31 Days of Prayer for Husbands

May 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The “Spiritually Single” page caught my attention while I was on Facebook the other day. I saw the 31 Days of Prayer for My Husband on it and thought,why encourage its use at the House of Prayer Experience meeting for  31 days leading up to Father’s Day?

Here it is below with the mention of  Shayla’s Blog. I don’t know her but I have been  impressed by  its Christ-centered message. So I asked her if it’d be okay to post the prayer prompts here, and she graciously said yes.

I especially  like this idea of praying for your husband whether or not you are married. If you plan on being married or wish to be married one day, why not begin praying for your future husband now?

She  also has 31-Day Prayers for wives,children,pastors…check it out for yourself. It might inspire you with some new ideas on how to encourage shared prayer experiences with your group or congregation.

What do you think about this one? How would you plan on using this prayer guide with your group?

31 Days of Prayer for My Husband

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The B.L.E.S.S. Prayer

March 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The BlESS prayer is so versatile.

It may structure the sharing of our Testimony as a larger or smaller groups. It’s an accessible conversation starter for the intercessory portion of our time together. I’ve used it for our New Year’s Eve program as we carefully reviewed our year and prepared our heart and mind for the New Year.

I usually introduce BLESS as a way for people to talk to one another,then invite them to submit important aspects of their lives to God. It is also great tool to teach and practice intercessory prayer.

I’m indebted to Alvin Vandergriend and his book, Love To Pray. It’s a great 40-day devotional for individuals or groups. He introduces his readers to BLESS . I’ve adapted it’s explanation slightly by inserting my own words to each letters,but they capture their main ideas. It goes to show its simplicity and how easy it is to remember.

Body-Physical health,illness or strength

Labor-Finances, job,school or vocation

Emotional-Anxieties,depression or worry

Social-Friendships,marriage or any relationship, including parent-child

Spiritual-Assurance of salvation,fruit of the Spirit and more.

You may  visit  Dr. Vandergriend’s website for further details and click under “Resources” to download a sample guide.

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