God has a specific territory each of us lives in, works in, and prays in (physically and spiritually).
Do you know what territory God has given you to pray? (Do you even know what I’m talking about?
Ask Him your purpose in prayer and what your territory is. Now is the best time to begin.
For some, the prayer territory is the workplace, their friends and family, the block they live on, the city, their state, their country, a specific country, a specific religion to convert to Christianity, the unsaved/lost etc. We are to pray for all of these things, every week at the very least, sure. That’s normal. But, one of these or a few of these things might be pressed even more so on your heart. God will share a passion about certain people, circumstances, or places in your life—or all three.
Pray to God to reveal to you what your prayer territory is.
Let give you an idea of sharing with you my territory. Conveniently, my prayer territory is also my writing territory/audience, I discovered:
Christian prayer warriors/prayer guards
Prayer Journal Keepers
The military and military spouses on the military installation closest to me
The military kids
The military families
My small group and other small groups
My church
Teens to fall in love with the Bible, prayer, prayer journaling—and become prayer guards
Christian women
The lost/unsaved
The USA as a whole and government (law, upholding Constitution, budget/spending, taxes, upholding Christian values and will of God, etc.)
I will pray the other Prayer Areas of Operation on a daily and weekly basis, but the things above are the those closest to my heart.
Does that help?
I am still praying for a clearer and more precise image of my territory, but I have a start.
So, shall we pray about what God wants from us and our prayer territories? You may want to prayer journal your thoughts and prayers regarding this issue. It’s a big one—an important one.
~ Stacy Duplease
Remembering Your Present, LLC, Prayer Guard USA, and pj4life (Prayer Journaling for Life)
Author of Biblical Fiction, Bible Studies, and Devotionals
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