Three Things We Need to Prayer For

What are the top three prayers on your prayer list right now? Perhaps there’s a prayer for God’s provision or one for a loved one’s healing. Maybe there’s a prayer for a friend’s salvation or for someone whose marriage is struggling.

When it comes to my own prayers, most of them center on the things I want God to do for me. I tend to ask God to make my life easier and to take away all my problems. I also pray for friends and family, that God would provide for them and help them through their own struggles and trials. These kinds of prayers aren’t wrong because God wants us to cry out for his help. Though prayer is certainly not less than this, it can also be so much more.

The Apostle Paul shared some of his prayer list in his letters to the various churches he ministered to. Ephesians 1 shares one such prayer. It is a prayer that shows Paul’s deep love and concern for the spiritual growth and well-being of the Ephesian church. It is also a prayer that we can learn much from, particularly for our own prayer lives…to read the rest of this post, visit Karis, where I am participating in a series of devotionals on the book of Ephesians.