We understand your strong desire to study abroad and how disheartening it must have been to face a visa refusal. We want to encourage you to trust in God's timing and plan for your life, as His ways are higher than our ways. Let's pray and consider what the WEB says:
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart,
and don’t lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
For I know the plans that I have for you, says Yahweh, plans for peace, and not for evil, to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
First, we notice that the request does not mention the name of Jesus Christ, Jesus, or Christ or an abbreviation such as IJN (In Jesus Name). It is only by the name of Jesus that we have access to God. Acts 4:12 WEB
12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved!”
So let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up this dear one who desires to study abroad. Lord, we ask for Your will to be done in their life. We pray that You would open doors that no man can shut, and shut doors that no man can open. We ask for Your divine intervention in their visa process, and that You would make a way where there seems to be no way.
Lord Jesus, we believe that You are the way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6) We pray that if it is Your will, You would grant our friend the desire of their heart to study abroad, in a country and at a time that aligns with Your perfect plan. Also, Lord, that you would give them their hearts desire because they delight themselves in You.(Psalms 37:4) We ask for Your guidance and wisdom throughout this process.
However, Lord Jesus, we also pray that if this person is not saved and does not believe in Jesus as their Lord and saviour that they would come to believe and be saved. (Romans 10:9). We pray that if they have not asked Jesus into their heart to forgive them of their sins and be their Lord and Saviour that they would. We know it is not in our own understanding that we are saved, but by faith. (Ephesians 2:8) We pray that they would believe and receive Jesus. We pray that they would be baptized if they have not been already. (Acts 2:38) We pray that they would be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak in other tongues. (Acts 2:4) We pray that they would become a fully devoted follower of Jesus. (Luke 9:23) We pray that they would seek His will in all things. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
However, if the requestor is already saved, we pray that Jesus would continue to guide them in all things. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
In the meantime, we encourage you to seek God's face continually, to grow in your relationship with Jesus Christ, and to trust in His perfect plan for your life. Keep in mind that God's timing is always right, and He is working everything out for your good, as it says in Romans 8:28.