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A Prayer for SIL, Day 41

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Jesus, I lift SIL up to You again. Hold her in Your arms. Heal her scars and the hidden festering wounds that bind her. Fill her need to be loved with Your love. Give her the strength to act on the things she should or needs to do.

So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy. Colossians 1:10-11

God, I pray that SIL will walk in a manner worthy of You, fully pleasing to You, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of You. May she be strengthened with all power, according to Your glorious might. And may she endure with patience and joy.

In Your Glorious Might,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 40

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Lord, as I observe SIL’s behavior, and the changes she says she’s trying to make, it seems as if she is sliding backwards. I pray that You take her hand and pull her forwards. And that You take her heart and restore it to what You created. Heal her from what has caused her to feel unloved, and turn her to look to You instead of to people to fill her needs. Show her the depth of Your love for her but also the constant, real presence of it. If she is separated from You by sin or unforgiveness, I pray that You make it clear to her that it’s due to something she needs to repent from and not because You don’t love her, Clean her up and hold her in Your arms – hold her close so she can relax in Your embrace and be willing to be cleaned.

Create in me a new heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51:10-12

In Your Strong Arms,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 39 

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Sweet Jesus, continue to speak to SIL’s heart. Call her back when she starts to stray. Infuse her with motivation and energy to do the things she should. Thank You for all that You are doing in her. I pray she remains yielded to You and increasingly so as Your love penetrates her defenses and the scars and lies that keep her bound.

And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18

Lord, as SIL gazes on You with an unveiled face, free her from the blindness that deception brings, and as she beholds Your glory, may she be transformed into that same image step by step. For this comes from Your Spirit who lives in her.

In Your Glorious Name,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 38

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Lord, I don’t have any words tonight. I’ve prayed them all. You love SIL. May Your will concerning her be done.

Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2

Jesus, I ask that You call SIL to You, that You remind her to renew her mind so that she will no longer conform to this world. Teach her how to test her thoughts and actions against the Bible so that she will be able to discern what Your will is. Open her eyes to what is good and acceptable and perfect to You, and give her the strength to choose You over herself or the world.

In Your Perfect Name,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 37

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Lord, I pray for SIL tonight. Minister to her while she sleeps. Stroke her tightly clenched fist so she can relax and let go to You the things she is grasping so tightly. Fill her dreams with your love so that she seeks it from You and not from wrong places. Fill the need in her to be loved so she is free to love others without demanding, expecting, or needing to be loved in return. Heal the pain in her heart, the scars from the past, and the fears for tomorrow. Lord, I pray that she casts her cares on to You – not so that she can live in denial but that she can live in the security of Your love.

Casting all your anxieties on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 6:7

In Your Gentle Love,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 36

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Dear Lord, gentle and meek, I pray that the way You lived while on earth, SIL will live now. Address the pride in her that defends and protects her ego from perceived threats. I pray that she will open her heart to You when You knock.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him and he with me. Revelation 3:20

So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Ephesians 3:17-18

Lord Jesus, I pray that You dwell in SIL’s heart through faith. That she is rooted and grounded in Your perfect love, and not the imperfect love of the world which shaped her love for herself and others. I pray that she may have power, together with all Your holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep Your love for her is.

In Your Perfect Love,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 35

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Lord, fill SIL with Your grace. As she looks at herself, may You speak reassuring words to her, that You love her more than she hates herself. Show her that her worth is in You. Heal her wounded heart.

“In him we live and move and have our being” Acts 17:28a

Reveal to SIL that her being – who she is – is found in You. And that she is so valuable that You died for her. That her worth is in what You did. Help her to ungrasp her hold on a fragile self-concept so she can grasp the reality that she is who You say she is. Open her eyes and encourage her to live and move in the truth of your Word.

In Your Love,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 34

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Lord, God of Truth, SIL was not disturbed when questioned about taking something that wasn’t hers. She said she didn’t feel bad or even think it was wrong to do so. Was she being honest with me? Does she really believe taking something not her own, however small it was, was okay?

A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. Proverbs 17:20

Lord Jesus, is this a factor in the problems SIL is having? If so, convict her heart. Reveal to her the things she needs to repent from. I know she feels bad about herself deep inside. Let this motivate her to seek You, to yield to You, to repent and ask forgiveness from You. Create in her a clean heart, like You did in me.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10

In Your Cleansing Name,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 33

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Jesus, I know You are working in SIL because Your Word promises that You are. But sometimes I just don’t see it. There’s something in her that pushes me away. I pray against whatever that is. Open SIL’s eyes and heart to see truth. To acknowledge and accept truth. You love her, Lord. You know everything about her. Bring into the open the things that are trying to stay hidden so they can be dealt with. Bring her into good health – good honest health – so she can enjoy life.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. 3 John 1:2

I pray that all may go well with SIL and that she may be in good health as it goes well with her soul.

In Your Healing Hands,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 32

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Lord Jesus, Master of our lives, I pray that SIL allows You to be master of her life. Continue to work in her. Heal her of the things in her past that are hidden. Bring them to light so that they no longer fester in the dark, so that they no longer lurk in the shadows causing behavior and thoughts she can’t control or doesn’t understand. Show her that her heart cannot be trusted, that only You can be trusted. Turn her thoughts to You throughout the day and into the night. I pray that she increasingly craves Your Word and that nothing will satisfy her over Your Word. Give her peace in the areas she needs it so she will be able to take hard steps with You.

making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding… then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God… so you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous   Provers 2:2, 3, 5, 20

Lord, may SIL make her ear attentive to Your wisdom, and incline her heart to understanding. May she call out for insight regarding her behavior and raise her voice for understanding. May she discover the that fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and find knowledge of You so that she will be able to walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of righteousness.

In Your Wise Name,

Amen.