***For the love of Jesus, and the reality of hope through Him..the prayers of my heart
Please pray with me.
Havenly Father,
My heart is heavy as I survey the news. This nation seems to be bereft of sanity.
Confession:
The news reads like Sodom and Gomorrah, Babylon, Corinth. We have such confusion about gender, and whether unborn babies are actually live people. Has extortion become commonplace? Government, business, marriages, schools...it seems so.
Women are being extorted by men and companies. Women are extorting men such that it is impossible to know who has suffered loss and who is wielding power through the social media.
You know. You are Truth. We need You.
Greed seems to have spread like those California fires. Every opportunity to make money has been seized. Greed for money and power, and a need to dominate has reached into the depth of our very society. Discussion has gone by the wayside at every level.
Father, the fabric of this society is imploding. Have mercy.
Division has permeated everything. We are divided about race, gender, marriage...these are the foundation of our society and how we identify ourselves. We are divided in our politics, our leadership...the expression of our identity as a nation.
Father, society as a whole is collapsing. Have mercy.
Praise:
Praise to God who is merciful! You are the God who knows. You are omniscient. You see, You care, You are the God of Justice and of mercy. Have mercy on us. We are feeble and like sheep, we have gone astray.
You are the God who came and lived among us. Thank You, for You know our challenges and understand us. You are privy to the conversations we have with ourselves and with each other. There is nowhere to hide from You. Thank You.
You are sovereign and Your goodness is everlasting. Your justice will not be withheld forever. Have mercy O God of mercy.
Petittion:
Bring reasonability to this land. Move in our hearts. We cannot pull this apart. I ask that You lead and guide us to make Your will known and to give us a heart to do Your will.
For pastors and the Body of Christ.
You have given power and authority to the Body of Christ. Yet it is not preached from the pulpits. May that change. May pastors be convicted to talk about sin. May they be fearless and place the message of Your heart for each congregation before them. Father, call Your church to arise. Call us to rise up and speak the Gospel to those around us.
For politicians and for President Trump:
Father, may there be focus on collaboration and finding solutions. Dismiss the spirit of dissension, of un-reason-able-ness. Show us how to rid ourselves of the hatred that seems to demand a voice.
Our President, Vice President need "the wisdom that is from above" and You are the only source. Our Congress is in the greatest disarray of history. Hatred and blindness prevail. Dissension and deafness take center-stage. Father, our court system fights for credibility and the path is obscure. Have mercy. I ask it.
For those engaged in the non-profit and service sector:
Father, raise up those who are truly making a difference in a way that You are glorified. Many seek to make a difference and genuinely are moved by the challenges facing this nation. Establish the organizations doing Your work. Pour out Your provision upon them. May they identify with Your hand of gracious provision and give You the glory.
For businesses and their workers:
Father, many businesses are behaving poorly. Raise up those that apply Your principals of fair-ness, of quality goods and services, and who care about more than the bottom line, but instead, care about how the bottom-line is created. Bring businesses to the realization that their employees make or break them. I ask for fair treatment and diligent employees. Give them hope through Jesus Christ.
For the underemployed and unemployed:
You have made us to work. It is amazing! Our dignity comes back. Our self-worth comes into focus. I ask for jobs for the unemployed and underemployed...jobs that utilize their god-given skills and attributes. You know what they are. May these people call out to You and may Jesus Christ be credited for changes in their situation. Restore those who put their trust in You.
For pregnant and single mothers:
The hardship on these people is crushing. Father, reinstall the joy the gladness of children. May unborn children be protected. May Your church rise up to bring the support needed by single mothers and to one-parent children. Call upon Your church to rise to this need across our nation. And may their support reduce and eliminate the perceived need for abortion. Show us how to care, how to support, and how to raise up and enable these people to live in accordance with Your Word.
Father, this nation, that I love, needs You. Have mercy...for Jesus' sake,
...that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus' Name
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Showing posts with label US businesses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US businesses. Show all posts
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Saturday, August 13, 2016
That companies in America would flourish, No. 2
*** That companies in America would flourish with new creativity, and practice honorable work ethics.
Heavenly Father,
You are the Creator of the earth and all that is here. We praise You for You are worthy to be praised. Only through You can we truly be all that You intended us to be. Thank You!
The United States is at a crossroads. Truly, perhaps we are past it. Yet, it cannot be too late to turn to You.
Businesses and business practices have changed. There was a time when businesses closed on Sunday to honor You. It was part of being "One Nation Under God." It was the law of the land. It has changed. Yes some businesses still close on Sunday and they do it to honor You. Please bless these businesses and pour out Your financial security on them.
Yes, it used to be the law that businesses would close. You look at the heart of a person.
Many businesses are being targeted by focus groups that defy You, oppose You and hate all that You have put in place for our protection! Father, You see that business people are asked to celebrate that which You have forbidden. Truly, we are in the midst of voracious wolves. They hate You. They are organized and wield weapons that threaten our livelihoods. They desire our destruction.
We need Your words, Your heart, Your wisdom. You beckon us to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Help us to organize. Help us to organize our thoughts and align our hearts and our will with Yours. Create an army of prayer warriors to come before Your throne of grace on behalf of those who persecute us. Grant us prayers that move Your heart for them.
Father, we need creativity in our companies to flourish. In spite of the "business climate," help us to flourish financially. Pour out creative ways for us to do this. Show us how to manage our businesses to reflect Your creativity. Grant us ideas! WOW!
YOU see the picture from above. YOU are not constrained by time so YOU see the future! Hallelujah! From Your comprehensive knowledge of our immediate future, give us ideas and open our minds to find innovation in our businesses! Innovations in our internal processes, our products, our marketing, and our customer service! Show us how to craft our businesses to serve those who come for services! Yes, make us true servants of the Most High God! Hallelujah!
Teach us to love others through our businesses. This would include everyone who walks through the door, and everyone who works within. Teach business owners to love our employees and serve them. Teach us to love our vendors, our consultants, our colleagues, and our competition. Teach us to love our customers in inordinate ways that is astonishing!
Help us to be Your presence in their lives. And Father, may we flourish because we live by Your Word:
In Jesus’ Name.
Please also consider this prayer
...for American companies to flourish, No. 1.
http://ernestprays.blogspot.com/2016/01/that-companies-in-america-would-flourish.html
***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/
Pastor Prayers, PrayUSA, Revival USA, Revive USA, U.S. churches, U.S. USA, #DecisionAmerica
Proverbs 22:29 (KJV)Please pray with me:
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Heavenly Father,
You are the Creator of the earth and all that is here. We praise You for You are worthy to be praised. Only through You can we truly be all that You intended us to be. Thank You!
The United States is at a crossroads. Truly, perhaps we are past it. Yet, it cannot be too late to turn to You.
Businesses and business practices have changed. There was a time when businesses closed on Sunday to honor You. It was part of being "One Nation Under God." It was the law of the land. It has changed. Yes some businesses still close on Sunday and they do it to honor You. Please bless these businesses and pour out Your financial security on them.
Yes, it used to be the law that businesses would close. You look at the heart of a person.
1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV)Look into the heart of business owners across this nation and pour into us a spirit of creativity. We need Your creativity. We need Your direction, Your words, Your strength.
7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Many businesses are being targeted by focus groups that defy You, oppose You and hate all that You have put in place for our protection! Father, You see that business people are asked to celebrate that which You have forbidden. Truly, we are in the midst of voracious wolves. They hate You. They are organized and wield weapons that threaten our livelihoods. They desire our destruction.
We need Your words, Your heart, Your wisdom. You beckon us to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Matthew 10:16 (KJV)How can we do this? Only by Your hand. Only through Your Holy Spirit. Come to us. Fill us with effective ways to approach these people. Fill us with forgiveness when we are targeted. Make us advocates for them before Your throne of grace. Help us to sacrifice all that we are to You—in exchange for these lost souls...as Jesus did for us!
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Help us to organize. Help us to organize our thoughts and align our hearts and our will with Yours. Create an army of prayer warriors to come before Your throne of grace on behalf of those who persecute us. Grant us prayers that move Your heart for them.
Father, we need creativity in our companies to flourish. In spite of the "business climate," help us to flourish financially. Pour out creative ways for us to do this. Show us how to manage our businesses to reflect Your creativity. Grant us ideas! WOW!
YOU see the picture from above. YOU are not constrained by time so YOU see the future! Hallelujah! From Your comprehensive knowledge of our immediate future, give us ideas and open our minds to find innovation in our businesses! Innovations in our internal processes, our products, our marketing, and our customer service! Show us how to craft our businesses to serve those who come for services! Yes, make us true servants of the Most High God! Hallelujah!
Teach us to love others through our businesses. This would include everyone who walks through the door, and everyone who works within. Teach business owners to love our employees and serve them. Teach us to love our vendors, our consultants, our colleagues, and our competition. Teach us to love our customers in inordinate ways that is astonishing!
Help us to be Your presence in their lives. And Father, may we flourish because we live by Your Word:
Matthew 6:33 (KJV)Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please also consider this prayer
...for American companies to flourish, No. 1.
http://ernestprays.blogspot.com/2016/01/that-companies-in-america-would-flourish.html
***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/
Pastor Prayers, PrayUSA, Revival USA, Revive USA, U.S. churches, U.S. USA, #DecisionAmerica
Saturday, July 23, 2016
For those in business: to cherish honesty, integrity, and loyalty, No. 2
***That those in business would cherish honesty, integrity, and loyalty.
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/
Psalm 26Please pray with me:
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.
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/
Saturday, April 30, 2016
For leaders to be prepared to give an account to Almighty God
***That our leaders would be prepared to give an account to Almighty God
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for the opportunity to pray for our leadership. Draw Your church together for this purpose and fill us with a diligence and urgency. Help us to understand the disdain that You have for sin and that our leaders are targeted by enemy. Draw us to prayer. Help us to understand how critical it is for us to seek You in prayer on behalf of these men and women. Grant us a deep discernment.
There are so many leaders in our lives:
Forgive us for the degeneration of our appetites. Our appetite for entertainment, for sexual perversion, and leaders who entice us to bargain with truth. Help us to reset our thinking and the direction of our lives.
You are the Creator and You have made us in Your image. Grant our leaders new creative solutions that would be honorable to You. Father, the U.S. society has become corrupt. Forgive us for ignoring it. And now there is a penalty for taking a stand for truth and justice. So we need strength, resolve, and a spirit of sacrifice if we are going to stand according to Your Word.
We cannot do this without You but all things are possible with You. Raise us up to know and believe that You are are our hope. Grant us the resolve to stand strong and fix our gaze on the day of our accountability before You. Fill us with a deep joy that our standing before You is all that matters. May this flood through this nation. May leaders from every crevice of society, from the POTUS to the lowest manager, be diligent. Truly this could change our nation.
With You, all things are possible. Have mercy, O God of mercy.
In Jesus’ Name.
PrayUSA, Revival USA, Revive USA, U.S. USA, #DecisionAmerica ***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/
Hebrews 9:27Please pray with me:
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for the opportunity to pray for our leadership. Draw Your church together for this purpose and fill us with a diligence and urgency. Help us to understand the disdain that You have for sin and that our leaders are targeted by enemy. Draw us to prayer. Help us to understand how critical it is for us to seek You in prayer on behalf of these men and women. Grant us a deep discernment.
There are so many leaders in our lives:
- Our political leadership challenges our nation. Father, it is hard to know what to pray.
- Our societal leaders seem bent on embracing every sexual perversion and making it legal. Those who oppose challenged to not only agree with it, but also to affirm the behaviors.
- Our business leaders struggle to keep their jobs under the pressure of increased revenue...greed has taken over.
- Our educational leadership strives to please society and teach political correctness rather than spiritual integrity.
- Many church leaders have fallen away from Your Word and have brought perversion int Your church.
Proverbs 3:5-6Give them a heart for accountability. Help them to live with this truth that they will stand before You and may this be foremost in their minds. This message impacts our lives at every level from the food and clothing we buy to the laws under which we live. Father, I acknowledge that this battle is not against flesh and blood.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths.
Ephesians 6:12So truly, Christians have the government we deserve. We know there is more to this than what we see in the physical. Forgive us for our lack of diligence. Father, You have commanded us to pray for our leaders and we will stand to give account as well.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
1 Timothy 2:2We need Your Holy Spirit to fill us. Pour out a spirit of integrity and dignity. Wash us thoroughly—every particle of our being: physical, emotional, spiritual— that we may understand cleanliness through the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Humble us, Father, that our eyes may be opened and we may see our sin. I ask this for Your church and for our leaders.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Forgive us for the degeneration of our appetites. Our appetite for entertainment, for sexual perversion, and leaders who entice us to bargain with truth. Help us to reset our thinking and the direction of our lives.
You are the Creator and You have made us in Your image. Grant our leaders new creative solutions that would be honorable to You. Father, the U.S. society has become corrupt. Forgive us for ignoring it. And now there is a penalty for taking a stand for truth and justice. So we need strength, resolve, and a spirit of sacrifice if we are going to stand according to Your Word.
We cannot do this without You but all things are possible with You. Raise us up to know and believe that You are are our hope. Grant us the resolve to stand strong and fix our gaze on the day of our accountability before You. Fill us with a deep joy that our standing before You is all that matters. May this flood through this nation. May leaders from every crevice of society, from the POTUS to the lowest manager, be diligent. Truly this could change our nation.
With You, all things are possible. Have mercy, O God of mercy.
In Jesus’ Name.
PrayUSA, Revival USA, Revive USA, U.S. USA, #DecisionAmerica ***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/
Saturday, April 23, 2016
For those in business: to cherish honesty, integrity, and loyalty, No. 1
***That those in business would cherish honesty, integrity, and loyalty.
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.
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/
Psalm 26Please pray with me:
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.
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 11:1Father, 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.
11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.
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/
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
That companies in America would flourish, No. 1
***That companies in America would flourish with new creativity, and practice honorable work ethics.
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for this day and this nation. Thank You for the enormous blessings that You have poured out over this country. We have been a home to free trade and competitive markets. We see this waning as regulation continues to crush and stress our economic growth. Father the recession has been onerous.
Yet, small businesses have, historically, brought us out of recessions. Would you equip us with a flourish of activity? A flourish of creativity? Would government agencies, federal and local, support the growth of the small business…by Your hand? Would you grant us a lobby to promote and support small businesses rather than the excessive control and taxation that cripples them?
For these small business owners, give us a heart to operate in accordance with Your Word. Give us a heart for honesty, integrity and insight into business practices that bless You and that You can bless. May these practices permeate not only our business outreach, but also employees, the manner in which they are treated, and that each employee receive fair compensation for his or her work. Press us, the small business community, to accomplish this and to desire it for our employees. May there be, once again, a sense of loyally to the business because of the honorably that is found there.
Father, may we once again return to an awareness and proclamation that this is One Nation Under God. May we be aware, and may we proclaim that we can be prosperous if we turn to You. Show us this path, for businesses, employees, and those in government that impact the growth of the U.S. economy.
Give us all insights on what will be successful and what is dishonorable. Show us the path to return to You and strengthen us, all of us, that we may once again stand before Your throne of grace.
In Jesus’ Name.
***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/
Proverbs 22:29Please pray with me:
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for this day and this nation. Thank You for the enormous blessings that You have poured out over this country. We have been a home to free trade and competitive markets. We see this waning as regulation continues to crush and stress our economic growth. Father the recession has been onerous.
Yet, small businesses have, historically, brought us out of recessions. Would you equip us with a flourish of activity? A flourish of creativity? Would government agencies, federal and local, support the growth of the small business…by Your hand? Would you grant us a lobby to promote and support small businesses rather than the excessive control and taxation that cripples them?
For these small business owners, give us a heart to operate in accordance with Your Word. Give us a heart for honesty, integrity and insight into business practices that bless You and that You can bless. May these practices permeate not only our business outreach, but also employees, the manner in which they are treated, and that each employee receive fair compensation for his or her work. Press us, the small business community, to accomplish this and to desire it for our employees. May there be, once again, a sense of loyally to the business because of the honorably that is found there.
Father, may we once again return to an awareness and proclamation that this is One Nation Under God. May we be aware, and may we proclaim that we can be prosperous if we turn to You. Show us this path, for businesses, employees, and those in government that impact the growth of the U.S. economy.
Give us all insights on what will be successful and what is dishonorable. Show us the path to return to You and strengthen us, all of us, that we may once again stand before Your throne of grace.
In Jesus’ Name.
***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/
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