Desire Of My Soul

AUDIO Prayer Requests August 1, 2025: Watchmen Before the Throne

A group of believers in Jesus our Messiah unite in prayer before the throne to stand in the gap for others.

 

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Please join us before our King . . .

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

NEW FORMAT: a TARGETED SHORTLIST sent twice a month or as led.

~ a 60-ish-SECOND AUDIO PRAYER for you to listen and pray along.

~ a 5-MINUTE OPTION with concise info for your God-led intercession.

 

Bless you for joining us before our King. May His heart be infused in your words and may your prayers go rise an incense before Him. And may He move mightily in these SEVEN prayer needs.
 
 
 

GOT 60-ish SECONDS?

Click on the audio link below to listen to the prayer and pray along.

We’ll be praying for Pat, Evelyn, Wendy, Matthew, Leslie/Abigail, James, Gwen.

 

 

GOT 5 MINUTES?

Pray on your own as led for the SEVEN shortlisted requests below. A scripture-based prayer prompt is given.
 
 

#1. PAT

Request Brief Strength for recovery after his beyond difficult last few weeks of chemo/radiation treatment for bladder cancer.

Prayer prompt: Abba, when the storm pushes in, we are taken to our limits and feel as though we can’t go on. Please spread your wings wide, embracing and sheltering Pat as his body recovers from the extensive treatment. Breathe hope into his soul. We stand with him on Isaiah 40:29 which promises that You will give strength to the weary, and to the one who lacks might, You will increase power. You are God and we trust you will do it. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

 

#2. EVELYN

Request Brief: Seeking full recovery and strength. It’ll take more time for Ev to get to normal after her recent heart ablation.

Prayer prompt: O Mighty King, thank you for watching over Evelyn during this medical procedure. Lay your garment of healing over her, gently restoring her heart and energy so her soul is enlarged with rejoicing and praising you, declaring your name and work from Psalm 59:16. “But I will sing of your strength. I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.” In Yeshua’s mighty name.

 

#3. WENDY

Request Brief: God’s provisions, guidance, encouragement, and favor for viable employment or even a live-in position.

Prayer prompt: Holy One of Israel, you see the tides of life, the strains and obstacles to delay and discourage us. And yet, you are watching and drawing near with provisions, resources, answers, truths, and blessings in your hand. May your presence cover Wendy, your voice clear, the way parted. And may you fulfill Psalm 66:19-20, so she can declare, “But God has heard and given attention to the sound of my prayer. Blessed be God who has not turned away my prayer nor His favor from me.” In Yeshua’s redeeming name.

 

#4. MATTHEW

Request Brief: Bipolar, Matt needs God’s redemptive love and power to blossom and grow with healing on all levels, safe help and friends, and the right meds.

Prayer prompt: El Shaddai, You who is more than sufficient for every need, our strong tower, you know the daily troubles Matt goes through with his bipolar’s condition and lack of stability. Please move deeply in his life ushering in balance, clear thinking, a willingness to stay on his meds. Render powerless any strongholds against him as we pray Colossians 1:13 over him “because You have rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of Your beloved son.” In Yeshua’s loving name.

 

#5. LESLIE & ABIGAIL

Leslie and her daughter need God’s protection on all sides. The spiritual warfare has escalated. And Leslie seeks Adonai’s direction throughout her recent life shifts and asks for a mighty move to still the waters and clear the way.

Prayer prompt: Father, we can do nothing without you. You’ve called Leslie out on your faith-waters. She needs your loving daddy touch, your confirmation, your provisions, your protection, and your favor with work endeavors. Please be a mighty guard around Abigail as she ping-pongs between her divorced parents’ homes. We pray Psalm 57:1-2. “Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, gor my soul takes refuge in You. And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge . . . for you accomplish all things for me.” In Yeshua’s merciful name.

 

#6. JAMES

Seeking God’s continued protection, direction, and His heavenly perspective and understanding regarding the many decisions and changes surrounding James.

Prayer prompt:. Gracious Father, our glorious Promise-Keeper, your son James calls out to you for your words of direction, for your angels to surround and protect him. He looks to no other but you, for there no one like you. We proclaim your words from Psalm 62:11 . . . “God has spoken once, twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God.” All power, all glory, all honor belongs to you, our King. We bow before you, waiting for your hand in James’s life. In Yeshua’s faithful name.

 

#7. GWEN

After enduring a painful skin cancer removal, Gwen’s body isn’t producing enough blood, which is affecting her whole system.

Prayer prompt:. Great Comforter of Heaven, please pour your Holy Spirit and deliverance over Gwen. May your mercies fall on her like a glory waterfall. We stand in hope and your faithfulness, proclaiming your words over her from Psalm 3:3-4. “But You, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head. I was crying out to the Lord with my voice, and He answered me from His holy mountain. In Yeshua’s everlasting name.

 
 
 

HEY, GOT A FEW MORE MINUTES TO PRAY?

SALVATION, DELIVERANCE & PRODIGAL LIST

 
 

Acts 26:17b. This Acts verse is our continual prayer for deliverance: God’s commission to Paul . . . “Open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.”

 

We pray that because of Romans 1:16. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Gentile.”

 

#1. B’nai Israel throughout the world and those Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Special mentions for salvation and deliverance:

all hostages (released and those still captive) and their families, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, every facet of the Israeli military forces/IDF, Israeli Intelligence forces/Shin Bet/Mossad/Aman, and for unity in the nation—and for their enemies to turn to the Lord and be saved

Yad L’Achim, a Haredi Jewish organization focusing on countering evangelical “missionary” work in Israel

 

Jewish friends and/or rabbis:

the extended Katz family, Marc, Bill, Rabbi Mendy Deitsch/family, Bobbi/Neil, Edie/Hal, Ellen B., Nancy E., Doug B., Dale G., Judith L., Ruth M., Ira P. and wife, Carolyn S., and the family of Ellen R.

The Chosen’s Jewish actors Shahar Isaac, Noah James, Elijah Alexander.

Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz/family & her longtime Torah study group, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

 

#2. Deliverance from Persecution

The demonic realm is at work, stirring hatred, swaying hearts and souls. Even infiltrating churches disguising themselves—wolves in sheep’s clothing—to perform spiritual attacks up close and personal against believers, thwarting their faith, health, marriages, families, jobs, more. May we STAND shoulder-to-shoulder in unity with the Word, holding fast to God’s promises and His holy, faithful character. Psalm 121:7-8—The LORD shall preserve you from all evil. He shall preserve your soul. In Yeshua’s Mighty, Mighty, Redeeming Name.

Believers in Vietnam who are under heavy persecution for their faith–some are beaten, ostracized, enduring hostility, violence, surveillance, and driven from their homes and villages.

 

#3. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

May our governmental leaders and citizens humble themselves before our LORD GOD. May their power-lust, bitterness, envy, jealousy, anger be replaced with unity and the love of God and righteous decisions for the good of the nation and its people.

President Donald Trump/family, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

 

#4. Prodigals

all those we know/love who once walked with our Messiah but have gone rogue, become compromised, blinded by the enemy’s sway

special mentions: Rachel, Grant & Shannan, Chippendale-ish performer who is a believer/works at Fremont Experience, Emily S., Austin, Lisa, Heather, and all those in the film/music/entertainment industry who knew the LORD but compromised and fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

 

#5. Salvation for the spiritually lost and/or demonically troubled or bound:

Michael

Mary’s cousin in Vietnam who is possibly a Buddhist (other family members in the area are Muslim)

Landon, Lisa, Alexander, Lindsay, Mary, Leah, Daniel, Oren

E. Davis.

Cin H.

Bryan H. & family, Jesse S. & family, Ted W. & family

Lindsay G., Emily D., K. & Z., Nicky W.

Christina, Dr. Jacks, Greg & his wife

the unsaved family members of the late Ed Honore, a believer who now is with our King

Luigi

Erica

Bruce

The Chosen’s unbeliever actors/crew, with a heart-focus on Paras Patel (Matthew) and Erick Avery (Nicodemus)

Unsaved dancers, buskers, performers, and Chippendale dancers working the Fremont Street Experience

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, Alexander

all our family/friends/loved ones who are still unwilling to disengage from prior demonic agreements, humble themselves, surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS

 

#6. Deliverance and salvation for those under gender confusion/gender bending and homosexuality:

Bob & Don (male partners)

J. & his male partner

Joey (dresses as a woman), “Joan” (biological male), and “Hannah” (biological male)

Emily, Barb, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E.—all need freedom from lesbian hold

 
 
 

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Prayer Requests June 27, 2025: Watchmen Before the Throne

From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this expanded watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.

 

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

 
 

Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs are listed below, after the intro message

 

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

Thank you for standing with us in prayer, whether it’s for a few moments or longer.
 
 
 
 

Your kindness and faith-driven, Holy Spirit-led intercession can help move mountains in someone’s life and help destroy strongholds—demonic yokes of destruction, fear, doubt, spiritual blindness, illness, loneliness, anger, unforgiveness, stubbornness, self-focus, power lust, oppression/persecution, addiction, etc.

 

Whenever you pray for those on our blog lists . . .
 

May the heart of God lead and infuse your words, transforming them into worship before Him . . . May His love fill the gaps between your breaths . . . May He open your eyes to heavenly revelation . . . May His strength saturate, protect, and re-invigorate you as you prayerfully battle on.

 
 

JUNE 27, 2025

Prayer News Briefs

New Prayer Requests

Salvation, Deliverance, Prodigal List [expanded]

 

Let my prayer be set forth as incense before You,

the raising of my hands as an afternoon offering.

—Psalm 141:2

 
 

PRAYER NEWS BRIEFS: [7]

 
 

UPDATE #1. PAT

Psalm 16:1

You are my Lord, apart from you I have no good thing.

News brief: Glory to God! Pat is halfway through his many weeks of radiation/chemo treatment for his newly diagnosed bladder cancer. So far—no negative side effects!

Prayer prompt: Thank you, gracious King. Your abundant love and tenderness stir our souls. May your presence continue to shelter and heal Pat along this treatment trail and deepen his faith in you, drawing him closer to your comforting arms. In Jesus’s powerful name.

 

UPDATE #2. CAYSON

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

News brief: Cayson’s parents decided on the surgery. Scheduled for July 18. That’s when this precious eight-year-old will have the mesothelial cyst on his diaphragm removed.

Prayer prompt: King of kings, you are mighty on your throne. Your holiness fills the heavens and rains on us. Thank you for loving Cayson and for guiding his parents to a decision. May your will be done and your perfection, your meticulous hand, be evident in this medical procedure and in Cayson’s recuperation. May you call forth every medical professional you’ve appointed to be in that operating room, alert, focused, dedicated, able to hear your voice and willing to follow your lead. May your holy, healing presence be evident, and a constant, gentle, trustworthy companion for Cayson and his family as always. In Yeshua’s precious name.

 

UPDATE #3. EVEYLN

Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

News brief: Evelyn recently had her CT scan in preparation for her July 17 heart ablation, a surgical procedure to treat heart rhythm by restoring a normal heart beat.

Prayer prompt: Step closer, Lord. Your servant Evelyn needs you. Lead her into your tent of rest, holiness, shalom, and the beauty of your presence where healing and restoration are manifested. May your perfect presence permeate every nanosecond of this medical procedure–and may it be done in excellence before you. Please send angels to guard and minister to Evelyn, now and throughout her full recovery process. May your name be on her lips, filled with thanksgiving and wonderment of your goodness. For you are a good, good Father. Thank you, my King. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

 

UPDATE #4. MATTHEW

Isaiah 40:31

But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

News brief: Matthew (bipolar medical issues) has been in a Utah jail—and then BAM! Miracle of miracles, he’s been released!

Prayer prompt: Lord, we fall before you, awe-stricken and grateful. Your mercies are humbling. Our souls cry out, praising your kindness. This isn’t the end of the battle—but you are the Great Deliverer, the only One who can shield Matthew, heal him, and bring true believers in his life so he has a community of Christian love to grow in. Please, precious King, call it forth. In Jesus’s glorious name.

 

UPDATE #5. MICHAEL F.

Psalm 121:1-2,5

I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth . . . The Lord is your protector. The Lord is your shade on your right hand.

News brief: Michael had been doing well but experienced a recent bout with GI issues. This has been an on-and-off-again battle for some time, wearying on many levels.

Prayer prompt: Comforter to the weary, that’s who You are, Father. Thank you for creating Michael, for walking with him during a lifetime of health issues, for holding him up when he felt like he couldn’t take another step. May your arms lift him again to behold your favor and goodness under your canopy of grace, and everlasting love. Please, Lord, speak relief and healing over his GI issues as we stand praying, waiting on your perfect ways, timing, and deep mercies. Reveal your love to Michael in new ways, encouraging him, moment by moment. In Jesus’s Name Above All names.

 

UPDATE #6. ANTHONY (TONY)

Psalm 23:6

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

News brief: Good news for Tony! Despite his gallbladder cancer, he’s still feeling, looking, and eating well. Your continued prayer support is appreciated.

Prayer prompt: Thank you, El Shaddai! It’s your breath within Tony, your Holy Spirit fueling him, lifting and carrying him, day after day. May you continue to spread your garment of healing and protection over him, wrapping him in your arms, safe under your wings of glory. In Jesus’s healing name.

 

UPDATE #7. ANDREA’S MINDY DOGGIE

2 Corinthians 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort . . .

News brief: Mindy’s cyst wasn’t cancer! She’s doing great—and so is her mommy, Andrea.

Praise prompt: Thank you, Father, for your blessings and relentless love to every member of our family! You are all together wonderful.

 
 

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS: [8]

 

#1. RABBI JONATHAN CAHN & FAMILY

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place, a refuge. Protect me from distress, trouble. Surround me with songs of deliverance forever. Selah

Request: Focused on biblical prophecy, Jonathan Cahn—a Messianic Jewish rabbi/pastor and a best-selling author many times over—has led believers to the meticulous and intriguing nuggets God has woven into His Word. Rabbi Cahn firmly stands on the Word of God in his teachings. He’s a gifted encourager using God’s Word, promises, character, and Redemptive Plan to reassure the Body of Christ. And he’s generous with his ministry work, giving God the glory through it all. He, his wife, and their children need the Lord’s strength, protection, and continual leading in these tumultuous times of escalating spiritual attacks.

Prayer prompt: Praise you, El Elyon, the Lord Most High. Thank you for the calling and anointing on Rabbi Cahn, for your faithfulness girding the unique ministry work you’ve purposed for him. May you stretch your tallit of protection broadly over him and his family, guarding them on all sides from the works of the enemy. And please continue to help them “Keep their heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life,” as Proverbs 4:23 reminds us. As Rabbi Cahn moves in your Holy Spirit, encouraging the Body, may you encourage and refresh his soul. And may you rain down joy and shalom from your glorious throne to cover and bless him and his family. In the beautiful name of Yeshua.

 

#2. GREG

2 Samuel 22:5-7

For the waves of death encompassed me; the floods of destruction terrified me. The ropes of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress, I called upon the Lord. Yes, I called out to my God and, from His temple, He heard my voice. And my cry for help came into His ears.

Request: Greg—a military Vet and paraplegic—is battling a different kind of war. He has an inoperable tumor on his spine that confines him to bed. The toll is great on him, his wife, and his family. Their hope is that Greg will finally get help from a VA care program. Spiritually, he and his wife deeply need God’s intervention to remove spiritual blinders and enslaving yokes so their souls can know and receive Jesus as their Savior.

Prayer prompt: Blessed King, please demolish strongholds of delay, barriers, discouragement, illness, and spiritual blindness, stubbornness, doubt. Adonai, you alone are Haggo’el (the Redeemer), Ha Kadosh (the Holy One). We stand on Deuteronomy 32:3-4: We proclaim your Name and declare your greatness. You alone are the Rock, your work is perfect, for all your ways are justice. You, GOD, are Lord of faithfulness who does no wrong, You are justice and righteous. May your just ways rise over Greg’s situation with the VA—and your mighty words of mercy slice through every obstacle, every bit of red tape, every loophole to bring him relief. El Shaddai, with a single word from you, the inoperable becomes operable; the unseen, seen; the impossible, a reality. Woo Greg and his wife to the cross where they can be immersed in the depths of your love, mercy, chesed (lovingkindness) and be joyfully saved. Mighty King, in and through all this, please roar from your righteous throne of authority and release redemption and restoration so the heavy darkness that’s been entrenching Greg is replaced by your Glory-light of Heaven. In Yeshua’s wondrous name.

 

#3. MRS. C.

Psalm 116:1-2

I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

Request: Pushing 100, Mrs. C. walks with God and has helped so many throughout her long life. She seeks God’s grace to sustain, restore, and heal her throughout this season of life that is truly a gift from God.

Prayer prompt: King of life, King who sustains life. Blessed is your name and ways, King of Glory. Thank you for the long, good years you’ve given Mrs. C. Please protect and strengthen her mind/memory, her bones/agility, her whole body, her emotional health, and her prayers for others—as you guard and guide her soul to know your beauty and love in new ways. Because you, LORD, are the true God, the living GOD and the everlasting King (Jeremiah 10:10a). In our Redeemer Jesus’s sweet name.

 

#4. DEB

Psalm 27:10

For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.

Request: Enveloped in the longtime effects of an estranged family, Deb could use a glory dose of God’s presence to abundantly fill her life with Him and with people who will love on her, people who love the Lord and truly walk with Him.

Prayer prompt: The Heart of God. Beloved Father, you see the loneliness, the emptiness, and the sting of rejection that may flow at times through Deb’s heart. Show yourself in ways that comfort her, filling her to overflowing. Call people forward to fill in the gaps in her life so it’s completed by you and sweet fellowship from other believers. And may those familial relationships be healed, restored by your hand. Adonai, may Deb witness this promise from Isaiah 55:12 in her life: “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” In the magnificent name of our Savior, Jesus.

 

#5. CHRISTINA, BOB & DON, DR. J.

Philippians 2:9-11

For this reason God also highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Request: Four individuals caught in the world’s mindset and greatly needing God’s intervention for eternal redemption in Yeshua (Jesus, our Messiah).

Christina: Following the world’s ways, scoffer of the Word.

Bob & Don: Being demonically lied to, yoked in a longtime lifestyle of homosexuality.

Dr. J.: Successful medical career but seemingly engulfed in a New Age mindset that doesn’t acknowledge or give glory to God.

Prayer prompt: Mighty Deliverer, Judge of all the earth. Adonai, you alone can break the yoke of disbelief, pagan mentality, stubbornness, pride, self-grandizement. Please look with pity on these four and step into their lives, encircling them with your truth and soul-transforming presence. Where there is hardness, raise up surrender. Where there is arrogance, call forth humility. Where there is spiritual blindness, drop the scales from their eyes so they can see and believe. In Yeshua’s redeeming name.

 

#6. MARY T.

Psalm 19:14

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Request: Mary and her family have been under spiritual fire. They need deliverance, God’s provisions and relationship mending, and His gracious spiritual realigning.

Prayer prompt: God, the life-giver. Abba, you know how the enemy likes to distract us, to get our eyes off you and on other things, people, situations. Loose and remove the enemy’s ties that have bound Mary and her family. Please help them unite as one before you, standing on your Word, their ears fine-tuned to your voice–and no other. May they walk in your words through the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 12:24): “Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” In Jesus’s loving name.

 

#7. SERENE

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Request: Serene seeks God’s clarity and flow for the last two chapters of her book, a testimony of God’s mighty deliverance and salvation in her early life.

Prayer prompt: Lord, you are our inheritance. Father, you know Serene’s testimony. Please give her a platform to share it with many so they can find their way to you, to your love at the cross. Guide Serene through these final chapters and the next part of the publication process so you alone get the glory. May your name be woven into every page of the book, and may it be blessed by a kiss from Heaven. In Yeshua’s blessed name.

 

#8. GRANT & SHANNAN

Romans 12:1-2

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Request: From health concerns to spiritual issues, this dear couple needs God’s mercies and deliverance, physical/mental/emotional/spiritual healing, and a surrender to God.

Prayer prompt: God is our strong tower. Adonai, gracious Father, you know we stumble and fall. But with your help and glorious presence, we can stand again. Thank you for your loving character that can move into this couple’s life, making all things new. May they be bowled over by your hand of mercy and transforming power. May the depths of their souls weep for joy because of who you are—and who you’ve shown yourself to be for them. “The LORD, the LORD, a GOD merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness”—Exoduss 34:6. May the power and truth of that scripture become a reality that saturates their lives. In Yeshua’s mighty, life-transforming name.

 
 

SALVATION, DELIVERANCE & PRODIGAL LIST

 
 

Acts 26:17b. This Acts verse is our continual prayer for deliverance: God’s commission to Paul . . . “Open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.”

 

We pray that because of Romans 1:16. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Gentile.”

 

#1. B’nai Israel throughout the world and those Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Special mentions for salvation and deliverance:

all hostages (released and those still captive) and their families, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, every facet of the Israeli military forces/IDF, Israeli Intelligence forces/Shin Bet/Mossad/Aman, and for unity in the nation—and for their enemies to turn to the Lord and be saved

Yad L’Achim, a Haredi Jewish organization focusing on countering evangelical “missionary” work in Israel

 

Jewish friends and/or rabbis:

the extended Katz family, Marc, Bill, Rabbi Mendy Deitsch/family, Bobbi/Neil, Edie/Hal, Ellen B., Nancy E., Doug B., Dale G., Judith L., Ruth M., Ira P. and wife, Carolyn S., and the family of Ellen R.

The Chosen’s Jewish actors Shahar Isaac, Noah James, Elijah Alexander.

Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz/family & her longtime Torah study group, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

 

#2. Deliverance from Persecution

The demonic realm is at work, stirring hatred, swaying hearts and souls. Even infiltrating churches disguising themselves—wolves in sheep’s clothing—to perform spiritual attacks up close and personal against believers, thwarting their faith, health, marriages, families, jobs, more. May we STAND shoulder-to-shoulder in unity with the Word, holding fast to God’s promises and His holy, faithful character. Psalm 121:7-8—The LORD shall preserve you from all evil. He shall preserve your soul. In Yeshua’s Mighty, Mighty, Redeeming Name.

Believers in Vietnam who are under heavy persecution for their faith–some are beaten, ostracized, enduring hostility, violence, surveillance, and driven from their homes and villages.

 

#3. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

God—not politicians—is our Redeemer, Rescuer, Protector. May our leaders and citizens humble themselves before our LORD GOD. May their power-lust, bitterness, envy, jealousy, anger be replaced with unity and the love of God and righteous decisions for the good of the nation and its people.

President Donald Trump/family, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

 

#4. Prodigals

all those we know/love who once walked with our Messiah but have gone rogue, become compromised, blinded by the enemy’s sway

special mentions: Rachel, Grant & Shannan, Chippendale-ish performer who is a believer/works at Fremont Experience, Emily S., Austin, Lisa, Heather, and all those in the film/music/entertainment industry who knew the LORD but compromised and fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

 

#5. Salvation for the spiritually lost and/or demonically troubled or bound:

Michael

Mary’s cousin in Vietnam who is possibly a Buddhist (other family members in the area are Muslim)

E. Davis.

Cin H.

Bryan H. & family, Jesse S. & family, Ted W. & family

Lindsay G., Emily D., K. & Z., Nicky W.

Christina, Dr. Jacks, Greg & his wife

the unsaved family members of the late Ed Honore, a believer who now is with our King

Luigi

Erica

Bruce

The Chosen’s unbeliever actors/crew, with a heart-focus on Paras Patel (Matthew) and Erick Avery (Nicodemus)

Unsaved dancers, buskers, performers, and Chippendale dancers working the Fremont Street Experience

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, Alexander

all our family/friends/loved ones who are still unwilling to disengage from prior demonic agreements, humble themselves, surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS

 

#6. Deliverance and salvation for those under gender confusion/gender bending and homosexuality:

Bob & Don (male partners)

J. & his male partner

Joey (dresses as a woman), “Joan” (biological male), and “Hannah” (biological male)

Emily, Barb, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E.—all need freedom from lesbian hold

 
 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Prayer Requests May 29, 2025: Watchmen Before the Throne

From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this expanded watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.

 

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

 
 

Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

 

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

Clearly, many of us are being pressed in on many sides. The enemy is on a rampage. So I wanted to offer this prayer (below) on your behalf, using God’s words and promises to bless and encourage you.

 

About a week ago, He gently dropped this concept in my soul . . . it’s a fusion of words from 2 Corinthians 4 and things prompted in my spirit, all are anchored by the three-line Hebraic Aaronic Blessing—but fleshing out the Hebrew for deeper understanding.

 

The Aaronic Blessing (Birkhat Kohanim) is from Numbers 6, the words God commanded Moses to give his brother Aaron and the Cohen (priests) to bless Israel. Believers in Yeshua (Jesus our Messiah) are grafted into the eternal family of God. While there are specific promises to Israel, God’s covering and promises through Messiah are yours.

 

For you, precious prayer warriors . . .

 

When you’re hard-pressed, pushed down, and your body and mind are suffering . . .

יְבָֽרֶכְךָ֥ יְהוָֹ֖ה וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ

May Adonai bend down (bless “barak”) and spiritually and physically guard/watch over (shamar) you, ardently, fervently like a faithful shepherd over you, a beloved sheep in His chosen flock.

 
 

And when darkness is pushing in and discouragement begins to overwhelm you and your faith is being shaken at every turn …

יָאֵ֨ר יְהוָֹ֧ה פָּנָ֛יו אֵלֶ֖יךָ וִֽיחֻנֶּֽךָּ

May Adonai’s face—his glorious being, his glorious presence (panav)radiate/shine/beam (yair) on you with grace (chen), a needed gift born from His mercy and pardon that releases His favor and blessings on you.

 
 

And when your life seems off-course like a battle-weary ship drifting on turbulent waters with no safe harbor in sight . . .

יִשָּׂ֨א יְהוָֹ֤ה פָּנָיו֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְךָ֖ שָׁלֽוֹם

May Adonai raise (yisah)—His face/countenance, his glorious presence (panav) toward you. He will not hide His face from you . . . so you can behold His glorious inner being (panav), His character, reflected in His countenance (panav) . . . in a genuine, loving eye-to-eye, soul-to-soul connection.

And may He release (yasem) to you, give you, His shalom, His wholeness, that fullness of being you need for every part of your life . . . so that you may know what it means to walk in, walk with, and walk beside your God, your Deliverer, your King of Glory, and STAND.

 

B’shem Yeshua (In Yeshua’s Name).

 
 

MAY 27, 2025

[15] needs listed in PRAYER UPDATES & NEW PRAYER REQUESTS plus those on the UPDATED SALVATION LIST

 

As we individually intercede for those in need on this list, may we each say to the Lord . . .

Let my prayer be set forth as incense before You,

the raising of my hands as an afternoon offering.

—Psalm 141:2

 
 

PRAYER UPDATES: [6]

 
 

UPDATE #1. ANNORA

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place; You keep me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance.

Request: Many of you graciously prayed for Annora in early May when she was getting treatment for a nervous breakdown. She is home and needing us to stand in the gap before our King.

Prayer: God’s presence to overshadow and guard her. Gracious Father, King of life, we continue to pray that your holiness and deep love for Annora will release the power of the cross within her mind, body, soul. May your presence rush to her in times of need, in moments of doubt or worry. Please call forth restoration and wholeness on all levels that she may rise up, joyful, stable, and praising you. In Yeshua’s glorified name.

 

UPDATE #2. CAYSON

Psalm 91:15b-16

I will rescue him and honor him. I will satisfy him with a long life and show him My salvation.

Request: We’ve prayed for eight-year-old Cayson back in late March (for an IV insertion and CT scan) and in early May (for a pediatric surgeon consult). Thankfully, he’s doing well but needs prayer because his parents (based on the surgeon’s recommendation) are leaning toward him having surgery—possibly in July—to remove the mesothelial cyst that was discovered on his diaphragm, behind his liver. If not removed, the cyst will continue to grow.

Prayer: God’s covering, complete healing, excellence over the medical team. Gracious Father, thank you for your hand sheltering Cayson, for your watchful eye over this medical situation, for your perfect plan, for your love through every step of this decision, procedure, recuperation, total healing. May your comfort from Heaven envelope Cayson and his family. May your presence be a constant companion, gentle, trustworthy, mighty. In Yeshua’s healing name.

 

UPDATE #3. EVELYN

Psalm 107:29

He caused the storm to be still, so that the waves of the sea were hushed.

Request: Thank you for praying for Ev’s cardio appointment to determine if a pacemaker or other treatment was needed. For now, the cardiologist has scheduled a CT scan of the back of her heart before doing a heart ablation procedure. Please stand in the gap for her as this process unfolds.

Prayer: God’s protection, holy presence, mercy. Who is like you, Lord? Strong and glorious, faithful and true, the giver and sustainer of life. Please lower your holy garments to cover Ev through each phase of the diagnostics and possible heart ablation procedure. Guard her on all sides, letting her experience your lovingkindness and tender care for her. Fill her soul with great rejoicing for all that you are and are doing for her. In Yeshua’s name above all names.

 

UPDATE #4. TONI

Psalm 91:14

Because he has loved Me, I will save him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.

Request: Toni is home, her blood sugar levels are better, nowhere near as escalated as before. She seeks God’s presence, ongoing healing, strength, and guidance.

Prayer: God’s gentle voice leading the way and His healing touch comforting her. Abba, you know the road isn’t easy down here, but knowing you changes everything. Speak to your daughter Toni who loves you. Breathe encouragement through her, release words of wisdom and strength that will carry her forward in all you’ve called her to do. May your purposes and calling on her life be realized. In Yeshua’s holy name.

 

UPDATE #5. PAT

Psalm 91:1-2

One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!”

Request: Pat has begun his chemo-and-radiation treatment cycle for his newly diagnosed bladder cancer. Pat needs God’s mighty protection, enduring strength, and sweet encouragement.

Prayer: God’s tangible presence like never before. Mighty King, please release glory-healing from your throne so it flows like a cascading waterfall over Pat’s body and soul. Ease his fears, lift up his face to behold your countenance, your caring eyes, your wondrous power of love that overcomes the darkness. Breathe your shalom throughout his soul. In Jesus’s redemptive Name.

 

UPDATE #6. ANTHONY (TONY)

3 John 1:2

Request: Please keep the prayer support going for Tony who has gallbladder cancer but continues to stay the course, thanks to our King.

Prayer: God’s embrace and ongoing healing. El Shaddai, thank you for walking with Tony through this trial. We continue to seek your face and divine intervention for every concern—health, fears, worries, life changes—with this cancer. Please cover Tony every moment with your protection, your strength, your endless love . . . and draw him and his family even further into your holy tent where there is sweet rest, ongoing healing, and overflowing joy in You. In Jesus’s incomparable Name.

 
 

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS: [9]

 

#1. NEW BELIEVERS: ANGEL & MYRA!

I Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be firm, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Request: One of our fellow prayer warriors—whether she’s delivering food orders or relaxing at a nail salon or living everyday life—has the privilege of leading people to the Lord wherever she goes. This month it was Angel and Myra.

Prayer: God’s hand on these new believers, drawing them into biblically sound teaching. Oh, Lord, the joyous party that arose in Heaven over these two women who said “Yes!” to your love-call. Thank you for your eternal caring, your work on the cross and powerful resurrection that sets us free in You. Carry these little lambs deeper into your Word, bathing them in its life-giving waters and its transformational work in the soul. Abba, please protect them on all sides and usher them into solid Bible-teaching churches/communities where they can grow in you, serve, and bless others with the Gospel. In Yeshua’s blessed name.

 

#2. ANDRONICA

Psalm 90:17

May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon us and confirm for us the work of our hands. Yes, confirm the work of our hands.

Request: Deeply committed to her King, Andronica has received a word from the Lord to share with the Body of believers in a short book—a call from His heart. She’s asking for prayer support as she walks in obedience to complete the project work, seeking His continued direction and favor.

Prayer: God’s voice resonating within her and on the written page. Lord, how we love your unwavering promises, like Jeremiah 33:3, where you’ll show us great and mighty things if we’ll but call on you. May your Holy Spirit spread its wings and be the wind beneath this book project, fueling the direction, fueling the word flow, fueling your love through it, from the first to the last page. And may it release a desire for you, for your heart. In Yeshua’s precious name.

 

#3. THE ShinShinim (an acronym for Shnat Sheirut, Hebrew for “year of service”)

2 Samuel 22:2-3

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge, and my savior, You save me from violent people.

Request: The SHINSHINIM are highly qualified Israeli high school graduates (male/female) selected for a special program to defer their mandatory IDF service for one year by spending that year in another nation as an Ambassador for Israel, educating and facilitating in Jewish communities about Israeli/Jewish culture. Some ShinShinim in the US are winding down their commitment and will soon be returning to Israel to fight on their nation’s many battle fronts. They need prayer support and God’s covering.

Prayer: God’s mighty wings of protection. Adonai, your hand on Israel is now and forever. Please send your battle-ready angels to patrol the heavenlies, warring on Israel’s behalf as she wars on the ground in this dimension. Be in the dugouts, in the air, in the tanks, beside the technical and munition teams, in the war rooms and strategy meetings, and everywhere your Israeli military must battle against the dark forces and violent people wishing to annihilate your people. Cover these young warriors with your Name, lead them, give them heightened hearing and supernatural insights as your presence surrounds them, encourages them, strengthens them. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

 

#4. NOLAN & PEYTON

Genesis 2:24

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

Request: NEWLY ENGAGED! Seeking God’s favor on they prepare to embark on their new life.

Prayer: God’s face to shine on their walk together in Him. Abba, few things are as joyous as a bridegroom and bride—a reflection of you with your believers. May your love–patient, kind, honoring, protecting, trusting, hoping, rejoicing in truth, persevering—be the foundation of this marriage, reflecting their union also in and with you. And may your ways prevail in the valleys and on the mountaintops and along the even pathways of this marriage. Help them walk as one in love and purpose. In Jesus’s holy, faithful name.

 

#5. LISA

Ephesians 1:18-19

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe.

Request: She’s seeking, asking questions to learn more about the Bible and God but also getting misinformation from religious cults and others not solid in rightly dividing the Word. The enemy is attempting to derail and spiritually blind her. She needs God’s redemptive leading.

Prayer: God’s truth to prevail and bring her to His mighty redemption in Yeshua. Oh, Glorious Savior, silence the enemy and his minions. Protect Lisa from the lies and lead her to your throne of truth, grace, mercy, salvation. Please give her eyes to see you, ears to hear you, and a heart and mouth to praise and follow you in truth. In Yeshua’s blessed name.

 

#6. KENYA PASTOR

Psalm 25:6

Remember, Lord, Your compassion and Your faithfulness, for they have been from of old.

Request: One of our prayer warriors has begun a ministry work online where she met a pastor in Kenya who works with children. The little ones need food and all those under his ministry care need to grow in the Word. Your prayer support is greatly welcomed.

Prayer: God’s provisions in all areas released. Adonai, your heart is for the downtrodden, for those upholding righteousness and your salvation message. Please move on your people and those whose hearts are willing to step in and help. Open doors from unexpected places as only you can, releasing the food, clothing, shelter, medical needs, and biblical teaching for these children and this pastor’s ministry work. May your name rise up and your Name be exalted. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

 

#7. James, Jessica, Shannon, M., & L.Q.

Psalm 107:6

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them from their distresses.

Request: Five different people, different ages, unique before our King. Yet, like many believers, each one is facing shifts and life decisions needing God’s mighty hand—in work/career, spiritual growth, healing on many levels, ministry guidance, stability, strengthening.

Prayer: May God arise. Lord, you are majestic in all your ways. May your love, wisdom, and light that drives out darkness and confusion step into these believers’ lives and deepen their faith in you and mature their soul. Speak to the core of their being in undeniable ways, assuring and reassuring them as you guide them further into your goodness: James (work decisions), Jessica (possible Air Force career), Shannon (continued healing and growth), M. (guidance and stability in work, finances, health), and L.Q. (new ministry and work paths, provisions, God’s leading).

 

#8. HEATHER

Galatians 5:1

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Request: Heather needs God’s realignment to help her soul genuinely walk in His ways, purposes, truth.

Prayer: Surrendering to Him. Abba, help Heather sort through the pain and confusion in her life—things others caused and those she was responsible for. Please send your touch, your deep, transforming spiritual change to her soul that she might know what it is to walk with you in truth. In Jesus’s sacred name.

 

#9. ANDREA’S MINDY DOGGIE

Lamentations 3:22

The Lord’s acts of mercy indeed do not end, for His compassions do not fail.

Request: A real cutie pie, Mindy is a senior Australian Shepherd with a growth on her foot. It’s being tested for cancer but results won’t be in for a while. Her human mom (Andrea) is battling stage 4 breast cancer and is a fellow prayer warrior. As you might imagine, Mindy and Andrea’s two other Aussies (Toby, the eldest & Gio, the youngest) give her much-needed comfort, so she is seeking prayer support for God’s mercy and healing touch on Mindy and the whole doggie gang.

Prayer: God’s grace and compassion. Thank you, gracious Father, for all you’ve done in Andrea’s life. You know the current struggles, the heartaches, and now the worries over Mindy and the doggie family. Lord, we know these dogs are yours, your creation that you love. Please gather them in your arms of life and breathe healing and shalom over and through them. And may your shalom embrace Andrea and bless her with your calming, restful presence.

 
 

SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST

 
 

Acts 26:17b. This Acts verse is our continual prayer for deliverance: God’s commission to Paul . . . “Open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.”

 

We pray that because of Romans 1:16. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Gentile.”

 

#1. B’nai Israel throughout the world and those Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Special mentions for salvation and deliverance:

all hostages (released and those still captive) and their families, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, every facet of the Israeli military forces/IDF, Israeli Intelligence forces/Shin Bet/Mossad/Aman, and for unity in the nation—and for their enemies to turn to the Lord and be saved

Yad L’Achim, a Haredi Jewish organization focusing on countering evangelical “missionary” work in Israel

 

Jewish friends and/or rabbis:

the extended Katz family, Marc, Bill, Rabbi Mendy Deitsch/family, Bobbi/Neil, Edie/Hal.

The Chosen’s Jewish actors Shahar Isaac, Noah James, Elijah Alexander.

Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz/family & her longtime Torah study group, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

 

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

God—not politicians—is our Redeemer, Rescuer, Protector. May our leaders and citizens humble themselves before our LORD GOD. May their bitterness, envy, jealousy, anger be replaced with unity and the love of God and righteous decisions for the good of the nation and its people.

President Donald Trump/family, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

 

#3. Prodigals

all those we know/love who once walked with our Messiah but have gone rogue, become compromised, blinded by the enemy’s sway

special mentions: Chippendale-ish believer dancer on Fremont Experience, Emily S., Austin, Lisa, Heather, and all those in the film/music/entertainment industry who knew the LORD but compromised and fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

 

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost and/or demonically troubled or bound:

the unsaved family members of the late Ed Honore, a believer who now is with our King

Michael

Luigi

Erica

Bruce

The Chosen’s unbeliever actors/crew, with a heart-focus on Paras Patel (Matthew) and Erick Avery (Nicodemus)

Unsaved Chippendale dancers and other buskers on Fremont Street Experience

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, Alexander

all our family/friends/loved ones who are still unwilling to disengage from prior demonic agreements, humble themselves, surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS

 

#5. Deliverance and salvation for those under gender confusion/gender bending:

Joey (dresses as a woman), “Joan” (biological male) and “Hannah” (biological male)

Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all needing freedom from lesbian hold)

 
 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Prayer Requests April 22, 2025: Watchmen Before the Throne

From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this expanded watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.

 

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

 
 

Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

 

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

The definitive spiritual line in the sand. That’s what ran through my mind these last two weeks after speaking with a young man who was working as a Chippendale-esque dancer on Las Vegas’s Fremont Experience, a nine-block domed, noisy entertainment sector, offering everything from zip lining and musical performances to photo ops with scantily clad showgirls and bare-chested, buffed males in drawstring pants who lure to perform and perform to lure.

 

He and his muscular busker cohorts were enticing women (particularly older ones) with free Mardi Gras-ish necklaces, tempting them to go in the tent-like structure for a special “dance.”

 

The Holy Spirit had highlighted this particular young man (and afterward, two others) to share about the Lord. The demonic sway over them and that place was heavy. No sooner had I begun to speak—while holding a cartooned-character-covered gospel tract—when the young man turned his head away and muttered something.

 

“What did you say? I couldn’t hear you.”

He turned toward me but with eyes focused elsewhere. “I’m already a Christian.”

 

At that, my soul ached. He was a captive. And now, a swayer . . . a swayer being swayed. Yet he belonged to God, per his Christian profession. And he seemingly didn’t know he was walking on a slippery slope, veiled by a deceiving spirit.

 

A few more words transpired between us and then I turned to the one working near him. He stood firm, ignored my questions, turned away and said he was working. Until this happened . . .

 

“Jesus loves you,” I said, totally unplanned.

He turned toward me and quietly said, “Thank you.” Then turned away again.

 

The Lord had me say one last thing to him before leaving: “Jesus died for you.”

 

Later, further up, I saw two other male dancers where I was led to speak with the one while the other occasionally listened.

 

The common denominators in these men: the weighty demonic sway over them, the manipulating spirit using them to entice others, and their bodily reaction when confronted with the Lord and His holiness. The enemy hates the Lord’s name, character, ways, and truth. And he really detests when God sends His believers into his darkened territory. Believe me, the Fremont Street Experience is definitely one of the enemy’s hot playgrounds.

 

Despite that, the love of God turns the hearts of humanity. Case in point, the second stalwart dancer who turned to momentarily respond to the Lord’s love call.

 

A few days later while reading the Word at home, the epistle Paul wrote to Timothy regarding people’s mindset in the end times underscored how the demonic realm was using these men in this hour:

 

2 Timothy 3:1-2, 5-7

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

For people will be . . .

lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power

avoid such people as these.

For among them are those who slip into households and

captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,

always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

 

Our walks are perilous at times. No matter who we are or our length of time in the Lord, compromises, off-kilter biblical teaching, worldview entrapments, our old sin nature/sensual impulses, and the enemy’s dominion of darkness can disrupt our spiritual thinking and water down our relationship with our Holy King.

 

The Call: May we be like the prophet Samuel who wouldn’t stop interceding in prayer for wayward Israel . . . and likewise, may we heed the words of Jude to rescue the wayward from the fire.

 

Lord, stir our souls to weep and cry out to you on behalf of prodigals, wayward-thinking sisters and brothers, and others gripped by the enemy’s web of lies.

 

1 Samuel 12:23-24

Far be it from me that I would sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you;

but I will instruct you in the good and right way.

Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart;

for consider what great things He has done for you.

 

Jude 20-23

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

keep yourselves in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

And have mercy on some, who are doubting;

save others, snatching them out of the fire;

and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh.

 
 

APRIL 22, 2025

 
 

[10] PRAYER ALERTS & UPDATES

[11] PRAYER NEEDS & SALVATION LIST

 
 

PRAYER ALERTS/UPDATES

 

ALERT #1. TONI

Psalm 31:3

For You are my rock and my fortress;
For the sake of Your name You will lead me and guide me.

Request: Toni, a type 1 diabetic, is about to be released (April 24) after being in ICU for several days–her blood sugar levels were through the roof before admission and are now more stabilized. She needs the right treatment approach and God’s healing for continued blood sugar stability (which includes her following a better nutrition and exercise plan). She also seeks the Lord for help with her memory and living situation.

Prayer: God’s covering, healing, grace. Abba, your daughter needs your garment of healing to restore and stabilize her body on several levels. Bring wisdom and understanding to her medical team. Please have your Word rise up in her soul, encouraging her and casting out fear, depression, disappointment, worry—leading her in all decision-making going forward. In Yeshua’s powerful, grace-filled name.

 

ALERT #2. THOMAS & FAMILY

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Request: Angry, rebellious, prodigal, scared. Thomas is up for an arraignment soon and needs God’s intervention on many levels. The strain on his family is tremendous—he legally cannot contact them, so they are unable to reach out and walk with him during this fiery ordeal.

Prayer: A Proverbs 2 about-face. May Thomas discern righteousness, justice, and integrity, and every good path. And may your wisdom, Mighty King, enter his heart so knowledge will be delightful to his soul. Abba, please move in his life so discretion watches over him and understanding guards him.

 

ALERT #3. PAT

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them.

Request: Pat received medical results this week that confirmed the tumor that was removed is bladder cancer. Prayers for successful treatment and God’s grace and healing.

Prayer: God’s presence. Gracious Father, please stretch out your arms and draw Pat closer to you in faith and in your Word. Call forth medical accuracy and excellence as your love pours through Pat and his family. Release healing from your throne, God of Life, for your glory and Pat’s walk with you. In Jesus’s redemptive Name.

 

ALERT #4. EV

Psalm 63:6-7

When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches, for You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.

Request: Ev is grateful for all those who have been praying for her. May 14 is the cardiology appointment to discuss next steps after the heart monitor results are in. She’s praying that a pacemaker isn’t needed.

Prayer: All fear cast out. King of kings, Lord of Lords, please walk closely beside your daughter Evelyn, allowing the fragrance of Heaven to comfort her, calm her, encourage her. Lord, if it’s in line with your will, please let your mercy cover this situation so a pacemaker isn’t needed. Yet at every step of this and her life, let her know deep within her soul your immense love for her. In Jesus’s healing name.

 

ALERT #5. MARIETTA

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.

Request: Marietta is a longtime Christian in her 90s who still is mightily serving the Lord. But she’s been in ICU recently and not doing well. Throughout her life, Marietta has been a blessing to many—being a beloved spiritual mother and grandmother. Please join those loving and honoring her by seeking God’s grace on behalf of this precious saint who has lived faithfully before her King.

Prayer: God’s steadfast love. Gentle, loving Father, we stand on your Word and character that says “With the faithful, You show Yourself faithful” (Psalm 18:25a). Remind Marietta and those crying out on her behalf that you promise to be her strength—you who are her Rock, her Fortress, her Savior. Be that holy refuge for her now, and please, my King, raise her up with your healing hand. In Yeshua’s Name above All Names.

 

ALERT #6. ABIGAIL

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble;You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Request: Elementary-schooled Abigail needs God to move mightily, in her walk with Him and her daily life. She is ping-ponged between divorced parents—a loving, Christian mom and a dad who doesn’t walk with God. She studies God’s Word and prays but must learn not to manipulate the situation for her means but to trust and honor God in and through it all.

Prayer: Perseverance in God’s ways. Sweet King, teach Abigail’s soul about your faithfulness and love, how she can rely 100% on your handling every detail, every situation. Help her walk in honesty and the way she should go, honoring you and her parents. Pull her closer, Lord. In Yeshua’s Holy Name.

 

ALERT #7. TWO DIFFERENT/SIMILAR SITUATIONS: ERIC & JOSIE/DAUGHTERS

2 Thessalonians 3:3

But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

Request: Eric, a Christian, was beat up a few weeks ago at a gas station and needs God’s supernatural protection. Similarly, Josie and her two daughters (early teens) need God’s physical/spiritual covering from threatening notes left on their door and verbal threats to kill them—a neighbor said the person leaving the note had a gun.

Prayer: God, our Defender. Lord of the battle, speak to Eric, Josie, and her two daughters, instilling in them your nearness, your watchfulness, your ministry of protection. Cancel and cast down all those the enemy has sent and is sending to frighten them, harm, and disrupt their lives. Speak, my King, from your throne on their behalf and it will be done. In Yeshua’s Glorious Name.

 

UPDATE #8. CAYSON

Psalm 36:7

How precious is Your mercy, God! And the sons of mankind take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

Request: Eight-year-old Cayson is doing much better—no more pain or vomiting. Thank you all for your prayers in late March. However a pediatric GI consult discovered a cyst on his diaphragm (not liver as previously thought). We need God to shed his revelation and wisdom on the doctors of how to proceed.

Prayer: Garment of healing. There is NONE like you, precious Father. You are high and lifted up, holy and magnificent. May your majesty be released into this situation so Cayson’s family know when and how to move forward. We ask for this cyst to be harmless with no need for operations or meds, if it’s in your will. Wrap Cayson in your healing love, your Presence of Life. In Yeshua’s Name, the Truth, the Life, the Way.

 

UPDATE #9. ANTHONY (TONY)

3 John 1:2

Request: More good news–Tony who we’ve prayed for (gallbladder cancer) has put on weight, is home, and doing better. Please keep the prayer support going—the family is greatly appreciative.

Prayer: God’s ongoing healing. Gracious King, Sustainer of Life, we continue to ask for the healing power of the cross to be released within Tony. We seek your face and divine intervention for every health concern with this cancer. Please cover Tony with your protection, your strength, your endless love . . . and draw him and his family even further into your holy tent where there is rest, healing, and joy in You. In Jesus’s incomparable Name.

 

UPDATE #10. VEE

Ephesians 3:16-17

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.

Request: Vee has been called up to her King after a long bout of cancer. Thank you for your prayers at various times over this last year or so. Please pray for God’s comfort over Vee’s family—it’s unclear if they are all believers.

Prayer: God of comfort. Thank you, Lord, for making yourself and your salvation message known to Vee so she is now in your presence. Please speak to her family, comforting them and bringing the Good News of your Kingdom to their souls. Remove the veil from their spiritual eyes so they see you and rejoice. All for your Glory! In our Messiah Jesus’s precious Name.

 
 

PRAYER NEEDS & SALVATION LIST

 

#11. RACHEL

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart for everything you do flows from it.

Request: God is moving in Rachel’s life, getting her attention to draw her back to Him.

Prayer: God’s perfect love. Lord, give Rachel a hunger for your Word, a love that pants after you, a mind that searches your ways, and a soul that trembles at your Name. Deliver her from the sway of the enemy working directly or through others. Guide her soul in making decisions based on Your will, your Word, your ways. Let Yeshua rise up in her soul and overpower her life so she doesn’t conform to this world but is transformed by the renewing of her mind in Christ Jesus. In His Majestic Name.

 

#12. ELLIE

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Request: At 90, Ellie is a widow and seeking God’s insights, counting on his faithfulness to get her through and make the right decisions going forward, from where to live and how to make the transitions. And she’s still dealing with the grief of losing one of her dear sons to cancer last August.

Prayer: God’s restoration. You are holy and mighty, Lord, beyond our comprehension. Let your life-giving love redirect Ellie, let it restore the joy of life, the joy of knowing you vs looking at the natural only. Shower her with your presence, wisdom, direction from your throne so her life may be filled to overflowing in your holy goodness. May your shalom arise within and around her, birthing spiritual, physical, emotional healing. In Yeshua’s loving Name.

 

#13. F.

Psalm 27:5

For on the day of trouble He will conceal me in His. tabernacle; He will hide me in the secret place of His tent; He will lift me up on a rock.

Request: F., in her 80s, has had a long road to haul, health-wise. She still has daily issues that wear her out, but she is a strong believer in the Lord, our Messiah. F. seeks God’s encouragement and strength.

Prayer: God is with me. Mighty Rock of our salvation, let encouragement arise in your daughter, who through it all has had a fearless faith in you. As she turns once again to you, please turn your face of grace, mercy, healing, love to her. Bless her with spiritually discerning eyes to see your goodness amid the rocky roads that will make her soul smile and rest in you at those times. And please breathe long periods of relief into her life. In Jesus’s glorious Name.

 

#14. JESS

Galatians 5:25

Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

Request: In her early 20s, Jess is searching for her place in God’s plan. She needs Him to make the path clear for career choices and her walk in and with Him.

Prayer: Light up my path. Oh, you are a great Revealer, Lord, not leaving us as orphans but indwelling us with the gift of the Holy Spirit when we accept Jesus as our Messiah. Help Jess become fine-tuned to your voice, learned in your Word, a walker of your ways. Shine your holy beam on her life, magnifying the path she needs to take to please you and fulfill her purpose per your will, using all the creative passion you’ve blessed her with. In Jesus’s fragrant Name.

 

#15. MARY & FAMILY

Psalm 1:1a, 3

Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners . . . He will be like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.

Request: Mary—a Christian, a wife, and a mother of four (ages 2 to 15)—desires a renewal of faith for her and her family, more time in the Word and fellowship. As well as strength and God’s intervention regarding the barrage of financial attacks they’ve been enduring.

Prayer: Grounded in His Word. Blessed are those who take refuge in you, Lord. Continue to draw Mary and her family before you, seeking your face, searching your Word, committed to walking rightly and lovingly with you. Help them designate family time centered on your Word and fellowship with the right church family. Guard them under your wings, far away from the enemy’s meddling influence. Let your Holy Spirit arise in this family—in their spiritual, emotional, physical, intellectual, fiscal lives. In Yeshua’s Glorious Name.

 

#16. KIM

Exodus 33:14

The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

Request:. Kim is the rock in her family and her church. But that can take a great toll on even the strongest among us. She needs God’s rest and gentle redirection in all matters of her life.

Prayer: God’s covering. The name of the Lord is a strong tower—the righteous run to it and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Abba, help Kim and her family race to your Presence, your holy tower of rest and safety. Redirect, re-align, restore them wherever needed to ease their lives and mightily jump life’s hurdles. Let praise for you arise from deep within their souls so they are abundantly flowing in your goodness and mercy. In Jesus’s powerful Name.

 

#17. KRISTINE, ANDREA, CHARLENE, KARI, I.B.

Psalm 33:21-22

For our heart rejoices in Him, because we trust in His holy name. Let Your favor, Lord, be upon us, just as we have waited for You.

Request: Kristine/Andrea/Charlene are battling breast cancer; Kari is battling a female-related cancer; I.B. is battling bladder cancer. All need God’s strength, mercies, healing, encouragement.

Prayer: Mercies upon mercies. Your strength, O Lord, is what we seek for these five women who each day face the lion. Speak life, usher in healing, flood them with mercy and grace at every turn, every second of the day. And comfort their souls in the thick of the night . . . and in the heat of the day. Help them keep their minds and souls fixed on you, your deeds of old and now, for your way, O God is holy. In Yeshua’s precious Name.

 

#18. CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH AUTISM/SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Psalm 27:7

Hear, Lord, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and answer me.

Request: The Lord woke one of our prayer warriors during the night with a burden for those suffering from autism and spectrum disorders. She said that one man with severe autism described his disorder as a silent prison. It broke her heart.

Prayer: Grace and mercy. Abba, you ache when we ache. May you send a great healing on those suffering with spectrum disorder, those in deep need, and make a way where none has been for them to live better, stronger, calmer in you. Please release the answers, strategies, treatments through your mighty hand to bring relief, to bring your deliverance and a way to walk productively in this world, spiritually right before you. Capture their tears in your loving hands, stilling the noise in their minds and souls, releasing your shalom in its place. In Jesus’s Saving Name.

 

#19. MICHAEL F.

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will advise you with my eye upon you.

Request: Strengthening, spiritual stability, continued healing from the long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life.

Prayer: A strong foundation. Lord, you know the long battle Michael has endured. May your love and total healing—emotionally, spiritually, physically—be brought forth. Where there is darkness in his soul, speak Light. Where there is doubt and hopelessness, breathe unwavering faith and encouragement. Where there is lack of any kind, usher in your fulfillment. Lord, please embrace him in your goodness. In Yeshua’s Name above All Names.

 

#20. ARLY & KAYLA

Psalm 107:19

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

Request: We are continuing the prayer need for this Jewish mother and daughter. Arly for serious health issues—significantly low hemoglobin 6.1 (anemia) and a painful kidney stone and RA (rheumatoid arthritis). And her soon-to-turn-18 Kayla needs prayer for painful gastro/stomach issues and wisdom for upcoming educational decisions.

Prayer: intro. You have shown your steadfast love and unparalleled faithfulness to Israel from the beginning. Please usher healing under your wings to Arly and Kayla, restoring their health, strengthening their faith in you. Lift them up and hide them in the shelter of your sacred tent, setting them high upon the Rock. (Psalm 27:5). Guide Kayla’s every step as she seeks your will, not her own, so you are glorified. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord . . . Yeshua.

 

#21. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST

Acts 26:17b. This Acts verse is our prayer: God’s commission to Paul . . . “Open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.”

 

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Special mentions for salvation and deliverance:

all hostages (released and those still captive) and their families, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, every facet of the Israeli military forces/IDF, Israeli Intelligence forces/Shin Bet/Mossad/Aman, and for unity in the nation—and for their enemies to turn to the Lord and be saved

 

Jewish friends and/or rabbis:

the extended Katz family, Marc, Bill, Rabbi Mendy Deitsch/family.

The Chosen’s Jewish actors Shahar Isaac, Noah James, Elijah Alexander.

Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz/family & her longtime Torah study group, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

 

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

God—not politicians—is our Redeemer, Rescuer, Protector. May our leaders and citizens humble themselves before our LORD GOD. May their bitterness, envy, jealousy, anger be replaced with unity and the love of God and righteous decisions for the good of the nation and its people.

President Donald Trump/family, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

 

#3. Prodigals

all those we know/love who once walked with our Messiah but have gone rogue, become compromised, blinded by the enemy’s sway

special mentions: Chippendale-ish believer dancer on Fremont Experience, Emily S., Austin, and all those in the film/music/entertainment industry who knew the LORD but compromised and fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

 

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost and/or demonically troubled or bound:

Michael

Luigi

Erica

Bruce

The Chosen’s unbeliever actors/crew, with a heart-focus on Paras Patel (Matthew) and Erick Avery (Nicodemus)

Unsaved Chippendale dancers and other buskers on Fremont Street Experience

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, Alexander

all our family/friends/loved ones who are still unwilling to disengage from prior demonic agreements, humble themselves, surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS

 

#5. Deliverance and salvation for those under gender confusion/gender bending:

Joey (dresses as a woman), “Joan” (biological male) and “Hannah” (biological male)

Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all needing freedom from lesbian hold)

 
 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Prayer Requests March 18, 2025: Watchmen Before the Throne

From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this expanded watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.

 

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

 
 

Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

 

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

A very real, unseen world surrounds us. The God-directed angelic realm right now is battling in the heavenlies against the demonic influences, principalities, and wicked spiritual forces over nations, peoples, situations. From chariots of fire (2 Kings 6:16-17) to the warrior-protector archangel Michael over Israel (Daniel 10:13-21 and Revelation 12:7-12).

 

Those heavenly battles impact ours. Which means while on this tangible earth, you and I are fighting the unseen with swords of prayer, intercession, and praise. And The Sword, the Word of God.

 

Our prayers and intercession are activated in heaven . . . presented as fragrant bowls of incense before the King of Glory.

 

When He had taken the scroll,

the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders

fell down before the Lamb,

each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense,

which are the prayers of the saints [believers in Jesus/Yeshua].

Revelation 5:8

 

Our Joint Mission to Pray and Stand Strong

based on Colossians 4:2 and Ephesians 6:18 and Acts 2:42

 

(a) Throughout your day, stay connected to God, the Holy One, our Lord and Savior

(b) Humbly seek His face in all that you do

(c) Clothe yourself in the Word regularly, soak it up so it’s flooding your soul and available for ready access

(d) Pray using the Word

(e) Submit to the Holy Spirit in prayer and in your life

(f) Persevere in fervent, persistent prayer especially in the face of obstacles

(g) Keep watch—and stay spiritually aware, alert, vigilant

 
 

MARCH 18, 2025

 
 

[2] PRAYER ALERTS

 

[11] PRAYER REQUESTS & UPDATED SALVATION LIST

 
 

PRAYER ALERTS

 

ALERT #1. PERSECUTED CHURCH & ALAWITES

Isaiah 46:9-10

For I AM GOD, and there’s none like me, declaring the end from the beginning . . . My counsel shall stand, and I WILL accomplish all my purpose.

Request: The level of evil unleashed on the body of Christian believers (adults/children) worldwide is escalating beyond the pale and more so now as they’re being slaughtered/crucified or worse along with the Alawites (an Arab group) by al-Julani’s terror group in Syria. Demonic principalities—spirits of death and destruction—are raging over regions and peoples, performing unspeakable violent acts.

Prayer: Tear down the spiritual strongholds. Most holy King, there truly is none like you—righteous, merciful, mighty, Redeemer, Deliverer, Savior, champion, hero, everlasting love, steadfast, lovingkindness, the Great I Am. No matter how the nations, peoples, demonic realm rages, your will and purposes will be done. Your promises fulfilled. Carry and strengthen those called by your name, those facing horrific death or abuse yet faithfully professing Jesus. Bring the sweetness of fellowship and deeper teaching of the Word to those believers who walk the Gospel alone. And may your mercies embrace the Alawites; for those left alive, bring forth the understanding they need to believe and receive Jesus as Messiah so they may walk in your truth, life, way. In Yeshua’s Great Name.

 

ALERT #2. ZION (ISRAEL/JERUSALEM)

Isaiah 43:1

But now, this is what the Lord says, He who is your Creator, Jacob, And He who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!” (NASB)

Request: The battles on seven harsh fronts continue. Israel—its leaders, its people—need God’s profound presence and covering.

Prayer: God’s promises fulfilled. Adonai, your enemies are surrounding and thwarting your Servant Israel. You have called them by name—they are yours. Woo them to your arms during these trials, speak life and cover them with your mercies. Strengthen their military offense and defense strategies, but through it all, may you get the glory. May Israel share with the world their words of testimony about your greatness, faithfulness, wonder, and Salvation in Yeshua. In Yeshua’s holy name.

 

PRAYER REQUESTS & EXPANDED SALVATION LIST

 

#3. MATT

Psalm 51:1a

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love.

Request: Matt’s emotional issues and bipolar condition have landed him back in jail—but now in a mental hospital for a competency program so he can stand before the judge. God’s mercies upon mercies are needed.

Prayer: Mercy, healing, freedom in Messiah. Adonai, Jehovah-Nissi, the Lord our Banner, please stretch yourself over Matt, be his banner, his guiding light, salvation, healer, protector. There is none like you, Lord, you are El Olam, the Everlasting Father. Only you can help Matt. Please move heaven to action on his behalf . . . keep him from further incarceration. Give him a merciful option that releases healing and comfort for the rest of his life. Deliver him from the clutches of the enemy. My King and my God. In Yeshua’s blessed name.

 

#4. KRISTINE McKENZIE

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.

Request: Kristine was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and needs God’s strength and presence.

Prayer: Encourage and strengthen her soul. Glorious King, Immanuel, God with us, please walk with Kristine through this valley. Let her sense your Holy Spirit falling on her so Psalm 34:18 becomes real to her. That you’re right there beside her, feeling her crushed spirit but breathing encouragement and strength over her. Help her know and hear your voice of comfort and direction. Quiet the fears as you pull her closer to you. May the truth of our Messiah Jesus heal her soul as you sustain and restore her body. In Jesus’s sweet, powerful name.

 

#5. CHARLENE

Psalm 6:2

Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak; heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking.

Request: Charlene—breast cancer patient—was on our prior prayer lists. After a rough time with chemo therapy, mumps, and a bad infection, Charlene’s ultrasound revealed that the tumor shrunk by over 50%! Please keep the prayers going as she continues her infusion treatments.

Prayer: Help me, Lord. El Gibbor, Mighty God, thank you for your intervention, for carrying Charlene through this rough patch. You know how these fearful times cause our bones to quiver. We need to feel your arms around her. Never let her go, my King. Love on Charlene through this storm and part the waters so she can dance before you in joy. In Jesus’s holy name.

 

#6. Toni C.

Isaiah 12:2b

I will trust in Him and not fear, for the Lord gives me strength and protects me.

Request: Toni needs God’s strength as she battles COPD, diabetes, other health issues. Two times in a little over a week she has had to have the EMTs at her house. It is getting difficult for her to be alone.

Prayer: God’s covering. El Chaiyai, God of my Life, encircle your daughter Toni with your protection and send angels to minister to her in the difficult times—and please strengthen her lungs, stabilize her blood sugar, and bring to mind your Word that she’s hidden in her heart over the years serving you. May you bless her in all ways with abundant grace for your glory as you gently lead her on this next part of her journey in and with you, casting out fear and helping faith arise within her. In Yeshua’s powerful, grace-filled name.

 

#7. ARLY & KAYLA

Psalm 107:19-20

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He sent his Word and healed them and delivered them from destruction.

Request: Jewish mother and daughter, both needing prayer support. Arly for serious health issues—significantly low hemoglobin 6.1 (anemia) and a painful kidney stone plus suffering with RA (rheumatoid arthritis). And her soon-to-turn-18 Kayla needs prayer for painful gastro/stomach issues and wisdom for upcoming educational decisions.

Prayer: A touch from heaven. Faithful God, Ha’El hanne’eman ( הָאֵל֙ הַנֶּֽאֱמָ֔ן), you have shown your steadfast love and unparalleled faithfulness to Israel from the beginning. Please watch over your daughters Arly and Kayla, drawing them deeper into your love, healing, grace, comfort, wisdom. May your eyes and heart turn toward them to demonstrate your chesed (lovingkindness) giving them the answers they need medically. Usher healing under your wings as you help them find rest and hide them in the shelter of your sacred tent and set them high upon the Rock. (Psalm 27:5). Guide Kayla every step of the way as she seeks your will, not her own, so you are glorified. Baruch haba b’shem Adonai, Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord . . . Yeshua.

 

#8. RABBI MENDY DEITSCH

John 1:14

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Request: Rabbi Deitsch is head of the Chabad of the East Valley in Arizona and has delivered prayers before the US Senate and House of Representatives. He needs to know his Messiah Yeshua.

Prayer: God’s love story. Mighty Go’el, Redeemer, step into Rabbi Mendy’s life. You see his commitment to your Law and Torah, but much like the Pharisee Saul Paulus, he needs a Damascene experience to meet the Messiah Yeshua, to learn the fullness of your Glorious Redemptive Plan, given to the Jew first, then the Gentiles. Gracious Father, pull back the veil for him, his family, his congregation so they may know the eternal joy of our Savior. In Yeshua’s majestic, kingly name.

 

#9. ANTHONY (TONY)

Psalm 18:32-33

It’s God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless. He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. (ESV)

Update: From our prior list, Tony, 86, has been diagnosed with gall bladder cancer and now is waiting for his PetScan results.

Prayer: Held tight in God’s hands. Gracious King, Sustainer of Life, we continue to ask for the healing power of the cross to be released within Tony. We seek your face and divine intervention. Please cover Tony with your protection, your strength, your endless love. Carry him through these uncertain patches, guiding and comforting him and his family in your rest . . . and please give wisdom and understanding and the right treatment plans to the doctors. In Jesus’s name above ALL names.

 

#10. MAUREEN

Exodus 33:14

My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.

Request: Maureen has severe bronchitis after previously battling a virus. She needs God’s rest, healing grace, and His voice rising within her.

Prayer: God’s mercy and deliverance. El Shaddai, the all-sufficient, nourishing God, please let your heavenly waterfall of healing and provisions rain down on Maureen. Let it overflow into all areas of her life with favor, abundance, quietness of soul, refreshment, promises fulfilled. Breathe life and healing in her nasal passages/head, throat, lungs, nervous system. For your glory, my King Yeshua, in your name.

 

#11. MICHAEL F.

Psalm 107:29

He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.(NLT)

Request: Strengthening, spiritual stability, continued healing from the long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life.

Prayer: Release and firm footing. Lord, we continue to stand before you on Michael’s behalf. The battle has been long, but your faithfulness has been mighty. Where there is darkness in his soul, speak Light. Where there is doubt and hopelessness, breathe unwavering Faith and Encouragement. Please speak words that comfort, free, heal him and set him high on the Rock of his salvation, surrounded by your sweet fragrance from heaven. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

 

#12. ASHLEY

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.

Request: Please continue lifting Ashley’s blessed pregnancy before the Lord. Despite being told for years that she couldn’t have children, 38-year-old Ashley is carrying God’s miracle.

Prayer: Shielded. God of the impossible, thank you. May your gracious, splendid, powerful hand shelter Ashley and the child in her womb to full term and a safe, joyous delivery. May your Name be glorified, and may the child be anointed to serve you righteously. In Yeshua’s precious name.

 

#13. UPDATED SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Acts 26:17b. That verse is our prayer: God’s commission to Paul . . . “Open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.”

 

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Special mentions for salvation and deliverance:

all hostages (released and those still captive) and their families, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, every facet of the Israeli military forces/IDF, Israeli Intelligence forces/Shin Bet/Mossad/Aman, and for unity in the nation—and for their enemies to turn to the Lord and be saved

 

Jewish friends and/or rabbis:

the extended Katz family, Marc, Bill, Rabbi Mendy Deitsch/family.

The Chosen’s Jewish actors Shahar Isaac, Noah James, Elijah Alexander.

Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz/family & her longtime Torah study group, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

 

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

God—not politicians—is our Redeemer, Rescuer, Protector. May our leaders and citizens humble themselves before our LORD GOD. May their bitterness, envy, jealousy, anger be replaced with unity and the love of God and righteous decisions for the good of the nation and its people.

President Donald Trump/family, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

 

#3. Prodigals

all those we know/love who once walked with our Messiah but have gone rogue, become compromised, blinded by the enemy’s sway

special mentions: Austin and Emily S., those in the film/music/entertainment industry who knew the LORD but compromised and fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

 

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost and/or demonically troubled or bound:

Michael

Luigi

Erica

Bruce

The Chosen’s unbeliever actors/crew, with a heart-focus on Paras Patel (Matthew) and Erick Avery (Nicodemus)

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, Alexander

all our family/friends/loved ones who are still unwilling to disengage from prior demonic agreements, humble themselves, surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS

 

#5. Deliverance and salvation for those under gender confusion/gender bending:

Joey (dresses as a woman), “Joan” (biological male) and “Hannah” (biological male)

Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all needing freedom from lesbian hold)

 
 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Prayer Requests February 25, 2025: Watchmen Before the Throne

From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this expanded watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.>

 

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

 
 

Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

 

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

Two months into 2025, the escalation and acceleration of spiritual battles—globally and personally—are impacting each of us. From the unimaginable, heart-piercing Israeli hostage situations we’ve learned about to the whirlwind of presidential changes in the US.

 

In these times, I’m often drawn back to certain verses in Psalm 77 where Asaph wrote about a soul so raw with grief that it couldn’t be comforted. And yet, in time . . . the soul remembers the Lord and can breathe again. In Asaph’s verses 11-15, grief is broken off by praising God.
 

I shall remember the deeds of the Lord;
I will certainly remember Your wonders of old.

I will meditate on all Your work,
And on Your deeds with thanksgiving.

 

Your way, God, is holy;
What god is great like our God?

 

You are the God who works wonders;
You have made known Your strength among the peoples.

By Your power You have redeemed Your people . . .

 

May your soul turn to Him and find rest again despite the chaos . . . and may it be revived under the shelter of His glorious wings.

 
 

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

 

[4] PRAYER UPDATES
[10] NEW PRAYER REQUESTS & SALVATION LIST

 
 

PRAYER UPDATES

 

#1. YESHI’s FAMILY

Update: After Yeshi’s name appeared on our last prayer list (and others), we sent an update that she was off life support and then out of the hospital. A short reprieve from God, a gracious gift for the family before He called Yeshi home to be with Him.

Prayer: And my dwelling will be in the house of the Lord forever (Psalm 23:6b). Lord, may you wrap your arms around Yeshi’s hubby Steve and family during the days and months ahead. And may her memory be a comfort as your presence strengthens them.

 

#2. ANTHONY (TONY)

Update: Tony, 86, was on our last prayer list, with kidney functioning at 14%. Since then, he’s been diagnosed with gall bladder cancer. Prayer family, he needs our prayer support.

Prayer: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation (Psalm 118:14). Mighty Healer, Merciful King, we ask for the power and healing of the cross to be released in Tony. Please counsel him, strengthen him, and walk close beside him. And may your comforting presence be with him and his entire family as they look to you for help, encouragement, and healing. In Jesus’s precious name.

 

#3. ROGER & ANDREA

Updates: Since being on our last prayer list, Roger has undergone various diagnostics. Thankfully, the lumps in his upper/lower arm aren’t cancerous. He still needs prayer for his feeble/painful knees and gastric concerns.

Andrea’s stage 4 breast cancer is in a “remission.” But she’s having many problems now with medication side effects and needs God’s counsel, grace, mercy.

And their youngest Australian Shepherd (Gio) is having epileptic fits at times.

Prayer: Incline your ear, Lord, and answer me, for I am afflicted and needy . . . be gracious to me, O Lord, for I call upon you all day long (Psalm 86:1,3). We praise you, Adonai, for keeping watch over Roger and Andrea. Please bring the medical answers and healings needed so they can be stronger to care for one another and serve you. Also, please keep your healing hand on Gio and lead the veterinarian in the right medical protocols. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

 

#4. HOSTAGES

Update: Phase 1 of the ceasefire deal/hostage release is over (for now) but the freed hostages’ ordeal in captivity and its aftermath on them and the ache of knowing there are more hostages still suffering in those Hamas conditions remains.

Prayer: The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). God, you are the Great Rescuer, may your mercies rain down on each one—freed hostages and those still in captivity. Heal them from the torturous memories of the inhumane, humiliating things they’ve been through . . . and for those still physically caged in the dark Hamas clutches, be their Light, sustain them with hope, physically, mentally, spiritually. Draw them closer to You so they sense your presence, find comfort in your voice and in your Word. In His glorious, saving name.

 

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS & SALVATION LIST

 

#5. HENRY

Galatians 5:1

It’s for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and don’t let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Request: Henry had been on past prayer lists for his drug addiction but got clean before he/his girlfriend had a baby girl. Now, he’s lost his way again.

Prayer: God’s deliverance. Lord of Life, speak to the darkness within and around Henry—cast it out and save his soul. Turn his heart to you so he denounces the demonic hold he agreed with at some point . . . and so he bows down, surrenders, calls you Lord, and is free. Free indeed, in Jesus our Messiah’s name.

 

#6. CHILE’S SALVATION

Titus 2:11, 13

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people . . . looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.

Request: Seeking God’s hand for a revival. Please stir your holy fire and spread the Gospel throughout Chile and help all evangelical Christians’ faith to be filled with a powerful love for You, Lord, and Your ways. And for their safety since last year saw a number of violent or arson attacks on chapels.

Prayer: God’s evangelism gift growing. Abba, please sow seeds of righteousness and redemption throughout Chile, falling on rich soil in the soul. Help those calling themselves Christians to study the Word and cultivate a deep, true relationship with you vs merely having religion. In Jesus’s glorious name.

 

#7. ASHLEY

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.

Request: After years of trying and being told she couldn’t have children, 38-year-old Ashley is pregnant! May God cover her and her unborn child.

Prayer: Under His wings. God of the impossible, we thank you, praise you, and lift up your name. May your powerful, loving hand rest on Ashley and the child in her womb . . . protect them throughout the pregnancy to full term and a safe, joyous delivery. May you get all the glory, Precious King. And may the child be anointed to serve you mightily! In Yeshua’s sweet name.

 

#8. JOHN S.

Psalm 51:1a

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love.

Request: Nearing 81, John was just released from the hospital after having several mini-strokes.

Prayer: El Elyon, God Most High, watch over John, protecting him, healing his heart. And, above all else, drawing his soul closer to you and the faith he had in you and in our Messiah, Jesus. In His kingly name we pray.

 

#9. COLODISHA

Hebrew 12:1b, 2a

And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.

Request: Seeking God’s face to finish strong, accurately hearing His voice, keeping aligned with His desires.

Prayer: Hail to You, King of kings, Lord of lords. Please counsel your daughter, girding her in new ways so she rises in your Word, follows your decrees, and walks strongly and perseveres in all that you’ve ordained for her to do. For she is the workmanship of your hands. In Yeshua’s name.

 

#10. SERENE

Psalm 73:24

You will guide me with your counsel and afterward receive me in glory.

Request: Needing God’s guidance on her testimony project and personal decisions as well as provisions for finances.

Prayer: Jehovah Shalom, our Lord who is peace/completeness, continue to walk with your daughter, leading her on the path you have cleared for her. Help her to take it all in your time, step by step, as your provisions make a way where none is visible. Let wisdom surround her and bless her evangelistic spiritual gift. In our Messiah Yeshua’s name.

 

#11. GINA & FAMILY

James 4:7

Submit yourselves, then, to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Request: Healing in all familial relationships—and salvation delivering them from themselves.

Prayer: Abba, please help this family do a 180 and run toward you. Where there is chaos, bring your shalom; where there is division, bring healing and unity; where there is disrespect and lies, bring forward honor, love, and truth. And where there is deceit, addiction, thievery on all levels, please uproot it and sow honesty, deliverance, and generosity. In Jesus’s name.

 

#12. DOUG

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place, you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.

Request: Deepen walk with Jesus on all levels, returning fully to his first love, our Messiah.

Prayer: Lord, only you know the troubled areas of Doug’s soul. As an ex-military man who is now battling ill health and things of the past, he needs your intervention and needs the tentacles of past vices to be cleanly, fully cut off. Draw him into your hiding place and set him free in You. In Yeshua’s beautiful name.

 

#13. ABIGAIL

Psalm 34:17

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

Request: Spiritual, physical, emotional protection over this elementary little one as she ping-pongs between parental homes since a divorce.

Prayer: Your heart, Lord God, is with the children. Please spread your wings and shelter Abigail in every situation, helping her to walk in your ways as her mother taught her and guarding her on all sides from ungodly influences. May your name be written on her soul. In Jesus’ precious name.

 

#14. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promises, as some count slowness; but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.

PRAYER. His Deliverance. His Love. His Redemptive Gift, the Son of God. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, love on them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and see and understand their need for your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

 

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua.

special mentions for salvation and deliverance: the hostages and their families, the Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, and for unity in the nation—and for their enemies to turn to the Lord and be saved

Jewish friends and/or rabbis: the Katz family, Marc, Bill, Rabbi Mendy Dietsch/family, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz/family & her longtime Torah study group, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

 

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

Our nation isn’t saved by politicians but by God. It isn’t favored by God because of its politicians but because of its people surrendered to, walking with, and honoring the One, True, Living God, and our Messiah, Yeshua.

President Donald Trump, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

 

#3. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know–and those we see in the film/music/entertainment industry—who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

 

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost and/or demonically troubled/bound:

Michael

Luigi

Erica

unbelievers in the cast/crew of The Chosen

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, Alexander

all our family/friends/loved ones who are still unwilling to disengage from prior demonic agreements, humble themselves, surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

 

#5. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

 
 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Prayer Requests February 2025: Watchmen Before the Throne

From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this expanded watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.>

 

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

 
 

Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

 

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

Battles continue to escalate around us, within us, throughout the globe–spiritually and physically. A recent article posted on Arutz Sheva (Israeli media) by an Orthodox rabbi said something that you may well have long come to realize …

 

“On the surface, battles are won with weapons and battle tactics.

Beneath the surface, they are won because our minds and tongues

were preoccupied with prayer.”

—Rabbi Lazer Gurkow, January 9, 2025 Arutz Sheva article

 

May we be vigilant throughout each day, alert prayer warriors on reconnaissance who not only recognize the situations and needs surrounding us at any given moment but turn our minds, souls, and tongues to prayer in that strategic, God-highlighted moment.

 

I was asleep but my heart was awake.

A sound! My beloved is knocking!

Song of Songs 5:2a

 
 

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

 

[3] ANSWERED PRAYER UPDATES
[3] S.O.S. PRAYER REQUESTS
[11] VITAL PRAYER NEEDS

 
 

ANSWERED PRAYER UPDATES

 

#1. SHIRL: NEW UPDATE

Praise God’s faithful healing hand! Since the successful surgery to remove fluid from her brain, Shirl continues to be healing really well! She has one more PT treatment and is doing fine. Shirl and hubby Bruce are grateful for your prayer support!

 

#2. MICHELLE: NEW UPDATE

To God be the glory! Continuing with her long-term immunotherapy treatments for allergies, asthma/breathing, Michelle’s sense of smell has returned far more (almost total)! Thank you, prayer warriors—she cherishes your continued prayers.

 

#3. I.B.: NEW UPDATE

God’s kindness moves our hearts! Since beginning the unique treatment for bladder cancer, I.B. has had little or no side effects! Please lift her up in prayer because this is a longer-term treatment. And as a Jew, may she come to know her Jewish Messiah, Yeshua, who loves her deeply.

 

S.O.S. PRAYER REQUESTS

 

#4. MARC

Luke 19:10

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Request: Since our January 26 S.O.S. text prayer for Marc (37)—whose heart stopped after a drug overdose and who was hospitalized—he, against doctor’s orders, discharged himself from the hospital only to again be transported to ICU via ambulance. He now has pneumonia in both lungs, and his heart isn’t producing enough oxygen. With addiction taking a deeper hold, he has become quite angry, choosing to be estranged from the family who loves him.

Prayer: God’s heart cutting through the darkness. His holiness casting down strongholds. Abba, we lay Marc before you. His defiance and apparent desire to cling to the demonic stronghold caging him need your intervention. Please call to his soul, to the pit of his being, and awaken him to his spiritual and physical condition in a way that moves him so he asks you to free him. Call him to LIFE in you. And please through it all, protect the family, sheltering them on all sides from his disturbing behavior and sometimes frightening or aggressive actions. In Jesus’s mighty name.

 

#5. YESHI & FAMILY

Psalm 23:1, 3a

The Lord is my shepherd, I will not be in need . . . He restores my soul.

Request: Steve’s wife, Yeshi, is in the hospital, in grave condition, on life support with no medical intervention. They are believers and have two children.

Prayer: God’s mercies, gentle presence, and comfort. Father, all life is in your hands. Please release your Holy Spirit to bathe Yeshi in your goodness, your shalom, your healing. Wrap your arms around her, let your Word rise within her and your love and will be released. And may your comfort embrace Steve and their children in this difficult time. May they be strengthened by your Presence. In Jesus’s sweet name.

 

#6. HOSTAGES

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

Request: There are many issues on all fronts for Zion. But this prayer focus is on the hostages: those released, to be released, remaining after the cease fire.

Prayer: God’s presence. His righteousness and deliverance. Adonai, El Shaddai, may your mercies be with each one. Meet them in the dark tunnels where they are kept, in the inhumane treatment, in the extreme lack of food or medical help, in the hopelessness. And for those released, walk with them along the long, difficult road to acclimation to “normal” life again. Soothe the emotional triggers, the PTSD, the sounds/sights that frighten them in their minds and around them. Please draw them closer so they sense your presence, find comfort in your Word, and lead them to complete and true freedom: Yeshua. In His glorious, saving name.

 

VITAL PRAYER NEEDS

#7. TONI C

Psalm 42:1

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for you, God.

Request: Toni, a longtime believer in Yeshua, is battling a few health issues that are not easy to deal with on a daily basis. For years, she’s had migraines, but they are now increasing to the point where it’s making her highly concerned. She also hungers to be drawn even closer to the Lord.

Prayer: God’s grace, mercy, nurturing. Mighty King, please stretch out your arm and draw Toni closer to your chest. Let her rest there, embraced by your presence, healing, love. Let her hear your heart beat for her. And may you cause these migraines to subside, give her relief from the pain and still the fears in her mind and soul. Hold your daughter throughout each day and night, singing words of comfort and deliverance. In Yeshua’s gentle, precious name.

 

#8. SHARON & SON/DOUGLAS

Psalm 120:1

I cried to the Lord in my trouble, and He answered me.

Request: Sharon’s husband recently died unexpectedly at home from a heart attack. Sharon and her son, Douglas (who is on the spectrum), need God’s presence, wisdom, comfort.

Prayer: God’s hand clearing the way. Emmanuel, God with us, spread your wings of protection over Sharon and Douglas. Ease the path for them. Please let your calming Holy Spirit rest on Douglas, dissipating the anger and outbursts. Breathe your Word of love and strength over and through Sharon, now and the challenging months ahead. In Jesus’s faithful name.

 

#9. ROGER

Psalm 118:28

You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I exalt You.

Request: For quite some time, Roger has suffered with stomach and knee issues (hard to walk). He’s recently undergone various diagnostics to determine and address the gastric issues and another concerning matter: lumps in his arm. He needs God’s help and comfort.

Prayer: God’s grace and healing. Lord, our Great Physician, please step in and heal where others have failed. Bring forth the answers and right treatments—unless you choose to speak healing supernaturally. Sit with Roger so he knows you are with him, guiding, revealing, loving on him. And for those deep needs within him that no one can see or knows but you, please breathe deliverance and strength. Be glorified, our King. In Yeshua’s blessed name.

 

#10. ANTHONY (TONY)

Psalm 62:7-8

My salvation and my glory rest on God; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us.

Request: Tony, 86, is ill with kidney issues—they’re functioning at 14%. If they go any lower, he must be put on dialysis.

Prayer: God, our hope. God, our shelter. Sweet King who sees and cares for His people, please stretch out your hand and send healing to Tony, reviving his kidneys and restoring normal function. Keep him alert, nourished, hydrated, and surrounded by those who love and care for him. May your presence bless his soul and give his restful, restorative sleep. In Jesus’s healing name.

 

#11. ARLY

Psalm 123:1

To You I have raised my eyes,You who are enthroned in the heavens!

Request: Arly has had complications from a hysterectomy and enduring much pain. She needs God’s intervention for healing.

Prayer: God’s mercy and restoration. Adonai, you and you along hold us, care for us. Please spread your merciful wings and cover Arly, releasing your healing, giving her comfort, full relief from the pain, and your voice nurturing her soul through the process. Please give her doctors understanding and guide them in medical excellence to help her. And may she come to know her Jewish Messiah and rejoice at what you’ve done to bless her. In Yeshua’s redemptive, holy name.

 

#12. MARY T.

Psalm 138:3

On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.

Request: While working on her nursing degree and caring for her hubby and four children, Mary recently started a home care job with flexible hours. It certainly will help with concerning fiscal needs. But she needs prayer caring for the dementia patients at the facility who can become quite combative.

Prayer: God’s protection and abundant provisions. King of Heaven and all creation, thank you for blessing Mary with this job. Please continue to watch over her children, every family need, every part of her nursing studies, and every hour on the job. Surround her with angelic protection and discernment to know how to respond in each situation. Shield Mary and her family in your holiness. In the blessed name of Jesus.

 

#13. J.A.

Psalm 16:7-8a

I will bless the Lord who has advised me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. I have set the Lord continually before me.

Request: God’s confirmation on certain concerns, His provision for a stable residence, and His healing of her tailbone and swelling from a slip on the ice.

Prayer: His Word and will underscored. His provisions, secured. Adonai Tzva’ot, Lord God of Hosts, thank you for watching over J.A. throughout her faith journey across the U.S. May you continue to guide her, make clear your desires, and usher in the appointed place to call home. A place to grow more, serve you more, and grow relationships. Please place your life-giving hands on her body, her tailbone area, her finances, her vehicle, her getting up and lying down. In all things, protect and provide for your glory. In Yeshua’s name that is above all names.

 

#14. L.Q.

Psalm 143:8

Let me hear Your faithfulness in the morning, for I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; for to You I lift up my soul.

Request: Changes and challenges continue to surround L.Q. She seeks God’s guidance, protection, wisdom, provisions, and favor in finding a new apartment for her and her daughter as well as favor in her new tutoring business for students on the spectrum—and His covering on the seeds of faith sown into her daughter and son.

Prayer: Smooth the waters. Clear the path amid the rapids. Blessed Redeemer, walk across the waves and hold your daughter. Lead her and teach her how to ride the rapids of life, protected in your hand, guided by your Word, and always ensconced by your love. May she and her daughter find a calm and rest within and without because of your presence and your Holy Spirit’s counsel and gentleness. Bless the work of her hands and her service to you, now and all the days of her life. In Yeshua’s gloriously beautiful name.

 

#15. MICHAEL

Psalm 16:8

I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Request: God’s hand has been on Michael, who we’ve prayed for before. He’s doing better regarding his long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life. But more prayer support is needed.

Prayer:Full deliverance. God’s continual covering. Abba, may your Light arise and flood Michael with your hope, healing, deliverance, and Word. May healing from your throne pour over him, reviving his soul. And may every spiritual stronghold be demolished, every taunting of the enemy, silenced and removed. Lord, you are everything Michael needs. Guard him on all sides and in all ways. Fill him with your presence to overflowing. In Jesus’s majestic name.

 

#16. KARI, ANDREA, VEE, CHARLENE

Psalm 112:4

Light shines in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Request: Each of these women are battling cancer and need God’s presence on every level—and faithful prayer support to help them make it through each day.

Prayer:God’s strength. God’s encouragement and healing breath. Holy King, who is like you? High and lifted up, Mighty. Kari’s, Andrea’s, Vee’s, and Charlene’s cancer and needs are each different, but You know them deeply. Each heartache, each moment of concern, pain, and fear. Please carry them, speak to them in special, deep ways that soothe and heal. May your name be on their lips and your healing wings wrapped sweetly and steadfastly around them 24/7. In Jesus’s blessed, wondrous name.

 

#17. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Psalm 40:16

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love your salvation continually say, “The LORD be exalted!”

PRAYER. His Deliverance. His Redemptive Gift. The Son of God. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and see and understand their need for your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

 

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua.

special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages and their families, the Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, and for unity in the nation

and for these Jewish friends and/or rabbis: the Katz family, Marc, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz and family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

 

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

Our nation isn’t saved by politicians but by God. It isn’t favored by God because of its politicians but because of its people surrendered to, walking with, and honoring the One, True, Living God, and our Messiah, Yeshua.

President Donald Trump, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

 

#3. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know–and those we see in the film/music/entertainment industry—who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

 

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost:

Luigi

Erica

unbelievers in the cast/crew of The Chosen

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael

all our family/friends/loved ones who have yet to humble themselves and surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

 

#5. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

 
 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Flashes of Lightning – 2025: Heavenly Chamber, Father’s Urgent Call, Exhortation

 

The heavenly chamber. The Father’s urgent call. The exhortation. Three components of 2025’s watchwords from New Year’s Eve intercession.

 

I will take my stand at my watch post and station myself on the tower and look out to see what He will say to me.” —Habakkuk 2:1
 

© desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

 

READING TIME: 8-10 MINUTES

 
 

WATCHWORD GIVEN: At the stroke of midnight (heralding in January 1, 2025) through the third watch (midnight to 3 am).

 
 

A distinct vision stood before me during my latest New Year’s Eve midnight rendezvous with God, a longstanding, specially designated intercessory appointment for the coming year’s watchwords.

 
 

But in the weeks prior, He’d given guideposts that I recorded—three spiritual dreams, followed by a fourth in the early hours of New Year’s. Each vivid, each a brick in the buildup to round out the 2025 watchwords.

 

Only excerpts of two dreams—the third and fourth that sandwiched the New Year’s Eve intercession, titled below—are woven into the last section of this post.

 

Dream 3. White Parchment: stand fiercely

Dream 4. Gowned Bride Running Late: discern the schemes

 

The other two watchword-dreams appear in separate prior posts, though connected: Buffet, No Food and 61/22.

 

For easy reading, this post is divided under three subheads:

The Heavenly Chamber. The Father’s Urgent Call. The Exhortation.

 

 
 

THE HEAVENLY CHAMBER

 

As the Holy Spirit surrounded me after midnight, He soon brought me to an ethereal, broad yet unwalled chamber, embodied in a heavenly white with delicate, regal architecture rising in the distant front.

 

A chamber . . .

 

Purified.

Sanctified.

Set apart. Intimate.

Holy. Kadosh. (קָדוֹשׁ)

Ensconced in immeasurable awe and reverence.

A stilling, holy quiet.

 

A heavenly prayer chamber that hushed a thousand questions . . . and a thousand more concerns. Hamakom (המקום)—the place, His place where shalom is inhaled and exhaled. Where my soul can see this world and pray from Heaven’s eyes, from Heaven’s heart.

 

I was alone in the white silence but not alone. My King’s presence was with me. For He is Hamakom Hakadosh (המקום הקדוש), The Holy Place.

 

Song of Solomon 1:4

Draw me after you and let’s run together!

The king has brought me into his chambers.

 

God’s Desire. Our King yearns for one thing in His bridal prayer chamber: You.

 

You, rushing to Him more often, with more longing for Him and more intentionality. Sitting in His holy quiet. An act of worship. An act of honest love. Allowing the flames of His heart to ignite the flames of yours.

 

A heaven-earth convergence. Where you abandon all defaults, rote wording and thinking. Instead, listening for His words. His lead. There, a deeper work begins within you, little by little, in His time, burning off the dross, melting away the hardness, kashering (making ready for use) your soul so you can walk in maturity and intercede with prayers led by Heaven.

 

“Come to me,” says the Lord in Matthew 11:28 to the tired, weary, burdened. “Come,” says the Holy Spirit in Revelation 22:17. “Come! Let the one who is thirsty come.”

 

“Call to me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”Jeremiah 33:3

 
 

 
 

THE FATHER’S URGENT CALL

 

During that same midnight-onward intercession on New Year’s Eve, while my arms were lifted and far apart, the LORD placed a large word into my open hands. The word—ZION—extended from one outstretched hand to the other.

 

That word—encompassing Israel and Jerusalem—has been the center of my personal prophetic intercessory calling for many years. And although He was confirming something in that image and in another image immediately following it, I sensed that this first word-image was a clarion 2025 call to believers everywhere.

 

Prayer focused on Israel/Jerusalem is what the Father is setting in our hands. It’s His heart call and a biblical command . . . and critical in this turbulent time in Israel—and for what lies ahead that only He knows.

 

Not only is Zion surrounded by a growing list of terroristic, demonic-driven enemies in a world drunk on anti-semitism, but she is THE EPICENTER of God’s unfolding last-days prophetic events.

 

Remember . . . Adonai says, “You are my Servant, Israel, through whom I’ll show my glory . . . and who says, “I will make you a light to the nations so my Salvation can spread to the ends of the earth.” —Isaiah 49:3,6

 

Of course, that doesn’t negate battling in prayer for the numerous other issues blanketing our lives and the world. It all matters to God. Every detail. Every heartache. Every tear. He is faithful and true—to Israel and to you.

 

May we be obedient and revere the LORD at all times

who calls Jerusalem the pupil of His eye and says that He will be

“a wall of fire to her on all sides,

and He will be the glory in her midst.”

Zechariah 2:5

 

(A cursory list of scripture-reminders are at the end of this post.)

 
 

 
 

THE EXHORTATION: TWO DREAM ALERTS

 

Can you discern the enemy’s slick games and twisted words? These two dream excerpts—given to me as bookends to the New Year’s Eve watchwords—are a heads-up to what may be pulling on you and confirm God’s authority over it all.

 

WHITE PARCHMENT

Stand fiercely

 

Throughout the dream, I was clutching a rectangular white parchment-like bag, holding it near to my chest. It was about 18 inches long and 16 inches wide. The feel of the parchment was vivid through the dream and after I woke up.

 

A small group of people also were there. We sat in a car, darkened inside as if we were parked at night with the car and lights turned off and no street lights.

 

I sat in the middle backseat, seemingly trapped. Two darkened figures sat on other side of me. Another darkened figure sat facing forward in the front passenger side.

 

I knew the contents of the parchment bag held proof that these people had hidden, deceiving plans, the antithesis of how they were portraying themselves to others.

 

I kept expecting them to haul off and grab the parchment since it would expose their whole game plan–strategies, deceit, phony ways, lies. But instead, they kept eyeing the bag while trying to convince me they were good people and that I just didn’t understand them. They wanted me to go somewhere with them to talk about it.

 

Nope. I didn’t trust them and kept guarding the parchment.

 

Then a blonde-ish haired male figure entered the car and slid into the driver’s seat. Clearly he held some level of leadership or power. He came across as dangerous and certainly not trustworthy, a true manipulator and out to destroy or harm and sway. Whether that intent was to harm me in order to get to the bag, I didn’t know.

 

I could see a bit more of him, unlike the darkened, shadowed, faceless figures that were shrouded in the car. Interestingly, he never completely turned to see me straight on, face to face. That seemed sly-like. So I gripped the parchment tighter and kept rejecting their claims of having good intentions, as if the content in my parchment bag was false.

 

Eventually, we got out of the car. No one attempted to rob the parchment. We all stood there, them waiting for me to go with them for more discussion.

 

I didn’t. Instead, they watched me walk away clutching the parchment bag of proof.

 

Why? I believe it was because they had to. They had no authority to take the parchment or me. But they were permitted to try to tempt, lure, deceive, sway me.

 

Bottom line. I may have kept the parchment close to me, but the parchment was really keeping me. It exposed the twisted words, lies, sway of the enemy. Because the parchment was the Word of God. In the dream, it was symbolic of the ancient biblical scrolls written on parchment paper.

 

GOWNED BRIDE RUNNING LATE

Discern the enemy’s schemes

 

If you’re a born-again believer in Jesus our Messiah, you’re His Bride, the Betrothed. And with that, there’s a cautionary tale here in this short dream excerpt.

 

I was dressed in a bridal gown but couldn’t leave for the wedding. My groom was waiting at the altar, yet well-meaning people kept stopping me from leaving. Everyone had a need, so I hurried and helped this one and then that one and another and another . . . but time was running out. If I didn’t leave, I definitely was going to be late for my wedding!

 

As I turned again to go, two people stopped me. One actually grabbed my arm, pointed to a woman, and in a near-convincing tone said, “But she needs you, she’s going through so much.” Well, no argument there. The woman legitimately was distraught.

 

Pressed, I had to decide. A Mary vs a Martha moment. I’m both at times, divergent. But my longtime intercessory calling, ministry, and comfort are totally the Mary side. When the rising needs of others nudge into my Mary space, I can get pushed out of that comfort zone and into the Martha zone.

 

The merciful Martha seeing the heaviness weighing on others, busy wanting to bless them, nourish them (spiritually and physically) as a service before God. But the lovesick, grateful, WORD-student Mary in me hungers for His voice and presence, the quietness He gives my soul. Only then can my Mary-ness rise, spiritually realigned and refilled, to bring a refreshing cup of water (spiritual and otherwise) to others.

 

How it had to play out. In the dream, the need this distraught woman had was great . . . but the pull to obey and keep my word to my groom was stronger. How could I dishonor the One who rescued me, who deserves all my love, by keeping him waiting even longer at the altar?

 

Or do I prayerfully trust God, follow His timing and lead, and obediently run to fulfill my intimate appointment with my groom, resting in the fact that God will love on this troubled woman, calling forth the exact source of help needed for her situation?

 

Legitimate needs are everywhere. And however we can help, as He leads, we should. But if it’s at the expense of what our King, our Groom, has called us to—like meeting Him when called into the holy prayer chamber, resting when He tells us, getting out of His way when instructed, etc.—then it’s outside of our abilities at that moment.

 

Sure, it can be a precarious line. And some may not understand. But that fine line must be walked in obedience, His leading, His balance. That means stepping aside and trusting Him in the process. We’re not the default rescuer for life’s situations. God is the preeminent one. No default required. Ever.

 

And when God does move in their situation using whatever unexpected resource He chooses, He alone will get the glory and the person’s faith and relationship with Him will grow.
 
 

THE 2025 TAKEAWAY

Four watchword-actions for this year:

 

1. Run to His holy prayer chamber often

2. Intercede for the Father’s heart (Zion)

3. Study/know/fiercely stand on the Word (the holy parchment) to confront the enemy

4. Watch out for spiritual disrupters disguised with legitimate needs that rob your time with Him and whatever He’s called you to at that time

 

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ZION: Father’s Heart Scriptures

Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; May they prosper those who love you.

 

Isaiah 25:25. Here is Adonai’s answer [to Israel]: Even a warrior’s captives will be snatched away, and the booty of the fearful will be freed. I will fight those who fight you, and I will save your children.

 

Isaiah 52:8 Listen! Your watchmen are raising their voices. They’re shouting for joy together for they will see before their own eyes when Adonai restores Zion.

 

Isaiah 62:1,6,7

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet, until her righteousness goes forth like brightness, and her salvation like a torch that is burning.

On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent.

You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves; And give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem an object of praise on the earth.

 
 

PHOTO CREDITS

Lighthouse by Michael Krahn on Unsplash

White cathedral arches by Sophie Soilmann on Unsplash

Israeli pin, kippah, flag by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash

Bride scaling rock by Dylan Siebelink on Unsplash.

Prayer Requests January 2025: Watchmen Before the Throne

From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.>

 

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Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

 

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

Prayer tops the list of key words God gave me for 2025. With a clear focus on Zion/Israel. More on that coming up soon, which will be posted under my Flashes of Lightning menu category . . .

 

But right now, the love task before our King is a return to reverence . . . of Him, for Him. It begins with a bowed soul posture, repentance, daily surrender, and a trembling of His Word (Isaiah 66:2). That helps our spiritual ears and eyes stay sensitive to His still, quiet-like voice and heavenly leading.

 

Call to Him from the secret place of your soul, inviting Him into the untouched, fallow ground, hidden crevices. Cry out to be cleansed and stripped of self-focus. Pant after Him, honoring His Name and glory. Seek His face with a humbled heart, willing to battle in prayer in new ways for the critical hour of human history we are in.

 

Because Yah [the LORD, the GREAT I AM] is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.—Exodus 15:2.

 

May our intercession throughout this year be prayed with His WORD, courageously honest, bathed in faith and in His power and truth so captives (spiritually/physically) can be set free.

 

Serve the LORD, rejoicing in hope,

persevering in tribulation,

devoted to prayer. —Romans 12:11c-12

 

Be strong and let your heart take courage,

all you who wait for the LORD. —Psalm 31:24

 
 

JANUARY 8, 2025

 

1 PRAYER ALERT: California Fires

15 PRAYER REQUESTS with an UPDATED SALVATION LIST

 

PRAYER ALERT: California Fires!

Prayer Warriors: Please pray for a fellow prayer team member’s family and all those involved! Benny’s brother and sister are being evacuated due to the fires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena. As of this writing, the now three major wildfires—the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire and the Hurst Fire—are raging with 0% contained.

PRAYER. Abba, the life-threatening winds are frightening and compounding things. Please stretch out your Glory hand of protection and shelter them and every one of the 30,000+ and growing who are being forced to leave their homes. Guard their lungs and bodies, the young, the old, and the infirmed. Keep people calm and compliant so medical and fire teams can get through traffic and other highways quickly, efficiently, and safely. May your mighty hand also rest on every first responder and all medical and fire teams. Please deliver wisdom and understanding to every leader so there are safe passages, and help leaders know how to handle the aftermath. And please shelter the animals, Father, your creation. In Jesus’s mighty Name.
 
 

15 PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. ISRAEL & JERUSALEM

Isaiah 54:15

Any alliance that forms against you will not be My doing; whoever tries to form such an alliance will fail because of you.

Answering God’s call to His Body of Believers to pray for B’nai Israel (Children of Israel) worldwide, for Jerusalem’s protection/shalom, and for Israel as her enemies on the world stage rage against her.

PRAYER. God’s unfailing protection. His unbreakable promises. His mercies and power. Mighty King of Israel, we bow before your greatness, humbled by your majesty, your glory, your radiant robes that fill the throne room. Holy One of Israel, please stretch out your glory tallit over your people and nation Israel, over your city, Jerusalem, the apple of your eye, over every hostage, family members, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu (for the heavy task you’ve appointed and anointed him for), governmental and military leaders and military personnel on all levels.

Gather them in your arms, speak words of comfort, deliverance, encouragement, healing to their souls, their minds, their bodies, their emotions. Help them STAND as one with You against the hatred, lies, and evil strategies attempting to destroy them.

Bless them with eyes to see You going before them, unfailing, invincible, unwavering. Faithfully true. A pillar of strength and holiness. A glorious, Holy Fire of righteousness and justice.

Lift them up, speak gently to their souls, wooing them to your WORD, to Yeshua, who has covered them with the highest gift of love . . . Himself.

Tear down her enemies, shut the mouth of the snake. May the world see that you are the King of kings, the God above all, the Redeemer of Israel, and may they fall to their knees, trembling before you. In the name of the Messiah of Israel, Yeshua.

 

#2. JOANNE JOLEE

1 Chronicles 4:10a

Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would greatly bless me and extend my border, and that Your hand might be with me . . .”

The YouTube ministry podcast Morning Tea with Joanne Jolee is by one of our fellow prayer warriors who is an author, musical artist, and passionate encourager. Let’s cover her work with prayer for God’s continued favor and growth.

PRAYER. God’s Fresh Anointing. God’s Guidance. Spiritual Discernment. Glorious King, please look down and let your face and smile cover your daughter Joanne’s faithfulness and passion for your words. Her heart burns to inspire and lift up others. May your Holy Spirit release rich guidance and understanding so her ministry edifies the Body, encouraging them in how to stay close to the Word and Your holy ways. May your passion flow through her for Your purposes, the work you’ve appointed her to do before the world began. Walk with her, ensuring her leadership, fueling her soul, keeping her heart aflame, broadening her borders, and blessing her with mercy for the Body, heavenly insight, and the strength and tenacity to continue following You with her podcast, business, and music. In Yeshua’s radiant name.

Joanne’s YouTube podcast page
 

#3. MARY T.

Isaiah 43:16

This is what the Lord says, He who makes a way through the sea and a path through the mighty waters.

Mary heeded the call for a nursing career and has done well in her studies so far—even with four children and a hubby whose work takes him away two days a week. But now she must be at a facility for the 16-month core nursing program phase. We need God to make a way for her to complete the calling so kiddos are protected, babysat, properly housed, and where family and nursing demands flow well.

PRAYER. God’s Provision. Bountiful Resources. Cleared Path. Behold The Great I AM! All things are in His hands . . . the God of Israel who parted the sea, made a way in the wilderness, brought forth manna from Heaven and water out of a rock. Blessed is your Name! Adonai, please reveal your love and power in this situation. You alone know the details, latest housing challenges, and all the rest. Move in your might so Mary and her family are overwhelmed by your wonder and your caring for their needs. Reveal yourself in new ways that bolster their faith. And may what you’ve appointed her to do will be completed by Your Hand, Your Purpose, Your Glory. In Yeshua’s Name.

 

#4. L.Q.

Psalm 61:4-5

Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. For You have heard my vows, God;You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name.

Major shifting for L.Q. who is a longtime believer—but life is not easy as a single mom and gets compounded by health issues. She needs God to step into her life in huge ways . . . for housing, work, ministry leading, children concerns, and more.

PRAYER. God’s Direction. His Intervention. His Calming Hand. Gracious Father, may your Name be an anointing oil poured out over L.Q. And may your waterfall of glory flow through her life uninterrupted, cleansing the murky waters and binding the enemy’s disruptions. Please usher in clear thinking aligned with you, healing on all levels, and release a steady stream of tranquility on her and her family no matter what is going on around her. Be glorified, Lord. In Yeshua’s Mighty Name.

 

#5. ERICA, MARLON, LAURA

Psalm 70:5

I am afflicted and needy; Hurry to me, God! You are my help and my savior; Lord, do not delay.

Three vital needs submitted by one of our fellow prayer warriors:

Her dear friend Erica has visited church before but isn’t saved. May God woo her heart.

Another friend of hers—Laura—needs our prayer support big time: Laura’s mother (not saved) is battling stage 4 cancer. Meanwhile, Laura’s son Marlon (25 years old and saved) is tempted to return to marijuana for his PTSD. He previously had completed a drug-deliverance course. These days, he stays at home, no desire to get out of bed many days. Laura’s heart is broken.

Compounding that, Laura’s husband Luigi wants a divorce. Allegedly, he feigned salvation so she’d marry him. His deception along with her son and mother’s issues are overwhelming.

PRAYER. God’s Shalom. His Justice. His Healing on all levels. Almighty God, Prince of Peace, Righteous Judge, step into Laura’s life, home, and those she loves. Stir hearts toward you. Expose lies so they may lead to repentance.

For Laura’s mom and Erica, we ask that you open their eyes and soul to the truth of Yeshua and their need for salvation. May His name be on their lips and come alive in their hearts casting out all holds the enemy placed there. And may your mercies, healing, and grace fall on her mother’s health.

For Marlon, we ask that you strengthen his soul. Remind him of your goodness, your power, your character, and the eternity up ahead. Bind the enemy’s influence, set this captive free in the Name of Yeshua, the Name Above ALL Names.

For Laura, we ask for you to wrap your arms around your daughter, letting her weep on your chest, knowing that you are aware and holding every tear in your faithful, loving hands. Abba, speak healing and restoration to her soul and life that eclipses the betrayal Luigi caused. And may you pierce his heart with the love and truth of the Gospel, bringing him to repentance before your throne. We ask for calm and rightness in this family by the name of our Messiah, Yeshua.

 

#6. EVELYN (EV) L.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart triumphs, and with my song I shall thank Him.

Her heart meds are working well and her medical issue is being handled. She’s seeking God’s continued favor and protection.

PRAYER. God’s Continued Favor. His Protection. His Resting Spirit. Adonai, our Shepherd, our King, guard Evelyn wherever she goes—lying down, rising, working, traveling. Help her along her journey with you to follow as you lead. Pick her up and breathe continual healing through her body and revival to her soul. May you fill any aches in her soul with your precious Name . . . with your sweetness and gentleness . . . and with your life-giving Word. May she and Ben be blessed by your hand and find favor in your sight. Let your love in and through them be their guide in all things. In Yeshua’s glorious Name.
 

#7. KARI

Psalm 138:3

On the day I called, You answered me;You made me bold with strength in my soul.

Sometime in January, Kari will be meeting with doctors to determine how she’ll treat her returning cancer (female anatomy).

PRAYER. God’s Mercy. God’s Healing. God’s Discernment. Holy Father, Wonderful Counselor, rain down your mercies on Kari and her family. Make your way clear, undeniable, filled with your grace and heavenly strength. Rise up within her . . . lead her, gird her, flood her with your Presence and love that are like no other. A Presence and love that are unshakeable. And give her the scripture that confirms your leading, and please confirm it many ways so she has full confidence in her spiritual hearing. We look to you and no other. In Yeshua’s Name that is filled with the true Peace that is not of this world.
 

#8. ANDREA

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Andrea is seeking God’s direction on how to better handle her daily life while on treatment for stage 4 breast cancer so she can be blessed with an enhanced quality of life.

PRAYER. God’s Encouragement. His Healing. His Wisdom. As I was initially preparing this, I saw God’s hand cupped with Andrea standing in it. Abba, she is in your hands, secured by your love, guarded, strengthened. Please reveal the next steps so she can have a reprieve but keep the cancer shrunk/inactive as it is. But with a word from you, even that will be gone. All things are in your hand. May your Words of Life revive her, restore her, bless her in unexpected ways. Our hearts are heavy. You are all we have, Lord. What can we pray but your holy name, Yeshua? May it be the very breath within her at all times. In Yeshua’s fragrant Name.

 

#9. CHARLENE H.

Psalm 7:10

Be for me a sheltering rock where I can always come. You have determined to save me, because you are my bedrock and stronghold. (CJB)

One of our prayer partners submitted Charlene’s name. Charlene recently learned she has breast cancer and will undergo chemo and then surgery in the summer.

PRAYER. God’s Presence. God’s Hope. God’s Healing Breath. Adonai, please reveal to Charlene that you are her strong tower, her Rock of salvation, the healer of her soul and body . . . may the power of the cross arise within her, calm and strengthen her, and may your will be done for your glory and Charlene’s good that she may walk with you all the days of her life. Let them be many. May your mercy and grace revive her. In Jesus’s brilliant Name.

 

#10. VEE

Psalm 107:6

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble and He delivered them out of their distresses.

We’ve prayed for Vee in the past . . . she’s in her senior years, a wonderful mother/grandmother, and dealing daily with her returned cancer, which has spread. It’s physically and emotionally draining. She needs God’s covering and our prayer support.

PRAYER. God’s Comfort. His Spirit. His Strength. Lord God, You whose name is mercy, please give Vee a special touch from your hand. Words of life that lift her soul. Heavenly Hope that carries her through each moment . . . and sweet reminders of the promise of what lies ahead for those in Christ Jesus. Bless her with your Presence, strength, and healing touch. We know she is precious in your sight. In Jesus’s glorious Name.

 

#11. I.B.

Psalm 71:1-2

In you, Adonai, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness, rescue me;
and help me to escape. Turn your ear toward me,
and deliver me. (CJB)

I.B. has bladder cancer and is to begin a unique treatment this month. Uncertainty and nervousness are at high levels, quite understandably. She needs God’s strength and mercy throughout this lengthy treatment—able to tolerate the process without incident—and she needs salvation under the cross of Yeshua.

PRAYER. God’s Healing intervention. His Salvation. His Chesed. Abba, only you truly direct our paths. Please reach out to I.B. so she can find rest in your Name, find comfort in your faithfulness, and witness your divine intervention for your glory. And please help her hubby to tend to every need, giving the sweet support she’ll need. And may she come to know the loving, mighty hand of your salvation gift in Yeshua. In the Name of Israel’s Messiah, Yeshua.
 

#12.JOSIE

Psalm 70:2

May those who seek my life be put to shame . . . and be turned back and dishonored.

We prayed for her/two daughters to get new housing. Answered prayer! But now they’re under spiritual enemy attack and need us to battle in prayer for their divine coverage.

PRAYER. God’s hand. His power. His Word. Lord, help us to stand with Josie in faith, the strongest spiritual weapon we have to demolish strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). We believe in the power of the cross, its conquering Spirit to overcome he who is in the world. Abba, please bind the mouth of those threatening her, those using witchcraft to come against her and her family. May the brilliance of Your robes fall upon Josie and the girls, protecting them, hemming them in, an impenetrable fortress. In Jesus’s sweet, powerful Name that is above ALL others.

 

#13. MICHAEL

Psalm 61:2

From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I

We’re standing firm in continued prayer for Michael who has had some relief and doing better (Praise God and His goodness!) from the long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life.

PRAYER. The Light of the World. God’s Light of life. His lamp on our path. Adonai, call out to the depths of Michael’s soul with soothing words, healing words, words of deliverance and strength. Cast out any darkness and flood his soul with your holy, pure light. Raise him to new levels of understanding in your Word that comfort him, and please release a sweet fragrance from heaven to confirm your Presence, your hand on him, and encourage him each day as you walk with Him. In Yeshua’s beautiful name.

 

#14. MAUREEN

Psalm 30:2

Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

Maureen was sick on/off during the holidays and now has RSV. She now is developing a symptom that may cause her to be hospitalized. We need God’s grace and intervention.

PRAYER. The Hem of His Garment. The Gentle Brush of His Spirit. His Provisions and Healing. Lord, if you say the word, your daughter will be healed in your way. We pray for your mercies to cover her, your chesed (lovingkindness, love between you and her) to carry her, your hand to lift her closer to you, and for your voice to ripple gently through her, encouraging and healing. Please, Abba, ease her breathing, weaken and shorten the the life of this virus. And please provide everything she needs along the way—and send angelic protection and help throughout the day and night. And in your mercy, please keep her from being hospitalized. In Yeshua’s redemptive, healing Name.

 

#15. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Psalm 40:16

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love your salvation continually say, “The LORD be exalted!”

PRAYER. His Deliverance. His Redemptive Gift. The Son of God. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and see and understand their need for your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

 

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua.

special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages and their families, the Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, and for unity in the nation

and for these friends and/or rabbis: the Katz family, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz and family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

 

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

Our nation isn’t saved by politicians but by God. It isn’t favored by God because of its politicians but because of its people surrendered to, walking with, and honoring the One, True, Living God, and our Messiah, Yeshua.

Usha Vance (Hindu wife of VP JD Vance), President Donald Trump, and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

 

#3. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know–and those we see in the film/music/entertainment industry—who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

 

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost:

Luigi

Erica

unbelievers in the cast/crew of The Chosen

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael

all our family/friends/loved ones who have yet to humble themselves and surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

 

#5. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

 
 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Prayer Requests December 2024: Watchmen Before the Throne

A group of fellow believers unite in prayer as one in our Messiah Jesus to stand in the gap before the throne for others.

 

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Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs: listed below.

Email your prayer requests: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

Psalm 119 stirred within me for this prayer post. It continually speaks of His faithfulness, His Word, His statutes/testimonies. So every prayer request has a verse from it. May His Word elevate your own prayer time and as you are led by Him to pray for these who need God’s touch.

 

Here we stand, Lord, ready to serve, surrendered, listening, willing to learn. King of Glory, please grow our understanding of how to battle deeper, higher, in prayer with clearer spiritual sight so the enemy’s grip on these situations is weakened and removed. His strongholds, annihilated. His lies, evil sway, manipulative words and strategies, dismantled.

 

I was asleep but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking!—Song of Songs 5:2a

 

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

 

DECEMBER 12, 2024

 

5 PRAYER UPDATES!

14 LATEST PRAYER REQUESTS

 

PRAYER UPDATES!

 

#1. UPDATE: ANONYMOUS

A fellow prayer warrior—Anonymous—continues to grow stronger after her cardiac procedure that brought her near Heaven’s door. She’s back at her home now, taking it easy and grateful for God’s hand in her life. Your love and prayer support meant much.

 

#2. UPDATE: MICHELLE

Michelle is feeling blessed. She’s regained some “distant” sense of smell—and doing better so far on her new injectable treatment for the nasal congestion that has contributed to her loss of smell, nasal congestion, asthma, and increasing allergies, lowered quality of life. Thank you, prayer family, for caring and lifting Michelle in prayer.

 

#3. UPDATE: SHIRLEY (“SHIRL”)

Christmas joy! Shirl is still going strong after her surgery to remove fluid on the brain so she can walk again—90% improved and walking well! She just needs a slight adjustment to the shunt. Prayer warriors, Shirl and hubby Bruce are praising God that miracles do happen—and for all your prayer support.

 

#4. UPDATE: DOUG

His second procedure for the cancerous spots on his arm went well—they got it all! Much gratitude to our King and you, prayer warriors, who stepped in the gap.

 

#5. UPDATE: CATHY

Cathy’s November 14 hysterectomy went well and she’s doing great! Thank you, prayer family, for your prayer support.

 
 

DECEMBER PRAYER REQUESTS

 

#1. L.Q.

Psalm 119:125

I am your servant, give me understanding so that I may know your testimonies.

Possibly on the spectrum (ASD), L.Q. needs God’s strength, wisdom, and strategies on how to maneuver social issues and social demands at work and other venues. She lives, learns, engages, comprehends differently than other people. Even L.Q.’s elementary school daughter (who knows the Lord) needs help and counseling, fallout from the parental divorce, shared custody, and subsequent different spiritual influences.

PRAYER. Reliance on Him, His Word, His character. Who is there but you, God? Only you can sort these pressures, guide us along critical life roads strewn with land mines. Please, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), run deep in L.Q.’s soul, releasing and calling forth the clinical, physical, spiritual roadmap that she can understand and calmly, comfortably, assuredly follow and walk in. Jesus, please rise in and through all of this for your daughter and your GLORY. In your Name, Lord Messiah, we pray.

 

#2. MARIA

Psalm 119:131

I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.

Our dear sister Maria is walking through a rough time but praising God for her fellow Christian friends who stand with her and encourage her. She is learning how to include God in her suffering.

PRAYER. His presence, His enduring Word, His understanding. Abba, we know life is sometimes filled with long stretches of deep valleys—health-related, financial, work, relationship issues. See how Maria is longing for you, welcoming you into her trials. Walk with her in new ways, holding her up, showing her how to lean on you throughout the wilderness journey where trusting you releases strength to take another step. Where it firms the ground beneath her feet. Please cup Maria’s face with your gentle but strongly faithful hands and raise her face to behold you, gazing into your eyes, overtaken by your shalom, rest, beauty. In your holy name, Yeshua, our redeemer.

 

#3. Christine

Psalm 119:154

Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to your Word.

Christine—a friend of one of our prayer partners—needs a liver transplant. Please pray she takes care of her health, her diabetes, and poor circulation.

PRAYER. His strength, His revival, His restoration. Mighty King, Christine is at that place many of us reach at various times—when we come to the end of ourselves and must place everything in your hands. As you call her to step out of the boat and walk on stormy waters, help Christine to sense your calming the raging wind and grab onto your hand, then tightly embrace you so you can lift her up, carry her through these uncertainties. May the power of the cross living within her be released, healing the situation, healing her body, restoring and elevating her soul. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

 

#4. Kari

Psalm 119:169

Let my cry come before you, Lord; Give me understanding according to your Word.

We continue to stand in the gap for Kari. She’s had cancer in the past (female anatomy) and now it’s growing again. In January she’ll be meeting with doctors so she can determine how she’ll treat this next phase.

PRAYER. His holy tent, His wings stretched, sheltering, defending. Redeemer, Restorer, we come before you, carrying the name of our sister Kari on our lips and on our heavy hearts. You alone know the course she should take. May your will become hers. Please cradle Kari in your Presence, your strength, your grace, your healing words, your love. Reign down your mercies on her, her children, her husband, her family. In Jesus’s faithful, powerful name.

 

#5. MATT

Psalm 119:175

Let my soul live that it might praise you; And let your ordinances help me.

Matt is 41 years old, bipolar with some emotional issues when not on meds. He’s back in a Utah city jail (mental health unit), 400 miles from our family. It’s as if a millstone was been wrapped around our hearts. We have no communication unless he calls—which is less and less. Apparently he’s just staying in his cell, lying around.

PRAYER. His might, His joy, His unexpected deliverance. Holy King, we fall before you, weakened, saddened, clueless. We seek your face and dunamis-powered intervention—making a way where there appears to be none. Rekindle your Word in Matt’s soul, reminding him of what he learned and loved in his earlier years. Bring solid Bible studies that honor our Messiah from biblical teachers with a heart and understanding of bipolar individuals. Please, my Messiah, bless Matt’s soul to praise you. Bring forth your tangible presence for companionship, protection, learning, spiritual maturing, healing, and deliverance.

 

#6. JAMES

Psalm 119:32

I shall run the way of your commandments; For you will enlarge my heart.

James seeks God’s direction, a shift to release him from work and life frustrations.

PRAYER. His will, His way, His love. Lord God of Hosts, you’ve shown us that discontent signals that a shift is beginning or underway. Use James’s frustrations to plow the fallow ground, the dry, previously comfortable patches, causing those parts of his soul to be made ready for seeding, watering, blooming, enlarging, and harvesting. In our Messiah’s precious, life-giving name, Yeshua.

 

#7. DALLAS JENKINS & THE CHOSEN TEAM

Psalm 119:38

Establish your Word to your servant as that which produces reverence for you.

Dallas—creator/director/co-writer of The Chosen—has asked believers to pray that God covers him with the heart and spirit needed to finish season 6 with his co-writers, being led by God’s guidance amid the production and holiday stress and busyness.

PRAYER. His voice, His heart, His shalom. El Elyon, your ways are beyond us. How mighty you move, your creativity flowing into and being poured out of your chosen clay vessels, Dallas and his entire team. Thank you for the sensitivity, spiritual insight, tightly written, believably acted, powerfully filmed series that moves people to read and study your Word. The work you’ve begun, please complete it for these last two seasons . . . and as they prepare for all the new biblical productions you’ve set before them. Bless their health, protect their families, keep them in your Word and ways, so all is done for your Glory and the good of those you’ve called to be yours. In our King Messiah’s beautiful name, Yeshua.

 

#8. CYNTHIA

Psalm 119:37

Turn my eyes away from looking at what is worthless, and revive me in your ways.

Cynthia needs to be brought into the fullness and uncompromising truth of God, our Messiah Yeshua, our Holy Spirit—and freed from the spiritual darkness and influence in her home and family.

PRAYER. His truth, His life, His Word made alive. Righteous King, unshackle Cynthia in mind, body, soul to know you, serve you, love you. Protect her from the enemy’s lies, trickery, manipulation. Let your love and life pierce her heart and soul for the sake of your name and Kingdom and her eternal salvation. In Yeshua’s sweet name.

 

#9. NICOLE & STEPHANIE & MOM/JOSIE

Psalm 119:59

I considered my ways and turned my feet to your testimonies.

These two sisters (a tween and a teen) need God’s stirring and a closer walk with Him so they love one another better and walk in His peace. Their mom Josie seeks safer housing for her and her two daughters.

PRAYER. His gentleness, His kindness, His bridge-building. Abba, we know discord saddens you—and that the enemy breeds discord. Show mercy on your young daughters by removing the hardness growing on their souls. Let your love penetrate their hearts, melting away and healing scars from words, disappointments, distrust, situations, betrayals, jealousies and envies. Remind them of your Word and ways and help them to find your path and walk on it again. And manifest your stability in their lives with safe, blessed housing. In Yeshua’s redeeming name.

 

#10. THOMAS

Psalm 119:40

Behold, I long for your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness.

Bernie—one of our prayer warriors we’ve prayed for prior—is doing wonderfully after her hip surgery. But her family is being torn apart. Her son, Thomas, is back in jail after attacking his brother David and trying to hurt his mom’s hip. Thomas has become dangerous—and believing he has the devil in him. The family is emotionally stressed, but know the Lord has protected them.

PRAYER. His eyes are on the sparrow, His hand extends protection and imparts righteousness. King of kings, please intervene in every aspect of this painful situation. You know the reality of Thomas’s soul condition. Abba, move in sweeping ways to bind up the enemy, easing Bernie’s family’s fears . . . and cleansing Thomas’s heart, mind, soul. Please bring deliverance swiftly at every turn, fully, completely, undeniably. Be glorified, dear Redeemer, help Thomas long for you and your holy, good ways. In Yeshua’s mighty name.

 

#11. MICHAEL

Psalm 119:58

I sought your favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to your Word.

We are committed to standing in the gap for Michael, praying him through to full healing. He has had some relief and doing better from the long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life.

PRAYER. His relentless love, His unending mercies, His power from on high. King of the battle, please keep moving into Michael’s life, deeper, releasing your mercy, healing, deliverance, and favor beyond measure that he’ll have a testimony to share about your glorious ways and kindness. In Yeshua’s blessed name.

 

#12. COLE

Psalm 119:68

You are good and You do good; Teach me your statutes.

Cole had an accident and is frustrated with life. He needs God’s help—but, most importantly, he needs God’s salvation and deliverance from the sway of idolatrous friends who flirt with satanic influences.

PRAYER. His freedom, His completeness, His contentment in all situations.. God our Champion, Deliverer, Faithful and True, please show Cole that the only way to fill the holes, the emptiness of his life, is with You. Surround him at every turn with your truth, breaking down his stubbornness, pride, false thinking. And please annihilate the darkness residing near him, attempting to pull him away from truth to keep him captive. You already won the war, Adonai, show Cole who you are! Become real to him. In Yeshua’s great name!

 

#13. Toni

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding so that I may comply with your Law and keep it with all my heart.

Toni, a senior citizen, is doggedly downsizing to better fit in her new apartment. She desires God’s discernment throughout the process.

PRAYER. His gentle voice, His holy counsel, His patience. King of Glory, we can do nothing apart from you—from the simplest action to the complex. Sit with your daughter, strengthening her, guarding her health and home, leading her in every decision of what needs discarding, gifting, disposing. Ease the process for her. Be honored in Toni’s life and home. In Yeshua’s radiant name!

 

#14. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Psalm 119:114

You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for your Word.

PRAYER. His Word, His Redemption, His Eternal Gift. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and understand your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

 

#1. B’nei Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world: special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages, Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and Israeli leadership, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute, Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Also Rabbi Mintz and family, Katz family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#3. Salvation for the spiritually lost: Any unbeliever in the cast and crew of The Chosen, Anthony & Lilly (following New Age), Donny D., Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary, Bob K, Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M., Cynthia and her family, Paul P., Michael, Tim C, James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, and all our family/friends/loved ones have not humbled themselves and surrendered their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

#4. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

 
 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Flashes of Lightning: 61/22 —Kingdom Ready

 

Sometimes a section of a longer spiritual dream reveals much. That was the case with this 61/22 dream about building and living out your faith to stay useful in the things of God.

 

“I will take my stand at my watch post and station myself on the tower and look out to see what He will say to me.” —Habakkuk 2:1

 

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READING TIME: 3 to 4 MINUTES.

 

WATCHWORD GIVEN: An encouraging word from a God-given dream in mid-November 2024

 

Not everyone has a visible ministry. God uses a lot of us for the moving, behind-the-scene activity to accomplish His magnificent, holy plan. But if we’re honest, we sometimes might feel like shadows, useless, as if we’ll have nothing to lay before the King in Heaven.

 

This twofold spiritual dream (only relevant excerpt given below) reveals what determines our usefulness in God’s eyes. Take heart and read on.

 

The dream’s focus was on the word carrying and the number 61. But a week before the dream, the number 22 kept coming to me.

 

Strange as it might sound, an excitement churned within me. I couldn’t wait for the 22nd. Turns out, I had this vivid spiritual dream just before awaking on the 22nd. Gotta love God’s timing. The numbers and dream were connected.

 

Three times in the dream, two of my friends (prayer members) and I were carrying things for others. One of them had a heavy, odd-shaped metal item and kept saying, “It’s heavy, it’s heavy, I can’t, I can’t go any further!”

 

Without warning, she plunked it in my arms. I nearly dropped it but managed to set it down gently. Not, however, without a small part of the leg getting slightly cracked. She sounded as if it had happened before and knew it would cost $61 to repair.

 

That number dwelled in my mind throughout the dream, where I also questioned my usefulness for the Kingdom. Something I also hear from other believers from time to time.

 

Let’s stop there for a moment. I believe the word carrying in this part of the dream symbolized lifting the burdens of others, helping them take one more step, serving them in deep intercession before our King. Some loads are heavier on the soul, even for the intercessor. We need to watch that. That’s why we also need one another to manage the spiritual battle waged in intercession. Everyone is a critical link to the war surrounding us . . . the one seen and unseen.

 

You undoubtedly know this, but it’s shared as a loving reminder: Visible ministries and their teams, the lost, the prodigals, the trafficked, the captives, the governments, the lonely and sick, and others need the hidden ministers of prayer—the intercessors who take a portion of their day or week to enter the holy prayer chamber where Heaven and earth intersect. Where God hears and Heaven moves.

 

Now, onto the numbers. To be honest, they led me on a biblical scavenger hunt. Nothing I could think of or in my online search seemed to fit right . . . Isaiah 61, Psalm 61, etc. Until I sensed to enter 61st book of the Bible. Then it was clear.

 

Enter 2 Peter. It’s the 61st book of the Bible—and the 22nd book of the New Testament. And there are a total of 61 verses in 2 Peter.

 

A few verses into chapter 1 and there it was—how to be and stay useful in God’s Kingdom. And with a sweet ending in the 61st verse of the book: 2 Peter 3:18.
 

Reading the verses below, I knew it was time to step back and seek His face to learn where my soul needed deeper maturing to build up the verse’s listed qualities, which are foundational to our faith, prayer life, family life, ministry life, and our daily life. All an act of worship before Him.

 

Maybe it’s the same for you. Look up, your redemption King draws near!

 

HOW TO BUILD & LIVE OUT YOUR FAITH

commentary is bracketed

 

2 Peter 1:5-8 & 2 Peter 3:18 (NASB)
 

(5) Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence

[living uprightly, the 10 Commandments are our foundational moral code for making morally upright decisions before God, your spouse/family, neighbors, community],

 

and in your moral excellence, knowledge

[growing in the knowledge of God, our Messiah, His character, His will for you],

 

(6) and in your knowledge, self-control

[choosing what is right in speech and actions vs flying by your feelings and desires; instead considering God and the welfare of others],

 

and in your self-control, perseverance

[doggedly standing in our faith through the highs, lows, and in-betweens, not forsaking our God-appointed assignments],
 

and in your perseverance, godliness

[walking through your life devoted to the things of God, mindful of Him in decisions and interactions with others, choosing and walking in a way that pleases God ],

 

(7) and in your godliness, brotherly kindness

[using our spiritual gifts and sharing what we have to bless and edify others, hospitality, listening, helping, walking in unity],
 

and in your brotherly kindness, love

[intentional, authentic love, a tall order per 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a but loving God first with all your heart, soul, mind, being and loving others as yourself, bearing in mind the Good Samaritan parable from Luke 10:25-37].

 

(8) For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they do not make you useless nor unproductive in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

(2 Peter 3:18) But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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Prayer Requests November 3, 2024: Watchmen Before the Throne

A group of fellow believers unite in prayer as one in our Messiah Jesus to stand in the gap before the throne for others.

 

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Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs: listed below.

Email your prayer requests: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

You’ve witnessed it on the news and throughout your everyday life: the escalating division, bitterness, lies, and hatred within the US that filters out toward Israel. A tinderbox on all sides, for sure. And likely sparking more waves and rumbles—spiritually and otherwise—well after the election, even with a Republican victory.
 

Encouragement: God is with us. His promises, ironclad.
 

I will go before you and make the rough places smooth . . . I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. –Isaiah 45:2

 

His righteousness and grace will rain down on us, carry us through, lift our hearts, calm our souls as our eyes stay fixed on Him, His Word, His ways, and as we spend precious time in His Presence, loving on Him, ministering to Him, hearing His voice.

 

Mighty King, please strengthen us as we humble ourselves before you. Encourage us, guide our prayers, refine our souls amid this global raging storm—and dismantle the age-old demonic holds surrounding us and infiltrating our cultures, media, communities, schools, governments, churches, family, and friends. May your Name arise and your enemy and his minions demolished.

 

I was asleep but my heart was awake.

A sound! My beloved is knocking!

—Song of Songs 5:2a

 

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord

until He reached down to me and heard my cry.

—Psalm 40:1

 

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

 

(4) ANSWERED PRAYERS

(1) RED ALERT PRAYER NEED

(10) 9-1-1 PRAYER REQUESTS

 

ANSWERED PRAYERS

 

#1. GENE’s ANSWERED PRAYER

Gene sought God for answers to his gut-related issues. His October 30’s outpatient surgery revealed a rare stone occurrence, so he’ll have meds and periodic diagnostics to keep check on things. God is lovingly watching over Gene. Thank you all for your prayer support. Please keep Gene in your prayers for protection and complete healing going forward.

 

#2. J.A.’s ANSWERED PRAYER

J.A. asked for our prayer support—she needed God’s leading as she faithfully follows him, traveling the US. The Holy Spirit gave her a special word and it was fulfilled wonderfully! Thank you for standing in prayer for J.A. God is gracious!

 

#3. ANONYMOUS’s ANSWERED PRAYER

October 14’s SOS PRAYER ALERT was for a fellow prayer warrior-Anonymous-who underwent a cardiac procedure that day and was at Heaven’s door. But God stepped in and she is now at home at her daughter’s and resting in the healing hands of our Lord, gracious, mighty, faithful. Thank you, prayer warriors, for your love and prayer support.
 

#4. CATHY ANSWERED PRAYER

A ways back we prayed for Cathy who had just discovered she had breast cancer.

It is gone! Please keep her in your prayers because on November 14 she is having a hysterectomy. Adonai, May your garment of healing surround Cathy and may your hand be on the surgeon/medical team and throughout this entire procedure, on to a complete and safe and speedy recovery. In Jesus’s Mighty Name.
 

RED ALERT: AFTERMATH OF ELECTIONS

Isaiah 45:2

I will go before you and make the rough places smooth . . . I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.

In the midst of the spiritual aftermath (per this blog post’s opening), we must stand firm and serve the LORD wholeheartedly, trusting the future to Him, the King of kings who stands outside of time and sits exalted above all.

Ruler of the universe, you are radiant, majestic, beautiful. Help us lay down pride, selfishness, anxiety, faithless. Strengthen us in your truth, Word, holy ways. Have mercy on this nation and transform it to once again fully support and bless Israel and stand for righteousness in government decisions, locally, nationally, globally. Every throne must bow to Yours. Every name must surrender to Your Holy Name. As you commanded, every knee will bend and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD to the glory of God, our Father. In His Name we pray.

 

9-1-1 PRAYER REQUESTS

 

#1. T.C.: Surgery Monday/November 4

Psalm 41:3

The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.

T.C’s surgery is almost here. She’s seeking God’s face, wanting His mighty hand to cover the surgery with medical excellence and for her complete recovery.

Abba, you know the medical need, the details, the concerns. Please spread your wings of healing and comfort over T.C. Stand guard over every facet of this surgery, over every medical team member, and over T.’s recovery. Encourage her faith and be glorified. In Yeshua’s sweet Name.

 

#2. Shirl: Surgery Thursday/November 7

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

After months of waiting and delays, Shirl’s surgery to remove fluid on the brain so she can walk again is fast approaching. She really needs our prayer support.

Abba, please release your presence into this delicate surgery. Protect and bless every step, down to the infinitesimal details for Shirl’s complete recovery, walking once again with strength and her mind, recall, and memory working well. And may you, precious King, get ALL the glory and honor. In Jesus’s sweet Name, the NAME above ALL names.

 

3. Michelle: New Treatment November 13

Lamentations 3:22

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end.

Michelle has been battling loss of smell, nasal congestion, asthma, and increasing allergies for quite some time. Her medical team believes she’s a candidate for an injectable treatment for the nasal congestion that should calm some of the asthma as well. The first treatment is November 13 (Wednesday) at 1 pm.

Gracious Father, you alone are the answer. Apart from you, we can do nothing. Please stretch out your hand and show mercy on your daughter Michelle, helping her body to heal without experiencing side effects or other issues with this treatment. Draw her closer to you that she may know deeper and sweeter levels of your presence and love. In Yeshua’s wonderful name.

 

#4. Kari

Psalm 3:3

But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

Kari has had cancer in the past (female anatomy) and now it’s growing again.

Merciful King, we come with heavy hearts, setting dear Kari at your feet. She needs your strength, your grace, your healing words, your love flowing over her and through her. Please comfort her and guide her and wrap your arms around Kari and her entire family as they look to you for mercy and healing. May the power of the cross that resides within her release your healing presence. In Jesus’s faithful Name.

 

#5. Doug

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for your lovingkindness is good; turn to me according to the multitude of your tender mercies.

Recently retired, Doug was on our last prayer list. The cancerous spots on his skin are being surgically removed vs. his having chemo treatments. But the doc said the spots will probably return.

Adonai, you alone are Doug’s Redeemer, Deliverer, Strength. You’ve seen all that he has gone through, medically and the battles within. Please come and sit with your son, draw him deeper into your love and your Word. Reign in his soul, body, mind. May you place your mighty hand on his body wherever it is ill and speak life . . . transformation . . . wholeness. In Yeshua’s glorious Name.

 

#6. Michael

Psalm 40:17

As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!

Michael has had a long siege, bearing a heavy yoke of troubling health conditions and their effects on his life. He needs God’s covering, mercy, healing. And his parents seek wisdom from the Lord and a special word from Him of how to best help Michael.

El Elyon, our God Most High. Only you know the depths of despair, the struggles, Michael has faced. And only you know the weight he carries from the weariness of the battle. Father, we carry our tears as we carry Michael before you. With a word from you, he will be delivered and healed and strengthen. We pray that you would bind up the despair and demolish the stronghold the enemy has had on him physically, mentally, and spiritually. Lord we ask for your mercy upon mercy upon mercy. We also ask that you would release wisdom with understanding and speak a word of knowledge to his parents whose souls seek your voice. Please rise up from your throne and embrace Michael with your presence and your goodness. In Jesus’s mighty Name.

 

#7. Craig

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Craig’s 98-year-old father recently passed away. The mourning is weighing on Craig. He’s seeking our prayer support and God’s grace to get through.

Precious Savior, only you know if Craig is a believer or if his father was. So we first pray for your peace that comes from knowing you and walking in the truth of the Gospel to overtake Craig’s life. May the beauty and the joy of your redemptive plan give him hope and a purpose as he goes forward. And may the memories of his father be dear to him and comfort him as he moves through the mourning process. To Your Glory, in Yeshua’s Name.

 

#8. Toni

Psalm 29:11

The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

It’s official. Toni’s “affordable per income” apartment she just moved into this year has raised her rent $100. She’s seeking God’s plan for her.

Abba, your daughter Toni trusts in you and loves you. Thank you for blessing her with a Christian caregiver to come in daily to give her company and help. We ask that you would stretch the blessing over her even further to open up new resources that will easily cover the new rent. We stand on your faithfulness and your Word and your love. May your name only be glorified and lifted high in Toni’s life. In Yeshua’s Name.

 

#9. Josi

2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

This caregiver with children needs a better place to live for her and her children.

Loving Father, Josie loves you and brings your ways into her work and home, to her children. Please call forth a safe and better place for them to live. The place you desire, the place where you will spiritually and financially bless and grow your daughter. We ask that it would come into perfect alignment with your will, easily and swiftly. In Yeshua’s Name.

 

#10. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Isaiah 45:8b

Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit and righteousness sprout with it. I, the LORD, have created it.

Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and understand your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

 

#1. B’nei Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world: special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages, Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and Israeli leadership, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute, Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Also Rabbi Mintz and family, Katz family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#3. Salvation for the spiritually lost: Anthony & Lilly (following New Age), Donny D., Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary, Bob K, Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M., Paul P., Michael, Tim C, James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, and all our family/friends/loved ones have not humbled themselves and surrendered their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

#4. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

 
 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

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