Prayer Topic #15:A Prayer of Thanksgiving for Our Windsor Village Church FamilyScripture Reading:Psalm 106, Psalm 51:10-11Reflections of the Heart:Our time under God is now! God is positioning us to seize His promises for our lives. So, as a Church Family, let us lift our voices together and confess the will of God to manifest in our lives. We boldly declare that we will manifest God’s Kingdom here on earth!Scriptural Prayer:Heavenly Father, as a Church Family, we are so thankful for Your abundant blessings. Thank You for dwelling among us and being our God. Thank You for the new experiences we are sharing with You, our families, friends, and Church Family. We are thankful for Your manifested presence in our lives. You are a wonderful Father! We praise You with our whole hearts. We will tell of all the marvelous things You have done. We are filled with joy because of You. We sing praises to Your name, O Most High. Because of Your unfailing love, we can enter Your house. We worship at Your Temple with the deepest awe. Lord, who can list Your glorious miracles? Who can ever praise You enough? We exalt and praise You, the God of Israel. You live from everlasting to everlasting!Awesome Father, as a Church Family, we will walk by faith and not by sight. We are true worshippers who worship You in spirit and truth. We decree that because we crave the pure spiritual milk of Your Word, we are growing into the fullness of Your salvation. Faith, hope, and love (especially love) abides in us. We declare that the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are upon our lives, families, businesses, communities, and church. We release the “let there be factor” into all areas of our lives. Let there be salvation, healing, and deliverance within each of us. Let there be love, joy, favor, and peace in our daily living. Let there be economic prosperity, emotional prosperity, and relational prosperity. Let there be an increase of God’s wisdom, knowledge, and power. Holy Spirit, as You instruct us, we will receive revelation on how to speak to the conditions and situations that are in our lives. Today, I thank God for the following in my life:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Worthy Father, flood our hearts with Your light so that we can see and comprehend the wonderful future You have promised to us. Holy Spirit, we ask You to continue to show us the areas in our lives that need to change. Help us to remain steadfast as our 51
relationship with God, our Father, Jesus Christ, our big brother, and with You, our Sustainer, improves daily through prayer, worship, and communion. Convict our hearts when we begin to fall back into old patterns, mindsets, attitudes and behaviors, and lead us in the right way. Holy Spirit, we are depending on You to help us to live victorious, Kingdom lives. Compassionate Father, the Bible states that we have all sinned and fallen short of Your glory. It is our desire to walk with You and trust in You. Please forgive us for our sins. Forgive us for pride, unforgiveness, deception, dishonesty, rebellion, cheating, stealing, gossiping, backbiting, and anything else that dishonors You. Lord, forgive me for (list any sins that you have committed). Holy Spirit, remind us all of those we need to forgive and help us to be quick to forgive. As for me, Holy Spirit, bring to my remembrance those I need to forgive. (Take a moment and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal names or faces of people that you may need to forgive. As He reveals them, say, “I forgive name of person(s).” Now, trust the Lord to heal any wounds in your soul caused by unforgiveness.)Holy Spirit, as a Church Family, help us not to yield to temptation but deliver us from the evil one.Great and marvelous are Your actions, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are Your ways, King of the nations. Who will not fear, Lord, and glorify Your name? You alone are Holy. Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice. You love justice and hate evil. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scripture References for the Written Text: Psalm 9:1-2, Psalm 5:7, Psalm 106:2,48, II Corinthians 5:7, John 4:23, I Peter 2:2, I Corinthians 13:13, Deuteronomy 1:11, Genesis 28:13-15, Ephesians 1;18, Matthew 6:13, Revelation 15:3-4, Hebrews 1:8 Today, I will trust God to: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________52
Prayer Topic #16: A Prayer of Faith for Our Business ProfessionalsScripture Reading:Psalm 29, John 3:1-6 Reflections of the Heart:“Faith is taking the first step when you can’t see the whole staircase.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. Scriptural Prayer:Eternal Father, thank You for being in relationship with our business professionals. Thank You for drawing them into Your holy family through the meritorious works of Jesus Christ. Thank You for creating them to be kings of The King and lords of The Lord. Thank You for sending the Holy Spirit to lead and guide them on their faith walk. The heavens proclaim Your glory and the skies display Your craftsmanship. Lord, business professionals will praise You with their whole hearts, tell of all the marvelous things You have done and be filled with joy because of You. They will sing praises to Your name, O Most High. Righteous Father, as citizens of Your Kingdom, we declare that our business professionals are righteous people who live by faith. We decree that they live their lives in faith by believing in You and Your Word, and they are not influenced by things they see with their natural eyes. They will trust in You with all of their hearts and not depend on their own understanding. As they seek Your will in all that they do and, in every situation, they will trust that You will show them which path to take. By faith, we declare that they will strip off every weight that slows them down, especially the sin that so easily trips them up. They will run with endurance the race that You have set before them, keeping their eyes on Jesus, the Champion, who initiates and perfects their faith. They will seek Your Kingdom above all else and live righteously and trust that You will give them everything they need. As Kingdom citizens, they will trust You with their finances, families, businesses relationships and all other areas of their lives. Father, their works will reflect the faith that they have in You! Holy Spirit, as I pray for business professionals, I pray specifically for an increase of faith for? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Holy Spirit, please help our business professionals to relinquish control to You. Transform the way they think as they meditate on the Word. Help them to let their good deeds shine out for all to praise You, our heavenly Father. Empower them to model and teach Kingdom faith to family members, co-workers, and the general public. Show them 53
any areas in their lives where their faith may be faltering. Please help those who have had so many disappointments, missed opportunities, or conflicts in life to stand boldly and walk in their Kingdom authority. Heavenly Father, please forgive our business professionals for all acts of sinfulness including lying, fornication, adultery, idolatry, profanity, deception, drug abuse, and theft. Forgive those for having more faith in themselves, their jobs, finances, gifts, and talents and other people than they do in You. Forgive those for harboring dead faith. Lord, forgive me for (list any sins that You have committed). Remind our business professionals of those they need to forgive and help them to be quick to forgive. As for me, Holy Spirit, bring to my remembrance those I need to forgive. (Take a moment and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal names or faces of people that you may need to forgive. As He reveals them, say, “I forgive name of person(s).” Now, trust the Lord to heal any wounds in your soul caused by unforgiveness.)Holy Spirit, help our business professionals not to yield to temptation but deliver them from the evil one.Triumphant Lord, all glory belongs to You, who alone are God. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are Yours before all time and in the present and beyond all time! In Jesus’ name, amen.Scripture References for the Written Text: I Timothy 6:15, Psalm 19:1, Psalm 9:1-2, Hebrews 10:38, Proverbs 3:5-6, Hebrews 12:1-2, Matthew 6:33, Numbers 23:19, Matthew 6:13, Jude 25 Today, I will trust God to: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________54
DAILY POWER CONFESSIONS Monday: Holy Spirit, You are the Counselor and the Spirit of truth. You are from the Father and it is You who tells me about Jesus. John 15:26 (NLT) Tuesday: I will speak only what God tells me to, then it is not me who is speaking, but the Holy Spirit. Mark 13:11b (NLT) Wednesday: I confess that because I am controlled by the Holy Spirit, I think about things that please Him. Romans 8:5 (NLT) Thursday: I declare that I am full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. Acts 11:24 (NLT) Friday: I confess that the Holy Spirit controls my mind; therefore I have life and peace. I confess that the Holy Spirit controls my mind; therefore I have life and peace. Romans 8:6 (NLT) Saturday: I decree that I am baptized with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Matthew 3:11 (NLT) Sunday: I am sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise. Ephesians 1:13 (NKJV) 55
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