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Ways to Revitalize Prayer
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Has your prayer been a bit stale lately?
It happens even to the best prayer warriors. From time to time it
may be necessary to break from our regular prayer routine and try
something new. Here are seven ideas to revitalize your prayer life
and time with God.
1. Incorporate Praise
Praise is a great way to prepare the heart to pray. If you know how
to play an instrument like the guitar, you can use your talent to
get the heart ready to pray or even to pray while you are playing.
Another praise method is to simply play music as you pray. It could
be just an instrumental CD, a favorit Christian group, or even hymns.
Just listening to music can invoke heart felt prayers.
2. Pray the Bible
When guidance or ideas are needed for prayer there is no better place
to go to than the Bible. Use it to get inspired or to find things
that you may be looking to pray for. What better way to pray than
with the Word of God?
3. Prayer Journal
Prayer journals are a great way to remember your times with God. They
work just like a diary. You can look back on dates for specific prayers
that you made and the answers you received for them. If you have never
kept a prayer journal before, then this may be just what is needed
to revitalize prayer.
4. Write A Letter to God
Just being able to write a letter to God as if we were writing to
someone who is not with us at the moment can create a sense of intimacy.
Writing a letter allows you to gather your thoughts and take your
time on what you want to say to God.
5. Take A Prayer Walk
What better way to get in touch with God than praying while enjoying
His creation? Try getting up early in the morning and take a walk
around the block praying over all that you see that God has done.
If you are lucky to live near a forest or lake, you can spend some
quality time enjoying the view and praising God for it.
6. Pray With Someone
If you know someone who you admire as having a deep prayer life, why
not ask to pray with them? People of prayer always enjoy praying with
others to share in concerns or just to praise God. The person you
pray with might have a perspective or style that you never thought
about and would like to incorporate into your own prayer life.
7. Fasting
Traditionally fasting means to go without food for a period of time.
The purpose of fasting is to spend time with God trying to get closer
to Him in prayer and in study of the Bible. These days people have
expanded fasting to include other things that might be a hindrance
to their relationship with God. An example would be giving up something
you may enjoy like playing golf. You decide to fast for a year in
order to use the time you would normally spend golfing and instead
use that time to be with God.
By no means is this a comprehensive list of ways to revitalize prayer.
This is simply suggestions on how to get over a dry spell when you
pray. Prayer is dynamic and will change as our relationship with God
deepens. Don't be discouraged if you feel seperated from God but instead
continue to pray consistently and persistently and always in trust
to the Lord that He hears your prayers.
Want to learn more about
learning to listen for God in your prayers? We recommend "The
Power of Personal Prayer: Learning to Pray with Faith and Purpose".
This book is a great place to start.
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