Category: Prayer

Turning verses in to prayers

August 25, 2025

I was reflecting on some Bible verses this morning and my mind went to a place of prayer. I realised I made the verses personal and turned them in to prayers.

Here is an example of what I mean…

Matthew 11:28-30 NLT
[28] Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. [29] Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. [30] For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

If we read through these verses and meditate on them, we can see how they can become a personal prayer to God.

Dear Lord Jesus, Your Word says we can come to You if we are weary and burdened and You will give us rest. I come to You now in my weariness and burdened heart and mind and I ask for Your rest. I take on Your yoke and I want to learn from You. Please guide me and lead me gently and humbly. Please give me Your rest and peace. Amen.

As I type I am reminded that David did this a lot in the Psalms. He would recite Scripture and pray it back to God. He often spoke of God’s greatness and His past deeds in his prayers.

Praying Scriptures and making it personal is a great way to bring our needs to God. Just like King David did, we can do it too.

Prayer to Jesus

August 16, 2025

I just found this prayer online and I thought I would share it…

Lord Jesus, I come before you, just as I am, I am sorry for my sins, I repent of my sins, please forgive me. In your Name, I forgive all others for what they have done against me. I renounce Satan, the evil spirits and all their works. I give you my entire self, Lord Jesus, now and forever. I invite you into my life, Jesus. I accept you as my Lord, God and Savior. Heal me, change me, strengthen me in body, soul, and spirit.

Come Lord Jesus, cover me with your Precious Blood, and fill me with your Holy Spirit. I love you Lord Jesus. I praise you Jesus. I thank you Jesus. I shall follow you every day of my life. Amen.

Praying the Scriptures

July 11, 2025

A great habit I have used over the years is to pray the Scriptures. By this I mean using the words of the Bible to convey our heartfelt needs to God.

The Bible tells us that God’s Word goes out and achieves His purposes.

Isaiah 55:11 NLT says, “It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.”

So here is an example of a prayer for healing. I start by reading the Psalm to declare God forgives our sins heals our diseases.

Psalm 103:1-5 NLT
[1] Let all that I am praise the LORD; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. [2] Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me. [3] He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. [4] He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. [5] He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagles.

Then I pray the next two verses as a prayer.

Acts 4:30 NLT
[30] Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

Psalm 6:2 NLT
[2] Have compassion on me, LORD, for I am weak. Heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.

For Psalm 6:2 I pray it as is for myself, but I change “me” to the persons name if I am praying for someone else.

I find praying this way declares God as our healer, it asks for His power to heal and it shows our total dependance on Him. And it is done in Jesus’ name.

I encourage you to give it a try next time you need to pray for someone, or even try it for yourself.

A prayer for protection

July 6, 2025

Visit this place, O Lord, and drive far from it all snares of the Enemy; let your holy angels dwell with us, to preserve us in peace; and let your blessing be upon us always; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Daily habits

June 28, 2025

What are your daily habits?

My daily habits revolve around three things – my faith, my family and my fitness. Below is a typical day for me.

  1. Make a coffee and sit for a bit watching Foxsports news.
  2. Do my morning devotions which consists of Bible reading and prayer.
  3. Sometimes on a weekday I like to attend church as we have a Mass at 830am.
  4. Then I come home and have breakfast.
  5. Next is a gym workout or ride depending on what day it is.
  6. Then I start my daily activities which is work around the house, both inside and out.
  7. At the end of the day my wife and I usually watch some tv together before bed.

My daily activities have changed a lot in the last year as I have retired. Before that I had to squeeze these things around work.