Prayers: A Journey Through EurasiaSample

[IMAGE CONTENT] # A Lifestyle of Praying for the Nations Prayer is the most essential work of missions. While focused times of lengthy prayer for the harvest are essential to the salvation of the nations, culti­vating a habit of quick conversations with the Lord about the lost is also a powerful type of intercession. ### Here are some ways to develop a lifestyle of praying for the nations: * As you get dressed each day, check the tag on your clothes to see where the gar­ment was made and pray for that country. * Pray for the Middle East while you wait for your tank to fill at the gas station. * When you enjoy a meal at an ethnic restaurant, pray for the country your meal represents. * Jewish families welcome the Sabbath by lighting candles and reciting a blessing. Every time you light a candle in your home, pray for Jews to have a revelation of Jesus the Messiah. * Be prayerful as you watch the news. If a country is mentioned in a headline story, pray for that nation. * If you drive past a mosque or a temple, pray for the people who attend there and the nations they represent. * Place a vase on your dining table and fill it with missionary prayer cards or the names of countries. Make it a tradition to draw a name to pray for before your family meals. * Muslims gather at the mosque for prayer on Fridays. Consider dedicating every Friday to praying for a breakthrough in the Islamic world. * Bright colors are often used in Hindu decorations. Choose a signal color, such as bright pink or orange, to remind you to pray for Hindus every time you see it. * Find a book on praying through the nations and use it in your daily devotional time. Or consider joining a prayer community where daily prayer requests are delivered to your email or social media news feed. * Want to go even deeper into praying for the nations? Take a prayer journey instead of a vacation. Visit a country to intercede for its salvation.