10 Ways You Can Pray Proactively with the Prayer Wall

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10 Ways You Can Pray Proactively with the Prayer Wall The Prayer Wall is an amazing part of the Table that encourages people to share prayer needs and prompts people to pray right now. You won't find that on Facebook. But there's a temptation to only post specific needs. It's a temptation common to prayer in general - the emergency prayer. Only praying when you're in dire need. But we can and should be praying for so much more. And we can and should be using the Prayer Wall for so much more. Your prayer posts don't have to be limited to current needs like your sick Aunt Sally. You can pray proactively. Here are 10 ideas to get you started: 1. Pray for the missionaries and organizations your church supports. Every month post a new missionary or organization to the Prayer Wall with a few updates about their ministry and specific needs. 2. Pray for your church. Post prayers for your different ministries, pray for upcoming events, pray for leaders and volunteers, pray for new visitors to come on Sunday morning, pray for people to come to Jesus. 3. Nobody needs to get political in church, but we can still pray for our leaders. Pray for your local, state and national representatives, from school board members to the president. 4. Pray for issues that are on your heart. People talk about taking action instead of simply praying, but we can do both! Give clean water and pray for those who need clean water. Maybe you're doing a sermon series on human trafficking—what better time to post the need for prayer for that heart-breaking issue? Posting it to the Prayer Wall not only gets people praying, but it spreads the word. 5. Give thanks and post some praises when things go well. Didn't you learn how to say thank you? Not only is this a chance to offer thanks, but it's a chance to reflect on how God is moving. What is God doing in your life that you can give him glory for? These quiet but amazing movements of God never make the news, but we should be sharing them with one another. 6. Pray for specific members of your church. Go through the directory and list a few people to pray for each week. Go above and beyond and contact them ahead of time and ask if they have things they'd like prayer for. 7. Pray for miracles. That's why we pray, isn't it? Because prayer is powerful and it changes things, sometimes in mind-blowing, miraculous ways. Pray for those miracles and watch for them. 8. In the wake of disasters people are always looking for something to do—they can pray. From flooding in the Midwest to tornadoes in the South to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there are constantly fresh disasters around the world that need prayer. People can't always donate or go and help, but nothing can stop them from praying. 9. Post a new country to pray for every week. You can grab a few facts (Operation World or the CIA World Factbook can help) and list specific needs in each country. 10. Pray for opportunities to tell people about Jesus. There's a scary prayer. But you'll be amazed at how those opportunities present themselves when you start asking for them and start looking for them.