Leading others well
Lord, people are looking to me now, and I feel the weight of it.
1 Kings 3:9 · Mark 10:43-45 · 1 Peter 5:2-3 · Micah 6:8 · 2 Samuel 23:3-4 · Philippians 2:3-4 · Proverbs 11:14 · James 1:5 · Joshua 1:9 · Colossians 3:23 · Proverbs 27:23
Responsibility that feels too heavy
God, so many people are depending on me, and some nights I lie awake doing the maths on everything that could go wrong.
Numbers 11:14 · Numbers 11:16-17 · Psalm 68:19 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Matthew 11:29-30 · 1 Chronicles 28:20 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 55:22 · Deuteronomy 31:8 · Isaiah 40:29
A decision that affects many people
Lord, whatever I decide will change things for people who aren't in the room.
James 1:5 · Proverbs 15:22 · Proverbs 11:14 · 1 Kings 3:9 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Proverbs 16:9 · Psalm 32:8 · Isaiah 30:21 · Acts 15:28 · Proverbs 2:6 · Colossians 3:15
Criticized as a leader
Lord, the criticism stings, and I keep replaying it.
1 Corinthians 4:3-4 · Nehemiah 6:9 · Galatians 1:10 · Proverbs 15:31-32 · 1 Peter 2:23 · 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 · Psalm 3:1-3 · Matthew 5:11-12 · Isaiah 50:7 · James 1:19
The verses these prayers stand on
Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: 1 Kings 3:9, Mark 10:43-45, 1 Peter 5:2-3, Micah 6:8, 2 Samuel 23:3-4, Philippians 2:3-4, Proverbs 11:14, James 1:5, Joshua 1:9, Colossians 3:23, Proverbs 27:23, Numbers 11:14, Numbers 11:16-17, Psalm 68:19, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Matthew 11:29-30, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 55:22, Deuteronomy 31:8, Isaiah 40:29, Proverbs 15:22, Proverbs 3:5-6, Proverbs 16:9, Psalm 32:8, Isaiah 30:21, Acts 15:28, Proverbs 2:6, Colossians 3:15, 1 Corinthians 4:3-4, Nehemiah 6:9, Galatians 1:10, Proverbs 15:31-32, 1 Peter 2:23, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Psalm 3:1-3, Matthew 5:11-12, Isaiah 50:7, James 1:19.