Are you looking forward to gathering with friends and family this holiday season, or are you anxious due to strained relationships, unresolved issues, or ongoing conflicts? Do you have family members who are not walking with the Lord, or friends and co-workers who are antagonistic towards your faith? Have you wondered how to pray during this time when expectations are high, but hope for positive outcomes might be waning?

We have put together a list of Ten Qualities of Powerful Intercessors to help you pray effectively for your family members, friends, and co-workers this season. Each of these principles from Scripture will help to ground your faith and sharpen your perspective in what the Lord wants to accomplish, even in the most difficult circumstances.

View Comments (2)

Download this free PDF Prayer Guide: Ten Qualities of Powerful Intercessors and share with others. What you pray in the secret place with the Lord can have powerful results for you and your loved ones. Come into this year’s celebrations with great anticipation of how the Lord can use your prayers to reveal Christ to those who are still seeking.

A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him. The Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:1-2).