Prayer Draws Our Hearts Closer to God
Would we pray more if we knew how prayer draws our hearts closer to God?
Because communing with God through prayer helps us form a deeper relationship with Him.
And praying grows our intimacy with the heavenly Father as we learn more about His heart.
These are prayers of praise, repentance, releasing control, and more.
So join me in P.R.A.Y.E.R.
P – Praise a living and powerful God: Draws Our Hearts
Heavenly Father, I praise You. You alone are God and worthy of all glory. Splendor and majesty surround Your throne. I magnify Your holy and matchless name. I worship Your beauty. There is no god like my God.
Heavenly Father, I praise You. You alone are God and worthy of all glory. Splendor and majesty surround Your throne. I magnify Your holy and matchless name. I worship Your beauty. There is no god like my God. Share on XR – Repent of sin: actions, words, and thoughts
Lord, forgive me of my sins. Sometimes I say, think, or do things unpleasing to You. I ask You to give me a desire to repent often and quickly. And help me repent of any missteps against You and others.
Furthermore, forgive me for going my own way and relying on my own wisdom. Instead, I desire to seek Your counsel and walk in obedience to You and Your Word.
I repent of any acts of injustice, dissension, discord, division, envy, jealousy, impurity, anger, rivalry, racism, or strife.
Empower me to live godly in an ungodly culture. And strengthen me to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with You (Micah 6:8).
A – Acknowledge the Lord is in control: Draws Our Hearts
Father, the world continues to spin out of control. Chaos and a lack of peace surrounds the globe. But remind me that You are still on Your throne and in control no matter what I see, hear, and experience; no matter who holds earthly offices.
Because in an uncertain world, Lord, You are my undeniable hope, an unshakable anchor for my soul.
God, I acknowledge Your complete Lordship in my life, You sit on the throne of my heart. So I hand the reins over to You. Then, You reign supreme. Help me lay down my agenda and pick up Your will.
Y – Yearn for the work of the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit, You are welcome in my heart and life. Come commune with my spirit. Give my prayers an intimate connection to the triune God.
Overcome the works of the flesh in me and replace them with the sweetness of Your fruit. Cleanse me. Renew a right spirit in me. Reveal truth and let it cancel out the world’s falsehood.
Holy Spirit, fall fresh on me. Set my heart on fire to share the gospel, live by the Spirit, walk in the Spirit, and keep in step with the Spirit—both offline and online.
Draw my lost loved ones to Jesus for salvation.
Open their spiritually blind eyes to the gospel. And help me water where seeds are planted or plant where no seed is sown in my community and any place I am called to go.
Holy Spirit, fall fresh on me. Set my heart on fire to share the gospel, live by the Spirit, walk in the Spirit, and keep in step with the Spirit—both offline and online. Share on XE – Equip for warfare: Draws Our Hearts
Jesus, thank You for not only coming to give me eternal life, but to also gift me with abundant life. A life the enemy wants to destroy and steal from me.
Let resurrection power rise up in me to recognize the schemes of the devil. Since You stand as Victor, the victory belongs to me and overcomes the deception of the evil one.
Help me to dress daily in the armor of God. Then, the fiery darts of the enemy fail to adversely affect my heart, mind, relationships, and how I see others. Even those I disagree with or who are different than me.
R – Remember what God has done
Lord, help me remember Your great works. Assure me that You work behind the scenes on my behalf even when it appears nothing good is happening. Although my circumstances don’t change, let me see Your footprints—how goodness and mercy always follow me (Psalm 23:6).
Remind me, Lord, how You moved mountains, parted seas, sent mana from heaven, faithfully led Your people in the wilderness, and always provided. And help me remember You’ll do it again for me. Your faithfulness is past, present, and future tense.
Remind me, Lord, how You moved mountains, parted seas, sent mana from heaven, faithfully led Your people in the wilderness, and always provided. And help me remember You’ll do it again for me. Share on X
In the name of Jesus. Amen.
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Karen, I love how you take a worship word such as prayer and give it more meaning to us with a concept inspired by each letter. May we all take delight in the time we spend in prayer, talking with and listening to our loving Father.
Blessings!
Martha, I often need to ask the Lord to help me pray and to pray more and in more intimate ways with Him. God bless!
It is a interesting article about prayer.
God bless, James! “Remind me, Lord, how You moved mountains, parted seas, sent mana from heaven, faithfully led Your people in the wilderness, and always provided. And help me remember You’ll do it again for me. Your faithfulness is past, present, and future tense.”
Glad you enjoyed it, James. Blessings!
I am blessed to read the article for prayer.
Such relevant verses and prayers, Karen. I especially like the last part of R-Repent:
“Empower me to live godly in an ungodly culture. And strengthen me to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with You (Micah 6:8).”
I hope to keep that at the forefront as I go through the rest of this week. Living godly with justice, kindness, and humility in front of this culture can be powerful for both me and those around me. Thank you!
Appreciate you sharing your thoughts, Stephen. It’s not easy to live out Micah 6:8, but the Holy Spirit can live it through us. God bless!
What a wonderful message! Thank you.
Thanks, Melissa. God bless! So grateful God’s faithfulness is past, present, and future tense.
Amen Karen. I’ve been working on being much more intentional about my morning prayer time first thing and it feels like I am closer to my Heavenly Father. Thank you for your encouragement
The enemy will distract us and temp us to skip out on this powerful time with God. I hope to be more mindful of my need for intimate prayer and communion with my Lord! God bless!
Karen, this message really touched my heart. It’s easy to dive into the day’s activities, but how we need to connect and let our hearts be filled with God’s love above everything else. Prayer is that lifeline. I loved the examples you gave for each letter. So powerful! Thank you for this inspiring post.
I often describe prayer as a lifeline, too. Prayer really changes things, people and us. May we see it as the powerful tool it is in our spiritual toolbelt. God bless!
Spending the first part of my day with the Lord in prayer has proven over the years to be a BIG part of my spiritual growth. The acrostic you used to guide prayer time is an inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing what God has taught you.
Susan, it is a key factor in our Christian walk and spiritual growth. Prayer is a lifeline and we grow closer to the Lord in our relationship! God bless!
This is so good! The one that really speaks to me is equip. It’s so important to be prepared and to have our battle armor on. The enemy is constantly looking for a foothold.
Yes, with the cunning and craftiness of the enemy, we must equip ourselves through prayer to stay ready to defeat his ways. God bless!
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My daily Prayer List starts and ends with praising God, for who He is, and all He has done, is doing, and will do, in my life. We can never praise Him enough for the love, grace, and mercy He gives us. Walking with Him throughout the day may do nothing for Him, but for me, I find greater inner peace. His peace settles within me.
That’s true, we can’t praise the Lord enough for His great love and mercy and kindness toward us! God bless!
This is a beautifully encouraging post. We need each of these prayers in our lives. This >> “Because in an uncertain world, Lord, You are my undeniable hope, an unshakable anchor for my soul.” Amen.
Thanks, Joanne. Glad it encouraged you. I’m so grateful God’s faithfulness is past, present, and future tense.
Joanne, isn’t it so comforting to know the only true Hope in this world is our Savior! Because Hope has a name. It’s Jesus. God bless!
Yes, we definitely need that resurrection power to rise up in us to overcome the enemy and his tactics.