We are called to pray for our Pastor EVERYDAY.
In this day and age it is even more important for us to hold up the man that God
has brought to be our overseer, our shepherd, our teacher, our encourager and
our friend.
Here are some ideas to help you pray every day for our
pastor.
1. His
Anointing. The anointing on the life of our Pastor is
PRECIOUS. We have to pray that God keeps increasing its level and flow. Pray
that God keeps pouring the oil on his head so that it keeps flowing in our church.
Without the anointing he is just an ordinary man. He needs the anointing to
function effectively and grow our church.
2. His Marriage. This
is a critical area which needs our prayers more than anything. Satan hates
marriage in general and worse in the life of our Pastor. Even the greatest
minister cannot minister effectively in the middle of an earthquake in his
marriage. Satan’s design is to destroy our Pastor’s marriage and cause pain to
the church. Pray that God will bless his marriage with many years of love and peace.
3. His Children. To
be a child of a Pastor is an involuntary calling in itself. They didn’t have a
choice to be in ministry but are born into it and it’s not an easy role they
have. There is a lot of pressure placed on them to be carbon copies of their
parents, without going through the processes of life that their parents went
through. There are many documented cases of ministry kids who rebelled against
the church and against God, and pursued a lifestyle of sin. Pray that God keeps
our Pastor’s children and that the pressure of being a Pastors’ child doesn’t
destroy them.
4. His finances.
We have to pray that God blesses our Pastor’s finances because the laborer is
worthy of his wages (Matthew10:10). Our pastor is not a spirit, void of human
needs like food, shelter and clothing. It is a good thing for God to bless your Pastor financially. Pray
that God meets all of his needs and gives him more than enough.
5. His Leadership Team. Those
who serve with our Pastor, need your prayers too. The workload of a church is
never evenly spread between the membership and the leadership. The leadership carries
a heavy load and need your prayer. Pray that they serve the vision faithfully, that they stay loyal and committed and that God blesses
them for all that they do for our church.
6. His protection. Satan
is out to destroy our Pastor. Yes you heard that right, Satan wants to destroy our
Pastor. There are many documented cases of Pastors who have been destroyed in
their prime years. You need to pray for protection for our Pastor.
7. His church growth.
One of the best things we can pray for God to bless your Pastor with is
miraculous church growth. Church growth is a blessing, and our prayers are key
to seeing it come to pass. The best church growth is church growth birthed in
prayer. Pray that God sends people to the church, to grow and serve in
ministry.
8. His Peace of Mind. Ministry
has a lot of stress and pressure. Pray for the peace of God which passes all
understanding to envelope his mind.
9. His spiritual ears and eyes. The
last thing we need is a Pastor who’ e spiritual ears and eyes are not
functioning. He has to see in the spirit and hear what the Holy Spirit is
saying to the church. Because we do not want to follow a man who is spiritually
blind and spiritually deaf we need to pray that he never loses his spiritual
insight, because that is what is going direct our path.
10.
His heart. Pastors
constantly give their hearts to many people, and SOME let them down and break
their hearts. Sometimes they can fall for the trap of never trusting anyone
again, because of a few people who were disloyal. You must pray that God heals
his heart from all the pain accumulated in the journey of ministry.
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