The prayer of focus for
today is on Christian business.
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How important
is it to be ethical
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and to have
integrity and high morals
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to represent the
character of Jesus?
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It seems
rhetorical or it should.
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Integrity and high
morals should be as standard
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as a steering wheel in a car.
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If you believe that God
has blessed your business,
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how does He do that?
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Well, one way is
by leading people
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into your place of business.
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If you have no
customers, you have no business.
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Even customers of
differing faith and values.
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You see it isn't the business
that is Christian any more
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than my car is Christian,
just because I drive it.
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If Christ is in me,
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then I conduct business
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the way He would
conduct business.
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And nowhere in the gospels
did Jesus turn away people.
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My hope is that you
will treat your business
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as an extension of
Christ's commission
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to reach the world for Him.
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I have decided to follow Jesus
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I have decided to follow Jesus
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I have decided
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To follow Jesus
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No turning back No turning back
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Father, it is so good
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that You give us these gifts.
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You've given us responsibility.
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You have blessed us
as stewards of Your work,
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of Your possessions.
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And we ask, Father,
that we use these possessions
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in order to
increase Your kingdom
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for Your name and glory,
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that you may be praised.
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We thank You, Father.
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We thank You for the opportunity
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we have to serve
you in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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Dear heavenly Father,
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there are many, many
Christian businesses,
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many Christian ministries.
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Many of them are struggling.
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Many of them are thriving.
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Lord, but You're still God,
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You are there, provide us, Lord.
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And I want You
to help them throw
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all their worries on You.
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Help them to trust You,
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help them to have faith and love
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for the places
in their communities
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where they are
that they may seek
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and serve those that are
needy in their communities.
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You are a powerful God.
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And we know that
they're not coincidence.
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Many people are
driving to these businesses
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and we want You to
help those businesses
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to be a light to them
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that they may be
a good influence,
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that they may see
You through them, Lord.
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And whatever their
situation is, Lord,
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help them to know
that You are with them
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regardless of their situation,
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that You will
still provide for them
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no matter what
happens in the future.
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Thank You, Lord, for
giving us this opportunity
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to serve You and to
help others in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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Dear Lord, for those
of us who have businesses,
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we ask for Your guidance
in everything that we do.
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It's one thing
to have a business,
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and it's another thing to
have a Christian business.
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And, Lord, we want to
conduct everything in the way
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that You would have us to do it.
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Everything that
fits Your guidance,
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everything that
follows Your guidelines.
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We want to be able to display
to people, to our co-workers,
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to our
employees, to our friends,
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to our customers.
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We want to be
able to display to them
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that we are the way we are
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because of You
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because we're
followers of Christ.
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And, Lord, we ask now and always
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for You to bless our business
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and guide us in the ways
that we can do Your will.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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The world behind me
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The cross before me
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The world behind me
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The cross before me
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The world behind me
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The cross before me
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There's no turning back
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No turning back
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Loving heavenly Father,
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we thank You for all
Christian businesses.
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We pray that You
strengthen and sustain them,
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provide for
their every need, Lord.
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These are Your
vessels doing Your work, Lord.
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Be it a ministry, a restaurant,
or a big corporation,
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please fill them with
Your love to pass on to others,
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help them to
provide for their employees,
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customers, and clients,
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help them cling
to Your word, Father,
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and to share
Your word with those
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they are in contact with.
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Help them to be a
reflection of You.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Oh, Father God, we thank You
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for Your amazing love
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towards all the
Christian businessmen
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and women on this planet.
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We all ask that You
show them the path, oh Lord,
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that to trust You in
the light is nothing.
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But to trust You
into dark, that is faith.
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Oh, Father and our
God, keep them at Your side,
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give them the divine guidance
and wisdom and let them say,
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Oh Lord, I am stepping
out from the comfort zone,
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letting go of me
holding onto You.
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Keep them at Your side.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Heavenly Father, we
come to You right now
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on behalf of
Christian businesses
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and ministries that I
know You have raised up,
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that You have made a
light in the communities
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around the world,
around this planet.
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Father, they're
in a time of need
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during this crisis.
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We have been hit physically.
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We've been hit
financially, socially.
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Every way You could think about.
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So, Father, we
realize that You own a cattle
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on a thousand hills,
that You can sustain,
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that You can give us
ways that we can continue
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as Christians to
reach out in our businesses,
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to reach out
through our ministries.
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Father, we pray
that You'll continue
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to uphold them,
continue to sustain them,
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whether it be physically
or spiritually or financially.
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Father, You know best
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and we give You all
the praise and the honor
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and glory for what
You are about to do.
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Thank you, God.
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Thank You that
we can call upon You
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in our time of great need.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Several verses in
the Bible refer to work.
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And Genesis 2:15, it says,
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"The Lord God took the man
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and put him in
the Garden of Eden
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to work it and to keep it."
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1 Corinthians 12:4-6 says,
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"Now there are
varieties of gifts,
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but the same spirit.
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And there are
varieties of service,
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but the same Lord.
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And there are
varieties of activities,
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but it is the same God
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who empowers
them all in everyone.
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Father, I thank
You for the privilege
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that we have of working.
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Sometimes it's a
pain, a drudgery,
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not something that we
always look forward to.
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Maybe we have other things
that we would rather be doing,
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but, Father, we thank
You for the discipline
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that work brings.
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So I thank You that
Your word has supported
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the idea of work.
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And again, as we
are Your children,
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we take You into our workforce.
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We take You into
the place of business
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so that wherever
we are, there You are.
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And I just thank You
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that we have the
privilege of working for You.
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1 Peter 4:10 says,
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"As each has received a gift,
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use it to serve one another
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as good stewards of
God's varied grace."
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And one more found
in Proverbs 16:3 says,
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"Commit your work to the Lord
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and your plans
will be established.
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Father I thank you
that You care so much
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about even the work that we do,
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because it is our opportunity
to interact with people
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that may not
otherwise encounter You.
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And it is
certainly our responsibility
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to share You with others.
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So thank You that
we can do that through,
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through the work that
You've blessed us with.
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And while I'm on that topic,
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I just ask God
that for those viewers
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who have been
displaced from their work,
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their jobs have been let go,
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and that the
businesses have closed.
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God, I know that You are able
to open doors for other jobs,
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for employment,
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to give them
opportunity to use their gifts
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that You have blessed them with.
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Lord, I know that we find
a lot of times our purpose
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in what we do
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and whether
that's right or wrong.
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It's just that we spend
so much time doing our jobs,
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that it becomes a
part of who we are.
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And as long as
we are promoting You
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and sharing with
our fellow coworkers
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and those who come
into our businesses,
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as long as we're sharing
with them, the love of Christ,
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Lord, I pray that
You would just continue
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to give opportunities and
open doors for employment.
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Thank You, Father, I pray, Lord,
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for opportunities
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for those who
are unable to work,
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Lord, because of
maybe a disability.
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God, I just ask
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that You would provide for them.
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Thank You for the
pattern of the church
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that is to provide for the needs
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of those who are unable
to provide for themselves.
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And, Lord, we
continue to pray for those
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who are in need of healing
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from viruses
and various disease.
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Lord, I pray for a bold
and compassionate witness
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in the lives of
those who are close to us,
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Lord, that you would
draw them close to You
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and save those
who we love so dear,
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we want to see
won to Your kingdom.
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Lord, we pray for missionaries
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and pastors and
teachers of Your Word.
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Father, we thank You
for the privilege again
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of being Your children.
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Follow Jesus, I
will follow Jesus
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Anywhere He
leads me, I will follow
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Follow Jesus, I
will follow Jesus
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Anywhere He leads
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I'll go
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1 Corinthians 10:31 reminds us,
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"Whether you eat or
drink, whatever you do,
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do it all to the glory of God."
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I encourage you to
strive to glorify God
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in your work and in all you do.
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God bless you as you
influence others for Christ.
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