“A Lifestyle of Prayer”

This week’s prayer focus: Tell Others!

“Jesus did not let him, but said, ‘Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.’  So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.”
Mark 5:19-20 (NIV)

This week’s prayer guide will have us praying about some things God would have us to tell others, beginning with our family and extending to everyone around us wherever we go.  As we experience God’s work in our life, His expectation and command is that we would tell others about what He has done.  As you pray this week, ask God to help you see, and tell, all He has done in your life.  Pray that you would notice, and make the most of, all of the opportunities that God gives you to tell others about Him.  Pray for the courage to speak truthfully about God with your family as God prepares you to share the good news of Jesus wherever you go.  Please continue to pray for one another in the midst of these confusing and changing times.  Pray for discernment and wisdom to see beyond and through the divisiveness of this world so that you would love others as God loves both you and them.

“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV) 

Please pray each day for God to help you tell others about all He has done in your life.

Sunday: Pray for your church staff, the preaching and teaching that takes place, the church leadership, the volunteers that are helping in so many areas, the spiritual and financial health of the congregation, and the work of the missions ministry of the church.  Pray for me (Tom Lemler) and the work of Impact Prayer Ministry.

Monday:  Tell of God’s Wonders.  Pray for a heart that desires to praise God at all times as you share with others about the many wonders of God.  Pray that you would live with eyes that are open to seeing the many wonders of God that are displayed around us each day.  “I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.”  Psalm 9:1 (NIV)

Tuesday:  Tell of God’s Righteousness.  Pray that you would always live with an amazement of the scope of God’s righteousness.  Pray that God would give you the words needed to tell others about how His righteousness has brought salvation to your life.  “My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure.”  Psalm 71:15 (NIV)

Wednesday:  Tell of God’s Works.  Pray that you would never lose sight of the mighty works of God — both those you experience and those you read about.  Pray that you would be faithful in telling others, especially the next generations, of the mighty acts of God in your life and in scripture.  “One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts.”  Psalm 145:4 (NIV)

Thursday:  Tell of God’s Glorious Kingdom.   Pray that your life as a citizen of God’s kingdom would prepare you to tell others about that glorious kingdom.  Pray for the words that would express both the glory and might of God’s kingdom.  Pray for the ability to speak clearly as you tell others of God’s glorious kingdom.  “They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might.”  Psalm 145:11 (NIV)

Friday:  Tell of God’s Faithfulness.  Pray that you would always praise God throughout your entire life.  Pray that your praise of God would help your children, and all the generations following you, to know of God’s faithfulness.  Pray that everything about your life would tell others about God’s faithfulness.  “The living, the living — they praise you, as I am doing today; fathers tell their children about your faithfulness.”  Isaiah 38:19 (NIV)

Saturday:  Tell What You Have Found In Jesus.  Pray for the courage to tell others about everything you have found in Jesus.  Pray for a sense of urgency in helping others to know of the salvation that is found in  Christ.  Pray that you would make the most of every opportunity to share with others the good news of Jesus.  “The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (that is, the Christ).”  John 1:41 (NIV)