Prayer from Ecclesiastes 9:7-10

Here are things to pray about from this passage from Sunday’s sermon.

Verse 7:

• Give me wisdom to make my life count
• Thank You for the food You give me to eat
• Increase the joy that results from Your provision and goodness
• Thank You for the approval and righteousness You grant me
• Convict me of the ways I waste my days by worrying, complaining and being afraid
• Give me focus so that I don’t waste a meal

Verses 8-9:

• Purify my motives, thoughts and actions
• Enable me to enjoy the life, spouse, and family You have graciously given me
• Thank You for my spouse and family
• Make me content and thankful for the portion You have assigned me
• Show me how to not waste my leisure and luxury
• Prevent me from wasting my marriage through sin, selfishness and stubbornness
• Show me what sin, selfishness and stubbornness I need to repent of

Verse 10:

• Give me strength and ability to work with all my might on all You give me to do
• Use up my full abilities for Your glory while I am here on earth
• Give me eternal perspective on how I invest my time this week
• Keep me from wasting the opportunities You give me this week to share You with others