At times our prayer lives may seem stilted and rather mechanical in nature. We find it difficult to communicate with GOD, and perhaps even feel disheartened by our lack of zeal in approaching Him and being in His presence. Having a consistently powerful prayer life takes time, patience and commitment, but the true mark of a prayer warrior is one who takes GOD’S Word and puts it into action.
There are three things that you can do to transform your prayer life. With discipline and sincerity of heart, they can be adapted into your daily life leading to greater breakthroughs, hearing the Holy Spirit’s voice more clearly as well as walking in full understanding of the authority that you have in Jesus’ name.
Prepare Your Heart Before You Pray
Look at this as praying before your intended prayer requests. 2 Peter 1:3 has wonderful advice on how to go about preparing your heart to seek GOD.
- Ask that you would have the proper inner response, that is being humble and coming before Him with an open heart
- Pray for His divine power to help you as you pray by giving you complete focus (no straying!) and discernment (knowing if a word is from Him)
- Seek to know His holy character, nature, and attributes so that you may better trust in Him and rely on Him alone
- Ask to receive His glory and goodness in your life, understanding that His love is a perfect gift and that it cannot be earned
- Pray that Father will enrich your life through your private prayer time with Him (your prayer closet) so that you may go out and spread the richness of His love and His Word to others
Give GOD All the Praise
Many Believers do not understand the power of praise and worship during their prayer time. When we give Him all the praise and glory, we magnify His importance in our lives, we strengthen the inner man within us and we probably invite angels to worship with us (unbeknownst to us). One powerful way to incorporate praise and worship into our lives is by meditating on and repeating Bible verses that focus on the wonderful character of GOD. King David was a man who knew the joy of praising the Almighty, he could quite easily strip down to his essentials and dance around in joyful abandonment without any care for the opinions of others. He wanted to praise Jehovah, the Great I Am, and by golly, he was going to give everything that he had within him! Here are some scriptures to consider, but I encourage you to search Scripture for many more.
- Psalm 18:30 * His way is perfect, He is your shield.
- Psalms 28:6-7 * He hears you. He is your strength.
- Jeremiah 10:6 * No one is like Him. His name is mighty.
- Jeremiah 32:17 * Nothing is too hard for Him.
- Isaiah 40:28 * His understanding is unsearchable.
- Isaiah 41:10 * He is with you. He will uphold you.
- Isaiah 57:15 * His name is Holy. He will revive you.
Speak His Word
We all understand that praying is essentially having a conversation with GOD. However, it’s not just about seeking His hand but also seeking to spend quality time with Him. It costs us virtually nothing to ask Him what He would like, what would please Him and what you can give Him (He’ll most likely say more of your time and being mindful of Him in all that we do). Seeing as how we always need Him in our lives, to provide for us, to get us out of tight spots and to guide us when we cannot see past our nose, we should pray with purpose. What I mean is that you should find a verse in the Bible that best fits your situation. Speaking GOD’s Word means that you’re walking within His will, which means that He will most definitely hear you and answer your prayer, perhaps not quite in the way that you would like, but we can rest assured that He knows what is best for us. Once you have that Scripture verse, you need to meditate on it and:
- Claim the verse for yourself and your situation by repeating the verse out loud and as many times as it takes to memorize it. The more you say it, the more you will be inclined to think about it, even when not trying to
- Personalizing the verse is a great way to apply it to your situation. Add your name to it or use a pronoun. For example, GOD has not given me a spirit of fear or timidity, but of power and of love and of a sound mind (2 Tim 1:7)
- You can even pray the verse by putting it into your own words- this is another way of personalizing it, but take care not to twist it to fit your needs. There are many people who distort the truth to cover up their own sinful deeds
Go ahead and apply these to your prayer life and reap the benefits of a being a powerful prayer warrior. Sometimes the benefits may not be for you but for others (especially if you’re an intercessor), but we are to lay our lives down for our sisters and brothers in Christ, that means putting their needs above your own. I for one always enjoy a sense of peace when communing with GOD.
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Thank you so much. I am a fairly new Pastor, but a lifetime Worshipper! I came across this while looking for materials for a Prayer Warrior Workshop that GOD has led me to do. I would very much like to incorporate some of this. /pastor-e
Thank you Stephanie! This blessed my heart and I want to share some scripture I read this morning that goes along with what I believe your saying.
It comes from Jeremiah.
Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
But let him glory in this, That he understands and knows me,
I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the Lord. (Jeremiah 9:23-24)
That Scripture is spot on, Irv. What a glorious thing it is to know the Almighty, to know the riches of his love and tender mercies towards His people. Thank you for sharing this Scripture- I’m going to meditate on it!
Yes, I agree, Sarah. GOD’S Word is always true:)
I love that this inspired you, Dawn! I believe that GOD’s Word has the amazing power of speaking to His people when they open their hearts to Him. You can be sure that the Holy Spirit was speaking to your inner man, quickening this knowledge to you. The more that you speak GOD’S Word over your life, the more you will walk in His will, and oh what a marvelous place that is to be.
That Scripture is spot on, Irv. What a glorious thing it is to know the Almighty, to know the riches of his love and tender mercies towards His people. Thank you for sharing this Scripture- I’m going to meditate on it!
Yes, I agree, Sarah. GOD’S Word is always true:)
I love that this inspired you, Dawn! I believe that GOD’s Word has the amazing power of speaking to His people when they open their hearts to Him. You can be sure that the Holy Spirit was speaking to your inner man, quickening this knowledge to you. The more that you speak GOD’S Word over your life, the more you will walk in His will, and oh what a marvelous place that is to be.
Thank you Stephanie! This blessed my heart and I want to share some scripture I read this morning that goes along with what I believe your saying.
It comes from Jeremiah.
Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
But let him glory in this, That he understands and knows me,
I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the Lord. (Jeremiah 9:23-24)
So true.
So true.
Great point. By repeating the Word back in prayer, we’re certain to be in His will and He promises to hear and answer us if we pray according to His will. Thanks for inspiring me to incorporate more of His Word into my prayer life. And the reminder of spiritual warfare.
Great point. By repeating the Word back in prayer, we’re certain to be in His will and He promises to hear and answer us if we pray according to His will. Thanks for inspiring me to incorporate more of His Word into my prayer life. And the reminder of spiritual warfare.