We’re continuing The Prayer List this week with the addition of Earnest Pugh.

Earnest has been in the game for a minute, but it’s clearly the season of great opportunities for him– great TV spots and lots of face time have resulted from chart-topping sales and radio airplay.  I’ve got a feeling he’s just beginning, though, and this year appears to be just as busy and full of opportunity for Earnest as the year before.

Let’s cover him in prayer!

Father, thank You for the calling You’ve placed on the life of Earnest Pugh. Thank You for gifting him in a way that causes people to take note and that, when they do, they see and hear him singing about You.  Thank You for the success You’ve brought to him, for the continued opportunities and favor among men.

God, I pray that You would speak clearly and directly to Earnest in this season. I pray that he would learn of Your power, Your grace, Your love, and Your truth in a new way– a refreshing way.  I pray that all that he learns from You in this time would be deposited and stored safely in his heart, for the strength of his ministry.

I pray, Lord, that You would remove any distractions from his life– anything that displeases You, or that causes You to move from Earnest’s focus, I pray that You would pluck it away. For the sake of his ministry, for the body that You have sent him to bless, and ultimately for Your glory, I pray that You would continue to reign in his heart– be Earnest’s deepest desire and goal.

And God, I pray that You would honor Earnest in proportion to his submission to You. Just as he travels to minister, forsaking himself and yielding to You, I pray that You would increase his responsibility in the Kingdom, and increase the reach of his ministry. Just as he humbles himself, shower blessings on him. Just as he continues to glorify You with his heart, mind and soul, anoint him for greater work.  In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Okay, fam– join me in praying for Earnest Pugh by posting your prayer for him in the comment section below!