Comments on: Do You still Pray for our Leaders? http://steve.gwilt.org/blog/2009/05/22/do-you-still-pray-for-our-leaders/ Random Brain Coruscations Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:17:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Laymen http://steve.gwilt.org/blog/2009/05/22/do-you-still-pray-for-our-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Laymen Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:56:14 +0000 http://steve.gwilt.org/blog/?p=489#comment-318 We are to pray for our leaders, but I get concerned when Christians blatantly pray for our leaders to succeed without taking a close look as to what that means. We should be careful for what we pray for; Case in Point- for "Obama to succeed". I have heard that in my own church and man it sure takes me out of the spirit of corporate prayer. Obama's policies are so anti-godly that there is no way I want him to succeed. Gov't dependency (Socialism) goes against a man shouldn't carrying another man's burden (Gal 6:5), he should work for welfare is not charity. Abortion, Gay marriage, Phony Global warming(Cap & Trade/Tax), and just big Govt in general (Loose are inalienable rights) are things that I oppose. I agree pray for wisdom, for many a heart change so that their policy can be supported and easily prayed for. As Jesus said, "be wise as serpents, gently as doves" and lets make sure that are our intercessions are God first for He is Love, Merciful, Holy, and Sovereign. We are to pray for our leaders, but I get concerned when Christians blatantly pray for our leaders to succeed without taking a close look as to what that means. We should be careful for what we pray for; Case in Point- for “Obama to succeed”. I have heard that in my own church and man it sure takes me out of the spirit of corporate prayer. Obama’s policies are so anti-godly that there is no way I want him to succeed. Gov’t dependency (Socialism) goes against a man shouldn’t carrying another man’s burden (Gal 6:5), he should work for welfare is not charity. Abortion, Gay marriage, Phony Global warming(Cap & Trade/Tax), and just big Govt in general (Loose are inalienable rights) are things that I oppose. I agree pray for wisdom, for many a heart change so that their policy can be supported and easily prayed for. As Jesus said, “be wise as serpents, gently as doves” and lets make sure that are our intercessions are God first for He is Love, Merciful, Holy, and Sovereign.

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