Prayer for Embracing Generosity in Creativity, Kindness, and Availability

Heavenly Father,

I come before You, seeking Your guidance and grace as I strive to live out my faith in the marketplace. I acknowledge that all I have, including my creativity, time, and resources, come from You. You have blessed me abundantly, and I desire to use these gifts to bless others and glorify Your name.

Lord, You have endowed me with creativity, a unique ability to think, innovate, and create. Help me to be generous with this gift, using my creativity to benefit those around me. May my ideas, solutions, and innovations not only advance my work but also reflect Your divine inspiration. Let my creativity be a source of blessing and encouragement to my colleagues and clients, showing them Your limitless creativity and love.

Father, I ask for Your help in being generous with my kindness. In the busyness of my daily tasks and responsibilities, it's easy to overlook the importance of kindness. Remind me, Lord, to be intentional in my interactions, offering a kind word, a smile, or a helping hand to those I encounter. Let my kindness be a reflection of Your love and compassion, bringing light to those who may be struggling or in need of encouragement.

Lord, I also seek to be generous with my availability. Often, I become so consumed with my own priorities and schedules that I neglect to be present for others. Forgive me for the times I've been too busy to listen or offer support. Grant me the grace to slow down and be available to those who need a listening ear or a comforting presence. Help me to recognize the value of being present and attentive, creating a safe space for others to share their experiences and burdens.

Father, I confess that there are times when I look forward with clenched fists, holding tightly to what I have or what I think I need to protect. This grip often stems from fear and faithlessness. Forgive me, Lord, for my lack of faith. Remind me that generosity is an invitation to trust in Your provision and care. Help me to open my hands and heart, releasing my grip on material possessions and embracing a spirit of generosity.

Jesus, You have been abundantly generous to me. You care for me and provide for all my needs. You invite me to join in Your generosity by sharing my gifts, time, and resources with others. Help me to see generosity as an act of faithfulness, trusting that You will continue to provide and care for me as I care for others.

Lord, transform my heart to be more like Yours. May my life be marked by generosity in all its forms—creativity, kindness, and availability. Use me as an instrument of Your love and grace in the marketplace, reflecting Your character and drawing others closer to You.

I thank You, Lord, for the privilege of being Your hands and feet in the world. Help me to embrace this calling with an open heart and open hands. In Jesus' name, I pray.

Amen.

Living an Integrated Life with Proper Life Priorities

Heavenly Father,

We come before You with grateful hearts, acknowledging Your sovereignty and grace in our lives. You have called us to be Your representatives in the marketplace, and we seek Your guidance as we strive to prioritize our faith, family, and work.

Lord, help us to place You at the center of our lives. Strengthen our faith, deepen our relationship with You, and empower us to live out Your Word daily. May our actions and decisions reflect Your love and truth, serving as a beacon of hope to those around us.

Grant us the wisdom and discernment to balance our responsibilities. Teach us to cherish our families and to nurture our relationships with our spouses and children. Let our homes be filled with Your peace and love, and may our families be our first ministry, reflecting Your goodness and grace.

As we go about our work, remind us that our efforts are a form of worship to You. Guide us to perform our duties with excellence and integrity, honoring You in all we do. Open our eyes to the spiritual opportunities around us. Help us to be available and attentive to the needs of our customers, colleagues, and vendors, understanding that they too face significant challenges in their lives.

Lord, give us the courage to speak words of encouragement and hope, to offer prayer and support, and to be Your hands and feet in the workplace. Let our presence bring comfort and light to those who are struggling with health issues, relationship difficulties, financial hardships, and other burdens.

We ask for Your blessing upon our endeavors. May our work bring glory to Your name and further Your kingdom. Equip us to be effective stewards of the talents and resources You have entrusted to us. In all things, may we seek first Your kingdom and righteousness, trusting that You will provide for all our needs.

In Jesus' name, we pray.

Amen.

Discipleship

Heavenly Father,

Today I come to you with the thought of discipleship and what you want for me in that idea. I must admit that at times I am quite fearful that I don’t have what it takes to represent you well. I fear being judged. I fear being called a fake. I have not memorized a ton of scripture. I am not a pastor.

I do love you and seek to follow and obey.

You commanded me to “GO” and make disciples. Lord help me to obey your command.

Help me to seek one. One man needing Jesus. I know there are many. Who is close to me that you would have me connect with and offer to walk with together; seeking to understand who you are: Creator, Designer, Healer, Father, Comforter, Friend, Lord, Savior – so many identities to fill so many needs.

Help me to see the needs of those that I am walking with day by day.

Lord, encourage me. Create a fearlessness in me. Create a desire to be WITH you as I disciple those men you have prepared.

In the name of Jesus I pray.

AMEN.

SHARING FAITH

Father God -Make me strong and courageous in the area of sharing my faith. I often feel ashamed that I share less than I should. Lord fill me with the confidence of knowing your love is available, your grace is available and the reality of urgency being real for the lost. Lord, help me not to be complicit in helping send someone to hell who lives apart from you for all eternity. Strengthen me Lord – to love people well by sharing the better way, the way of hope, the way of peace, the way of glory – Your Way. Today help me see those in need and to share with humility and wonder your available gift. May this be a day for eternal impact through the power of the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus.

Amen.

ACCOUNTABILITY PRAYER

Heavenly Father, I praise Your Name and the Name of Jesus. I know you want the best for me and I know accountability is a tool towards the best and I am resistant. I keep thinking I will change and come to You soon when I am a better version of me. Lord, I know you are ever present and want to be WITH me as I grow and change. 

Father give me the courage to ask for help to be accountable. I want to be a better steward of my resources, my time, my gifts. I am often wasteful as I watch TV or spend money on unnecessary wants. Lord bring me a fellow believer who will help me be a better father and grandfather. I like to work and often don’t reach out to my family as I should. 

Lord the list is long and I know it is not about the accountability list but about my fear of being judged so I go alone. Lord break that cycle. I want to go WITH You and WITH one or two men of God. Lord give me the courage to not go alone. To reach out for help. To declare my dreams with another and to go forward towards the me you made me to be.

AMEN.

INTIMACY WITH GOD – PRAYER 2

Jesus my Lord. I come humbly before the King of Kings with gratitude and expectation. Gratitude for all the blessings all around me – my family – my work – the glory of your creation and an expectation of more and more of You, more of Your wisdom and more of Your grace.

Father You are the arms that hold everything together including me and I do need to be held together. My world is always full and challenging. There are people challenges, money challenges, health challenges and the challenging thinking that I am supposed to handle it all by myself.

Lord, I don’t want to go alone. I want to go WITH You and with a few other men.

Lord draw close. I release everything to you. The messes I have made and those I have been given. Wash over me with Your Love, Your peace, You are sufficient for all.

You say ask and it will be given.

My ask is for closeness to You. My ask is that you change my thinking. My ask is that intimacy with You is irresistible.

Lord, draw me close. I need your closeness.

Thank you for being my intimate Jesus.

Amen.

INTIMACY WITH GOD

Father God – You are good…… good…… so good and I know I am called to draw close to you and I desire to draw close and yet often I run to work, to activity, towards the world. You have designed me to work and draw close. Help me to come into your presence to allow you to wash over me and prepare me for work and to work with excellence.

Intimacy is a disorienting word, Lord. You call me to reveal and often I feel exposed. I know you know all this. You know my everything. I guess I am trying to deny or get “fixed” to be worthy of being WITH you.

Lord that is a lie. I rebuke that excuse and declare I give you everything. The good me and the broken me are all yours. Lord, I accept your love. You have made me worthy. Worthy with you, worthy from you and worthy at work.

Thank you Lord, for calling me to work and to be close. To be intimate with you. Forever I will “trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding.” I trust you with me.

Amen.

PRAYER FOR MANAGING FINANCES – MINE AND MY COMPANY

Heavenly Father,

Lord you are the light of the world, your holiness radiates through your people as we carry forward your message of freedom.

Lord today I am thinking about the finances in my business and my life. I confess I spend a lot of time thinking about finances but these are crazy times!

Lord anchor me in the truth that you are my provider, that you are the provider for the company and everything including my finances.

Sometimes I tilt into scarcity thinking, that I need more, that I have to protect everything, because there will be no more coming.

More Savings, More Profits. Safety mean – HIDING!

I even find myself considering the manipulation of expenses and moving against others. These ideas I know are not right. Lord remove these temptations from me. I rebuke those thoughts in the name of Jesus.

You know Lord what I need. You know me. Keep me anchored. Keep me dependent on You. You are the source of all. Not my allusion of control. I do not have control. I do not want control. I want You to take control. You have control. Release me from my stinkin’ thinkin’. Help me to rest in You.

You have me, You have my company, You have my family, You have my finances.

Help me to step into Your Yoke that makes everything easy, even finances.

You are the most gracious and loving Jesus.

Thanks for always providing a better way.

In the name of Jesus, I pray.

Amen.

PRAYERS FOR MARKETPLACE LEADERS - STRENGTH AND COURAGE

Father God I praise Your name this day as I face challenges. Help me to anchor myself in Your presence. You are WITH me, beside me, over me and within me. You are everywhere and stand as holy, righteous and my defender and encourager. Giving me strength and courage through Your Holy Spirit.

You love me and guide me through the valley as I work through the challenges of this day. There are people challenges that seem overwhelming – how do I find people - how do I lead those that I give responsibility and opportunity.

I am tired. I need replenishment. I need You. Come Jesus Come.

Help me to “Be Still and know that you are God!”

Lord, you are Holy above all others, and You are the strength that I need.

The strength to “Be strong and courageous.”

I am not asking, Lord, that you take this trial away. Instead, I simply ask that Your will be done in my life. Whatever that means, that is what I want.

You say: “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am Your God, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10

I know that I can come to you, Jesus, and that you will hear my prayer. I know that it is not your intent to bring me to this point just to leave me in the wilderness alone. Often, I feel like business is the wilderness. It feels dangerous and exciting. Lord, give me the strength that I need to face today. Turn the feelings of danger into adventure. You are WITH me. I don’t have to worry about today or tomorrow.

Give me the strength and courage that I need today.

Thank you for hearing my prayer.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.