Prayer, Plain and Simple

Prayer, Plain and Simple

Prayer for the Unemployment Rate

posted by nsymmonds | 10:21am Friday November 6, 2009

Today it was announced that the unemployment rate hit 10.2%, the highest it has been since April 1983. This is startling news since it would seem that if we are crawling out of the recession less jobs would be lost. Unfortunately that is not the case as 190,000 jobs have been lost in October. Today we pray for everyone affect by the unemployment rate.

Heavenly Father,

Today we put our trust not in the economic system of the world, and not in soaring unemployment rates, but in God. Though these times bring forth uncertainty we trust in the certainty that God will supply all of our needs according to His riches in glory. Help us not fear but instead cleave to you and believe that all things work for the good of those who love you. Your word in Jeremiah 29:11 said, “I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” So we affirm that verse in our lives and walk forward believing that you want us to be prosperous in every dimension that prosperity can exist. We affirm that you have come to give us a hope and a future knowing that the future you have in store for us far exceeds anything we can conceive. Let us, according to Romans 12:12, “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” We know that this too shall pass us and we will be restored to better than we were before this recession hit us. So we ask for the capacity to put all our trust into you and your plan at this time. Be Jehovah Jireh, a provider for those who are unemployed and be a comforter for those who are concerned about their job stability. Be who you need to be in the lives of all who need you. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

 



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Donna Dolder

posted November 6, 2009 at 1:18 pm


This prayer is awesome and reminds me that we must lay our burdens at God’s feet and trust Him to do what is BEST for us, even though that may not be exactly what we want it to be!!! I will forward this pray to many. Thanks from an unemployed woman facing foreclosure BUT sees the beauty in God’s creations.



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Lil

posted November 9, 2009 at 9:34 pm


This prayer should lift the spirit of all those people christians and non believers who are unemployed and employed. My pastor constant reminds the membership to trust God to meet their needs during this time and to know that God is our source. He gives the members encouragement words every week when dismissing the congregation. Christ is our only hope as we go thru this recession. We should just trust him to meet all our needs at all time because He said that he would supply all our needs according to His riches in Glory.



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