unbelievers, growth for the believers

·         Youth, young adult, men’s women’s, children’s ministries

·         Evangelism, discipleship, feeding programs, medical mission

2.       JDC & other churches such as WIM, VCF, CCF, GCF, JIL, Hope of Glory, COPA, THS, AG, Foursquare, JFCM,

3.       More prayer warriors

4.       Unity of the body of church

THURSDAY

1.       END TIMES/ SECOND COMING

·         Preparation of all Christians for the Lord’s coming

·         Enough harvest by the time Christ came ( more souls to be saved)

2.       Christian persecution – those who are newly baptized Christian coming from different religions, women who are raped, battered and forced to be married because of their faith

·         Endurance and extraordinary strength to stand on their faith even if it means martyrdom – may it served for the glory of God and for other’s salvation

·         Extraordinary protection and deliverance

·         Receive crown of righteousness in heaven

3.       Missions and ministries for different countries

·         Protection and wisdom as they minister

·         Continuous provision of finances

4.       Witchcraft and occult activities- salvation of witches and wizards, salvation of cults

5.        Murderers, rapists, drug lords, syndicates, prisoners, prostitutes, adulterers, cybersex workers, hackers, terrorists

6.       American brethren who will receive chips for Obama Care Implementation

FRIDAY

1.       Environmental degradation

·         Preserve natural resources and natural habitat of the world for the next generation

·         Preserve animals and their habitat

2.       Poverty – God will use His people to reach the poor

3.       Graft & corruption

4.       Human trafficking, cyber bullying

5.       Moral degradation

6.       Materialism, selfishness

7.       Abortion, youth early pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy

8.       Divorce

9.       Same sex marriage- enlighten them

10.   RH Bill

11.   Child labor, child abuse & child malnutrition most especially in Africa

SATURDAY

1.       Healing & salvation for broken families, - restoration

2.       Healing & salvation for the victims of rape, gang rape, any kinds of abuse, molestations, incest, pedophile, victims of domestic violence, sex workers, sex for flight victims, victims of human trafficking

3.       Healing & salvation for the victims of all crimes

4.       Wisdom for men & women in choosing the right partner to avoid divorce

5.       Companies pay due wages for the employers, increase of salary for the workers

6.       Expose companies anomalies in terms of providing the right salary for the workers

7.       Implementation of God- honoring laws in the Philippines, creation of laws that is biblically based

8.       Utilization of tax payers’ funds of projects- housing, health & sanitation, education

9.       Justice for Filipino people for politicians greed in graft & corruption; abolishment of PDAF and distribute it to the welfare of Filipino people

SUNDAY

1.       Pray for specific persons

2.       Self-development

·         Fruits of HS

·         Manage of emotions, overcome temptations, tame my mouth, be spirit-filled, consistency with the Lord’s walk,

·         Maximize skills in His kingdom, to live a fruitful & victorious life

FOR JESUS OUR DISCIPLER CHURCH (MANILA, MALOLOS, & BICOL)

1.       JDC brothers and sisters

·         Members’ personal relationship with Jesus- personal prayer, devotion, and bible reading. Not just involvement in different ministries.

·         Spiritual growth – increase in love, humility, obedience in the Lord

·         Experience God’s love & patience and in return, ability to show grace, love & patience to other people as God showed us

2.       Commitment & passion of the workers for the mission

·         that they do their task with love and humility

·         ability to truly empower others with humility

·         they do it with wisdom and love of Christ

3.       Tithes & offerings in church

·         Members commitment in tithing, that they do it with a cheerful heart

·         Financial provision of the Lord for the outreaches and other church activities

4.       Work of the workers and members

·         Salary increase, promotion

·         Increase territory, increase influence on their workplace

5.       Production of new members

·         Pray for open doors to build relationship to share the gospel

·         Opening of small groups and bible studies in different places

·         Spiritual growth of infants, their continuous walk with the Lord

6.       Raise of new workers to become the disciples & later will make disciples

7.       Renewal of commitment of old workers

8.       Salvation of the members’ family

9.       Sunday services , outreaches, and other activities in different areas in Bicol & Malolos

10.   Discipleship activities and bible school

11.   Decision making & wisdom of pastors and workers