Praying Together to Keep God First in 2021

2020 was a year that none of us could have predicted. As we start the new year, it can be hard to know what to pray for. What will 2021 have in store for us? We might not know, but God does, and we trust in His ultimate plan at work for His glory. 

Below is A Prayer to Keep God First This New Year. May it be an encouragement to you as you start 2021 in prayer. 


A Prayer to Keep God First This New Year

Dear God,

Thank you that you make all things new. Thank you for all that you've allowed into our lives this past year, the good along with the hard things, which have reminded us how much we need you and rely on your presence filling us every single day.

We pray for your Spirit to lead us each step of this New Year. We ask that you will guide our decisions and turn our hearts to deeply desire you above all else. We ask that you will open doors needing to be opened and close the ones needing to be shut tight. We ask that you would help us release our grip on the things to which you’ve said “no,” “not yet,” or “wait.” We ask for help to pursue you first, above every dream and desire you’ve put within our hearts.

We ask for your wisdom, for your strength and power to be constantly present within us. We pray you would make us strong and courageous for the road ahead. Give us ability beyond what we feel able; let your gifts flow freely through us, so that you would be honored by our lives, and others would be drawn to you. We pray that you’d keep us far from the snares and traps of temptations. That you would whisper in our ear when we need to run and whisper in our heart when we need to stand our ground.

We pray for your protection over our families and friends. We ask for your hand to cover us and keep us distanced from the evil intent of the enemy; that you would be a barrier to surround us, that we’d be safe in your hands. We pray that you would give us discernment and insight beyond our years, to understand your will, hear your voice, and know your ways. Amen. 
- Debbie McDaniel

How Can We Pray for You?

The Nimbus team will be meeting again online on January 5th at 8:30 p.m. (EST) for a special time of prayer. If you have a specific prayer request, please send an email to: office@nimbuseducation.ca.

You can also join with us in praying for:
  • Continued strength and diligence for our students and staff as we work together.
  • Encouragement for the Church as Sunday services are capped at 10 people across the province.
  • Continued health and safety for staff and student families throughout the school year.
  • Wisdom for the board of directors and our principal, Alex van Donkersgoed, in regards to future direction for Nimbus.
  • Hope for families and students kept at home for the month of January.

"And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us." 
1 John 5:14 (ESV)

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