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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.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 31

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Jesus, I don’t know what is happening. SIL has acted more arrogant lately. Is it a defense, a cover-up to the changes You are doing in her? I pray that as You remove things, that Your Spirit fills those areas so nothing evil can enter them. I pray that she doesn’t exchange one evil for another.

When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. Matthew 12:43-45

Lord, protect SIL from any and all unclean spirits trying to enter her. Free her from any that are already there and fill her with Your Spirit.

In Your Protective Name,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 30

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Jesus, King of hope, I pray that You fill SIL with the hope she needs to see what she needs to see. I pray that as she opens her eyes, she is not filled with despair but with Your love, grace, and mercy.

And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. 1 John 3:3

Jesus, as SIL puts her hope in You, may she purify herself as You are pure.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

Jesus, may You Yourself, and God our Father, who loves SIL and gave her eternal comfort and good hope though grace, comfort her heart and establish it in every good work and word.

In Your Comforting Name,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 29

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Dear Lord, just as You hold Your people in Your heart, hold SIL. Let the love You have for her overflow in her heart and mind.

Therefore thus says the LORD God: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name. They shall forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when they dwell securely in their land with none to make them afraid, when I have brought them back from the people and gathered them from their enemies’ lands, and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. Ezekiel 39:25-27

Father God, I pray that You restore the riches of Your love in SIL and have mercy on her whole being, and that You will be jealous for her, not for anything she has done but for Your Name’s sake. I pray that SIL forgets her shame and all the sins she has committed against You, just as You did when she repented of them. May she dwell securely in the land You give her as You bring her back from the enemy’s grasp. Vindicate Your holiness in the sight of all who know her and see Your light reflected in her.

In Your Merciful Name,

Amen.