Prayer that God Wants to answer

The following are some of the supplications the Father's heart longs to respond to:

For Ourselves

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;" (Phil 4:6)

For God's People

"praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--" (Eph 6:18 NKJV)

For All men and those in authority

"Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence." (1Tim 2:1-2 NKJV)

For Labourers for the harvest of souls

"Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. "Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."" (Matt 9:37-38 NASB)

For The outpouring of God's Spirit and revival

"Ask rain from the LORD at the time of the spring rain -- The LORD who makes the storm clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, vegetation in the field to each man." (Zech 10:1 NASB)

For National restoration and revival

"In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplication, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies." (Dan 9:2-3,17-18 KJV)

For The Spiritual needs and progress of others
NB: The words 'prayers' and 'pray' in the following verses literally means 'earnest requests' or supplication.

"Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;" (Eph 1:16 KJV)
"And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;" (Phil 1:9 KJV)
"For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;" (Col 1:9 KJV)
"Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God." (Col 4:12 KJV)


Be assured, if you pray for any of these things, God is eager to meet your supplication!