Praying Over the Men in Your Life

HAPPY NEW YEAR, LOVES!

I am so blessed that God has allowed me to see another year and to be used for His glory. I'm not one for resolutions because I know that they are usually broken in February or March so I decided to set a movement for 2011. My 2011 movement is called:

"Positive Prayers for our Men (Lifting up our men through prayer) ".

I think it is so important for women to pray over the men in their lives for many reasons. One reason why I think it is important is because God has called us to be helpmates to men. One of the ways we are helpmates is encouraging them to do the Will of God for their lives. One way we can encourage them is by praying for them. Another reason why I think it is important to pray over the men in our lives is due to the fact that we have power to speak blessing and cursing into our lives and the lives of others. In Proverbs 18:21, we see that death and life are in the power of the tongue. So it is important for us to speak life-filled words over the men in our lives to produce a blessing into their lives.

So I know the first thing that may pop up in your head, "What if a particular man in my life said something hurtful to me or did something hurtful to me?" This was the first thing I thought when the Holy Spirit impressed upon me to start this movement. But he opened my Spiritual eyes to His Word and showed me that it wasn't about how I felt but it was about the edification of His Kingdom. God wants more men in the body of Christ to be obedient to His Word so they may prosper (1 Kings 2:2-3). According to Titus 2:2, men of valor should be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith , in love and in endurance. Therefore, first we must forgive any man in our lives that has hurt us just as Christ has forgiven us of our sins. (Colossians 3:13). After that, we must pray that God opens our spiritual eyes so that we may see the men in our lives as God see them. Once we do that, praying for positivity over the men in our lives will be easy.

If you don't know what to pray, here is a sample prayer that can help you speak blessing into the men in your life:

Lord, I come to you today by faith in the Blood of Jesus as I intercede on the behalf of the men in my life. I declare, decree, and agree that they are saved and that they continuously renew their minds towards you. I pray that they follow the example of Jesus Christ and continuously remain obedient to Your Word and do Your perfect Will for their lives. According to Psalms 37:23, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord and He delights in his way" therefore I declare that their steps are ordered by you, Lord. In the name of Jesus, I bind every satanic and demonic force that tries to attack their mind, their soul, their body, their spirit, their job, their finances, their relationships, their marriage, their children, and every area of their lives. I bind deception, fear, unrepentance, unforgiveness, perversion, sexual immorality out of them in the name of Jesus. Lord, I loose Your Holy hands over their hearts and I loose love, peace, joy, patience, kindness, humility, faithfulness, and self-control into their lives. I plead the Precious Blood of Jesus over their mind, their soul, their body, their spirit, their job, their finances, their relationships, their marriage, their children, and every area of their lives. By faith in the Blood of Jesus, they are not slaves to sin but they are slaves to your righteousness. I decree that they will no longer have a taste for sin but they will only have a desire for Your living Word. By faith in the Blood, I declare that they are temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith , in love and in endurance. I declare that they are men after Your own heart who fear You and find great delight in Your commands. I declare that hey are gracious, compassionate, and righteous. They are generous and lend freely to those in need. They conduct their affairs with justice. They are anointed, prosperous, and the works of their hands are blessed. Lord I receive that they edify, magnify, and soul win for Your Holy Kingdom. I thank You that the finished works in their lives is manifesting in the natural, in Jesus' Name... AMEN!

The men in your life doesn't have to be limited to your father, your brother, and boyfriend/husband. You can pray over you co-workers, family members, friends, boss, pastors, etc. By saying this pray everyday, we are not only blessing the men in our lives but we are blessing ourselves and blessing the Kingdom of God. And it sure feels good to know that we are edifying God's Kingdom. GLORY BE TO GOD!!!

*PS* I recently order a book called "Praying for the Men in Your Life" by Suzan D. Johnson-Cook. I am reading it now and it is truly blessing me. I will write another blog specifically about the book ... So until then ladies, stay encouraged and continue to put God first!