Praying for our Business Sphere

First, I want to thank Fire of God Ministries for their commitment to 24 hour prayer today!

What follows is a part of the ORT Prayer list for Business. This comes on the heels of my post about The Original Occupy Movement. Here is a way to pray for God to influence our business life, and for us to resist the devil in the same place...

Areas concerning Business to pray for: For business owners to prosper and create good jobs with fair pay, for employees to have good work ethic, for fair-minded, reasonable and wise Government Officials that pass righteous laws that help create an environment for good paying jobs

Thank God for:  

• His provision and His plans & purposes for the work of our hands

• His Divine Wisdom & Strength to help

• His Redeeming Grace to sanctify such a significant area of our lives

Repent for:

• Complaining about work – not recognizing your work or job is a gift from God

• Dishonesty in the workplace

• Being a poor Christian example in the workplace

• Complaining about our bosses and our work

• Leaving God out of our business life

• Mistreating other people in the workplace

• Lack of diligence, attentiveness, & excellence in our work

Declare:

• Jesus Christ is Lord over all businesses

• God's Power and Wisdom is available to help prosper the work of our hands

• Our businesses in Gainesville will glorify & please God and help others

• Christians will be salt and light in the workplace

• The Gospel will go forth in the workplace

Pray:

• For those who are unemployed and desperate for work and steady income

• That business leaders will have wisdom & vision to make good & righteous choices

• For Christians to have favor in the workplace

• That there would be honesty and integrity in business dealings

• For bosses to respect workers and workers to respect bosses

• That growth, development, & mentoring be made available in the workplace

• For creative ideas from management and workers to improve product, working conditions & relationships

• That the City, State and National Government would make it possible for companies to be profitable in Gainesville and create a positive workforce

• For Business & Education to network together for the benefit of all

• For Christians to have wisdom and boldness to share their faith in the workplace

Resist the enemy:

• Resist dishonesty and abuse in the workplace

• Resist complaining, back-biting and dishonor in the workplace

• Resist the spirit of greed and the temptation to make money more important than people