A Prayer to Find Freedom from RegretBy Lynette Kittle “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” – 2 Corinthians 7:10 How many of us deal with heartbreaking regret over things from the past, decisions, and situations we can’t change? Regret relentlessly taunts us, telling us […]
A Prayer to Have Hope When Life Is Not FairBy Ashley Moore “I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope…” – Psalm 130:5, ESV The Lord redeemed me from a life of destruction. I grew up in poverty. My family struggled with mental health issues and suffered from unhealed […]
A Prayer to Believe That Nothing Is Too Hard for the LordBy Christine Perry “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?” – Jeremiah 32:27 NKJV What is your impossible situation? It may be a diagnosis, a mediocre marriage, a wayward child, infertility, extended singleness, a broken […]
A Prayer to Pick Truth Over Crowd PleasingBy Megan Evans “Then Pilate said to him, ‘So you are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the […]
A Prayer for Lasting PeaceBy Kristine Brown “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John 14:27 NIV) If you were to do a quick search on the internet for “how […]
A Prayer to Find Calm In God’s PresenceBy Chris Eyte “The Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not […]
A Prayer to Hear God’s Voice over the World’s Noise By Keri Eichberger “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:12) My brain felt fried. We had just wrapped an action-packed weekend with our two older daughters at their biggest tournament of the year. […]
A Morning Prayer for God to Be NearBy Lynette Kittle “But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all Your deeds” – Psalm 73:28 Does it ever feel like God is far away? Especially when going through difficult times, where […]
A Prayer When You’re Afraid to Make the Wrong Decision By Ashley Moore “And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.” – Isaiah 30:21, ESV When I was younger, it was much easier for […]
A Prayer for Freedom from Mom Guilt This Mother’s DayBy Kristine Brown “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.” (Matthew 10:29 NIV) On Mother’s Day, my young adult son gave me the sweetest card. He wrote a message expressing how […]
A Prayer for Parents to Praise in the Midst of a MessBy Chelsey DeMatteis “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall […]
A Prayer to Encourage Disheartened MothersBy Lynette Kittle “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem” – Isaiah 66:13 Like all moms, mine wasn’t perfect, but she loved God, she loved me, and she did the best she could while working through her own upbringing, […]
A Prayer for God to Bring You through an Exhausting Life PhaseBy Keri Eichberger “The Sovereign LORD is my strength.” – Habakkuk 3:19 “I’m tired of singing the same old ‘tired’ song,” I confessed to my friend Chelsey last week. And she wasn’t the first to hear this tune fall from my frustrated lips. I’ve […]
A Prayer to Seek Solitude with God in a Rushing WorldBy Emma Danzey “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” – Luke 5:16 Each day we have the invitation to join a fast-paced world in running after the wind. Ecclesiastes 1:14 says, “I have seen all the things that are done under the […]
With 15 million single mothers in the United States today, it is likely that you know a single mom. Maybe you were raised by one and saw how hard she worked to make ends meet and effectively balance the demands on her time. Many of the single mothers in our lives are juggling carpool, daycare, […]
A Prayer for Peace Amid a Day of ChaosBy Alicia Searl “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” – Isaiah 26:3 My eyes batted open to see my eight-year-old standing in front of me with a huge grin, holding a bag of hair curlers, and sporting […]
<iframe src=”https://omny.fm/shows/your-daily-prayer/a-prayer-to-forgive-when-you-cannot-forget/embed” allow=”autoplay; clipboard-write” width=”100%” height=”180″ frameborder=”0″ title=”A Prayer to Forgive When You Cannot Forget”></iframe> A Prayer to Forgive When You Cannot ForgetBy Kristine Brown “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” – Matthew 26:28 NIV Flipping through a dusty old photo album, I […]
A Prayer to Uproot the Lies in My LifeBy Alisha Headley “Stand therefore, having girded your waist in the belt of truth …” – Ephesians 6:14 The Apostle Paul gives us a guideline in the book of Ephesians on how to guard ourselves daily against the enemy. Paul beautifully outlines the spiritual armor of God […]
A Prayer to See God’s Word as a Personal Invitation Each DayBy Emma Danzey “And without faith, it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” – Hebrews 11:6 When we have faith in Jesus, we will draw near […]
A Prayer for the Toxic People in Your LifeBy Kelly Balarie “For each one should carry their own load.” – Galatians 6:5 NIV I thought my friend and I were closer than this… Yet, this woman, whom I considered “a friend,” was now acting like a total stranger. Maybe it was because there were other […]
A Prayer to Prepare Our Hearts for Our Nation’s National Day of PrayerBy Lynette Kittle “You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God, His way is perfect: The Lord’s word is […]
A Prayer for the Striving Soul Longing for StillnessBy Keri Eichberger “He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10 I could hardly believe it. I’d dreamed of this moment every hour for 30 days straight since […]
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.’” – Exodus 10:21 We measure much of our lives by the obstacles we face. I wonder, though, what would happen if we instead measured life by God’s […]
A Prayer to Release Sinful AngerBy Emily Rose Massey “Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.” – Ephesians 4:26-27, NASB The other day, my husband and I got into a heated argument. We both became so angry […]
“And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of me, but in the power of God.” – 1 […]
A Prayer for When You Feel LostBy Heidi Vegh “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:13. In our technology-saturated world, there are a million and one things vying for our attention. Ads tell us what to buy, how to dress, and what to do. […]
A Prayer for a Courageous SoulBy Chelsey DeMatteis “Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own […]
A Prayer to Help You Comfort OthersBy Jessica Van Roekel “Blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with […]
A Prayer When a Situation Seems ImpossibleBy Chris Eyte “When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, ‘Who then can be saved?’ Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”’ – Matthew 19:25-26 My wife and I held hands and stood on […]
I have been the parent that expected everything to be perfect. Let me tell you what I have learned…
A Prayer for Hope When You’re Discouraged and Drained By Keri Eichberger “Taste, and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” – Psalm 34:8 The weight felt heavier than usual. I sat numb during my morning prayer time that Sunday morning, not even sure I could muster the […]
A Prayer to Find Joy in the MundaneBy Emily Rose Massey “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13, NASB). We welcomed our fourth child last month, and although I have been […]
A Prayer to Stop Being a Prisoner to My Own ThoughtsBy Alisha Headley “…casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…” – 2 Corinthians 10:5 It’s been said through research that the average person thinks anywhere from 50,000-70,000 […]
A Prayer against an Anxious Heart and MindBy Chelsey DeMatteis “For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD, my God lightens my darkness.” – Psalm 18:28 I was out running errands when I felt the pang of anxiety strike. It was as if the ocean began to swell and the waves were going […]
A Prayer to Grieve with Others By Ashley Moore “What is man, that you make so much of him, and that you set your heart on him, visit him every morning and test him every moment? How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone till I swallow my spit? If I sin, what […]
A Prayer for the Door that Was ClosedBy Lynette Kittle “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you” – Matthew 7:7 If you’ve been around cats much, you’ve probably noticed how they don’t like closed doors. Cats can have every door […]
A Prayer for Safe TravelsBy Heidi Vegh “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” – Phil 4:6-7 God gave us a beautiful world full […]
A Prayer for the Strength to ForgiveBy Emily Rose Massey “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32, ESV). I saw this quote the other day online that really moved me: “Unforgiveness is choosing to stay trapped in a jail cell of bitterness, serving time for […]
A Prayer for Patients In Hospitals And Their FamiliesBy Chris Eyte “Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against […]
A Prayer for Unity in the Body of ChristBy Jessica Van Roekel “My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas”; still another, “I follow Christ.” Is […]
A Spiritual Warfare Prayer against the Strategies of the EnemyBy Kelly Balarie “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” – 2 Corinthians 10:5 I saw it clear as day: a cockroach climbing up the wall! […]
A Prayer to Learn to Walk with the LordBy Dr. James Spencer “See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom […]
A Prayer for Positivity from Morning to NightBy Laura Bailey “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” – Philippians 4:11 NIV One of my favorite quotations is from Henry Ford, who famously said, “If you think you can or if you think […]
A Prayer for a Pure Heart to See GodBy Emma Danzey “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” – Matthew 5:8 As Jesus began His longest recorded sermon, He started with the Beatitudes. Each of the eight statements says, “Blessed are…” Following the sixth beatitude is blessed are the pure in heart. What […]
Okay, full disclosure here. I struggled with the title of this article. Our children, young or older, are gifts from God. They are precious and called with a purpose. God has a plan for them, filled with purpose and hope. And we love them with every fiber of our being, so let’s just get all […]
A Prayer to Understand How Jesus Heals UsBy Chris Eyte “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned,’ said Jesus, ‘but this happened so that the works of […]
A Prayer to Keep a Grateful HeartBy Lynette Kittle “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful” – Colossians 3:15 Having a grateful heart seems to be rare these days and at a premium to find. Social media is full […]
A Prayer for Simple DiscipleshipBy Ashley Moore “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” – Matthew 28:19, ESV Discipleship can seem complicated, can’t it? We often overthink mentoring others by spending too much time considering our method. We […]
A Prayer When Storms Roll In By Heidi Vegh “The Lord is God, and HE has given us light (illuminating us with His grace, freedom, and joy).” – Psalm 118:27 I often hear the word “rollercoaster” when people talk about the state of their lives. In Bible study this week, we discussed how our lives are full of […]
A Prayer for When You Don’t Feel Like ForgivingBy Laura Bailey “But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.” – Genesis […]
A Prayer for Doctors and NursesBy Emma Danzey “And hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” – Mark 2:17 We so often take for granted being able to breathe properly, […]
A Prayer for Choosing to Believe God Is GoodBy Brooke McGlothlin “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28 An absolute bundle of nervous energy, she sat across from me in the small counseling room, trying […]
A Prayer to See God’s Light in the DarknessBy Maggie Meadows Cooper “You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; My God turns my darkness into light.” – Psalm 18:28 NIV I sit here at my computer today, wanting to type, but not really knowing what to say. So many things and people are on my heart, […]
A Prayer for Purpose and TransformationBy Jessica Van Roekel “In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until […]
A Prayer to Celebrate Your Salvation this Easter Sunday By Lynette Kittle “Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of […]
A Prayer for Quiet Contemplation This Holy SaturdayBy Kyle Norman “The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.” – Luke 23:55-56 […]
A Prayer of Gratitude for Jesus’ Sacrifice This Holy FridayBy Christine Perry “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by […]
A Prayer to Humbly Serve This Maundy ThursdayBy Megan Evans “When Jesus had washed their feet and put on his outer clothing, he reclined again and said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done for you?’” – John 13:12 (ESV) Would you let Jesus wash your feet? Isn’t it hard to imagine lifting […]
A Prayer to Rest and Remember this Holy WednesdayBy Chris Eyte Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and […]
The more hurt I was, the more I wanted to run. The more I replayed the past, the more I wanted to simply stay underneath the covers and not get up in the mornings. It seemed the harder life was, the more I wanted to isolate myself from others. And life got darker….and darker…. and […]
A Prayer to Forgive and Love Like Jesus This Holy TuesdayBy Alicia Searl “Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” – Matthew 18:21-22 Granting forgiveness […]
A Prayer of Praise for the Righteousness of Jesus This Holy MondayBy Emma Danzey “And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, ‘It is written, ‘My house […]
A Prayer in Awe of Who Jesus Is This Palm SundayBy Amanda Idleman “Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.” – Hebrews 13:15 Life has a way of numbing us to wonder. The weight of our to-do lists, […]
A Prayer for Hope and Renewal This Easter SeasonBy Ashley Moore “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans 15:13, ESV What comes to mind when you hear the word hope? For me, I […]
A Prayer to Thank God for the Promises of EasterBy Annie Yorty “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, […]
A Prayer for Healing and Wholeness This Easter SeasonBy Christine Perry “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His Word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” – Psalm 107:19-20 NKJV Have you ever asked yourself if you will ever be […]
A Prayer for Our Children to Understand the Joy of EasterBy Amanda Idleman “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans 15:13 Easter is such a special time for our children. Spring is […]
A Prayer for Personal Reflection and Growth This Easter SeasonBy Emma Danzey Philippians 3:12 says, “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” Easter is a holiday that we as believers […]
A Prayer for Compassion toward Others This Easter SeasonBy Alicia Searl “The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.” – Psalm 145:8-9 While the dictionary defines the word ‘compassion’ as having “sympathetic pity and concern for the suffering and misfortunes of […]
A Prayer of Blessing for St. Patrick’s DayBy Meg Bucher “May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.” – Numbers 6:24-26 NLT The construction paper shamrocks flipped through my fingers, filled with what my classmates thought about me. A stinging […]
A Prayer to Share the Gospel with Someone NewBy Chris Eyte “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.” – […]
A Prayer Asking God for His PerspectiveBy Jodie Niznik “Jesus turned to Peter and said… ‘You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.’” – Matthew 16:23 Before Jesus said this, he stated plainly that he would suffer many things and then be killed. Peter wouldn’t stand for this, so […]
A Prayer to Look Towards HeavenBy Lynette Kittle “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God” – Acts 7:56 What is heaven like? Films and television attempt to capture what heaven is like, such as “Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey” and the classic movie […]
A Prayer for When the Hurt Is HeavyBy Christine Perry “From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Psalm 61:2 NKJV I don’t know what is going on in your life, but I do know that no […]
Mommas, I know there are some of you out there – many of you – who are facing an immense amount of discouragement. The weight of it sits squarely on your chest, sometimes making it hard to get out of bed in the morning. Sometimes, this single parenting journey can seem like an impossible task, […]
A Prayer for God-Thoughts Day and NightBy Laura Bailey “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” – Romans 12:2 NLT Our […]
A Prayer When You Feel DepletedBy Emma Danzey Matthew 11:28-30 says, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke […]
A Prayer for Unbelieving Loved Ones By Amanda Idleman “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.” – 1 John 5:14 We all have people in our lives that we love dearly but we know that their hearts are far from the […]
A Prayer for Peace When You’re Having a Hard Time PausingBy Keri Eichberger “Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes!” – 1 Samuel 12:16 There’s something I don’t always like to admit. But truth be told, I’m a get-stuff-done kind of girl. I try […]
A Prayer to Wake with a Joyful NoiseBy Kristine Brown “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!” (Psalm 100:1 ESV) When I wake up each morning, I’m rarely ready to face the battles awaiting me. As I lay in bed thinking about the day ahead, my mind fixates on the problems I […]
A Prayer to Create BoundariesBy Victoria Riollano “If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.” – Romans 12:18 I must admit it. Whenever I think of the word “boundary,” I feel a bit uneasy. The truth is, I have been on both sides of knowing a boundary needs […]
A Prayer to Thank God for the Gift of MusicBy Emma Danzey Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” Music is amazing. It is a way of expressing […]
A Prayer to Be a Humble ServantBy Christine Perry “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, […]
A Prayer For Clarity and Calm When You’re Feeling Flustered and FrustratedBy Keri Eichberger “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” – Psalm 119:105 Have you ever felt desperate for a word of wisdom from God? Uncertain of what steps to take next or how to approach a specific […]
A Prayer for When We Need Encouragement in the FaithBy Kyle Norman “Be strong, O people of the land, declares the Lord. Work, for I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts, according to the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit remains with you. Fear not.” […]
A Prayer for When the Only Words You Have Are ‘God, Help Me’By Laura Bailey “Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.” –Psalm 54:4 NIV So often, when I pray to the Lord, though my heart is heavy, words seem to escape me. The overwhelming needs of my family, […]
A Prayer for Radical ChangeBy Chelsey DeMatteis “And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized..” – Acts 9:18 Watching someone you love live their life apart from Jesus is excruciating. You want to be the one to save them, even though you know […]
A Prayer to Reflect on Who Jesus Is during LentBy Meg Bucher “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” – John 14:6 The Lenten season causes me to take a deep breath each year as Catholic school memories flood my mind. […]
A Prayer for When You Feel MisunderstoodBy Christine Perry “She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis 16:13 NIV Very few things hurt worse than being misunderstood, especially when the one who […]
Moms, I have been where some of you sit. I’ve been through the times of lacking techniques, realizing no one really taught me how to parent. I’ve been having a teenager failing classes, getting in trouble at school, smoking weed, sexual immorality, dishonoring our family, disrespect. I’ve been through wayward children. I’ve been through it all. The following […]
A Prayer for When You Are Losing StrengthBy Rachael Adams “When Moses’ hands became heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, and so his hands were steady until the sun went down.” – […]
A Prayer to Live Free from DiscouragementBy Kristine Brown “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2 ESV) Have you ever felt so discouraged that you didn’t think God was listening? Maybe you prayed and prayed, […]
A Morning Prayer to Count Your BlessingsBy Alicia Searl “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” – 2 Corinthians 9:8 If I were to be honest with you, I am not a morning person. […]
A Powerful Prayer of Safeguard over Your Loved OnesBy Chelsey DeMatteis “But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will […]
A Prayer for WitnessingBy Chris Eyte “There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light […]
A Prayer for Fulfillment When Your Days Feel Dull and DrearyBy Keri Eichberger “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” (John 8:12) The clouds didn’t break for five straight days. Not […]
A Prayer for Hope SecuredBy Laura Bailey “But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.” – Psalm 73:28 NLT Have you ever taken a spiritual gifts assessment? The first time I took one […]
A Prayer to Make the Most of Our Time with PeopleBy Lynette Kittle “As has just been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.” – Hebrews 3:15 Sadly, hearing of the loss of someone we know or love brings regret, thinking that if only we […]
A Prayer against ComplainingBy Emma Danzey “Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!” – James 5:9 Here comes the nagging again. Have you ever been guilty of being a cloud of rain on a sunshine-filled day? In other words, have you been in a […]
A Prayer to Surrender AllBy Alicia Searl “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’” – Matthew 16:24 I often think about what it must have been like to live in the days of Jesus. Even more, what it must […]
A Prayer for a Life of Joy and PeaceBy Chelsey DeMatteis “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans 15:13 There is something incredibly beautiful that happens when we allow the joy and […]
A Prayer to Make a Positive ImpactBy Ashley Moore “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5, NLT Unable to contain my deep desire to share my story with others, […]
A Prayer for When You Are LonelyBy Christopher Eyte “Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he […]
A Prayer to Prepare Our Hearts to Serve OthersBy Lynette Kittle “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage; rather, He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness” – Philippians 2:6-7 Many Christians look […]
Like many teenagers, I entered my senior year of high school with a list of big plans to be accomplished after graduation, not the least of which was to run as fast as I could from my small town, leaving it in the dust. I would get my degree, land a big-time job in an […]
A Prayer for When You Feel ForgottenBy Jessica Van Roekel “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” […]
A Prayer for the Words We SpeakBy Ashley Moore “There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” – Proverbs 12:18, ESV The words,” sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me, ” couldn’t be further from the truth. From being […]
A Prayer for New Beginnings By Amanda Idleman “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” – Isaiah 43:19 When one season comes to a close, and we see new doors open for our lives, […]
A Prayer to Release ResentmentBy Laura Bailey “But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.” – Genesis 33:4 NLT “Fairness is often my standard. Justice is God’s standard,” one of my favorite Bible teachers shared on a recent podcast. I stopped what I was doing, […]
A Prayer When You Are Tempted with JealousyBy Emily Rose Massey “Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, [d]and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content” (1 Timothy 6:6-8, ESV). Has interaction on social media ever […]
A Prayer for God to Make it HappenBy Meg Bucher “God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 NLT Prayer is powerful. Our prayers are heard in heaven. Scripture says the Lord is already on the move in response before we are done praying. He loves us, His […]
A Prayer to Appreciate God’s BlessingsBy Victoria Riollano “So, Esau despised his birthright.” – Genesis 25:34b I get annoyed a lot more than I should. A messy car, loud children, friends who text a tad too much, or a bank account that isn’t as bountiful as I would like could irritate my entire mood. I […]
A Prayer to Fight against the Work of the EnemyBy Emma Danzey “Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.” – Jude 3 It can seem […]
A Prayer to Know God As FatherBy Lynette Kittle “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me’”– John 14:6 Many people who ask Jesus to be their Lord and Savior stop there. Grateful and relieved to have their sins forgiven with the […]
A Prayer to Throw Off Worldly Distractions By Emily Rose Massey “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the […]
A Prayer for GuidanceBy Meg Bucher “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.” John 16:13 NLT Admittedly, I tend to retreat when life throws a difficult situation […]
A Prayer during a Season of WaitingBy Kyle Norman “I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry.” (Psalm 40:1) On a scale of 1 to 10, how patient are you? Do you greet long line-ups with ease? Do you sit in traffic jams in a state of quiet contentment? […]
A Prayer to Delight Yourself in the LordBy Victoria Riollano “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 I have to be honest. There are many things that bring me delight. The sound of a baby’s laugh. The gritty feeling of sand under my feet at a […]
A Prayer for the Mind of ChristBy Jessica Van Roekel “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to your own interests but also to others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who though […]
A Prayer When You Feel CondemnedBy Emily Rose Massey “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1, ESV). For many years I was driven by perfectionism and the feeling that I had to work successfully or perform well in life to be loved by other people…and be […]
A Prayer to Love Others Well By Ashley Moore “Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7, NLT I snarled under my breath at his curt response to my email. This wasn’t our first less-than-pleasant […]
A Prayer about Growing FruitBy Jessica Van Roekel “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23, ESV) Snow-covered fields, leafless trees, and skies laden with steel gray clouds describe the view out my window. It’s wintertime, and frost […]
A Prayer for Those Who Fear the End of the WorldBy Lynette Kittle “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” – John 14:27 The world is sensing the coming of […]
A Prayer to Combat Unhealthy ComparisonBy Ashley Moore “We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.” – Hebrews 12:2, NLT I […]
A Prayer for Peace in Unstable TimesBy Emily Rose Massey “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you” (Isaiah 26:3, ESV). My husband and I are each the first-born children in our families. Although there isn’t any science behind first-born personalities, psychologists have taken note of […]
A Prayer for an Anxious HeartBy Ashley Moore “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly […]
We must learn to avoid life’s burnout in order to stay health spiritually, physically, and emotionally.
Look up, my darling, look up. When I hear Him, this space I’m in, at this plain wooden table, this window with the cobwebs at the corner of the metal screen, this soft rumble of washing machine, this smell of wet dog near my feet, I study the room, looking for clues for what is […]
A Prayer for Co-Laboring with GodBy Laura Bailey “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.” – 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 ESV A few months ago, my middle daughter accepted Christ, it was a day we’d prayed for […]
A Prayer to Die DailyBy Emily Rose Massey “…that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead” (Philippians 3:10, ESV). As a mom and wife, I am given countless […]
A Prayer for True KnowledgeBy Meg Bucher “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” James 1:5 NLT The moment I opened my mouth to speak, words started to fly out of another person’s mouth. Surely there would be a pause […]
A Prayer for Seemingly Meaningless TasksBy Ashley Moore “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” – Colossians 3:23, NLT Do you struggle with believing lies? Is there a particular deceit that entangles you, trapping you on more than one occasion? For me, that lie is […]
A Prayer for Purposed PassionBy Emily Rose Massey “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what […]
A Prayer for CourageBy Meg Bucher “For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” Zephaniah 3:17 NLT Circling town for the several-ish time one […]
A Prayer for Loved Ones Struggling with AddictionBy Ashley Moore “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” – James 5:16, NLT After almost nine years of sobriety, someone I love relapsed […]
A Prayer for PatienceBy Rev. Kyle Norman “You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.” – James 5:8 I used to have the proverbial lead foot. Every journey was taken to be a race. I would zip around in my car, weaving in and out of traffic. […]
A Prayer for Hungering for the Things of GodBy Emily Rose Massey “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Matthew 5:6, NIV). Years ago, I was involved with a ministry where we would fast and pray for certain periods of time together. One time, we all spent a […]
A Prayer to Share Why We PrayBy Chelsey DeMatteis “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” – Romans 12:12 This title seems odd, right? Why would people want to know the reasons someone prays? Well, I believe when someone knows why we pray and who or what we’re praying for, they get […]
A Prayer for When You Don’t Feel Good EnoughBy Molly Law “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. –Psalm 139:13-14 This is something that affects me acutely, and I […]
A Prayer of Praise for Who God IsBy Heidi Vegh “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD”. – Psalm 160:6 As readers of the Bible, we often get caught in the mindset of reading the Bible to find ourselves. It is true that the Bible is full of the ways that God loves us, […]
A Prayer to See Christ as ProtectorBy Chelsey DeMatteis “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You […]
A Prayer to Be Anchored in HopeBy Jessica Van Roekel “We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor for the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” – […]
Finding Hope in Wilderness Seasons When I was a little girl, I lived in rural Mississippi, down a long dirt road that was named after my family, that offered no cable television, few visitors, and long hours playing in the yard. My sister and I also learned to love to play in the wooded area directly […]
A Prayer for the Right Pace By Ashley Moore “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set […]
A Prayer for GratefulnessBy Meg Bucher “The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.” Psalm 28:7 NLT Positive thinking is important, but without proper roots, we may force our view of what […]
A Prayer Regarding FortitudeBy Jessica Van Roekel “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. As they go through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength; each one appears […]
A Prayer for When Change Seems ImpossibleBy Ashley Moore “By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.” – 2 Peter 1:3, […]
A Prayer for a Fresh New StartBy Megan Evans “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.Great is his faithfulness;his mercies begin afresh each morning.” – Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT) My least favorite chore is dusting, yet strangely I find it to be one of the most rewarding tasks of housekeeping. There is […]
A Prayer for New Rhythms By Ashley Moore “For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” – Isaiah 43:19, NLT Every year I pray and choose a word that will set […]
A Prayer for Your Goals in the New YearBy Molly Law “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be” – Psalm 139:16 The year is over and done with, and the new year, as it always does, has begun […]
A Prayer to Continue Generosity into the New YearBy Alicia Searl “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 The New Year is upon us and as we begin to possibly ponder resolutions and […]
A Prayer for Everlasting PeaceBy Kristine Brown “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” (Isaiah 26:3 NIV) The earth-shaking sound of thunder woke me from a deep sleep. Cracking limbs from our tall pine trees started my heart racing. We’d had trees fall on our house […]
A Prayer of Surrender to Jesus’ CallingBy Kristine Brown “Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.’” (Mark 8:34 NLT) Sometimes my life feels like a back-and-forth battle with control. […]
A Prayer for When a Child DiesBy Rev. Kyle Norman “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 2:18) “Chanson is with Jesus.” These were the words to the email that I opened from parishioners. Chanson was their 8-year-old grandson. […]
The holiday season is a time of thanksgiving and gratitude. It is a time to reflect. We gather around fires and giggle with family. We host parties, give gifts, and drink hot cocoa. We visit friends and tell old stories. We roast chestnuts on the open fire. (Has anyone ever actually done that?) We thank […]
A Prayer to Practice Christmas Cheer All Year AroundBy Laura Bailey “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And […]
A Prayer for ChristmasBy Emma Danzey Isaiah 9:6 says, “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” It is already Christmastime again. The decor is displayed in […]
A Prayer for a Silent NightBy Alicia Searl “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28 Silent Night, a beloved Christmas carol with humble beginnings that dates back to 1816. Written by a young priest in Germany after a longstanding war and fall in […]
A Prayer for Peace on EarthBy Tiffany Thibault/p> “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased!’” – Luke 2:13-14. Peace. This world desperately craves for us all to live […]
By the time I was 21 years old, I had suffered a lifetime of disappointments. Both of my parents were dead, as well as all my grandparents and most of my aunts and uncles. I had seen more death than most do in a lifetime. I was pregnant multiple times outside of marriage, which carries […]
A Prayer for Understanding this Christmas.By Meg Bucher “Like newborn babies, you must crave spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness.” – 1 Peter 2:2-3 NLT The Holiday Season brings an expectation of family, […]
Have you ever wondered if you are in alignment with God’s instruction? Have you wondered if that little voice in your head was the devil or God? Have you heard something in your spirit man, then second-guessed whether or not it was God? Or maybe you’ve wondered whether or not you were in God’s will? […]
A Prayer to Remember the Afflicted This Holiday SeasonBy Lynette Kittle “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering” – Hebrew 13:3 During the holidays, probably more than any other time of the year, people are drawn […]
A Prayer to Look to The Lord as Everlasting FatherBy Chelsey DeMatteis “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and […]
Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. Those who know me will attest to that fact. I begin my holiday planning in October. I’m singing Christmas carols at the first hint of a fallen leaf! I start thinking about Christmas décor and holiday gatherings mid-year. I make lists of friends and neighbors that I’d […]
A Prayer for Holiday Meal ConversationsBy Ashley Moore “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” – Colossians 4:6, ESV We have a running joke in our house that all conversations around the dinner table somehow always come back to poop. Maybe […]
A Prayer for True Joy This ChristmasBy Ashley Moore “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” – Psalm 16:11, ESV Christmas is a special time that believers and nonbelievers alike enjoy! We take our children to look at […]