Week 8 A Prayer for Our Nation

WEEK 8: A Prayer for Our Nation
by Adrianna Anderson

Heavenly Father, we have abused and mistreated the gift of life you gave to us by abusing our bodies with drugs and alcohol. We have tried to medicate the sin out of our lives and it has not worked. Drugs and alcohol are tools used by the enemy to trap and kill us. It has worked. Lord many in our nation have fallen victim to this sin and are reaping the effects in their lives it has brought with it. Show mercy on us Savior and deliver our nation from this deadly killer. It has taken over our homes and has touched the lives of many we know. Remove the hold it has over us. Help us to glorify You in our bodies through the things we put in it. Give us a hatred for drugs and alcohol and help us to fill our bodies with your holy word. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

"Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit," Ephesians 5:15-18
"Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way. Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat; For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags."
Proverbs 23:19-21 NASB
“Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart."
Hosea 4:11 NKJV
"Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself,"
1 Corinthians 6:19 NLT

Week 6 A Prayer of Repentance for our Nation

Week 6: A Prayer of Repentance for our Nation
by Adrianna Anderson

Father, music was meant to glorify you and express a heart of love and gratitude for who You are. Lord our nation has strayed from glorifying You in its music to being slaves to sensual words with impure meanings in songs today. We have allowed the music of today to capture our hearts and lead us astray. We have meditated on words that do not glorify You. We have been ensnared by the culture and glamor of society through artists who do not know You. Forgive us Lord and help us to remember that as a man thinks in his heart so is he. Help us to meditate on songs and music that are honoring to you. Please help our children who can be so easily deceived in this area. Convict them by your Spirit that even a little worldly music can entangle their hearts and cause them to turn away from You.
Father, this nation has earned millions of dollars off of ungodly entertainment. Even though our nation is in terrible decline financially this area goes unaffected. Lord, our priorities are wrong and it is evident in the choices we make. Lord will you raise up godly producers that will make films that bring the message of hope to the screen? Will you cause them to share the gospel through television programs, plays, and musicals? Show those that don’t know You that ungodly entertainment won’t fill the void in their heart and that only You can. Help us to glorify You in what we watch and spend our money and time on. Help us to set godly standards in our homes of what will be permitted and what will not be permitted as it pertains to entertainment. Help us not to compromise this area of our lives. In Christ’s name we pray, Amen.

"They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.” 2 Peter 2:19

"Don’t you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough?" 1 Corinthians 5:6 NLT

"I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all who deal crookedly; I will have nothing to do with them." Psalm 101:3

"Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak." Romans 14:19, 21

Week 5 of the 52 weeks of Prayer

Week 5: A Prayer of Repentance for our Nation
by Adrianna Anderson
Lord God, we have trusted in the world and the things of this world. We have become a materialistic nation with a continual desire for more. We have not put our trust in You for what we need but have lusted in our hearts for temporary riches. We have looked to the world to meet our needs through our jobs, careers, 401 k plans, get rich quick schemes and greed. We have even taught our children that materialism leads to true happiness and riches. God turn our hearts away from the love of money. Help us to desire true riches. Help us to return to trusting in You, the Only One who can supply our every need and give us true happiness at the same time. In Jesus’ Name We pray. Amen.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
1 John 2:15-17

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
Titus 2:11-12