Monday: Praying for his relationship with God
-That God will always be first in His life
Mark 12:30
So love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’
-That he will have a strong desire to grow Spiritually
Colossians 1:9-12
For this reason we have not stopped praying for you since the day we heard about you. We ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through every kind of spiritual wisdom and insight. 10 We ask this so that you will live the kind of lives that prove you belong to the Lord. Then you will want to please him in every way as you grow in producing every kind of good work by this knowledge about God. 11 We ask him to strengthen you by his glorious might with all the power you need to patiently endure everything with joy. 12 You will also thank the Father, who has made you able to share the light, which is what God’s people inherit.
-That God will be his foundation always
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of wicked people, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers. Rather, he delights in the teachings of the LORD and reflects on His teachings day and night. He is like a tree planted byside streams, a tree that produces fruit in season and whose leaves do not wither. He succeeds in everything he does.
- That he will keep his heart soft towards what God is doing in his life
Ezekiel 11:19
I will give them a single purpose and put a new spirit in them. I will remove their stubborn hearts and give them obedient hearts.
- That God will shape his character to be more like Jesus
Philippians 2:12-13
My dear friends, you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I’m absent. In the same way continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. 13 It is God who produces in you the desires and actions that please him.
- His repentance and deliverance
Proverbs 28:13
Whoever covers over his sins does not prosper. Whoever confesses and abandons them receives compassion.
Psalm 91:14
Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name.
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Tuesday: praying for his relationship with his family
-He will love and honour his wife as Christ loves the church
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
-He will love his children as God loves His children with an attitude of grace
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, don’t make your children bitter about life. Instead, bring them up in Christian discipline and instruction.
-He will be an effective role model for your child/ren
1Cor 11:1
Imitate me as I imitate Christ.
-There will be peace in all extended family relationships
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to each other, sympathetic, forgiving each other as God has forgiven you through Christ.
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Wednesday: Praying for his thought life
-For his mind: that his mind be a renewed Word-ruled mind!
Romans 12:2
Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.
-His fears: to know that God is always with him
Isaiah 41:10
Don’t be afraid, because I am with you.
Don’t be intimidated; I am your God.
I will strengthen you.
I will help you.
I will support you with my victorious right hand.
Don’t be intimidated; I am your God.
I will strengthen you.
I will help you.
I will support you with my victorious right hand.
-His Attitude be God honouring:full of praises not complaints
Philippians 4:6-7
Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks. 7 Then God’s peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus.
-His emotions would not rule him and that he would rely fully on God
Psalm 40:1-3
1 I waited patiently for the Lord.
He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
2 He pulled me out of a horrible pit,
out of the mud and clay.
He set my feet on a rock
and made my steps secure.
3 He placed a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see this and worship.
They will trust the Lord.
He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
2 He pulled me out of a horrible pit,
out of the mud and clay.
He set my feet on a rock
and made my steps secure.
3 He placed a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see this and worship.
They will trust the Lord.
-His self-image: to realize that he is an image bearer of God!
2Cor 3:18
As all of us reflect the Lord’s glory with faces that are not covered with veils, we are being changed into his image with ever-increasing glory. This comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
-His speech be God honouring
Eph 4:29
Don’t say anything that would hurt another person. Instead, speak only what is good so that you can give help wherever it is needed. That way, what you say will help those who hear you.
-His past and future
Is 43:18-19
18 Forget what happened in the past,
and do not dwell on events from long ago.
19 I am going to do something new.
It is already happening. Don’t you recognize it?
I will clear a way in the desert.
I will make rivers on dry land.
and do not dwell on events from long ago.
19 I am going to do something new.
It is already happening. Don’t you recognize it?
I will clear a way in the desert.
I will make rivers on dry land.
Jer 29:11
I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord. They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope.
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Thursday: Praying for his roles and responsibilities
-He will seek God in ALL areas of his life
Prov 3:5-6
5 Trust the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths smooth.
and do not rely on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths smooth.
-He would lead your family in dependence upon the LORD
Josh 24:15
"But if you don’t want to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Even if you choose the gods your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live, my family and I will still serve the Lord.”
-He will find joy and fulfillment in his work
Eccl 5:18-19
18 At last I have seen what is good and beautiful: It is to eat and drink and to enjoy the good in all our hard work under the sun during the brief lives God gives us. That is our lot in life. 19 It is a gift from God when God gives some people wealth and possessions, the power to enjoy them, the abilityto accept their lot in life, and the ability to rejoice in their own hard work.
-His priorities: manage his work, personal, church time effectively
Phil 2:4
Don’t be concerned only about your own interests, but also be concerned about the interests of others.
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Friday: Praying for his personal life
-He is faithful in his marriage and honours the wife of his youth
Mal 2:15-16
15 Didn’t God make you one? Your flesh and spirit belong to him. And what does the same God look for but godly descendants? So be careful not to be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.16 “I hate divorce,” says the Lord God of Israel. “I hate the person who covers himself with violence,” says the Lord of Armies. “Be careful not to be unfaithful.”
-His integrity: pray protection from sexual temptations and porongraphy
Job 31:1
31 “I have made an agreement with my eyes. Then how can I look with lust at a virgin?
-His sex life to be God honouring
1Cor 6:18-20
18 Stay away from sexual sins. Other sins that people commit don’t affect their bodies the same way sexual sins do. People who sin sexually sin against their own bodies. 19 Don’t you know that your body is a temple that belongs to the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit, whom you received from God, lives in you. You don’t belong to yourselves. 20 You were bought for a price. So bring glory to God in the way you use your body.
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Saturday: Praying for his relationship with others
-That he would develop God honouring friendships that will encourage him and challenge him to be accountable always to the LORD
Prov 27:17
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens the wits of another
-That he would maintain healthy boundaries in his relationship with other women
Prov5:15-20
Drink water out of your own cistern and running water from your own well.
16 Why should water flow out of your spring?
Why should your streams flow into the streets?
17 They should be yours alone,
so do not share them with strangers.
18 Let your own fountain be blessed,
and enjoy the girl you married when you were young,
19 a loving doe and a graceful deer.
Always let her breasts satisfy you.
Always be intoxicated with her love.
20 Why should you, my son,
be intoxicated with an adulterous woman
and fondle a loose woman’s breast?
Why should your streams flow into the streets?
17 They should be yours alone,
so do not share them with strangers.
18 Let your own fountain be blessed,
and enjoy the girl you married when you were young,
19 a loving doe and a graceful deer.
Always let her breasts satisfy you.
Always be intoxicated with her love.
20 Why should you, my son,
be intoxicated with an adulterous woman
and fondle a loose woman’s breast?
Job 31:1 “I have made an agreement with my eyes. Then how can I look with lust at a virgin?
Sunday: Praying for his everyday life and health
-That he walks in divine health, blessing and favour
Ps 103:2-3
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
and never forget all the good he has done:
3 He is the one who forgives all your sins,
the one who heals all your diseases,
and never forget all the good he has done:
3 He is the one who forgives all your sins,
the one who heals all your diseases,
-That he will have an awesome work week
Eccl 5:19
19 It is a gift from God when God gives some people wealth and possessions, the power to enjoy them, the ability to accept their lot in life, and the ability to rejoice in their own hard work.
-His finances
Philip 4:19
19 My God will richly fill your every need in a glorious way through Christ Jesus.
-That he will fulfill his God given purpose
2 Thess 1:11
11 With this in mind, we always pray that our God will make you worthy of his call. We also pray that through his power he will help you accomplish every good desire and help you do everything your faith produces.
