Prayer requests

 

Do you watch the news shows?

Do you avoid them?

Does it stress and/or disgust you to see all that is going on in our world today?

Are we anxious about it all?

Are we missing the boat on praying for our country?

Fear and anxiety are both normal reactions, but prayer is a vehicle that will help with our emotions and make a difference in our nation!

Here in the USA, we are a country in crisis. The USA is Christian in name only, and the "free choices" and sins of our fathers and grandfathers all come with consequences. Maybe you live in another country, but are facing the same type of crisis.

The Bible is quite clear that our prayers can change things. Intercessory prayers for people, leaders, and nations can change everything. 
We prayer warriors are needed!

Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper. (Jeremiah 29:7)

God told Israel to pray for the peace of the place where they lived. They'd been carried as captives into exile, and He said, "Pray for that city."

Here in America, our country has been rocked by riots, protests, sickness, and more. If there was ever a time to pray for peace for this nation, it's now. 

God is clear in His Word that He is opposed to the proud and haughty, but that He defends the humble. We must be examples of humility, and we must pray that our country humbles itself.

if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (II Chronicles 7:14)

We need to repent of our sins and ask God to heal the pain and hurt in our country. It is He Who can heal broken hearts and minds.

We can ask Him to help us never forget that every good thing in our lives is not because we did anything noteworthy, but those blessings come from Him, instead.

And that we are not good in our own right. We've not earned His love or favor, because we deserve nothing but separation from Him. Any time we get puffed up with pride, He needs to remind us where we once stood: hopeless. Lost. Rebellious. Sinful.

Then we can experience His peace and His protection. He will hear us, forgive us, and bring hope to our hurting world.