February 16

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2 Corinthians 12:9

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

Paul is asking God to remove the “thorn in his side,” which is a torment to him, and God replies with the encouraging words, “grace is all you need.”

Part of the equation is accepting the fact that we are weak so we will rely on His strength. His strength is actually perfected through our weakness.

My prayer for the prodigal is that they will recognize their weaknesses. I pray they will find themselves in situations that require God’s strength more so than their limited ability. May it be a proving ground for them; a discovery that He is for them and is indeed using them for His purposes.

2 Corinthians 12:9

Each time He said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now ________ is glad to boast about his/her weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through him/her.

February 15

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Psalm 26:1-3 NLT

Declare me innocent, O Lord, for I have acted with integrity; I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Put me on trial, Lord, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and affections. I am constantly aware of your unfailing love, and I have lived according to your truth.

In these verses David is asking the Lord to cross-examine him. He knows his heart has been pure regarding being God’s man. It’s not that he had never sinned, but he was consistently in fellowship with God and cleared his record quickly by asking forgiveness.

As I look at David’s prayer in light of my own life, I wonder if I could pray it with the same confidence? God knows my motives even before I act, so I pray I will quickly recognize my sin. May my affections always be for Him; aware of His unfailing love toward me.

I love the thought of our prodigals being tested in regards to their integrity and standing clean before Him. I am praying it will be so because they have trusted in the work of Christ and are becoming (will become) men and women after the heart of God.

Psalm 26:1-3 NLT

Declare ________ innocent, O Lord, for he/she has acted with integrity; he/she has trusted in the Lord without wavering. Put ________ on trial, Lord, and cross-examine him/her. Test ________’s motives and affections. ________ is constantly aware of your unfailing love, and he/she has lived according to your truth.

February 14

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John 15:10

If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in His love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

The world may despise us because of Christ, but we can be confident that because of our obedience, we are in His love and greatly loved indeed! Our joy will be complete as we live in that love and replicate it towards others.

As much as you love your prodigal… God loves them more! Let’s pray the prodigal feels the love of Christ today; that they are filled with complete joy because they are learning to remain in and trust in that love.

John 15:10

If ________ obeys my commands, he/she will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in His love. I have told ________ this so that my joy may be in him/her and that his/her joy may be complete.

February 13

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Deuteronomy 10:12

And now, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees…

A pretty tall order for the best of us, yet our lives are to be committed, heart and soul to Him as we desire to walk in HIS ways, not our own.

My prayer is that the prodigal would know what God asks of them, be in awe of Him, and be willing to serve Him with all of their heart and soul.

Deuteronomy 10:12

And now, what does the Lord, ________’s God, ask of him/her but to fear the Lord his/her God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the Lord his/her God with all his/her heart and with all his/her soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees ….

February 12

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Psalm 32:1-2

Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

What joy indeed for those of us who believe in Christ’s atoning work… we know we have been forgiven and our sin has been put out of sight. Because of Christ we have been cleared of all guilt!

I pray the prodigal will be filled with joy when they think of what Christ has done! May it move them to live a life in complete honesty before the Father. I pray they see themselves as God sees them… cleared of guilt.

Psalm 32:1-2

Oh, what joy for ________ whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Yes, what joy for ________ whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose life is lived in complete honesty!

February 11

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Romans 8:16

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

Even in the darkest of times, I have experienced the Holy Spirit speaking to my soul, assuring me I am a loved child of God. We are in Christ and He in us, so the deposit of the Holy Spirit into our hearts is for especially these times — when we need to know we are God’s children.

I pray the Holy Spirit is always testifying of God’s love to the prodigal; reminding them that they are His child.

Romans 8:16

The Spirit himself testifies with ________’s spirit that he/she is God’s child.

February 10

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2 Timothy 1:7

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

The word “power” in this verse has to do with mighty work – miraculous power. God not only wants us to be bold but to be bold in the area of miraculous belief and action. In these last days, the church will need to be bold and expect the miraculous.

The Holy Spirit is not the author of timidity. We have the responsibility to use Holy Spirit power to love big and have self-control in all areas of our life. We can’t be a powerful servant of God without love and self-discipline.

I pray our prodigals will be bold believers; that they will be trouble for the enemy because of their faith and action. I pray they will have love and compassion for all they come in contact with and live a life of self-discipline.

2 Timothy 1:7

For the Spirit God gave ________ does not make him/her timid, but gives him/her power, love and self-discipline.

February 9

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Psalm 34:15

The eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love.

Though God loves the entire world, I imagine there’s something attractive about a child who is in awe of a sovereign God and has hung their hope on Him. How could one who trusts completely in His unfailing love not be favored a little?

I pray the prodigal will be one who catches the Lord’s eye.

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of the Lord are on _________ who fears Him, on _________ whose hope is in His unfailing love.

February 8

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Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

As children of a heavenly kingdom, we are blessed differently than the world would bestow blessing. We are satisfied because of our desire to serve and know God, to live righteously, not by serving man and living out the desires of the flesh.

The desire of my heart today is that my prodigal would truly hunger for righteousness and be blessed. I pray they would thirst for more of God; to have an intimate relationship with Him like never before.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed is _________ who hungers and thirsts for righteousness, for he/she will be filled.

February 7

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Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Sometimes we can pray then just step back and watch God work. Most of the time, though, we are asked to enter the battle and He promises to be alongside, upholding and strengthening us.

We have been asked to go to war for prodigals we love. It’s a battle for their hearts and minds and it can seem to go on for a long time. Nothing gives a child of God more confidence than knowing the creator of the universe is on their side as they step out, in His strength, and go into battle. My prayer is that this blog will not only bring hope but be a weapon for battle.

I pray the prodigal has had opportunities to put God’s Word to the test in their own lives and are discovering what He says He will do, He will do. May they feel His strength and be fearless.

Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear ________, for I am with you; do not be dismayed ________, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you _________, with my righteous right hand.