I've been asked over the years, "how do you pray through-out the week, what's your plan?" What follows is a simple outline I created several years ago to help me to focus on specific areas of prayer each day.
It's a way, not the way. It's a guide that helps me & it maybe useful for you in creating your own plan for daily prayer.
Some people and situations you will pray for
every day, always remain open to the Spirit’s leading. I pray for my Family every day; my Wife & my Children
Remember Prayer & Praise walk Hand-in-Hand
Sunday:
Praise and Worship of God the Father, God the
Son, and God the Holy Spirit
Prayer by the leading of the Spirit
Revival in Christ’s Church
Monday:
Nation: Awareness of the presence & the blessings of God
Leaders: President, Congressmen, Representatives,
etc.
Soldiers: protection, confusion of the enemy
State & local government:
Governor/Mayor/Legislators
Judicial system: Truth revealed,
Justice done; Abortion, Marriage, etc.
Schools:
Teachers/Parents/Students/Administrators
Other nations
Tuesday:
Your Extended Family:
Parents, Grandchildren, Uncles & Aunts, Nephews & Nieces, Etc.
Be specific with names & with prayer request for each person
Wednesday:
Brothers & Sisters in Christ around the world:
To have Boldness, Fruitfulness in Sharing the Gospel, to be Salt & Light
International Missionaries
North America Missionaries
Seminaries to raise up Pastors, Preachers, Missionaries, Evangelists & Leaders
Missionaries: Specific Missionaries if known & general prayer for all Missionaries
For Boldness,
Acceptance of Gospel, Open Doors, Rapid Evangelism, Protection & for Local Leadership to be raised up among the people they serve.
Thursday:
A time of prayer for all those who have asked for you to pray for them specifically & those you said you would pray for them.
Be specific in names & requests. This portion of the list will vary & change continually. This list can include family, but should focus on others outside of prayers for Tuesday & Friday
Friday:
Immediate Family: Husband, Wife, Children
Be
specific with names & with prayer request for each person
Pray for Family Revival
Saturday:
Prayer for your Church:
To Fulfill the Great
Commandment & the Great Commission
Pastors, Music Director, Teachers, Deacons, Persons behind scenes & their families
For Hearts to be transformed, Souls saved, Wayward members to come home
Revival
Growth
Ministries:
Men, Women, Seniors, Youth, Evangelism, Outreach
For your Church to reach your Community & County for Christ
Your Local Association & its Director
Prepare your heart for Worship on Sunday
If you did the Praying Part
Don't forget to do the Praising Part
Scriptures on Prayer
Luke 5:15-16
15 the news about [Jesus] was spreading even farther, and large crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.
Matthew 6:5-13
5 "When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
6 "But
you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door
and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward
you. 7 "And when you are
praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they
suppose that they will be heard for their many words.
8 "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
9 "Pray,
then, in this way:
'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your
name.
10 'Your kingdom
come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
11 'Give us this
day our daily bread.
12 'And forgive
us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 'And do not
lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.'
1 John 5:11-15
11 the testimony
is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His
Son.
12 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
14 This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.
Romans 8:26-28
26 the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; 27 and [God the Father] who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because [the Spirit] intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God,
Philippians 4:4-7
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
James 5:14-18
14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
17 Elijah
was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that
it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six
months. 18 Then he prayed
again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.
