Prayers, Prayer Resources And Spiritual Practices

I have not practiced singing all that much so I am reluctant to sing but I have found that my spirit is strengthened and encouraged when I sing hymns and I think this is something that God willing I am going to try and make a regular practice (outside of any corporate setting). I believe we all...

One thing I find I have to remind myself of is the fact that God actually loves me more than I ever could love myself. Therefore, when I am acting outside of his will and following my own, I am not acting in such a way that shows the most love to myself. Of course in times of tribulation, in...

Speaking for myself I at times struggle with fear, whether it be anxious thoughts, worst case scenario ruminations or just generally stemming from a lack of faith that the Lord has everything in control. So I have gone through the bible to pull out some scripture for those who might have similar...

This post comes in the recent aftermath of Thanksgiving and so I thought it might be appropriate to discuss giving thanks, which I am currently trying to make a more habitual practice (that is finding more occasions during the day to give thanks and for a greater variety of blessings that I...

We see in some of the epistles that Paul is praying for the church to whom he is writing and identifies with them strongly. For example, in his epistle to the Romans he says "First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. For God is...

This is another spiritual practice that I do not do frequently enough. Paul advises us in the Second Book of Corinthians to think about good things, "whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about...

I am writing this post in part so as to convict myself because one of the things I do not do enough is testify of the good things that God has done for me, which are truly more numerous than the sands of the sea. I will testify as to some of them at the end of this post but want to first discuss...

I have written this prayer for those who are struggling with condemnation. In my experience, condemnation has a different quality than that of a guilty conscience. Condemnation tends to have a kind of incessant, beating quality to it and is not responsive to confessions or repentance. When we...

This is something I'm currently trying to incorporate into my prayer practice more but I just recently read in the book "The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks" that the lifting of hands was part of the practice of some of the monks and for one monk strengthened his heavenly...

I imagine that many of us want to be more "wise" and to have more "understanding." But the question is, what do we actually desire? For general knowledge to assist us in getting through the issues of our day to day life? To just be more clever for its own sake? To be more clever than the next...

I am drafting this prayer for those who feel alone or that they do not have any friends. I would just like to say first of all that Jesus Christ is your friend and has honored us with his friendship. He will never leave you nor forsake you and so you are never alone. But I know it can be very...

I have written this affirmation/prayer as a support for bolstering our witness to the World. "Light" can take many forms (a kind word, an affirming smile, speaking the truth) but it always has the persistent quality of exposing darkness and doing away with it. This is because our Lord Jesus...

This affirmation is about being salt by bearing burdens and enduring afflictions. Salt of the Earth I am the salt of the earth. I am a burnt offering unto the Lord in Jesus Christ, for every sacrifice shall be salted with salt and every one shall be salted with fire. But if the salt has lost...

I am writing this affirmation/prayer because I know there are many of us who have felt forsaken or betrayed by our families or others that are closest to us and we feel alone. Sometimes it can feel like God is distant but he is always with us. We are never alone. Child of God I have been given...

I have decided to start this series of posts because I thought it might be helpful to counter some of Satan's lies with God's truth. This list (http://www.perkinsperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Who-I-Am-In-Christ.pdf) inspired me and so I am working off of some of these compiled...

Inspired by a topic on the discussion forum I thought I would post some scripture references and prayers for those who are interested in praying for their country, state and city and/or the catholic Church. Not only does Paul adjure us to pray for those in authority (I believe secular and...