How to Pray for Others

contributed by Barbara Campbell

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Sometimes I am not sure what to pray for someone, especially if I 

don't really know what's happening in their life right now.   After searching I found this.  It gives some great suggestions!

The Bible instructs us to bear one another’s burdens. Many problems

are too heavy for us to bear alone. Faced with extreme hardship, Paul

 wrote that he counted on the prayers of his friends for victory 

(2 Cor. 1:8-11, Phi. 1:19, Rom. 15:30-32)

1. Pray that their love for others will grow. 1 Cor. 13:4-7, Phi. 1:9-11.

2. Pray for unity, agreement, unselfishness, humility, and oneness in Christ.  Phi. 2:1-5, John 17:11, 21.

3. Pray that they will have the mind of Christ and acknowledge the 

Lord daily to direct their lives. 1 Cor. 2:11-16, Pro. 3:5-6.

4. Pray that they will present themselves as living sacrifices to God. 

Rom. 12:1-2.

5. Pray that they will know who they are in Christ. Col. 1:28, 2:10,
Eph. 1:3-4, 7-8.

6. Pray that they will hunger daily for the word of God and grow daily

 in Christlike maturity. Mat. 4:4, Eph. 4:11-16, Phi. 2:12-13.

7. Pray that they will put on the full armor of God and be alert to

Satan’s strategies. Eph. 6:10-18.

8. Pray that they will not love the world system but set their mind on Christ.  1 John 2:15-17, Phi. 4:8.

9. Pray that they will have a servant’s heart with a spirit of brokenness and humility. Mark 10:44-45, Psalm 51:17.

10. Pray that they will develop a praying heart, worshipping, praising,

 and thanking God as they see His hand of blessing extended to them.  Psalm 103:1-2, 1 Thes. 5:17-18