Praying for others Anonymously(Part 3)

A prayer of consecration

Heavenly Father, we give to you all that we are and all that we have
The best way we know how. Please take what we give to you
and use it to the praise and glory of your name.
Fill our lives with your presence and make Jesus visible in what we are
And in what we do. We surrender our wills, our emotions and everything
We aspire to be. Please take what we surrender to you and use it to the
Glory of your son Jesus. This is our prayer of consecration in the name of
Jesus Christ our Lord and our saviour.
A SAMPLE PRAYER
You may add a prayer for your loved ones mentioning them by their first names as in this sample;
e.g. We pray for Charles(Ivy’s Dad you insert a relative’s name from your dad’s side) , William(my dad again insert your relative’s name),
Kate (Ivy’s mum but insert your relative’s name) and Ernestine (my mum but again insert your relative’s name).
Keep THEM IN YOUR PROTECTION (Ivy and I prefer to say Keep them in your protective chamber).
ENABLE them to LIVE THEIR LIVES IN FULL ON THIS EARTH, AND ALSO MAY THEY DO SO IN A THRIVING RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU UNTIL YOU
CALL THEM HOME. WHEN YOU CALL THEM, MAY IT BE TO AN ETERNITY IN YOUR PRESENCE. We pray for all the babies (we try to name them in our families
And always remember Sapphire too). LORD WE PRAY FOR EVERYONE CONNECTED TO KATE, ERNESTINE, CHARLES AND WILLIAM, our parents (we mention Jacques our son then
Siblings )other relatives (Ivy usually mentions mine and I mention hers). We pray by mentioning specific things we are aware of such as a well known health problem, a recent financial crises
But we pray along the same lines for relatives as we pray for our parents.
1. WE ENDEAVOUR TO ASK FOR EACH PERSON TO EXPERIENCE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
JESUS IN THEIR DAILY LIVES HERE ON EARTH,
2. THEN WE PRAY THAT THEY WILL LIVE THEIR FULL LIVES ON EARTH AND NOT DIE PREMATURELY. WE RECALL SOME
OF THE NATURAL CAUSES OF DEATH OR SOME OF THE PRECIPITATORS OF DEATH LIKE HEALTH PROBLEMS, PERHAPS AN ACCIDENT
AND WE BRING THIS UP TO THE LORD ASKING FOR SPECIFIC PROTECTION.
3. IF WE ARE AWARE OF A CAUSE OF STRESS IN A INDIVIDUAL FAMILY MEMBERS’ LIFE WE ASK GOD TO INTERVENE OR TO ENABLE US
TO BECOME AN INSTRUMENT OF BLESSING.
4.Depending on the needs we have already been informed about via internet etc we usually mention our friends and family in a general sense. If we know of a specific need we are able to specify.

The most remarkable thing about praying in a structured organised pattern is that we often do this in bed whilst the kids are tucked in bed. Often we are able to climb out of bed and kneel by the side of the bed. On Friday nights if we know we are not out early on a Saturday, we can pace to and from(one end of the room to the other)praying.There isn't pressure to keep awake especially if it has been a heavy day at work. If one of us falls asleep the other continues. If we both fall asleep God by His spirit often sees to it we are awake(atleast one of us)to continue when there is an urgent need.Sometimes through a dream or by a prompting of natural thirst.After the drink one gets the prompting to stay up a bit and pray for someone in need. Occassionally we are able to share this needs with others.
(to be continued in the new year)
God Bless you

John