Hey there, prayer partner!
“Without faith, it is impossible to please God.” (Hebrews 11:6)
These words from God Himself should sober us with the understanding that our faith matters to Him.
In fact, I would venture to say that our faith matters perhaps more than anything else, since it is by faith we believe in His existence; it is by faith our relationship with Him is restored; and it is by faith that we live in righteousness and fruitfulness.
Saving faith that results in a relationship with God through Christ isn’t the end of our faith. Oh, no – it’s just the beginning of a lifetime of walking by faith, and not by sight.
Will you spend some time with me now, praying the Scriptures for your friend’s faith to grow strong?
Prayers For Your Friend to Grow Strong in Her Faith
- Acknowledge to the Lord that faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1) Pray that your friend would have full confidence in the unseen things God has promised because He is faithful.
- Ask God to help your friend trust in Him with all their heart, not leaning on their own understanding. Pray that your friend would acknowledge Him in all their ways, and claim His promise to make their paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
- Beg the Lord to make this your friend’s testimony: “When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” (Psalm 56:3-4)
- Pray that your friend would follow Abraham’s example, not weakening in faith when your friend sees obstacles to His promise. Ask that no unbelief would make them waver concerning the promise of God, but that they would grow strong in their faith as they give glory to God, fully convinced that He is able to do what He has promised. (Romans 4:19-21)
- Implore God to grant your friend the grace to commit their way to Him, trusting in Him. Remind Him of His promise to act on their behalf when they do this. (Psalm 37:5)
- Ask the Lord to help your friend have the mindset of being crucified with Christ, and that it is no longer your friend who lives, but Christ who lives in them. Pray that the life they now live in the flesh they would live by faith in the Son of God, who loved them and gave Himself for them. (Galatians 2:20)
- Thank God for His promise to keep them in perfect peace whose minds are stayed on God, because they trust in Him. Praise Him for being worthy of our trust forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. (Isaiah 26:3-4) Ask that your friend would rest in these promises.
- Pray that your friend would not be anxious about anything, but that in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving they would let her requests be made known to God. Thank God for His promised peace, which surpasses all understanding, that will guard their heart and mind in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)
- Praise God for the assurance that His divine power has granted to your friend all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence, by which He has granted to us His precious and very great promises, so that through them we may become a partaker of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. Pray that His grace would enable your friend to make every effort to supplement their faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are theirs and are increasing, they keep them from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:3-8)
- Confess the truth that faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. (Romans 10:17) Pray that your friend would be rooted and grounded in the Word, prompting their faith to thrive.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of Your faithfulness, which inspires our full confidence in You. I pray that my friend would spend time in Your Word, getting to know You more and finding You trustworthy in all things. I ask that the pattern of my friend’s life would be one of salvation by faith, walking by faith, and living by faith. It’s in the Name of my Savior, Jesus Christ, that I pray. Amen.
If I kept a record of every prayer, I’m pretty sure “Lord, give me wisdom” would be near the very top of the list. Tomorrow we’ll pray this for our friends, that they would have the wisdom that comes from above.
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