Wednesday Night Prayer January 17, 2024

Family Mountain

This sphere of society includes all families, people who work as counselors, ministers, social workers, educators, government officials who write, approve, and carry out laws that affect the family unit, and those in any aspect of culture that deals with family life. Father, the darkness increases, but we will not fear. Isaiah 41:13 says that you take us by the right hand and tell us not to be afraid because you will help us. We stand on that promise for our families. As You said, greater is He in us than he who is in the world. If you said it, we believe it! Equip us to fight for our families.

1^st Prayer Point:

We want to give thanks for our families.

Ephesians 5:15-20 (HCSB) Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk-not as unwise people but as wise- 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17 So don’t be foolish but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which [leads to] reckless actions, but be filled with the Spirit: 19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music to the Lord in your heart, 20 giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of Christ.

• Lord, we are thankful for our family. No matter what is going on within, we are thankful, and we believe that you are bringing healing and restoration.
• We recognize your blessings on our family, and we thank you for these blessings, Lord. Psalms 103:17 (HCSB) But from eternity to eternity the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him, and His righteousness toward the grandchildren. Psalms 112:1-2 (HCSB) Hallelujah! Happy is the man who fears the Lord, taking great delight in His commandments. 2 His descendants will be powerful in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

• We are asking for an infilling of Your Spirit that will empower us to respond to our family in love.

2^nd Prayer Point:

We are replacing a spirit of rejection and abandonment with the Spirit of adoption, with God’s love. Romans 8:15 (HCSB) For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!”

A major influence on this mountain is the spirit of rejection. The lies that the enemy wants us to believe are like these: “I am not truly loved, I don’t really belong, and I’m the only one who really looks out for me.” The enemy wants us to believe that we have been forgotten or abandoned by God. Unfortunately, perceived rejection can be just as damaging as actual rejection. 

• Lord, we release those who have wronged us or caused us pain (intentionally and unintentionally). We choose to forgive them and release them of any debt, in Jesus’ name. Colossians 3:13 (HCSB) Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
• Pray for freedom and healing from a spirit of rejection within our own life and those within our family. We bind the spirit of rejection and command it to leave, in Jesus’ name! Romans 8:14-17 (HCSB) All those led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children, 17 and if children, also heirs, heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
• We ask for freedom to come to every family that is a part of this church. We pray for complete healing and restoration to sweep through this House.
• Lord, we ask that in 2024 there will be healing in families all across America. 

3^rd Prayer Point:

Revival in our families:

Joel 2:28 ( HCSB) “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.”

Psalm 80:19 (HCSB) Restore us, LORD God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.

• Pray for restoration and healing to come to every relationship within our families.
• Pray for the presence of God and His love to fill our homes.
• Pray that families will begin to seek the Lord together, and that we will have intimate times with Him together in our homes.

4^th Prayer Point:

Parents and Children: 

Malachi 4:6 (HCSB) And he will turn the hearts of fathers to [their] children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse. 

• Pray that our fathers and mothers will be careful not to stir up anger in their children but lovingly, wisely, and patiently train them in the ways of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 (HCSB) Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
• Pray that our parents will create an atmosphere of joy that celebrates obedience in their homes, and children will desire to obey and honor their parents because they know obedience pleases God. Colossians 3:20 (HCSB) Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord. Ephesians 6:1-3 (HCSB) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right. 2 Honor your father and mother -which is the first commandment with a promise- 3 that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land. 
• Pray for relationships between parents and adult children to be restored.
• Pray for our single parents to be encouraged and full of wisdom. Lord, we ask that you restore hope to any who are dealing with hopelessness. Philippians 4:6-7 (HCSB) Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
• Pray for any extended family members (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins) who are raising a family member’s child to be encouraged. Pray for them to have the wisdom, support, and the resources they need to parent well.
• Pray for our foster parents. Lord, refresh them with a fresh anointing to continue in this ministry. We ask that you give them wisdom, understanding, and favor.