Mind if I pray for you?

Mind if I pray for you?

53 Comments 31 October 2012

You may or may not know this, but I love to pray for people. If only I could pray for you in person! But this is the next best thing. In the comment section, please share your prayer request, and I’ll reply by praying. In the meantime, mind if I pray for you now?

Jesus, I pray for all those who struggle today, who don’t have an answer to a conundrum, relationship, or finances.

Help us all know that YOU SEE US, even when we feel lost, alone and hurting. Only You can be our everything.

Though it’s hard to say this, we thank You for our current trial that helps us see that all we really need is You, You, You.

Would You be so kind as to remind us in a tangible way that You see what we’re going through? Send Your love in a surprising package.

Help us forgive the situation, the people who have hurt us, or even the things in the past that keep coming up. Help us to let everything go into Your capable hands.

Forgive us for trying to mess with everything, taking control, when Your rightful place is being at the helm of our lives. We may not understand our circumstances right now, but we TRUST You.

Amen.

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  • Christie

    Please pray for restoration of my marriage

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Jesus, you understand heartache and pain. You rebuild and bring renewal. We trust You right now for Christie’s broken marriage. Please be evident. Please heal and restore. Help forgiveness reign. Amen.

  • sonya

    please pray for me that God will use me for his Glory.that i would be able to hear him speaking and that his Holy Spirit would lead & Guide me into whatever it is that He would want me to do or say.That my Children would surrender their lives totally to God .that God will save those in my family.that i will forgive those who hurt me that my Heart would be pure before God .that God would give me the Boldness to talk to people who arent saved or backslidden,or those who knew the way .That Gods love would flow out of me like never before .that i would have such a hunger & thirst for His word,Holiness & righetousness…that God would allow me to find a home for rent with3bdrm-2 bths a basement ,Garage,that i would be able to work from home. living right now off of unemployment and that God would bless me with a good working car .. That i would be so sensitive to his Holy Spirit in Jesus Name amen Thank you

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      I pray for Sonya that You would become her everything, that she would hear and heed you, and that her children would follow You. I pray for forgiveness and love. Please provide housing and a car.

  • Caroline

    Please pray we would be able to conceive a child/children!

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Jesus, please bring a child Caroline’s way.

  • Cyndy

    As a family we have been going through the mill for the last few years one of my daughters 12 months ago was self harming quite badly and having herendouss nightmares and flashbacks it has become apparent that he granddad abused her sexually as a child. But God has been amazing and restored her in an amazing way. But then her brother who got married 12 months ago today his wife threw him out earlier this year an the marriage s over . She had his son 5 weeks ago an refuses to let any of us see him . The accusations she has made is unbelievable for a Christian and so nasty it is hard to not let her words take root. We pray Gods truth will come through. All this came after both myself an my husband were made redundant, we both have jobs now but have had to take lower paid jobs and sell the house an rent to not go into debt. In it all we know the bottom line is God is in control of the outcomes he s who we can trust. But I’m tired an weary and want all the pain to end . I feel I can’t take anymore emotional pain or hurt . I feel so raw and empty an hung to dry. Please pray God will be real to me an restore the joy of my salvation

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Lord, restore the joy of Cyndy’s salvation. Provide for her family in every way. Refresh her. Give her moments of reflection so she can see You. Protect her family. Amen.

  • Kath

    Mary, (and anyone reading) I am a closet writer. I have a passion, a yearning, a gut wrenching need to write, to share my stories, to teach people about Jesus in my writing, to inspire, touch lives and be a light… I BELIEVE God wants me to write and I KNOW that my words have touched lives when I let them out BUT I don’t. Instead I hide, I cower, I don’t show anyone who I am or what I have to offer as I remember words said to me throughout my life and I feel chained up by them and I feel worthless. I let out a few things on FB but I hide what I have to give. I PRAY that some day God will set me free, help me start writing again and feel confident enough to share my words with those I love or anyone who cares to read it. I don’t have a degree, and I feel like a coward and it breaks my heart. Thank you for praying for me.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Set Kath free right now, Jesus. Not in the future, but right now. Unleash her words. Replace her worry with courage, amen.

  • Pamela

    I’m under EXTREME spiritual attack. My husband took our 10 yr old daughter, filed
    for divorce & slandered me. We already have a restored marriage. We divorced & remarried – God totally restored us 10 yrs ago. The enemy of our souls attacked our marriage AGAIN. The enemy NEVER stops. My husband truly is born again, although if you look at what he has done now you cannot tell. He is so deceived! Full of anger, bitterness & unforgiveness. The Lord is telling me to stand for restoration AGAIN. Our divorce is not final. We have NO biblical grounds for divorce it is strictly strife! Please pray a special prayer of protection for
    us & that he would come back to the TRUTH aka Jesus Christ! Thank you!

    • Pamela

      Oh & I just uploaded your book Beautiful Battle to my Kindle. Looking forward to starting it tonight. See, God is already at work…healing & restoring (Frank & our family)…He led me to your site & your book. Amen! Thank you Lord Jesus! The victory is already ours!

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Lord, please open the eyes of Pamela’s husband. Speak to Him directly and clearly. Change his heart. Renew this marriage. Give them hope. Amen.

  • Ann

    Mary, thank you for your prayers. I will pray that God answers your prayers as well as others. My family and I need lots of prayers. We need someone to buy our house so that we can pay off our monumental bills. The house is priced very low, and it’s beautiful. Also, please pray that we will be able to let it go without much sadness. It is literally our dream home. God already graced us with two wonderful things this week. We give Him all our glory. We are in his hands.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Jesus, please sell Ann’s house, and give them contentment as they let it go. Bring better surprises. Amen.

  • http://www.facebook.com/pam.davis.908 Pam Davis

    Could you please pray for our daughter, Bethany? http://www.gofundme.com/1fvlkw

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Jesus, please heal Bethany and provide for her medications in surprising ways. Amen.

  • Pam

    Our daughter, Bethany, adopted from Korea as an infant has a rare disease.http://www.gofundme.com/1fvlkw The copay for the lifesaving medication is $2200.00 for 90 days worth of DDAVP. I am now going to have to inundate the FDA and pharmaceutical boards and maybe the media. My husband has been looking for work for 2 years. I have my own health issues so employment for me is out of the question. Thank you for praying.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Jesus, please provide medicine and relief to this little girl. Be with Pam and her husband as they search for a cure and need provision. You are big, even though this problem feels huge.

  • Tammy Carter

    I am beginning to reach out more after dealing with spiritual abuse about a year agao. I have also done some counseling for past trauma that surrounds abuse. I found your site on the Abuse Resource Network and read some posts. Thank you for writing, sharing and praying. It is helpful because this is just where I need to be right now. I think I will get back to getting out and getting “live” help and maybe back to church. Right now, I don’t know. Too much pain.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      How cool that you found my site!

      Jesus, please be with Tammy as she deals with this muck! Help her sort it out, find joy, and discover healing through You. You are big enough to shoulder her pain. amen.

      • tcarter

        Thank you, Mary. Happy Thanksgiving! God bless.

  • Becky

    Mary, please pray that I will have what it takes to do what it takes, day in and day out. Also, I struggle with letting people see the real me. It’s too scary. Maybe that’s why I’m asking a perfect stranger to pray for me. But I believe in prayer. And I believe in godly surprises. Thank you for praying.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Jesus, help Becky be Becky and no one else, reveling in how beautifully you’ve made her. Surprise her with bits and pieces of joy today. Amen.

  • Me

    I would like to ask for prayer for many things. I want to find the energy to unclutter my life. I’m so far behind with bills and paperwork that I’m almost buried. I am sad at my present situation. We had to move to a different state for work. Please pray that our house sells soon. We have run out of money. Please pray for my child’s health, grades at the new school, and for taking responsibility for one’s choices. Please pray that my child makes the sports teams that are so desired and bring much joy, exercise, and fresh air. Please pray for my whole family–that we can stick together during these very difficult times. Please pray that together, we can find a new church where we can make some connections with inspiring people. We all feel very alone here.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      I pray for “me” that You would help her mind declutter so she can find simplicity and freedom in her paperwork. I pray her house would sell and that You would surprise them all with provision. I pray for her child that health would come, and discipline too. Bless this family with cohesion and joy. Bring them a church. AMen.

  • meema

    I am going through a time where all of my failings and secrets are coming out into the open. I am really uncomfortable, and have never felt so exposed. I am so terrified about hurting my family, by my pastor is forcing me to tell them about my struggles with self injury and drinking, or else he will. I know how much it is going to hurt them, and I know that I am going to be overcome with guilt for burdening them and hurting them. I am so terrified, and I just wish I could hide and not hurt them the way I know I’m going to.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Yes, but why have you done those things? It seems like there’s an underlying reason of why that does not involve shame for you. (Not a prayer, but a recommendation: Changes that Heal by Cloud and Townsend).

      Jesus, free meema from the fear right now in Your name. Release her from shame. Help her understand that YOu are big enough to shoulder the pain of others and that she’s not responsible to do that. Set her free. Amen.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=739733335 Amy Dobek

    Mary, this is a wonderful gift to and from you. :) Thank you!

    I will ask for prayers of focus and respite, that I can stand up under all that is being required of me right now. Just … I have a lot going on and I’m not getting sufficient sleep.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Lord bring rest and sleep and sabbath to Amy right now.

  • http://twitter.com/abbysnews Abby Van Wormer

    Thank you for your prayers! I have been having a hard time sleeping. If only I could learn how to shut my mind off and stop thinking… :)

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      I hear you!

      Lord, shut off Abby’s brain so she can sleep.

      • http://twitter.com/abbysnews Abby Van Wormer

        Thanks, Mary! :)

  • http://dogfuranddandelions.com/ Elizabeth @ DogFur&Dandelions

    Mary – still praying for Julia. And for you.

    We are really struggling financially. Our only car is about to die, and we don’t quite have enough for a replacement (we refuse to use credit cards, since we don’t know whether we can pay them off right away). If we don’t get a replacement before the holidays, we won’t be able to see either of our families, which would be a huge disappointment for everyone, especially my grandmother as she’s been fighting cancer. My husband’s in seminary and working several jobs, and I’m home with a chronic illness, unable to contribute much of anything. I’ve been waiting to hear back about getting Soc.Security, but that’s been taking a while too. I know God will always provide our needs, but it is a struggle not to stress over it.

    Thank you, seriously, for your prayers. The fervent prayers of a godly woman are quite effective!!

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Lord, please do something surprising and out of the blue for Elizabeth and her family. We choose to trust even when we don’t see. Amen.

      • http://dogfuranddandelions.com/ Elizabeth @ DogFur&Dandelions

        Thank you! And I’m keeping your “Worrywart Prayer” in mind too :)

  • Anonymous

    Two things, please.

    1. I’m a breast cancer survivor and have been on a hormone suppressant for 3.5 years. I’m supposed to be on it for five, but in the last few months it’s been triggering violent migraines. I want to just quit the meds, and my doc says it’s okay, but my new husband is afraid (and doesn’t understand migraines), and wants me to stay on them. Either his heart needs to be changed or I need to stop getting migraines, though, because I can’t live another year and a half in the state I was in last night.

    2. I love my husband and married him because I love him and I think he’s a really good man who loves Jesus and is a great godly influence in my life. However, before him I dated a non-Christian on and off for two and a half years. Unfortunately, our “connexion” was different and more . . . dramatic? . . . and I still have feelings for him. I need prayer to let the past be the past and to love my husband single-heartedly.

    Thanks, Mary. Praying for you guys, too.

    • Jennwith2ns

      Sheesh. So much for “anonymous.” Oh well. Whatever!

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Ouch!

      Jesus, I pray for these scary painful migraines, the meds she’s on, and her hubby. Sort this out beautifully in Your timing. And reaffirm her heart toward her husband. Help her to choose to let go of the other. Amen.

  • Erin

    Mary, I am reading your Everything book and God has used it powerfully already in my life. Seriously, more than I can say. I love it. A lot. Anyway, please pray that the revelation, conviction and freedom God brought to me as I read the firest few chapters will stick. That the seeds planted by receiving these truths will go deep, prosper and bear a lot of fruit. I have been in a spiritual battle and God so used those first few chapters to bring major revelation and glorious freedom. I want to live in that freedom, not just visit it! Ps I love you and think you’re a rock star. Love, Erin
    Pps I am praying for Julia everyday.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Lord, I pray for Erin that the things she’s read will stick to her heart. Bring more freedom than she can imagine. And send a friend her way who will shepherd her through.

  • Monica

    My husband got a job back in his field after layoff in April. Our house has been for sale ever since. We just switched realtors so pray for a sale soon in an area with poor housing market. Financially it is hard and being separated is hard. My son has aspergers and I homeschool. I also just re-injured my leg so praying we can have help packing and moving. The company will pay part of that but in our market it isn’t very much. . .We must trust God to provide in His timing I know. Thank you!

    Praying for your family and Julia often.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Lord, please provide for Monica and her family. Help her house to sell soon so they can be together. Amen.

  • Jenny

    Please pray for my headache to go away. I’m unable to perform at work due to the pain & my brain isn’t functioning fully so communicating with co-workers is a challenge. I have been under some spiritual warfare as I pursue freedom in Christ and feel these headaches are another weapon the devil is using to hold me back from a spiritual breakthrough I sense in my very near future. Thank you Mary!

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Lord, clear that headache in Jesus’ name. Bring peace and clarity to Jenny’s mind. Alleviate the pain.

  • http://thepuresacrifice.blogspot.com/ Deanna Wiseburn

    I am currently unemployed and looking for work, preferably something that uses my unique skills and is something that I can keep for more than 6 months at a time.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Lord, bring Deanna an amazing job, above her wildest dreams.

  • Michelle

    Please pray for me and my 15 yr old daughter, Emma, diagnosed last month with leukemia (AML). We are in hospital for six months full time for treatment. Pray that we would find purpose in being here and opportunity to make Jesus famous…and also for her complete and total healing. Thank you;-)

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Lord, I lift up dear Emma to You. Please be near her in every way. Guard her from discouragement. Lighten her load. Give her perseverance and tenacity. Heal her Lord. And work through her and her mom so many, many people see You and long to know You.

  • http://www.kellycombs.com/ Kelly Combs

    I am speaking at a women’s event on Saturday, and woke up with a sore throat. I’d love prayer that I would feel well on Saturday, and that the women see Jesus and realize their worth in HIM.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Jesus, please heal Kelly’s throat. Help her rely fully on You when she speaks.

  • annepeterson

    I would like prayer for God’s provision. He has always provided for us. I know He will. It just gets hard sometimes in the waiting room.

    • http://www.marydemuth.com Mary DeMuth

      Jesus, please provide for Anne and her family. Help their trust to grow.

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