“The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.” – Mark 4:14-20
Before going out on your prayer walk, read this passage
Ask God for His perspective
Pray for eyes to see the community as He does
Seek a prophetic word, picture, or sense of His direction for your prayers
Pray for hard ground to soften
Praise and worship can "water" the ground, making it receptive to God's word
Ask God for wisdom on how to break up resistant areas
Ask God to identify and remove weeds & thorns
Pray for repentance where sin, distractions, or selfish desires hinder growth
Ask God to uproot anything that chokes His work in people's lives
Ask God to remove rocks & barriers
Recognize areas where Satan has a foothold
Proclaim God’s truth and declare His justice over strongholds
Celebrate the good soil
Acknowledge where God is already at work
Express thankfulness for people growing in their faith