Praying Scripture

• Scripture Prayers for Your Family Prayer Calendar

  

  We all know that praying is powerful and that we should be praying for our families. But sometimes, it can feel like we're praying for the same things over and over and we can get discouraged because...

• 5 Strategies to Help You Pray for Your Writing

  

  If we want to be writing words that will impact lives for God's Kingdom, we need God to be co-writing with us. And that requires time in prayer, surrendering our writing to God, seeking Him for cla...

• How to Pray Scripture While Reading Your Bible

  

  Back in the 6th century, a group of monks began a spiritual practice called lectio divina , a Latin phrase which means ‘divine reading.’ Lectio divina is a prayer practice in which you read a passage...

• Using Breath Prayers to Calm Anxiety

  

  The breath is central to life in our bodies and unfortunately fear and anxiety can wreak havoc on our breath. When you’re feeling fearful or worried, your heart begins to pound, you take shallow brea...

• Speaking Blessings Over Your Family Members

  

  The words of a loved one have a lot of weight and power. I’m sure you’ve had a loved one say something to you that hurt. Whether intentionally or intentionally, those words have stuck with you. But...

• 15 Scriptures To Pray For Your Child with Special Needs

  

  As a special needs parent we learn to advocate for our children--with insurance companies, with doctors and specialists, with schools, within churches, and within the community. But one of the best w...

• 20 Scriptures For Special Needs Parents To Pray

  

  I've found turning to scripture and being reminded of God's character (and that even our favorite Bible heroes had their own struggles in their lives) to be very encouraging in all the challenges tha...

• Praying Scripture as a Special Needs Parent

  

  Both of my sons have multiple diagnoses, and I prayed fervently for God to miraculously heal my children. It didn't happen, and I wondered if I didn't have enough faith, or if God was truly a mountai...

• Encouraging Scriptures For When Your Child Has A Speech Delay

  

  My younger son has a speech delay, my older son has apraxia --a neurological speech disorder that requires frequent and intensive speech therapy to learn to speak. He didn't say his first words until...

• 25 Scriptures to Pray For Your Family

  

  Prayer in and of itself is powerful. When you combine it with Scripture, well, let's just say you should be prepared to see some mighty things happen. It is very important to pray for your family ...

• 20 Scriptures to Pray When You're Feeling Insecure

  

  Insecurity: (noun) Uncertainty or anxiety about oneself. Lack of confidence. Insecurity is a feeling I know all too well. It tells me I'm not good enough. That I'm failing. That I'm not worthy....

• Praying on the Armor of God

  

  Ms. Clara says in the opening scene of the movie War Room , “War. It’s been part of humanity in every age…There always seems to be something to fight for. But one thing that has been true of every wa...

• 15 Scriptures to Pray For Our Nation

  

  My heart lately has been burdened by events and attitudes I see unfolding around me in the United States. We aren't united. We are divided by political parties and beliefs. It breaks my heart. And I ...

• The Power of Praying Scripture For Your Family

  

  A few years ago, after reading Beth Moore’s book Praying God’s Word , I discovered the joy of praying Scripture over various topics that were important to me, such as praying scriptures for my marria...

• 15 Scriptures to Pray When You're Struggling With Fear

  

  Fear has played a huge role in my life in a few areas of my life. Fear can be paralyzing, or make us do things that make no sense. It gets us nowhere, but we still struggle with it. I've worried ab...

• 15 Scriptures to Pray to Help You Speak the Truth with Love

  

  The recent events unfolding in the world have made it clearer than ever: the world needs our words of hope and truth. There are times to be silent and listen and learn, and there are times to speak t...

• Why You Should Persevere in Prayer

  

  When both of my young sons received hard diagnoses, I found myself praying often for their healing, for God to do a miracle in their lives and their bodies. I clung to the Scripture that God was a mo...

• Praying Over Your Home

  

  We take measures to protect our home. We lock windows and doors and install security systems and we buy insurance just in case something should happen. All are smart measures to protect your loved on...

• 20 Scriptures To Pray For Your Writing

  

  A few years ago, after reading Beth Moore's amazing Praying God's Word , I discovered the joy of praying Scripture over various things that were important to me. I love praying scripture for my marri...

• Scriptures to Pray For Your Home

  

  As Dorothy says "There's no place like home." Home is a place each and every family member should feel safe and secure in. A place each member longs to come to after a tiring day of running errands o...

• How You Can Deepen Your Prayer Life by Praying Scripture

  

  A few years ago, after reading Beth Moore's amazing Praying God's Word , I discovered the joy of praying Scripture over various topics that were important to me, such as praying Scriptures for my mar...

• 25 Scriptures to Pray When You're Struggling with Anxiety

  

  I am not a stranger to anxiety. I was diagnosed with postpartum anxiety and put on medication after my second son was born. Before that anxiety seemed to be fully managed, I found myself struggling w...

• The 5 Benefits of Memorizing Scripture

  

  Memorizing God's Word helps your heart to be molded more like God's . As David said in Psalm 119:11, “I have hidden your word in my heart so that I might not sin against you.” David memorized, sa...

• 15 Scriptures Special Needs Parents Can Pray for Their Marriage

  

  Marriage can have plenty of challenges on its own. When you add in the extra challenges and stress and financial burden of a child or children with special needs, well, things can get even harder. ...

• 20 Scriptures To Pray For Your Purpose

  

  We all want to be part of something bigger than ourselves. We all want to know what our purpose is while we are on earth, hence the reason The Purpose-Driven Life quickly became a bestselling book wi...