101 Ways to Pray for the Spiritual Well-being of Your Missionaries
Pray that they would…
- love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength.
- present their body a living sacrifice acceptable to God.
- walk humbly with God.
- be an imitator of God.
- submit to God.
- humble themselves in the presence of the Lord.
- know Christ and the power of His resurrection.
- please Christ in all aspects.
- be rooted and firmly built up in Christ.
- abide in Christ.
- fix their eyes on Jesus.
- not grieve the Holy Spirit.
- live by faith.
- walk by the Spirit.
- walk in a manner worthy of their calling.
- walk no longer in the futility of the mind.
- lay aside the old self and put on a new self.
- evidence the fruit of the Spirit.
- walk in love.
- conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the gospel.
- pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
- be rooted and grounded in love.
- be transformed by the renewing of their mind.
- not think more highly of themselves than they ought to think.
- think on things that are pure, true, honorable, just, right, and praiseworthy.
- set their mind on things above.
- take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.
- not be conformed to this world.
- abhor what is evil.
- not carry out the desire of the flesh.
- not allow any immorality, impurity, or greed to be named among them.
- put away all bitterness, wrath, anger, malice, and slander.
- not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness.
- consider themselves dead to immorality, impurity, and greed.
- resist the devil.
- not practice sin.
- not love the world or the things of the world.
- not give the devil a foothold nor opportunity in their life.
- do nothing from selfishness or conceit.
- put no confidence in the flesh.
- love their neighbor as they do themselves.
- be devoted to others in brotherly love.
- contribute to the needs of the saints.
- practice hospitality.
- bear others’ burdens.
- show patience and forbearance to others.
- be kind to others, tenderhearted and forgiving.
- teach and admonish others.
- share with those who have needs.
- regard others as more important than themselves.
- stimulate others to love and good works.
- bless those who persecute them.
- rejoice with those who rejoice.
- weep with those who weep.
- not envy others.
- be diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit.
- speak the truth in love.
- let no unwholesome word proceed out of their mouths.
- allow no filthiness or coarse jesting to come out of their mouths.
- lay aside falsehood and speak truth.
- do all things without grumbling and complaining.
- bridle their tongue.
- not complain.
- have the Word of Christ richly dwell in them.
- be doers of the Word.
- look into the Word.
- meditate on the Word day and night.
- hide God’s Word in their hearts.
- keep Christ’s commandments.
- live in harmony with their spouses.
- love their wives.
- submit to their husbands.
- raise children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
- speak the mystery of Christ as God opens the doors.
- be bold in their witness.
- conduct themselves in wisdom toward unbelievers.
- persevere in tribulation.
- always give thanks for all things.
- be anxious for nothing.
- consider it joy when they encounter trials.
- be content in whatever circumstances they are in.
- be devoted to prayer.
- have a spirit of wisdom.
- be strengthened in their inner person.
- expose the deeds of darkness.
- abound more and more in knowledge and discernment with love.
- evidence fruitful labor.
- rejoice in the Lord always.
- count all things to be loss compared to Christ.
- be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
- bear fruit in every good work and increase in the knowledge of God.
- be strengthened with all power.
- be overflowing with gratitude.
- put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, patience, and gentleness.
- have the peace of Christ rule in their hearts.
- do their work heartily as to the Lord.
- be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
- put on the full armor of God.
- lay up for themselves treasure in Heaven.
- have the words of their mouth and the meditation of their heart acceptable to God.
- run with endurance the race set before them.
Use this journal as a resource for daily prayer. Each month is focused on a region of the world or aspect of sending and supporting mission work.