How
to Pray for Your Overseas
Worker
·
Monday
- Spiritual Growth
-
sensitivity
to sin,
-
greater
love and commitment to the Lord,
-
strong
and healthy walk with God
·
Tuesday
- Need for God’s Wisdom
-
Wisdom
for living life,
-
developing
an eternal perspective,
-
renewal
of their mind
·
Wednesday
- Spiritual Insight
-
Understanding
and insight into the Word,
-
Understanding
their identity in Christ—Who they are, where they came from, why they are
there, and where they are going,
-
That
God would give them His vision for their personal lives, family, and ministry
-
The
leading of the Lord and insight into God’s will
·
Thursday
- Stewardship
-
That
God would enable them to be wise and disciplined stewards of their time and
finances
-
That
God would provide for their financial needs
-
That
God would help them discover, develop, and use their spiritual gifts
·
Friday
- Family
-
Strong
and healthy marriages
-
Strong
and healthy relationships between children and parents
-
That
their children would catch a world vision and appreciate the privilege of being
MKs
·
Saturday
- Ministry
-
Strong
and healthy ministry relationships, unity on their team
-
That
God would give them greater love and compassion for loved ones, the lost, the
needy
-
That
God would bless their work with fruit
-
That
God would open the hearts of unbelievers and to lead the missionary to those He
has prepared to receive the Gospel
-
That
believers who they work with would respond to God’s working in their lives
-
That
national believers would become leaders
·
Sunday
- Personal Concerns
-
spiritual
victory – over the world’s pressure, moral protection, protection from and
victory over the Enemy’s attacks
-
continuous
growth as people
-
personal
discipline
-
physical
protection, health, and strength
-
emotional
encouragement
- smooth functioning of automobiles, homes, and government paperwork so they would not sap their time
(adapted from Drawing Near, by Kenneth Boa and Max Anders, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1987)