![]() ![]() We are all broken and I pray that you would bless them and meet them in whatever they are going through and help me to be loving and kind by Your Spirit. Help me to love the body of Christ well, even those with whom I disagree or feel hurt by. God, I pray for those who seem like enemies but claim to be believers in You. I pray that I would not hinder them from seeing Christ, but I would encourage them and show them true love through You. Give them the same joy that I have been given to be Your child. Lord, please save the souls of those who are my enemies. Help me not to lose hope that You are working. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” God, give me this same heart that desires repentance and transformation. Remind me that You say in 2 Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Help me not to put those who live against me in a box. God help me to remember that Paul started off as Saul, and if you could transform the life of a Christian-killer, you can change any heart. ![]() Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” Would You enable me to love them well and live like You in front of them? Even when they try to get me down, help me to be strong in you and have the full armor of God on. Father, would You please give me Your heart of forgiveness and hope for my enemies? Ephesians 6:10-12 says, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Help me to remember this when others hurt or persecute me for my faith in You. The great enemy is using people around me to accomplish his work. There is a real spiritual battle going on all around me. I know that ultimately my greatest enemy is the Devil. We have to remember that Jesus is capable of changing any heart. A man who appeared to be a great enemy of the church then became one of the greatest evangelists of all time. We never know if a person was praying for Saul to know Jesus. Then, Jesus pursued him, and he came to faith in Christ, changing his name to Paul. ![]() He started out as Saul, a persecutor of Christians, and killed them. We can remember the apostle Paul as we pray. We cannot do this on our own, but with the help of the Holy Spirit, we can have true strength to pray over those who seem the furthest away from Christ. He is, however, saying that we are called to pray for those who are difficult and hurtful. Who do you feel is your enemy today? Who in your life is overwhelmingly discouraging or wrong to you? Jesus is not saying that we should be victimized and abused, so please set healthy boundaries in place. This means the bullies, the evil leaders, the harsh coworkers, the rough family members, and the most terrible of people can be prayed for in the power of Jesus. He even goes as far as to say to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. However, it is a whole new ballgame when we realize that Jesus called us not only to pray for those who we like but also for our enemies. It is extremely easy to pray for those in our families, our friends, and for ourselves. ![]()
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