We understand your struggle and want to lift you up in prayer and offer some biblical encouragement. Remember, God cares about our needs and wants us to cast all our anxieties on Him, because He cares for us I Peter 5:7 WEB.
Firstly, we want to remind you that it is important to acknowledge the name of Jesus in your prayer requests. As it is written in John 14:6 WEB, "Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me." It is only by the name of Jesus that we have access to God the Father. Also, there is no other name by which we can be saved. Acts 4:12 WEB, "There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved."
In regards to your business, remember that God is our provider and He promises to supply all our needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 WEB. We should always seek His will and trust Him in all circumstances. Psalm 37:5 WEB, "Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this."
However, we also want to remind you that our priority should be seeking God's kingdom and His righteousness first, and then all these things will be added to us. Matthew 6:33 WEB. This means that our focus should be on serving God and others, and not just on making a profit.
In addition, we should also be ethical and honest in our business dealings, as the Bible warns against using dishonest scales and deceitful weights. Leviticus 19:35-36 WEB. We should also treat our employees fairly and with kindness, remembering that our true Master is in heaven and that He is watching how we treat others.
Let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus, lifting up our brother/sister ### and their family business to You. Lord, You know the struggles they are facing in these tough economic times, and we ask that You would guide customers back through their doors so that they can pay their bills and provide for their family and the families of their employees.
Help them to trust in You and to seek Your will for their business. Give them wisdom and discernment in their business dealings, and help them to be ethical and honest in all that they do. Help them to treat their employees with kindness and fairness, remembering that their true Master is in heaven.
Lord, we ask that You would supply all their needs according to Your riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Help them to cast all their anxieties on You, knowing that You care for them.
And Lord, we pray that ### would acknowledge the name of Jesus in all their prayers and that they would come to know You more deeply and personally. We pray that they would come to know the salvation that is found only in Jesus' name.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.