Category: Prayer

Ask God for faith and revelation

June 30, 2026

Over the years I have spoken to a number of people who did not understand my trust and faith in God. I tried to explain, but they could not understand I could trust in a God I cannot see.

In time and after some reflection, I realised that I actually asked God to give me faith and for Him to reveal Himself to me.

Back in 1989, I sat on the edge of my bed and prayed the prayer below. It was at a time where I was very depressed and felt hopeless about my future. I prayed…

God, I do not know if You are real or not. But if You are real, please show me. Please reveal Yourself to me as I do not think I can live this life much longer. Amen

God did reveal Himself to me. I felt a peace come in to my room that was not there before. And over the coming weeks more things happened that made me believe God was real.

In essence I asked for faith. I asked God to show me that He was real. People talked to me about God out of the blue. A friend gave me a book that was exactly for the situation I was in, unbeknown to them. They said God prompted them to do it.

I also had a very strong desire to read the Bible which I never had before. And now when I read it I just “knew” it was true. I had a confidence and belief that the words of the Bible were God’s Words.

After a month or so I asked a friend from work if I could go to church with them. A few weeks later I asked how I could know God personally like I had heard someone say in a church service.

In a short time of a few months I had gone from an unbeliever who was not even sure there was a God, to someone who had a strong faith and who was being taught how to follow Jesus.

This all started with a simple prayer asking God to show me if He was real. Looking back some 37 years later I am so glad I did pray and ask God to show Himself to me. It has changed my whole life for the better.

If you are not sure if God is real, I would encourage you to pray the prayer below. I pray God will reveal Himself to you too.

Dear God, I do not know if You are real. Please reveal Yourself to me. Give me a revelation of who You are and what You have done for me. Bring people in to my life that can help me get to know You. Help me to see Your work in creation. Help me to read the Bible and see You. Please reveal Yourself to me and give me faith in You. I ask in Jesus’ name, Amen

In the coming week I would encourage you to visit my Finding Salvation page too. This will help you to understand what God has done for you and how much He loves you. You can find it here.

I would encourage you to visit my Bible readings page too. You can find it here.

Let the Holy Spirit guide your life

May 20, 2026

Galatians 5:16 NLT – So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.

As followers of Jesus we live in the world with all of its temptations. There are so many things around us that tempt us to sin and go against our desire to follow Jesus. In Galatians 5:16 the Apostle Paul reminds us that is comes down to a choice – following our sinful nature or allowing the Holy Spirit to guide our lives.

When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, the Holy Spirit takes up residence in us. It is the Spirit whom gives us power to be God’s witness (Acts 1:8), to display the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and changes us to be more like Christ each day (2 Corinthians 3:18). It is the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead (Romans 8:11).

If we are wanting to live a life that honours God, it makes sense to allow the Holy Spirit to guide our lives. Not only does God expect us to live godly lives, but He gives us the Spirit to enable us to do it. He does not expect us to do this in our own strength, but in the His strength!

If you desire the Holy Spirit to guide your life, you can pray the prayer below…

Prayer

Holy Spirit, I desire in my heart to be a true follower of Jesus. Come and fill me afresh with Your love, peace and presence. Holy Spirit I ask You to guide my life. Give me wisdom, strength and help when I am faced with the temptations of the world. Guide me and lead me along the path of righteousness. Holy Spirit I submit myself to You afresh. Change my heart and change my life, so I will reflect the image of Jesus to those around me. Amen

The light of the world

May 5, 2026

John 8:12 NLT – Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

Jesus is the light of the world. If you follow Him you will not walk in darkness any more. This is a promise right from His lips. Following Jesus starts with prayerfully making your connection with Him.

A – Admit and Ask

We need to admit to God that we have sinned and fallen short of His standards and to ask for His forgiveness.

The Bible says…

Romans 3:23-24 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

1 John 1:9-10 – If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.

When we admit to God that we have sinned and not fully followed Him or His ways, it is like a huge weight is lifted from our shoulders. We can know that we are right with God and our sins are forgiven.

B – Believe and Become

We need to believe in Jesus Christ, that He is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for our sin.

The Bible says…

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 1:12 – Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

When we believe in Jesus and what He has done for us, we become God’s children and have the promise of eternal life with Him. We can know in this life that our eternal destiny is sorted out by God. God promises us this in the Bible.

C – Call and Confess.

We need to call on Jesus to save us and we need to confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour.

The Bible says…

Romans 10:13 – Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Romans 10:9-10 – That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

The final step in the ABC of salvation is to call and confess. We call out to Jesus to save us and we confess Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. This means we are trusting Jesus to save us from our sin (our Saviour) and we are asking Him to be our King and ruler of our life (our Lord).

Prayer to find salvation

Responding to God is as simple as praying a short prayer that expresses our thanks for what He has done, confessing your sin and asking Jesus to be our Lord and Saviour. You can pray this prayer right now.

Heavenly Father,
I thank You that Jesus came and died on the cross for my sin. Right now I ask for Your forgiveness for all of the wrong things I have done in my life. Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God, that You died on the cross for my sin and that God raised you from the dead. Right now I surrender my life to You and I ask you to be my Lord and Saviour. Please guide me and lead me in all I do. Help me to live for Your Kingdom by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Amen

Further Reading

Accepting Jesus and your Lord and Saviour is the start of a new journey in your life with God. Please visit our Discipleship page to find some things you can do to help you grow in your faith and commitment to God. You can also download our free discipleship Bible studytoo.

Jesus prayer on prayer beads

April 2, 2026

Here is another version of the Jesus prayer that you can pray on the Anglican prayer beads. It includes the Apostle’s Creed, the Lord’s prayer, the Trisagion, the Jesus prayer, the Fatima prayer, and finishes with the Glory Be.

On the Cross

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Amen.

The Invitatory

Matthew 6:9-13 KJV

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.

The Cruciforms

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

The Weeks

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. Have mercy on us, sinners.

End cruciform

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins,
Save us from the fires of hell.
Lead all souls to heaven,
Especially those in most need of Your mercy.

End Invitatory

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
a world without end. Amen.

The Cross

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Amen

Learn the Lord’s Prayer

March 17, 2026

One prayer I think is important to learn is the Lord’s Prayer. This is the prayer Jesus taught His disciples after they asked Him how they should pray.

This prayer covers all our basic needs in life. It starts by honouring God, then asks for His will, provision, forgiveness and protection. It finishes with declaring that all power belongs to Him always.

The first one is a more modern version. The second is an older version that many people know. It is the one I learned as a child.

Modern version

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.

Traditional version

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.

I actually typed the prayer out and laminated it. I put it in my Bible as a bookmark and prayed it several times a day to learn it. Now I start every day with it.