Praying for America During Lent

If you would like to join me in praying for our country during this season of Lent, this is a list of things I have come up with to pray for day by day.  I believe these are things God wants for us and have included a scripture for each.  These are just suggestions and are by no means exclusive; feel free to pray in any way the Holy Spirit may lead you.

Wed, 3/5 – Praise God for His sovereignty (Acts 4:24)

Thu, 3/6 - Praise God that He is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love (Psalm 103:8)

Fri, 3/7 - Ask God what areas in your own life you need to be cleansed of and confess those to Him (Psalm 51:10)

Sat, 3/8 - Pray for the theory of evolution to fall to the ground and die (Genesis 1:1)

Sun, 3/9 - For marriages and families to be strengthened and the divorce rate to fall dramatically (Matthew 19:6)

Mon, 3/10 - For children to be taught to respect their parents (Ephesians 6:1)

Tue, 3/11 - For any sexual activity outside of the marriage between a man and a woman to be regarded as sin (Hebrews 13:4)

Wed, 3/12 - For our leaders to fear God and seek His will in leading our country (Psalm 2:10-11)

Thu, 3/13 - For the people of our country to honor God and His word (Romans 1:21)

Fri, 3/14 - For same-sex marriage not to be acknowledged in any state (I Corinthians 6:9-10)

Sat, 3/15 - For God’s protection from our enemies (II Samuel 22:4)

Sun, 3/16 - For us to honor the Sabbath as a country (Isaiah 56:2)

Mon, 3/17 - For our welfare system to not support those who are capable of working (II Thessalonians 3:10)

Tue, 3/18 - For the word of God to go out in our country and not return void (Isaiah 55:11)

Wed, 3/19 - For Christians to band together and stand up against the evil (Romans 1:32)

Thu, 3/20 - For the Ten Commandments and other scripture to not be banned in any public buildings (Isaiah 59:14)

Fri, 3/21 - For the worship of idols to be replaced with a fear of God (I Thessalonians 1:9)

Sat, 3/22 - For the truth about God’s role in our nation’s heritage to be taught in our history books (Psalm 77:11)

Sun, 3/23 - For our children to be taught God’s truth so they can share it with the next generation (Psalm 78:5-7)

Mon, 3/24 - For our judges to use God’s commandments as their standard (Leviticus 22:31)

Tue, 3/25 - For God to have mercy on our nation (Psalm 143:1)

Wed, 3/26 - For courage for Christians for stand up against evil (Ephesians 6:13)

Thu, 3/27 - For unity among believers (Psalm 133:1)

Fri, 3/28 - For spiritual revival in this country (Psalm 85:6)

Sat, 3/29 - For many to repent and be saved (Romans 2:4)

Sun, 3/30 - For our president and other leaders to acknowledge God and allow Him to direct their paths (Proverbs 3:6)

Mon, 3/31 - For churches to grow and be strengthened (Acts 16:5)

Tue, 4/1 - That the fear of offending God would be greater than the fear of offending man (Ecclesiastes 5:7)

Wed, 4/2 - For our news media to focus on what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8)

Thu, 4/3 - For our country to seek God’s solutions to our problems rather than man’s (Isaiah 55:9)

Fri, 4/4 - For children to be cherished as gifts from God (Psalm 127:3)

Sat, 4/5 - For God’s definition of marriage, between a man and a woman, to be the only definition (Genesis 2:24)

Sun, 4/6 - For truth to be taught in public schools (Matthew 18:6)

Mon, 4/7 - For our leaders to have wisdom that comes from God (James 3:13)

Tue, 4/8 - For abortion to become illegal (Psalm 106:37-40)

Wed, 4/9 - That Christians can band together across denominational lines and work together for God’s glory (Romans 15:5-6)

Thu, 4/10 - For parents to be diligent to teach their children God’s ways (Deuteronomy 6:7)

Fri, 4/11 - For believers to be empowered by the Holy Spirit to spread God’s word (Acts 1:8)

Sat, 4/12 - For believers to hold on to God’s truth and not believe the lies of the world (II Timothy 4:3)

Sun, 4/13 - For believers to demonstrate kindness and gentleness in correcting others (II Timothy 2:24-26)

Mon, 4/14 - For our country to view all forms of sexual immorality as wrong (I Corinthians 6:18)

Tue, 4/15 - That we will not seek to do what is right in our own eyes, but in God’s eyes (Proverbs 14:12)

Wed, 4/16 - That those who walk in darkness will know the light of Christ (Isaiah 9:2)

Thu, 4/17 - That God will turn the hearts of our leaders to Himself (Proverbs 21:1)

Fri, 4/18 – Thank God that by the blood of Jesus, we are saved eternally from our sin (I John 1:7)

Sat, 4/19 - That our rulers will acknowledge that their power comes from God (Romans 13:1)

Sun, 4/20 – Praise God for offering eternal salvation through Jesus’ death and resurrection for those who believe (Romans 10:9)

“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15