7 Prayers That Work

Dear Lord, How great is your love! How numerous are your blessings! There are too many to count. But this month, I counted 30 simple blessings. They were: old friends the Psalms autumn weather computer files literature the theater an evening at home kind strangers a surprise visit from my son a sunny day veterans sunsets letters from friends chocolate and peanut butter memories small children my church fall colors the ability to buy want I want and need my sons coming home my country's heritage my future daughter-in-law sleeping in antiques not working on Mondays my students Thanksgiving decorations Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends online shopping Christmas decorations You are so good. All the time. In the little things and the big things. I love you. In Jesus' name, Amen. Psalm 100  Shout for joy  to the  Lord , all the earth. 2  Worship the  Lord  with gladness; come before him  with joyfu...

Lord God in heaven, We've entered the holiday season of giving. Thank you for giving Jesus as a Savior to save my soul. Thank for you for Thanksgiving and Christmas, for this season of peace, hope, gratefulness, and love. Fill me with your Spirit so I radiate your love during the next month. I want to be like you--completely generous, compassionate toward the poor and needy, thankful for your generosity, full of contentment and grace. Show me where and how to give of myself, my resources, my patience, my compassion, and my faith this season. May I not hoard the blessings you've given me. Make me a cheerful giver! In Jesus' holy name, Amen. For God so loved the world, He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. ( John 3:16) Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a  cheerful   giver . ( 2 Corinthians 9:7 )

Lord, I'm tired . Emotionally, physically, spiritually. I need you. Fill me up with your power and your Spirit and help me see the things today that really matter. Thank you. I love you. Amen. “Come to me, all you who are  weary  and burdened, and I will give you rest. ( Matthew 11:28) Some more prayers for tired people: Prayer to "be still" A prayer for tired people What to pray when you feel yourself shutting down

Lord Jesus, You are full of power and strength. You have already defeated the devil on the cross. Show your power in my friend 's life. Cover _________ with the protection of the Holy Spirit. Speak truth to ________ and work in his/her spirit to hear your words. Convict, encourage, uplift. Bring __________ back into full relationship with you. I confess __________'s sin on his/her behalf. Help me to be an encourager and a voice of truth, with compassion. May I never shrink from what the Holy Spirit is telling me to do or say. Keep me from pride, self-righteousness, or condemnation because that is not how you act towards any of us. You forgive . You love. You wait. You woo. You rescue. I pray your power and love over my friend. I believe in your restorative power, in regeneration and resurrection . You make all things new, even the things we mess up. Thank you for my friend, and thank you for putting me in ________ life to represent you. I am gra...

God Almighty, Give ___________ discernment and courage to develop and protect godly relationships. Reveal any faulty theology and secular mindsets. Open doors for spiritual relationships and mentoring. Help ___________ seek wise counsel in crisis and decision-making . Encourage ____________'s spirit, soul, and mind-- fight off insecurity and self-loathing and fill ____________ with a knowledge of your infinite love and unending grace. Prepare in _____________ a determination to serve and trust you all of his/her life. Guide ______________ today into your presence . Fill ___________ with the Holy Spirit and a heart of compassion . Thank you for the blessing of knowing ___________. Use me to influence him/her. In Jesus' name, Amen. Click here for "A Prayer for students" Click here for "How to pray God's word over your kids" For this reason, since the day we heard about you,  we have not stopped praying for you.  We continually ...

It's November now. The month of Thanksgiving. In honor of the upcoming holiday and because how to be more thankful came up in discussions I had this weekend at both my books events, I am committing to you and to God that I will keep a Thankfulness Journal for the month of November. Every day, I will note what I am thankful for and print it. I'm attempting to stay away from the obvious things & people that find their way into all my prayers and take note of the million little details that make the human experience--and the Christian life--so worth living. I recommend reading Ann Voskamp's book One Thousand Gifts to help you with this process. It's breathtakingly beautiful. I'm also willing to guarantee that an intentional process of thanksgiving will change how to think about everything and will probably keep your Christmas spirit from digressing into consumerism (a side benefit). So here we go-- Nov. 1--old friends Nov. 2--the Psalms Nov. 3--crisp...