Dear Lord foil the plans of the enemy in this dear ones life. Help them to see the truth that there is NOTHING good outside of your will. Help them to know your love and sense your presence as they face circumstances that are not what they had hoped for. Help them to know that you have been removed and suffered in all points so you know what they are experiencing. Expose the lies of the evil one who wants them to believe life was better before you. Help them see that you know the struggle, help them trust You and not in outcomes that they think are best. Wrap them in your arms Abba and let them hear your voice. Remember that you are in a spiritual battle, the evil one comes to steal and to destroy. He walks around like a roaring lion seeking whom he can devour. Press into the Lord and keep pouring your heart out to Him. He hears you, He loves you, He has a plan for your life. Psalm 84:11 No good thing will He withold from those who walk uprightly. The enemy wants to lie to us just like he lies to Adam and Eve and tell is that God is holding out on us…it’s a lie. God does not hold out on us. Also, as we walk with God He is with us, but He never promised an easy comfortable life. In Proverbs it says there is a way that seems right to a man, but the end is destruction. I’m praying friend. I remember one time I was so down and angry and experiencing hard times. I told my wife I was done being a Christian because it wasn’t working. I’m sorry you are facing such hardship, don’t turn back you can trust Him even unto death.

Standing in agreement with these prayers for James. Lord, You know him intimately and all that has occurred in his life up until now. Strengthen his faith to stay faithful to You, no matter what. Help him take on the stand of a warrior for You, fighting the good fight. And, would You also send him a blessing that he will clearly see is from You – a special little gift. We know You will.

Father,
You know how to speak to James in ways that he will recognize, and know that You are God. I praise you that he reached out to his brothers and sisters in DAB. Father, open his eyes and ears to the subtle deceptive lies of the enemy. Let him know that he is free to be the person You created him to be. His life in You is unique. His faith walk and his daily walk in You will also be unique to what You have called him to be. May he draw on the grace You have given him, Lord, to move from desire, through the discipline, to delighting himself in You. May he stay in the Word, in prayer and in community with others who are strong in You in DAB and in his physical place of worship. Draw those to him, Lord, that will build him up in his faith and encourage him along the way. Show him how to operate in the authority he has been given through the victory we have in Jesus Christ. I declare that all deceptive spirits that are tormenting James stop what they are doing right now. James is a child of the Most High. He is redeemed by and washed in the blood of Jesus Christ. Satan no longer has authority over his life. Holy Spirit, have Your way in James today. May he hear Your voice, surrender all to You in obedience, and walk free. In Jesus name. Amen.

Heavenly Father, I once again call out James’ name before your throne of mercy and grace. Father, I do not want James to be lost from your eternal kingdom. I pray that you would show him that he is being deceived by the evil one, and that truth is not judged by feelings or transient circumstances. Draw him to you and your eternal truth.

Father, I stand in your promise to look to and fro for the one lamb who is lost. We stand in the gap for James. He knows the way, Father. He has merely been deceived by the ways of the world and the lies of the evil one. Precious Lord, pour out your love upon this wayward son, and show him that life with you will meet all of his needs. Reveal yourself to him just as you did to the Apostle Paul on the Damascus Road.

Father God, You know the thoughts of this one, struggling to trust. I pray this one will grow deep roots so that seeds that have been sown into this soul, cannot be swept away. I pray that this one will not fall away from your truth but will stand, steadfast in the hope of things not seen. Please plant in this one an eternal perspective to understand that trials and struggles on this earth are expected, but temporary. Jesus, remind this one that you suffered through trials and struggles and in doing so that you became our trail blazer, our captain of salvation, who would not leave us in our struggles but who identifies with us exactly where we are. Lord, we know that this world can be difficult. Give this one the courage to endure the race, and run it with patience and persistence knowing that there is a higher calling and a higher prize than this world is able to offer. Grant peace in the middle of difficult circumstances and bring grounded believers to fellowship with this one. Please remind this one that it is often in the silence when you are doing the most work behind the scenes. In the matchless name of Jesus, Amen Matthew 13:18-23 Hebrews 2:10 Hebrews 2:18 John 14:27 Hebrews 12:1-2

Dear James, Satan is the deceiver of the brethren. He is a liar. If he was clear to see, then no one would be tricked. By your own words, “it seems” like it was better. But, not so James. As you draw to God, God always draws even more to you. He drew you to himself when you weren’t even thinking about him. All of your life, he has guided you right to where you are right now. Living for God isn’t about things working out my way. Living for God is about dying to yourself daily. It is taking up your cross and following him whenever he leads you. I know it’s not easy. But, something about trusting God will bring a peace way down in your soul as you yield him your body and soul. We praise and trust you God for your assurance to James that he is yours and you are his Father. We proclaim that you are God alone and we will trust you. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Lord, we all understand the seeming “ease” of following the pull of the flesh. Help James to to come to a deep knowledge of your love and to see the lies of the enemy for what they are. Help him to fight the good fight of faith and to not be tricked by the deceitfulness of sin. Let your goodness and the light of your love shine brighter than any of the desires of the flesh.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.