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Praying For Missionaries from A to Z

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Praying For Missionaries from A to Z

A Guide For Praying For Missionaries from A to Z


Anointing - Ask God for the anointing of the Holy Spirit on this person so she or he will be operating out of the Spirit's power not out of human abilities. 2 Corinthians 1:21-22

Boldness - Pray that the missionary will speak the Word of God with boldness. 2 Timothy 1:7

Comfort - Ask for comfort in those times when the missionary is discouraged broken-hearted or stressed so he or she can pass that comfort to others. 2 Corinthians 1:4

Direction - Ask that the missionary will be able to sense God's specific direction in his or her ministry. Proverbs 3:5-6

Encourager - Ask God to send someone to encourage the missionary. Hebrews 3:12-13

Family - Pray that the missionary will be able to guide his or her children in the way they should go and would be the kind of spouse who pleases the Lord. Isaiah 40:11 Ephesians 5:33

Glory to God - Pray that each minute of the missionary's day will be lived to glorify God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

Humility - Ask that the missionary will develop a sense of humility rejecting pride. James 5:10 I Peter 5:6 7

Insight - Ask that the missionary will see people and things from God's perspective. Ephesians 1:7-8

Joy - Pray that the missionary will be full of the joy of the Lord in all situations. Nehemiah 8:10

Knowledge - Pray that the missionary will crave knowledge of God's Word and apply it consistently. Psalm 119:105

Love - Ask that the missionary will be a vessel through which God's love flows to others. I John 3:16

Motivation - Pray that this missionary will do his or her work from godly motives not to please other people. I Thessalonians 2:4

Needs - Pray that the missionary will realize that in Christ all of his or her needs will be met. 2 Peter 1:3

Open door - Pray that the missionary will recognize opportunities to share the gospel. Acts 28: 30 31

Prayer Partners - Ask God to provide prayer partners for .the missionary people who will intercede on a regular basis. 2 Thessalonians 1:11

Quiet Time - Pray that nothing will get in the way of the missionary having a quality quiet time with the Lord each day in which knowing who God is and what He does becomes a priority. Psalm 46:10

Revival - Ask God to work in the missionary's life so he or she will be willing to me6t the conditions for personal revival. 2 Chronicles 7:14

Servanthood - Pray that the missionary will do his or work with a servant spirit. Philippians 2:5-7

Thankful Heart - Ask that the missionary will learn to thank God for what he is doing even in difficult situations. Ephesians 5:20

Unsaved - Pray that unsaved people the missionary encounters will develop a hunger and thirst for Jesus Christ in their lives. 2 Corinthians 4:4

Victory - Pray that the missionary will know victory in spiritual warfare. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Weariness - Pray that the missionary will not get bogged down in having to much to do. Galatians 6:9

X-ray vision - Ask that the missionary will have x-ray vision of the heart to see anything in his or her life that needs confessing; pray that the missionary will desire a cleansed life. Psalm 51

Yieldedness - Pray that the missionary will be completely yielded to Christ being willing to be dead to self. Galatians 2:20

Zeal - Pray that the missionary will have a renewed zeal to share the gospel. Colossians 1:3-6
by Wilma Goetzmann