This excerpt from Annamarie Strawhand’s broadcast of Life in the Faith Lane on April 10, 2023, is a timely biblical teaching about staying focused on the Lord and using discernment so you can protect yourself and the flock and territory that Jesus assigns to you. 

Watch the video below, and then pray the prayer that follows as you commit to protecting yourself and the flock and territory that Jesus assigns to you. 

 

Prayer To Commit To Protect The Flock and Territory Jesus Assigns To You

Heavenly Father, Almighty God, today I come before You in humble faith to express my commitment to be of the Ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. This can be in leadership or coming beside Your leaders to support their divine calling.  

I am reminded that the Lord Jesus told Peter to “feed My sheep.” I understand that means giving Your people, Your followers, Lord Jesus, guidance, encouragement, protection, and support. They must be fed with Your word, Lord, and most of all, guided to keep their focus on You, Lord Jesus, daily.  

I am asking for the partnership of the Holy Spirit to assist me. I also am asking today, in Jesus’ name for angel armies to be assigned to me for protection over me and my family, my household, my ministry, and the territory You have assigned to me. I ask for sharp discernment to clearly and swiftly be able to know who the wolves are that I must remove and who the sheep are that I must keep and protect. I ask that I have this discernment to not chase after wolves after I have asked them to leave and that I only go after true sheep that wander, backslide, or lose their way — that I will discern who to go after and who to release back to You, Lord, to deal with.  

I know that You are with me, King Jesus, and I am not afraid. I am honored to keep watch over Your flock and be a watchman over the territory You have assigned me to and also to support the leadership You have assigned to that flock and territory and show me how I must pray at certain times and when to move forward to grow the flock and expand the territory.  

I am asking for grace and wisdom. Most of all, I seek Your heart, Father God, for Your desires for Your people, and I will do my best to love them as You do. Thank You, King Jesus, for making this possible — that I can call out for help when I need it, and I will not waiver in my commitment to Your ministry.  

I thank You, Lord, for those You have called me to. I pray it is pleasing in Your sight! I am confident that as You were always with the shepherds, especially King David, you will be with me to train me up to be a good shepherd because You, Lord Jesus, are my Shepherd. I want to lead as You would lead, love as You would love, protect as You would protect, discern as You would discern, and grow the flock for our Father’s House — where we shall dwell forever, in Jesus’ name, amen!