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DAILY PRAYERS FOR GUYS

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For the Blessing of Good Leadership

Lord and Leader of my life,
I thank you for the leaders you have placed in my life. Through their wisdom, experience, and guidance, you have provided me with direction and positive influence so often. I pray for those who haven’t or don’t currently have the blessing of strong role models and leaders to follow and imitate. Give them discernment so that they are able to learn even from poor leaders how not to conduct themselves, but also insert into their lives those kinds of leaders that have the ability to leave a significant impact on them in the right ways.

Good leadership is itself a great blessing, but godly leadership carries far more weight. I cannot thank you enough for the spiritual leaders, filled with your Spirit, who have pointed me again and again to your Word, your cross, and your tomb. No blessing compares to these gifts, and I am grateful for the sacrifices other leaders have made to keep me focused on them.

Bless my leadership as well. Through your Spirit, first help me lead myself along your paths, so that you might equip me with the spiritual tools to also lead others well. Give me the confidence to lead others, starting in my own home, leading my spouse and children, or equipping me to do so down the road should you bless me with them. If leadership is influencing others, help me to embrace the positive influence I can have on everyone around me all the time, and give me the courage to step into those roles boldly with your Spirit. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

DAILY PRAYERS FOR GUYS

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To Raise Up Future Pastors

Holy Father,
Sundays are sacred. You richly bless your church by providing men to preach and teach the Word of God. Thank you for their commitment to ministry and their faithful sermon work and preparation for worship each week. Since pastors play such an integral role in making disciples, I pray that you continue to raise up young men to pursue the pastoral ministry. 

Use me to be a part of that. Help me to identify young men with the qualifications and gifts that would be suitable for future pastors. Fill me with words of encouragement to pass along to them, and use those words to plant seeds of interest in their minds. Provide meaningful experiences for them in our congregations to give them a taste of how rewarding ministry can be. Keep their names on my heart so that they may remain in my prayers and I remember to engage and interact with them regularly. The harvest is plenty, but the workers are few, so raise up many future pastors to help gather the harvest, and use my influence and encouragement in any way possible to nurture them along. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.