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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV)

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

I feel like we as the body of Christ need to really get ourselves more disciplined and devoted to prayer. Our prayer lives should be amazing because we get to talk and listen to the Creator of the universe; yet it appears that this is one of the areas of worship where many of us lack. I would like to challenge each of us to make sure to spend at least one hour in prayer for the next 15 days. It does not have to be one hour all at the same time…you can do two times a day for 30 minutes, four times a day for 15 minutes or some other variation. Whatever the case, make sure that it as at least 60 minutes by day’s end of you seeking God’s face.

If you need some inspiration on what to pray for, please take a look at the listing below and go from there!

- Your Family

- Unity in the Body of Christ

- Revival in Your Community

- Unsaved Family Members, Friends and Coworkers

- People in Our Country and Other Countries that Need Help and Hope

- A Heart Devoted to Prayer

- Opportunities to Share Jesus with People that Need Truth, Faith and Hope

I will start us off today with a short prayer, but make sure to keep it going over the next two weeks! Happy praying! Lord Jesus, we thank You for the grace, mercy and love that You continue to show us. We thank You for Your unfailing love, Your faithfulness and Your good and perfect gifts that You continually give to each of us. Please forgive us for not praying more and for not trusting You with our lives in such a way that we continually run to You, our Heavenly Father. Forgive us for not trusting You, for not showing You the reverence, love and respect that You deserve. Forgive us for abusing the gift of grace that You so freely give to us at all times. We know that You ultimately have our best interests at heart in everything that You do, as You lead us, guide us, direct us, chasten us and give us opportunities to trust in Your word and Your love. Please remind us of the precious promises that are given to us in Your word and help us to believe that You are who You say You are…help our unbelief Lord!

I pray that You will revive this city, that Your Holy Spirit would do a work in the hearts of the people that reside here. I pray for healing to take place, for captives to be set free and for those who are hopeless to hope in You. I pray for wisdom for our lives as we walk through our day to day tasks and I ask that You will guide us and remind us that You have a purpose and plans for us; plans to give us a future filled with hope if we would just give You the chance to be part of our lives. I pray that we will have hearts of sincerity when we ask You to take over and that we will truly surrender, fully trust and obey as You lead us to the places where You call us to go.

Draw us near to You Lord, fill us with faith, let us glean from Your word and seek You always. We love You, Lord and ask all of these things in the blessed name of Jesus – thank You for saving us, Amen!

Romans 12:12 (NKJV)

rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Please remember to faithfully pray over the next 15 days!