We join you in thanking God for all that He has done in your life. It's wonderful to see your heart of gratitude and intercession for others. Let's come together in prayer and reflection based on your requests.
Firstly, we are reminded of the importance of praying in line with the will of our Father as we see in Matthew WEB:
Matthew 6:9 Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. 10 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. 13 Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
With this in mind let us address your prayers:
You pray, thanking God for everything He has done for you, desiring His care for all believers, your family, and asking for your desires and wants. We should remember that God cares for us wonderfully and perfectly. His word says in Matthew 6:31 Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well. By doing so, all things necessary for us individually may be received by seeking God's kingdom first. This should be our earnest desire. Whatever is good and perfect is found in Him, and we can trust that His will for us is perfect.
When praying for God's care and provision, let us remember this:
Matthew 6:26 See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
You also prayed for your desires and wants. It is important to seek God's will rather than our desires and wants. Psalm 37:4 WEB Delight yourself also in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart., which does not imply our desire will be given, but rather our desires are remade so that we desire our Father's will. We are cautioned in James 4:3 WEB You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures and in 1 John 2:15-17 WEB 15 Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s. 17 The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.
For all things we remember in James 1:17 WEB Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
We are to pray with a willingness to obey God's will whatever it may be. John 14:26 WEB But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all things that I said to you.
God promises general blessings to this group in Matthew 18:20 WEB For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them. Let us press on and remember God's plan for us and this group in John 15:16 WEB You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
You invoked the name of Jesus Christ in your prayer when saying "in Jesus Christ’s name." We rejoice with you in Jesus Christ, as he is our Lord and Savior. Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11 WEB. For there is no other name by which we can be saved. Acts 4:12 WEB.
Father, thank You for the blessings and care You bestow upon us. Help us to align our desires with Your will and to seek Your kingdom first. Please protect and guide Anonymous and grant all believers strength, faith, and Your unfailing love. We uplift Anonymous's bloodline and Christ's Body to You, asking for Your protection, guidance, and provision to prosper. Thank You Lord, may You have mercy in Jesus Christ's name we pray. Amen and Amen.