Prayer Notebook

I mentioned this yesterday when I did the post on Prayer Baskets.  This is also an idea Sis. Elms gave at the seminar this past weekend.  First, get a 3-ring binder.  Make dividers for the following sections and subsections:

Family
Include in this section names of your family members (give each household their own page).  List needs in your family members lives on their page.

Friends
List each of your friends by name and any needs in their lives.

Souls
Include a section for unsaved people you see on a daily basis or are close to.  Also remember to pray for ALL unsaved people and that the message of truth would be given to them.

Your Church
Pray for your pastor and pastor's wife.  Pray for your assistant pastor and his wife.  Make a list of departments in your church.  Some of those may be: music department, outreach department, Bible study team, bus ministry, prison ministry, ladies ministry, men's ministry, youth department, Sunday School department, etc.  List the leadership of those departments and pray for them by name.

Special Needs
Pray for important events planned at your church.  Pray for sicknesses and problems you are aware of.  Pray for people who are grieving the loss of a family member or relative.

Government
List national officials: the president, congress, senators, supreme court justices, etc.  Pray for these people that God will help them lead our country.  Pray for our soldiers.  Pray for local government officials such as mayors, police chiefs, etc.

Journal
Include a section to write down answered prayers, thoughts God gives you during prayer time, scriptures, etc.  This is an awesome thing to have written down when you go through times it feels like God isn't hearing you.  To be reminded that He has provided in the past is a great faith builder.

Have fun creating your prayer notebook!!  I plan to start working on mine today!

Love,
Amberly