For years I have desired to understand how to pray for the lost. Yes, I know to simply pray that they will be saved. But, I wanted to pray more deeply. I didn’t want to always pray the same words. Honestly, I struggled with understanding that God hears each prayer so I don’t need to keep giving the same thing over and over to Him. Isn’t that right? Like when we have a struggle going on in our lives. Do I … [Read more...] about How to Pray for the Lost
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How to Fast and Pray
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Time to Pray
Time to Pray Are you thinking “I don’t have that much time to pray”? Is it possible to find enough time to pray for everything we put in our Simple Prayer Journal every.single.day? Well, let’s be realistic here. The answer is “No, it is not possible.” Most of us (this certainly includes me) just don’t have the time to pray about everything we would like to pray about every.single.day. It would be great if we could, but … [Read more...] about Time to Pray
Praying for Me
Praying for Me Why you should create a Praying for Me page Are you ready to create a Praying for Me Page? Sometimes we are so focused on other people and other things during our prayer time that we forget the necessity of praying for ourselves. And yet, praying for ourselves is extremely important. Think about it. Have you considered the myriad of roles that you carry on your shoulders? You know the saying “If Mama ain’t … [Read more...] about Praying for Me
Thankfulness
Thankfulness Today we are going to create a Thankfulness page for our Simple Prayer Journal. What is Thankfulness? Gratitude Gratefulness A Personality Trait A Way of Living Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? Did you know that people who live with an attitude of gratitude tend to live longer, sleep better, and often live happier lives. I want in on that! The Gratitude Movement Do you remember the Gratitude … [Read more...] about Thankfulness
Praying for My Husband
Praying for My Husband Today we’ll be creating a Praying for My Husband page for your Simple Prayer Journal. So far, if you are following along in our Simple Prayer Journal process, you have created seven pages for your journal I hope that you are getting comfortable with using them and that they are a help during your prayer time. In the event that you are not married, but expect to be in the future, you could go ahead and prepare … [Read more...] about Praying for My Husband
Praying for Others
Praying for Others Are you ready to create a Praying for Others page in our Simple Prayer Journal? But first, how is it going? Have you already created several pages for your Journal? I hope so. So far, we’ve talked about these pages: CoverIndex Page (well, we created a page and have left it blank for now)Praise (free printable available for this one)Waiting on GodRepentancePraying for Family (free printable available for … [Read more...] about Praying for Others
Praying for Family
Praying for Family Page Today we are going to create a Praying for Family Page for our Simple Prayer Binder. I doubt that I need to say much about this topic, because I know that each of you regularly prays for your family members. We love them and we want the best for them. There are so many members of our family aren't there? I don’t know who you may think of first. I guess it depends what season of your life you are … [Read more...] about Praying for Family
Simple Prayer Journal – Repentance
Repentance Today we are going to prepare a Repentance page for our Simple Prayer Journal. I know that most often people refer to this as confession time in their prayers and indeed it is just that. I choose to use repentance because when we ask the Lord to forgive us of our sins, not only do we need to confess them, but we also need to repent of them. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to … [Read more...] about Simple Prayer Journal – Repentance
Waiting on God
Today we are going to add a Waiting on God page to our Simple Prayer Journal. How is your Simple Prayer Journal coming? We are just getting started. There are so many more pages that we will be adding. Keep in mind that each of our Simple Prayer Journals will be different. You can add as few, or as many, of the recommended pages or ideas that you want. Have you ever thought about how hard it is to be still? To still our … [Read more...] about Waiting on God