Prayer for Washington's spending problem —U.S. debt

***A prayer for Washington's spending problem —the U.S. debt

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You have carefully given us the guidance to manage debt and lending. Your Word:

Romans 13:7-8
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another...

Proverbs 22:7b
... and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Father, not only have You put "in writing" how we should manage our spending, but there are many examples over the centuries that support Your warnings about the financial management, both for the individual and for nations. Yet...we have ignored them. We have no excuse.

Have mercy, O God, and help us turn back to You. Help us to see the error of our ways.

Our national debt is out of hand. Our personal debt is out of hand. We have become addicted to spending. We have become addicted to the pleasure of "having" and we are driven by our desires.

We are gluttons and our insatiable appetites have no boundaries. We fiercely protect our "right to have" whatever our whims bring to mind. We have lost track of true "need" and we are fixated on our "wants."

We want to blame "Washington" for our national debt. Yet, Father, we have created an entire society of spending —how can we be surprised when "Washington" simply does what we have taught them? We raised them up to spend.

Father, we justify our spending. We say, "These are programs for the poor." Yet, our spending programs have created the poor. It is a cycle that has no end without painful consequences.

We are not willing to face the consequences of our actions and we push them off. We hope the consequences will not happen in our lifetime. We are foolishly and sadly mistaken.

We have created an industry out of killing unborn children by redefining it as "women's health." Now we are giving Planned Parenthood half a Billion dollars in our new budget.

O Father, how can we not be an abomination to You? We are stealing from You. We are stealing your heritage.

Psalm 127:3
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

We are all guilty. We have no excuse. We have brought a curse upon our land and upon our children. Open our eyes and help us change from our wickedness. We cannot do this of ourselves. We need Your help.

Father, what about Your church. Are we "debt-free"...? I think not. Individuals, churches themselves, and on through to the federal government. We are laden with debt.

We can no longer love one another, because our debt has enslaved us. Have mercy, O God.

You blessed this nation so that we could bless others. But we have become greedy and we have ignored Your clear directives that we remain debt free ...so that we could love one another and proclaim Christ.

Personal debt:
We need Your help. Convict those who call You by Name. Convict us to be debt free.

We found good causes...like college education. We borrowed against a dream for future income and now it has not happened and we are in a nightmare.

Call on Your Church to set an example and manage personal debt. Let us start a new movement that will teach Your principles of financial management. Help us Father, have mercy. We cannot do this on our own. We need Your help.

Business debt:
Father, business owners have jeopardized their businesses by going into debt. Government programs that "help the poor" also made it possible for banks to lend to businesses. Now the businesses are in the same place as households.

We pay off debt by borrowing more money. Again the cycle has grave consequences as corporations turn to the government to bail them out. Yet, we are the government. What company will be next? You know O God.

National debt:
Is it any surprise, with personal and business debt that is out of control, that our nation is failing because of debt? How can anyone be unaware? How can we simply turn our attention to our pleasure and ignore the consequences of our failings.

We are a hedonistic nation, set on appeasing our own pleasures and abandoning Your clear directives regarding our debt. Have mercy O God.

Open our spiritual eyes, grant us reason. Open our hearts to recognize the wisdom of Your guidance and turn from our wickedness. We cannot do this of ourselves. We need Your help.

Have mercy O God, have mercy,

...that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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Hope instead of shame —loving the USA...prayers of my heart

Hope instead of shame —loving the USA...prayers of my heart

Please pray with me.

Heavenly Father,
I love this nation: The United States of America. The USA, where You have placed me. I am grateful beyond words that I live here and have the freedoms that have blessed this nation. So many people have poured out their very life for the freedoms that I enjoy each day.

You have blessed this nation far more than any other nation on the earth. You have given us a quality of life that exceeds all other nations. I give You thanks.

Yet, we have turned from You. We have enjoyed he bounty of Your gracious favor. You have piled up mountains of blessings upon this nation. You have provided for our physical needs, including healthcare and the technologies that put our nation above every nation.

You have provided a quality of food that is better than all the nations of the earth. You have provided for our intellectual growth and given us education that is the desire of the world. Because of the protection of Your hand, we have enjoyed freedom of speech and the freedom to worship. We worship You openly and without threat of arrest and torment.

Your unceasing blessings have poured out upon this nation for centuries. Thank You.

Yet, in our opulence, stuffing ourselves with the blessings from Your hand and heart, we have turned from You. We have credited ourselves as the author of these blessings. We have forgotten You. We have turned from You. We, Your church, have stood by silently, as the very freedoms You have given us, are, one-by-one, being taken away.

We have watched as the spirit of anti-christ has grown strong. Have mercy and forgive us. Waken Your church to vehemently stand and resist the forces that threaten this nation. Fill Your Church with Your love and compassion. Grant us words that strengthen each other and dissipate the wrath that has grown to openly deny You.

Father, this nation now embraces death through abortion. We call good evil and evil good as Christians are attacked for standing for Your Word. Freedom of speech for Christians is no more. And we are silent.

Cleanse us and raise us up in strength! May we throw off the fear and stand boldly before Your throne of grace to intercede for those who embrace the convenience of abortion and believe they have the right to take the life of an unborn child. Father, I am ashamed that this has gone so far. O God...YOU are our hope...for the battle is not against flesh and blood.

Father, we have been silent as marriage has been redefined. Even in Your church, we are embracing what You specifically abhor. Call us to prayer. As this nation uses the freewill You gave us, to embrace our fleshly desires...have mercy, O God.

Raise up Your church to pray fervently on behalf of those who have been caught in the lair of the enemy. Let us stand in the gap for this nation, that Your patience not run dry. Fill us with Your Word, and a hunger and thirst to petition You on behalf of those who are used by the enemy to establish evil as good. O God...YOU are our hope...for the battle is not against flesh and blood.

Draw Your church to be ashamed of our laxness in these matters. Raise up Your Spirit to speak to our spirit that we may cry our before You, ashamed that we have not diligently prayed for this nation as laws have been changed, as You have been pushed out of the way. You are our only hope...for the battle is not against flesh and blood.

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Romans 10:11
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

Draw us to confess. Bring Your church to confession. Heap upon our minds and hearts, that we have been grievous in our responsibilities. Remind us that we are the ones that can bring change because this is not a battle against flesh and blood. Bring us to confess and repent.

Open our eyes to see the shame that has saturated our culture. Raise up Your Word that we may have hope. Strengthen us, and equip us to be the Light of Jesus Christ in every part of our daily walk. And may our testimony be so inviting that all who would be saved, would come to Salvation.

Help us. Raise us up. That we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In Jesus' Name

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
Disaster Recovery Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. It is inspired by Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcast. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance, consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Giving Thanks for and Speaking Well of the USA ...the prayers of one sinner

*** Giving Thanks for and Speaking Well of the USA ...the prayers of one sinner

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Thank You that I live in the United States of America. I thank You for the freedoms that have been so hard won.

Yet, with these freedoms, especially the freedom of speech, we have become a nation of complainers. We have become critical of everything that doesn't fit our narrow view and desires of the moment.

Criticism, especially of the nation and our leaders, has become a way of life. I have done this. Please forgive me. Please forgive us and call us to repent.

Your Word:

Ezekiel 36:3,15
Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:

15 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord God.

When Israel became a nation of negative critcizers, desolation followed. But when they ceased their negative chatter, you caused restoration. Father, we need Your help today, in the USA to join together and put away unkind, unhelpful chatter. Please help me to do this.

Especially since the election of President Trump, this nation has released a torrent of daily, persistent, and judgemental disapproval. It has been directed at President Trump and Republicans or those who oppose him and the Republican party.

We do this as if we are making the world a better place by spewing out this deluge of reactive waste. Please help us. Please open our eyes to see that we are being critical of Your chosen, for Your Word says:

Daniel 2:21
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

Father, it seems like it is a fight between nationalism and globalism. Yet, nationalism is YOUR idea. We are opposing YOU and we are also disobedient to Your Word which says,

1 Timothy 2:1-3
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

This is to our shame. Open our eyes to see this egregious behavior. Call us to confess and repent.

Surely, all this negative talk releases spiritual forces into and onto our nation. We aren't thinking about the result of our actions. We are bringing harm to the USA by our persistent negativity. Please call us to repent.

Father, how much of this is being done by Your church? We seem to be especially good at criticism. We seem to slide into the robe of "I'm holy and righteous because I am critical." We confuse criticism with discernment.

Please call us to repent:

• Our negative talk brings a heavy burden on leaders and law enforcement.
• Our cynical negative attitudes creates an atmosphere of pessimism which is affecting our economy.
• We have created an atmosphere of bitterness, rivalry and hatred that has descended upon this nation.

So much needs to be changed here in the United States. But negativity will not change any of them. Open our hearts to understand Your Word. Call Your church to counter this road to destruction and become part of the solution.

Help us turn from negativity and arrogance and learn that speaking well is to be realistic with regard to our safety, our economy and well being. Call Your church to be salt. Call this nation again to be light.

Call us all to Christ, that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In Jesus’ Name.

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Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
Disaster Recovery Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. It is inspired by Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcast. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance, consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

For those in business: to cherish honesty, integrity, and loyalty, No. 2

***That those in business would cherish honesty, integrity, and loyalty.

Psalm 26
1 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3 For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5 I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
7 that I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10 in whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You alone define honesty, integrity, and loyalty. Thank You. You have established these standards to guide us in our thinking and in our lives. You have published these standards so that we are protected and can live free from psychological, emotional and physical harm. Thank You. Finally, You have made all of this available to us through Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for us, that we may have strength and power to live as You have designed. You are gracious, merciful, loving, and Your care of us extends our comprehension. Thank You.

Father, leadership is so important. As leaders lead, so goes the country. In the US, integrity seems to have gone by the wayside. Where is it? Those who walk in integrity as You define it are now viewed as the enemy of justice. Help Lord! Raise up those who trust in You and strengthen us that we not slide. Help us to see the value of aligning our businesses with Your values, Your standards, and Your oversight for every part of what we do and who we are.

Businesses, at every level - Business to Consumer, Business to Business seem to exercise poor quality and insist on finding ways not to act with accountability. At every step, the focus seems to have turned to "get the money" and without any intention of delivering the value that was promised. Many (most?) businesses have lost a desire for honor and integrity in business transactions. Forgive us. Convict us. Lead us.

Father, we have turned away from You as a nation. Forgive us. Our business transactions no longer reflect the standards You have put in place for our safety. Forgive us. Accountability in business transactions seems rare and the path to hold people accountable is so onerous that it seems impossible to navigate without making it a full-time occupation. Forgive us. Have mercy on us, and turn us from our errant ways.

Have You kept back those business owners and business leaders who walk in Your truth? Please gather them together to stand strong and encourage and strengthen each other that they not walk in the company of those that refuse Your guidance. Father, it is so easy to see how others manage their business and determine that because, "Everyone is doing it that way...." that it is right. That the way of the majority makes right. Forgive us. Open our eyes and hearts to seek Your way.

Prosper those businesses that seek You. Prosper them with loyal customers who speak their virtue to everyone they know. As we manage customer dissatisfaction, may the Light of Christ come through and be so remarkable and impressive, that testimony is established and Christ is served with excellence.

Guide, call, pull all business owners that know You to dedicate themselves and their businesses to serve You and to serve every customer as they would serve Jesus Christ Himself. Excite and ignite us to do this thing as an alternative to others. May our businesses be so successful that others desire You, seek You, find You, and establish their lives and businesses to serve Jesus Christ.

Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In Jesus’ Name.

Please also consider this prayer For those in business: to cherish honesty, integrity, and loyalty, No. 1

***This prayer is based on the encouragement and guidance from Intercessors for America. These prayers are my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of Intercessors for America. These are published in good faith and for general information purpose only. Please consider joining this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

For those in business: to cherish honesty, integrity, and loyalty, No. 1

***That those in business would cherish honesty, integrity, and loyalty.

Psalm 26
1 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity:
I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3 For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5 I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
7 that I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10 in whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You alone, O Lord are qualified to judge. You look past he outward appearance and into the hearts. You have founded integrity, and You set the bar for righteousness and holiness.

Who isn't in business!?! Everyone who is an employee is part of a business. Everyone who is a "consumer" takes part of a business transaction. Truly, we are all "in business"...directly or indirectly, whether we buy or sell, we are all making business decisions.

Father, our economy seems to have been taken over by greed. It is in such disarray. You, who judge the heart; You know all that has transpired. You know the "secret deals" that have been made. Even the secret deals we make in our own thoughts...You are there. You know all the decisions where You have not been carefully sought.

For business owners:
Father, our society diligently pushes us to ignore You in business transactions. We are challenged not to express our faith anywhere except in our churches. Turn our hearts. Truly, if those without faith in You were on the receiving end of fair and solid business transactions, it would demonstrate the goodness, fairness, justness and righteousness that only You can bring to a situation. They might even like it!

Would You establish our hearts with integrity and honesty? Please touch our consciousness and help us to see the ramifications of not seeking You diligently in our business decisions. Establish business owners to desire honesty and integrity. Give us a heart to please You in our dealings and seek You diligently with all decisions. Satisfy our hearts and minds when we please You by conducting our business with justice.

Proverbs 11:1
11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

Father, give business owners a longing for Your Word. May we daily find time to meet You through Scripture. May this time with You be the essence to establish our day, our character and form the foundation of our business dealings. Truly, may we protect this time with You. Establish a hunger and a thirst for Your Word...may we languish in it daily.

For employees:
Father, our economy is changing and it seems that as we struggle to succeed, that employees are taking the hit. This seems to be happening in small ways, insignificant in the moment, but the big picture does not promote a positive outlook for them.

Please give them insight into the changes in employment that they may stay ahead of the curve and maintain a revenue stream for themselves and their families. Make those that put their trust in You to be an example in the workplace. Grow hearts that are loyal to You and that diligently seek to provide excellence to their employer each day that they go to work. Establish them with favor to their employers and raise them up both in responsibility and compensation. May their example inspire their managers, their employers to "do the right thing."

For those who trust in You and work for corrupt industries, corrupt companies ...Father, if their example cannot be used to glorify You, please take them out. Cause those businesses that are unfair, unprincipled, to be abandoned. Cause them to collapse!

For consumers:
Our economy is based on consumption. We all purchase our needs and very few of us are self-contained. Give us a keen sense of how to spend our sustenance, which comes from You. Help us contain our desires and seek You to be frugal, careful and thoughtful in what we purchase and the timing as well. Please drive us to disdain our debt and seek You to be rid of it.

Change our hearts to seek You diligently. Capture our minds to diligently seek to embrace Your righteousness in our business dealings. Show us the path to put our trust in You that we may not slide.

Bring us to prayer for integrity and honesty. Give us a stalwart spirit and a joy as we go along our way—knowing that we are serving the Most High God and that we are Your pleasure and delight.

In Jesus’ Name.

Please also consider this prayer For those in business: to cherish honesty, integrity, and loyalty, No. 2

***These prayers are based on the encouragement and guidance from Intercessors for America. These prayers are my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of Intercessors for America. These are published in good faith and for general information purpose only. Please consider joining this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/