Life Situations
Praying During Your Darkest Hours
Time and time again we face these dark nights of the soul not knowing what to do or say because it seems that God is silent or is absent. The same God who said “I will never leave you or forsake you” (Deuteronomy 31:6, HCSB) seems to have left the room…and you and I sit…
Read MorePraying about Behavior Medications for a Child or Teenager
Making decisions to start or change behavior or anti-depressant medications for a child or teenager can be extremely difficult. This guided prayer will help you talk productively with God about the many issues involved. Parents Have Struggled Since Bible Times Although back in the time of Jesus parents didn’t face the types of complex medication…
Read MorePrayer for The Physically Challenged
Dear Jesus, We thank you that you have such love and compassion for those with physical challenges. Thank you that when you walked this earth you often heard their cries and stopped in the middle of teaching the crowds to reach out and give individuals the healing touch of your attention, words of encouragement and…
Read MoreFront Porch Prayer for Family Reconciliation
This prayer poem expresses the ongoing prayer of a father’s desire for reconciliation and a second chance after his wife has left him. At the heart of this prayer is the profoundly universal advice given by his eight year old son, “Dad, don’t give up let’s pray. Do a little and let God do the…
Read MoreA Parent’s Prayer Following a Difficult Child Custody Ruling
Receiving an unfavorable child custody ruling can be devastating. As parents, we want the very best for our children and we want to protect our children from what we perceive as harmful or less than ideal situations. When we receive an unfavorable child custody ruling, prayer can be a helpful resource in telling God about…
Read MoreThe “I Can’t Go There” Prayer for God’s Help in Tough Situations
How to face situations that you can’t handle can be difficult and challenging. Here is a prayer for you – the “I Can’t Go There Prayer” – that helps you ask for and receive God’s powerful presence when you face difficult and scary situations you know you can’t handle without God’s help. How to do…
Read MoreFinal Exams Prayer
Final exams are extremely stressful and everyone can use God’s help. Here’s a prayer that you can make your own during finals to ask God for His help. Use it yourself or pass it on to someone who needs it. My Prayer During Final Exams God, thanks for the giving me the ability to learn…
Read MoreHow to Pray Crossing Over Prayers with the Dying
If someone you know is terminally ill, on hospice care or dying here are some practical ideas on how to pray for them and with them for God’s strength and help in “Crossing over.” How to do this prayer practice Because under normal circumstances we pray for physical healing we are often not sure what…
Read MorePrayer During Child Custody Issues
During divorce or adoption, child custody problems can be a time of intense and desperate prayers to God because our hearts are deeply torn and broken because we want our children to be in safe, loving, nurturing environments. Child custody issues affect parents, grandparents, family members, foster and adoptive parents, step parents and care givers. …
Read MoreTalking to God When Enduring Grief
https://www.prayerideas.org/how-to-comfort-a-grieving-friend-prayer/When we are grieving, prayer can be difficult. Here are some ways to develop healing honesty with God as you journey through grief. How to do this prayer practice. I don’t know the level of grief you are experiencing. I don’t know the depths to which you have fallen. I do know what the “dark…
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