Nov. 4 - Pray for women at the conference needing to receive or offer forgiveness for sins or offenses of the past, to be free to embrace their critical role in advancing God’s kingdom. * I Sam 14:7 “So his armor bearer said to him, do all that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you, according to your heart.”
Nov. 3 – Pray that our workshop leaders will have complete freedom to share what God has given them according to His agenda. Pray that Jan will be equally free in sharing a very personalized message to our attendees. Pray that women will experience freedom and joy that comes through embracing God’s ways and understand the need to be completely dependant on God. *John 5:30 “By myself, I can do nothing...I seek not to please myself, but Him who sent me.” John 8:36 “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
Nov. 2 – Pray that God will remove barriers and fear in women, allowing God to “stretch” them outside of their comfort zone. Pray that each woman will humbly realize that she has plans and purposes to fulfill from the Lord, and that fear and self-doubt are barriers that impede God’s plan for her. Jer. 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
Nov. 1 - Pray for traveling mercies and protection for our speakers, our guest workshop leaders, and the women traveling from other cities. Ps. 139 “For you know our going out and coming in, you compass all our paths.” Ps 23 “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me…..”
Oct. 31 – Pray for the younger women and teenage girls to feel valued and compelled in their hearts to come. Pray for them to feel an inclusive, nurturing and mothering spirit among the women. *Song of Solomon 8: 8-9 “We have a young sister and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister for the day she is spoken for? If she is a wall, we will build towers of silver on her; if she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.”
Oct. 30 – Pray that God will grow sown seeds, water seeds, keep the weeds from growing up around the seeds, and that He would tend the gardens of our hearts and minds to bring a bountiful harvest from the time at the conference. *Rom 8:26-27 “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us, with groans that words cannot express. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit.”
Oct. 29 – Pray for husbands of attendees and for families – especially prodigal children. Pray for marriages to be renewed and restored through God’s cleansing and healing. Pray for sensitivity, love and an understanding ear for husbands and families after the women return. Pray for those struggling with singleness that they may understand in greater measure the heart and passion God has toward them. * Hosea 10:12 “Sow to yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the Lord until He comes and showers righteousness on you.”
Oct. 28 – Pray for women who are anxious, overburdened and overwhelmed. Pray that their minds and hearts are fertile ground so that the Word of God can penetrate and meet their needs. Matt. 11:28 – 30 “ Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Oct. 27 – Pray for the willing women who are preparing for the workshops, many are operating out of their comfort zone, but not out of their gifting. Pray that their topics will be an easy work of love with meaningful, life changing effects. *James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom he should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault and it will be given to him…”
Oct. 26 – Pray for those deciding whether or not to come, that God will stir their hearts and open the way. Pray that no weapon formed against the conference will prosper. *Mark 10:49-51 “Jesus stopped and said, Call him – so they called to the blind man – Cheer up! On your feet, He’s calling you! Throwing his cloak aside- he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.” Is. 54:17 “No weapon forged against you will prevail and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord.”
Oct. 25– Pray that women would hunger and thirst for righteousness. Pray that God will bring tenderness and receptivity to His Word and that the participants will be challenged to respond. Pray that He will receive all the glory for the work He will accomplish in hearts that are yielded to Him. * Matt. 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled.”
Oct. 24 – Pray intentionally that all participants will abound in strength, health, wisdom, clarity, direction and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit. Pray for the coordination of all details to come together for women taking responsibility for various details, with no complications or frustrations. *Ps 32:8 “I will instruct and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you and watch over you.” Phil 1: 9-11 “And this is my prayer – that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight that you may be able to discern what is best and be pure and blameless until the day of Christ.”
Oct. 23 - Pray for the women to show themselves friendly, consider others above themselves, and to see relationships grow. Pray that women would feel connected to God and to each other during the conference, no one feeling alone or isolated. *Phil 2: 3-4 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourself. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Oct. 22 – Pray that pride will be broken and that each woman will deal with her sins through repentance, seeking forgiveness. *Ps 51:17 “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit and a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” Is 57:15 “For this is what the high and lofty One says, He who lives forever, whose name is holy; I live in a high and holy place but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.”
Oct. 21 – Pray that the Word would be presented in love, truth and boldness, bringing conviction and deliverance to those who may be unsaved or bound in sin. Pray that it would be refreshing to His daughters in a dry and thirsty place, that the Word of God would more than supply their need. *Heb. 4: 12 – 14 “For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than a double edged sword. It penetrates even to the dividing sword and spirit…judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart…nothing is hidden from God’s sight…” Prov. 31:25 “She is clothed with strength and dignity, she can laugh at the days to come.”
Oct. 20 – Pray that Pastor Scott Ball and the worship team would be in one accord as they prepare to usher God’s daughters into His presence. Pray for clear direction as the songs are chosen and rehearsed, and that the Holy Spirit would lead our times of worship together, bringing glory, honor and praise to our Heavenly Father. * Is 57:14 “Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.” Is. 62:10 “Pass through, pass through the gates. Prepare the way for the people. Build up, build up the highway, remove the stones. Raise the banner for the nations.” Rev. 4:11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power.”
Oct. 19 – Pray that our keynote speaker, Jan Aldridge, would draw close to the Father’s heart and that He would put His words in her mouth. Pray that God would reveal His perfect will to her as she seeks after Him. *Is. 61; Jer. 1 “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me.
Oct.18 – Pray for all those involved in the preparation and orchestration of the conference that they will have the mind of Christ so that we would operate in a spirit of unity. Pray that nothing would be done in the flesh, but in the power of the Holy Spirit. Pray that there would be no division, that all would be perfectly united in word and thought. *Phil. 2:5 “Your attitude should be the same as Christ.” Eph. 4:3 “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” Is 11:2 “The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.” Zach 4:6 “…not by might or by power but by My Spirit says the Lord Almighty.”
This is our second day of prayer for our upcoming Women's Conference.
Oct. 17 – Pray that God would draw women of all backgrounds, ages and across denominational lines to attend this conference. Pray that God would move in the hearts of area pastors and women’s leaders to encourage their women to come. Pray for God-appointments and boldness for women to personally invite friends, neighbors and co-workers. Pray for God to provide the finances for all those who desire to come. *John 6:44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” Matt: 6-8 “Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.”
Oct. 16 – Pray that our eyes are fixed on Jesus Christ during all preparation, and that nothing would compete with His Lordship in any way. Pray that the motive of our heart is to see Christ glorified in all that is said and done. *Heb 12:2 “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.” Col. 1:18 “He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the end...that in everything He might have supremacy.”
