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Day 10 of Prayer Journey to Life Transformation

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DAY 10 – – February 22 – Forgiving One Another: Heal Broken Relationships
40 Day Prayer Journey to Life Transformation

As we continue to pray and study about transforming our relationships in the home, we must begin to deal honestly with the sins within our homes. We want and God intended for our homes to demonstrate His love to the world.

Scriptures: Mark 11:25-26; John 20: 19-23; Eph. 4:31-32; Col. 3:12-13

Repent: Of harboring unforgiveness and resentments against family member; of allowing petty disagreements to disrupt unity and love; of not demonstrating forgiveness toward one another; of justifying and excusing unforgiveness in ourselves.

Receive: Forgiveness, as you forgive others, remembering that Jesus taught that :If you forgive men_________________. But if you do not forgive men___________(. Matthew 6:14-15, ( Fill in the blanks and Obey).

Pray:• Pray for forgiveness to permeate families and in particular your family.
• That the Holy Spirit would empower Christians to be the first to forgive.
• That our families would be free from the destructive power of unforgiveness and the damage that comes from holding on to past hurt or resentments.
• For the Holy Spirit will bring a wave of forgiveness in our city to soften hearts, penetrate barricades of fear and mend fractured relationships.
• That love would be released to cover a multitude of sins within families so restoration and healthy relationship might abound.
• Pray that parents will be diligent in disciplining their children and to train them to walk in forgiveness and obedience.

Spiritual Health Check Up- Write responses in a journal or notebook

Forgiveness in Relationships: What person in the family household do you need to forgive and /or to seek forgiveness and reconciliation? Pray and based on the Word what action must you take? Go to that wife, husband, mother, sister or brother and ask forgiveness or reconciliation.
What relationships in your family do you need to show appreciation for and improve upon? Thank God for others in your family, congregation or circle of friends. Tell God the specific things about them for which you are thankful. Now tell them.
What person(s) in the church household do you need to forgive and/or to seek forgiveness and reconciliation? Go to that sister or brother and ask forgiveness or reconciliation.

Linda Fegins, The Prayer Leader, February 11, 2013

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Day 8 and 9 of 40 Day Journey of Prayer- Family

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DAY 8 – February 20- Loving One Another in the Family
40 Day Prayer Journey to Life Transformation

Last week we looked at our relationship with God. Now we must honestly face the issues and sin we have in our homes. Let’s seek the Lord about our relationships within the home.

Scriptures: 1Corinthians 13 ; Eph. 5:25-33 ; Col. 3:19;1 John 4:11,20-21

Repent: Of not loving as the Word states especially within the household of faith and the family unit; of loving conditionally based on performance or expectations; of taking family members for granted and not showing appreciation or love to them.

Receive: A fresh cleansing from the sin of not loving as Christ loves.

Pray:
• Confess to the Lord the ways you have not loved and honored family members.
• Pray that as a wife or husband you love your spouse as the Lord directs.
• Ask the Lord to do a work in your heart that will release you from any spirit, thought or unforgiveness that blocks your relationship with family members.
• Pray that the Holy Spirit will empower you to forgive and for each of you to forgive each other.
• Pray for healing of broken or embittered relationships.
• Pray for relationships with your children and that as a parent you will demonstrate that love with encouragement, time and healthy discipline.
• Pray that children will love, respect and obey their parents.
• Thank God for others in your family, congregation or circle of friends. Tell God the specific things about them for which you are thankful. Now tell them.
• Pray that parents will be diligent in disciplining their children and to train them to walk in obedience.
• Pray for a deep love and respect between church members and also between family members. Pray for reconciliation where they are at odds.

Spiritual Health Check Up- Meditate on and write response in journal
Relationships:
What relationships in your family do you need to show appreciation for and improve upon?
What steps will you stake to reconcile with and /or improve upon the relationship?
What relationships in the church household do you need to improve upon?

DAY 9 – February 21- Submitting to One Another
40 Day Prayer Journey to Life Transformation

Last week we looked at our relationship with God. Now we must honestly face the issues and sin we have in our homes. Let’s continue to seek the Lord about our relationships within the home as we did in Day 8.

Scriptures: Eph. 5:15-24; 1 Peter 3:1-2, 5:5 ;1Tim 3:4

Repent: Of failing to submit to one another in the fear of the Lord; of not following God’s ordained order for the family unit; of lack of submission to God demonstrated by lack of submission to one another.

Receive: Forgiveness and restoration of relationships of godly submission to one another.

Pray:
• Confess your refusal to holy submit to one another as a husband, wife or child.
• Intercede for God’s Spirit to bring forth a revival of pure submission within our families.
• Pray for God’s divine order to be established within our families.
• Pray God’s blessing to be poured out upon families that follow God’s order of unity.
• Pray for God-centered relationships among family members.
• Pray for the restoration of God’s divine order of love and submission within the family unit.
• Ask the Father to teach you as a parent how to lead and train your children.
• Pray that parents will be bold to instruct their children in God’s way of living and lead their families to pray together.
• Pray that parents will allow love to rule over all areas of discipline, training and instruction in our homes
• Pray that the Word of God would be applied as the standard and motivation of all training in homes.

February 20, 2013

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40 Day Prayer Journey by Grace for Life Transformation Day 3

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As mentioned yesterday on Day 2 of Lent, pursuing God during the Lenten Season in a 40 Day Prayer Journey By Grace for Life Transformation involves fasting and praying and a word we don’t like “repentance. Repentance is important to God. It is God’s design for healing and restoration, so we cannot view it as optional during this journey. ” See Reflection and Repentance During Lent. https://ladyofprayer.com/?p=1063.

So even if it’s uncomfortable, even painful if we are honest, continue to take the time to reflect on and pray about what you started yesterday. Let’s examine our lives and see how we measure up to His standard of repentance. You may even need to just meditate on and review the scriptures from yesterday posted in the above article.

DAY 3 – February 15 – Seeking the Lord with a Clean Heart

Scriptures: Deut. 4:39-40 ; 2 Chron. 7:12-16 ; Heb. 11:6 Psalm 66: 18-19 ; Mark 11: 25-26

Repent: Of not consistently seeking after the Lord to know Him, His ways, and His will. Repent of seeking after the ways and approval of man.

Repent: Of failing to forgive another and holding malice in your heart. Or repent if you know that you have offended or hurt someone.

Reflect: Is there any area in your life about which you need to release bitterness, or have refused to forgive someone or sinful areas which you need to release.

Receive: Forgiveness and ask for a sincere and diligent heart to know the Lord, to see His face and to walk with in communion.

Pray:
• Ask God to search your heart and to reveal to you any sin for which you need to seek forgiveness.
• For a deeper prayer relationship with Christ through prayer.
• Pray for your enemies and ask God to release you from any unforgiveness.
• Confess any sin that the Spirit brings to your attention.
• Forgive and pray for those who have offended you and hurt you.
• Thank God for His mercy and grace through repentance.
• Ask god to give you a fresh understanding of His character and His holiness.
• Pray for unity in the Spirit in our church family and for reconciliation where people are at odds.
• Pray that the gospel may reach, touch and renew the hearts and minds of people without hope in our world today.
• Intercede for family members, friends and neighbors that they may began to seek to know God and have a desire to walk and talk with Him.
• Pray for the community and our city to turn from wicked ways and to seek the Lord.
• Pray for those who are unemployed and those burdened by debt.
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By Linda Fegins, The Prayer Leader 2013 ldfaygo@gmail.com .

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