These are examples of the prayers spoken by the apostles in scripture. They are always applicable to a person’s heart. I try to pray them often for myself and for others. Here they are in an easy-to-use, fill-in-the-blank format (hah).
Ephesians 3:17-18
Father, according to the riches of your glory,
1. Strengthen _________ with power through Your Spirit in their inner self, so that Christ may dwell in their heart through faith.
2. Firmly root and ground _________ in love.
3. Enable __________ to comprehend the dimensions of, and to know, the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge.
4. Fill up __________ to all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 1:17-19
God of my Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
1. Give to _________ a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of yourself.
2. Enlighten the eyes of their heart so that they will know the hope of your calling, the riches of the glory of your inheritance in the saints, and the surpassing greatness of your power toward us who believe.
Romans 15:13
God of hope,
1. Fill _________ with all joy and peace in believing, so that they will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.