Dear Lord, we come before you today to lift up Nicole in prayer, as she seeks your favor in her application for the Macpherson Trailblazer Study Award for 2024. We are reminded of your word in Proverbs 16:3, "Commit your works to Yahweh, and your plans shall be established."
Father, we commit Nicole's application to you, knowing that you have a good, pleasing, and perfect plan for her life (Romans 12:2). We pray that if it is your will, you would grant her success in this application. Help her to trust in you, even as she prepares and submits her application, knowing that you are the one who ultimately opens doors and grants favor.
We also pray for Cindy, Nicole's mother, who has brought this request before us. We commend her for her faith and trust in your power to act in Jesus' name. We encourage her to continue to pray fervently for her daughter, as we are instructed in James 5:16, "Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective."
We thank you, Lord, for your love and care for both Cindy and Nicole. May your will be done in this situation, and may they both grow in their faith and trust in you, regardless of the outcome. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.