This Means War - P.R.A.Y
(Praise, Repentance, Asking, Yes)
Adapted from the book “Fervent” by Priscilla Shirer inspired by the movie “War Room”
[ add personal testimonies as applicable ]
1. -Passion: Pray for God to help you maintain it or regain it.
Ephesians 6:10-20Psalms 51-:10; Lamentations 3:22-23; Jeremiah 24:7, 29:12-13; Deuteronomy 30:6; Mark 12:30; Luke 12:34; Ezekiel 36:26
Praise God for His faithfulness, goodness, victory over the Enemy.Repent for believing the enemy’s lies. Ask for Him to restore your passion. Say YES to trusting in God with and for everything.
2. - Focus: Pray for God to help refocus your attention and emotional energy where they need to be.
2 Chronicles 20:15,17, Romans 8:38-39; Ephesians 1:21; Philippians 2:9-11; Psalms 30:1, 41:11, 68:1, 138:7; Micah 7:8; Matthew 6:13; 2 Thessalonians 3:3
Praise God for being all powerful and supplying you with weapons of victory (Eph. 6:11-18). Repent for being angry, distracted, fighting the wrong people. Ask for courage, discernment, patience, diligence, FOCUS. Say YES, He is with you and will fight the REAL enemy through you.
3. -Identity: Pray for God to help you understand His Truth about your identity, you are His and He is yours.
Ephesians 5:8-9,Ephesians 1:3-20, 2:5; Romans 8:37; Matthew 25:34; 2 Corinthians 1:22, 4:6-7; Romans 4:7-8; Ephesians 2:4-6,10; Ezekiel 16:10-13; John 1:12-13; Romans 8:15-17; Isaiah 29:16, 51:1; Deuteronomy 4:20; 1 Peter 2:9; Jude 24-25
Praise God for His belt of Truth and ocean of grace. Repent for only seeing your weaknesses, failures and flaws instead of the size of His love and power. Ask for your eyes to be opened so you can see what and who you really are in His eyes, loved just as you are. Say YES to already being forgiven and you are His.
4. -Family: Pray for God to give you the strength go to war for your family through prayer, instead of going to
war with them.
Ephesians 5:22-25; Psalm 127:4,1 Corinthians 7:16, 13:4-7; Titus 2:4-5; 1 Peter 3:1-2,9, 4:7-9; Proverbs 2:16, 3:5-6,25-26, 4:6-8,25-26, 14:26, 16:3,7, 31:11; Isaiah 8:18; Psalms 78:6-8; 3 John 4; Ephesians 4:29; Colossians 4:6; Romans 14-19
Praise God for His Spirit working within you to help your family. Repent for fighting the wrong way for your family. Ask for God to give you the confidence in going all out for them by participating mightily in their future. Say YES to keeping yourself under control and trusting God’s authority in all things.
5. -Past: Pray for God to send His Spirit to help you walk away from your past, and to celebrate His mercies.
Ephesians 3:18,Lamentations 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:1-5; Isaiah 40:29-31, 43:16,18-19; Psalms 30:4-5; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Hebrews 13:8
Praise God for completely forgiving you, cleansing you, changing you. Repent for anything that keeps your old sin patterns alive and walk away from the past. Ask for freedom, release, and help in deflecting lies and embracing the Truth. Say YES to the resurrection of Christ which allows you to walk in a new life..
6. -Fears: Pray for God to make you fearless through His strong presence and to do what He has shown you
to do.
2 Timothy 1:7,Exodus 14:13; Psalms 32:8, 56:3-4; Jeremiah 1:4-8, 29:11; 2 Timothy 1:7; John 10:27-29, 14:27;
Luke 21:15; Hebrews 10:19-20,23
Praise God for His fearless promises and Spirit-instilled confidence. Repent for listening to the enemy always lurking nearby. Ask for God to deliver His lamplight to keep walking in His direction. Say YES to God’s best options for you..
7. -Purity: Pray for God to help you stay strong in your most susceptible places, where you struggle, and not
give in to enticing temptations or your circle of sin.
Matthew 4; James 1:7-8; Psalms 66:18; Isaiah 59:1-2, 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Romans 6:12-14, 21-23, 8:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24-25; Galatians 5:16; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Ephesians 6:14; Luke 22:31-32; Psalms 73:26; 2 Peter 2:9; Psalm 91
Praise God for His endless mercies and forgiveness. Repent for not being obedient to His desires and guidance. Ask for discernment so you can make better choices in His pathway for you. Say YES to righteous living practices..
8. -Pressures: Pray for God to help you reclaim His peace, rest, and contentment so you can see what is
important and what is not important.
Exodus 1:8-14, 16:27-30, 20:9-10; Matthew 11:30; Galatians 4:31, Psalms 37:4, 61:2-4, 62:1-2, 71:5-6, 81:10, 147:10-11; Isaiah 58:13-14; John 8:32; Deuteronomy 5:15; Hebrews 13:5; Matthew 6:33
Praise God for the commandments and boundaries He provides in His Word to guide you. Repent for letting the busyness of life and this world distract and overwhelm you, crowding Him out of your life. Ask for His help to identify pressures that cause fatigue and distress, even despair. Say YES to gaining control, obeying the Sabbath day of rest, and creating room to breathe, through study of His Word and prayer. Fervent Prayer.
9. -Hurts: Pray for God to send His Spirit deep into your heart to forgive others and to bring them comfort.
2 Corinthians 2:5-11; Matthew 6:12,14, 18:21-35; Ephesians 2:1,4-5; Galatians 5:1, Proverbs 11:17; Mark 11:25; Ephesians 4:26-27,31-32, Romans 12:19-21; Hebrews 12:14-15; Matthew 5:44-45; Colossians 3:12-13; Luke 17:4; 1 John 2:12
Praise God for being the champion of your freedom through the sacrifice of His only son. Repent for keeping any unforgiveness in your heart, confess it, and extend His forgiveness of you to those you need to forgive. Ask for a true forgiving heart, releasing those from their debt to you. Say YES to true forgiveness and freedom found only through the debt already paid by Jesus Christ, your Savior..
10. -Relationships: Pray for God to bring peace, unity and harmony to your relationships and fellowship, so you
can shine the light of Christ in all places and situations, and for all who come across your path.
Ephesians 2:14; Romans 5:1; John 14:27, 16:33; James 3:14-16, Colossians 3:15; Romans 14:13,19; Ephesians 3:10, 4:1-4,14; 1 John 3:18; Galatians 5:26; Hebrews 10:24-25; Psalms 133:1-3; Philippians 2:2-4; 1 Corinthians 12:25 Philippians 4:6-7Jude 24-25
Praise God for using prayer to bring us close to Him daily. Repent for causing any disagreements or disharmony where you are. Ask God to remove all jealousy, bitterness, selfish ambition, and arrogance that you might harbor in your heart and mind. Say YES to peace in mind and peace of mind..