The Shepherd Father

And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. Jeremiah 3:15

Lord, I pray that the Shepherd Father will remain rooted and grounded in You. I pray that the enemy will not distract him with the love of money, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Lord, help them to be protected from all hurt, harm, and danger.

Lord, I pray that the Shepherd Dad’s household is holy and acceptable unto You. I pray he is living what he is preaching about--that it is not just a show. Lord, I pray if the Shepherd Dad has fallen by the wayside (either with women, gambling, drugs, sex, or old habits) that will cause him not to sin against You. I pray You will allow him space and time to repent and to get it right before it is too late. Allow him to know that he can repent; that a just man falleth seven times. Let the church leaders continue to stand in the gap for him, by praying for him that he will not fall. Send the Shepherd Dad some trusted colleagues that will give him words of encouragement. Give the Shepherd Dad a really good friend to lean on when

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times get hard. Allow them not to get depressed and stressed out. Speak to them, Lord.

Lord, allow the Shepherd Dad to have a balance in his life. Don’t allow him to think that the doors of the church have to be open every day of the week for him to be a good, spiritual father. Let him be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Ghost about when to have programs and conferences, and even when to take engagements. Give him time to rest, rejuvenate and to spend time with his family. Lord, allow the Shepherd Dad to not be so heavenly minded until he is no earthly good. Allow him to attend his child’s school activities, go to basketball games, and go to the movies. I pray that the father will be able to take time out to attend his children's school activities or other things that are dear to his children. I pray the church members will not be upset.

Lord, I pray that the Shepherd Dad will not have any lack in his household due to them giving cash to their parishioners and having to give more money in order to keep the ministry afloat. Let his members be 100% tithe and offering givers. Lord, I pray You will bless them to take care of their bodies by going to the doctor and dentist regularly. Allow them to make better eating choices when going out to eat when he has to do multiple services on Sundays. Allow him to take frequent vacations. Give him trusted leaders that can manage the church when he is out of town.

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Lord, I pray that if a member of the church comes and tells them anything negative about his children, that the Shepherd Dad will get the whole story from both parties before he punishes the child. Lord, I pray that if the Shepherd Dad has to use his kids as an example in the sermon, that it will not bring shame on the child. Lord, I pray that every example that is used, will be used for Your glory. Don’t allow the child to think they are not able to talk to their parents about growing up or what they are experiencing at different stages of their life because it will become an embarrassing example at church. Lord, I pray that the Shepherd Dad will see the spiritual gifts in his own child, he will nurture and cultivate them. Let him be sensitive to Your leading as to when to start training his seed, if they will be successors of their father’s church. Don’t let the father despise the child’s anointing because they may become more anointed than them. I pray You will allow this dad to have the same attitude towards his children that he has towards the other children that are anointed. Allow him to pray for his own seed. I pray that the shepherd’s seed will not reject the call they have on their life. I pray that the church will begin to pay into a retirement fund for the Shepherd Dad, and pay for them to have medical insurance. Especially, if the Shepherd Dad pastors full-time.

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PRAYERS FOR THE CHILDREN

Lord, I pray that You will place a hedge of protection on and over these children. Lord, I pray the seed of righteous is saved. Lord, I pray that if the preacher taught one thing and did another, that they will realize all preachers are not like that. Lord, I pray that the child will get to know You in the pardoning of their sin.

I pray that the Shepherd Dad will not punish his kids because of being angry with the church members. I pray that the Shepherd Dad is loving, encouraging, understanding, and forgiving other people's children, he will not forget about his own.

Lord, I pray no member will disrespect, disregard or be hateful to the children because they are angry with their parents. I pray they will not put undue pressure on the Shepherd Dad’s children by putting them under a microscope, judging, or condemning them for making mistakes that all children make. Allow them to treat them like children and allow them to treat them fair. If their relationship has been on shaky ground, and the relationship is starting over again, I pray that the relationship will be better and stronger. I pray that if the child went into another direction, other than what his father was hoping for, he will find forgiveness for his seed. What the enemy meant for bad,

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You turn it around for the good. I pray the Shepherd Dad’s seed will not reject the call they have on their life, due to fear and seeing first-hand the hardship of their father leading Your people. Give them strength to know they can do whatever You have called them to do.

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