My Personal Journey through Prayers: 5 Powerful Prayer Strategies for Different season
I, there! My name is Jenna. And I am excited to share with you 5 powerful prayer strategies that will transform your life forever!
My personal journey through prayer. Going through my life journey, I have realised that prayer is one of the most important and incredible tools I can ever use in my daily life.
It has become a lifeline that has connected me with God. If you are interested, you might want to look at these (“Heaven’s Hotline: Powerful Prayers for Every Need”). As I mentioned earlier, when I am connected to God. I can feel his presence, guidance, protection and peace all around me.
I have come to my understanding that every season in my life has its own challenges and blessings, too. Through all of this, I have learned to adapt my prayer practices accordingly to the relationship I have with God. I am giving you a glimpse of what my personal and powerful prayer strategies look like in different seasons.
1. Every Morning Conversations: My Personal Journey through Prayer
Every morning, I start my day with a heart-to-heart conversation with God. During this time, I pour out my entire heart to him. Sharing with him my aspirations, fears, hopes, and any doubts that I may have. This is when I can feel his presence around me. Offering me his promise that he will never leave or forsake me.
As I come in the presence of God each morning, I can feel a profound sense of clarity in a way where he directs me towards the plan he has for me. I could feel and sense the strength when I experienced a feeling of weakness. Which helped me connect to my true self and belonging. During these morning prayers, I received the divine support I needed to appreciate the upcoming day. With a fresh sense of hope and courage.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I come to you knowing you are great and powerful. I thank you for allowing me to live and see another beautiful morning. As I begin this new day, I want to surrender all my plans and heart desires into your precious hands.
Lord, please grant me the wisdom I need to make wise decisions and discern your will and strength so that I can follow where you lead. I ask, Lord, that you go before me and guide my steps and thoughts. Please, Lord, fill me with your peace and love in Jesus’s name. Amen.
2. Celebrate Gratitude in Times Of Joy
In my moments of joy and abundance, prayer has become a praise of thanksgiving in my life, where I begin to claim the blessings that surround me. I have learned to practice gratitude whenever I pray, even when it seems as if nothing is happening.
I love to give thanks for the simple things of life that could be thanked for the joy, the smile and laughter of my family, the wonderful beauty of nature, and the beautiful gift of each new day.
Celebrating gratitude in times of joy has opened up my heart to the blessings that God has surrounded me, which give me that peace of contentment that makes me feel fulfilled in that present moment.
Actionable Tip: Powerful Prayer Strategies
I started a gratitude journal. Why don’t you try it as well? In the journal, I challenge you to write down three things each day that you are really thankful for. Then, you should input prayers of praise or prayers of gratitude into your daily life or routine. Then, acknowledge the blessings that God has enriched your life with.
Please Pray This Simple Prayer With Me
Dear Father, I come to you today giving you thanks for my life; and my family, with whom you have blessed me. And I also giving you thanks for the gift of gratitude, which empowered me to provide you with praise in moments of joy and abundance. I thank you for the amazing power of grace and mercy that you have renewed in my life daily.
Therefore, my joy will not be stolen. Instead, I will share and celebrate this moment with those I encounter. Lord, you said in your word that tears should be endured for a night, hallelujah, but Joy commented in the morning. Help me, Father, with patience to wait upon you even when it seems as if you are silent. Therefore, I will praise you no matter what the situation may be. In Jesus’s name.Amen.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV)*** Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for in Christ Jesus.
3. Surrendering In Times Of Trial
When a trial ( trouble or adversity) comes my way, I take it as if it were a test. It is up to me if I want to fail or pass. It can be difficult, and this is where my personal connection in prayer becomes an act of surrender. This is where I take a pause and think. The situation is already at hand. Am I going to trust God and turn it over to him, or am I going to fix it on my own?
I know for sure that if I try to fix it my way on my own, then the situation will get worse. I have learned to surrender my fears, worries, and doubts through personal prayer, knowing that my heavenly father has everything under his control. Surrender doesn’t mean that I should give up; rather, it is a surrender that helps to recognise that everything will unfold according to Christ’s plan.
After surrounding everything with God, I can feel a profound sense of peace and acceptance during these difficult times in my life. I can testify that each trial made me stronger. Each time I encounter difficulties, I stand still and firm and declare God’s promise of my life. God personally said to me that I should stand still and know that he is God. Wow, isn’t that amazing?
Actionable Tip: Powerful Prayer Strategies
You should practice surrendering everything to Jesus through prayer, giving him all your worries, pain, and fears. Trust that in everything that happens, God has a solution. Just in is wisdom and divine timing.
Let’s Pray: Powerful Prayer Strategies
Dear Lord, I come to you with all my worries, pain and anxiety before you because you care for me. Lord, these trails are more than I can manage.
Therefore, I am asking for help as you, Lord, are a pleasant help in times of trouble. Father, I surrender my all at the foot of the cross, where your precious blood was shed for me.
Father, I count my trial as pure joy, as it will only make me stronger. I cannot do this on my own, so I open the door today to let you in, trusting that only you, Lord, will be able to put broken pieces back together.
Father, I will not lean on my own understanding to trust you with my whole heart because I know that you will make my path straight. I thank you, Father, for loving me and always looking out for my best interests at heart. In Jesus’s name. Amen
4. Finding Comfort In Times of Sorrow
Sometimes, it is very difficult to be comforted when one is going through a moment of sorrow, pain, agony, and despair. In this dark moment of my life, nothing you say or do seems to bring that sense of comfort. I myself have my own share of deep sadness.
However, prayer was my lifeline during these times, as it was the only option to bring me the comfort and solace I needed. Giving my entire heart to the almighty God activated that safe mode because, right there and now, I could feel his loving arms embracing me.
I acknowledge that prayer doesn’t take away my pain, but it gives me the strength and hope I need to keep going. I felt the healing grace of God through my tears and brokenness, which gave me the assurance that I was not alone.
Actionable Tip:
Remember to let prayer be the first thing in your life when you are facing challenges, as prayer is the source of comfort during times of sorrow. That means you should get connected to the Heaven hotline, share your burdens with God, and allow him to embrace you with his divine love and mercy. Why don’t you adopt and apply your own personal, powerful prayer strategies in your daily lives?
My Prayer: Powerful Prayer Strategies
Dear Lord, in times of sorrow, I give you thanks as you are close to me when I am heartbroken, and that will save me as my heart is crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18 NIV). Thank you for your righteous right hand that embraces me with love and comfort. Father Lord, you said through my sorrow, you will remember me, and I will rejoice, and no one will be able to take away my joy.
Therefore, I stand boldly on your promises, knowing you will never return to your words. Father, I surrender my all to you as “I will consider that this present suffering is not worth comparing with the joy and glory that you will be revealed in me” Romans 8:18 (NIV). Thank you, Lord, for the strength and hope I need to keep going. Help me never give up because you will never leave or forsake me.
Thank you for allowing my tears to endure only for a night, and I know that joy will come in the morning. Give me that patience, Lord, to wait for the joy that comes from you. I also give you the praise for giving me the wisdom to apply my own personal and powerful prayer strategies in my life daily so that I can live a fulfilling life. In Jesus’s name. Amen
5. Seeking Guidance in Times of Uncertainty
As I look around, I realise that life is full of unknowns. And truly, these are the times when prayer should be at the centre of your heart. It is during these tough times that prayer will shine like a light.
During my tough challenges, I use prayer to ask for help and direction from my Heavenly Father. As the word of God proclaims, “God the Father will instruct and teach me the way I must go, and he will guide me with his eyes.” Psalm 32:8 (NKJV).
When I sit quietly and reflect upon the Lord, I have experienced that answers to prayer come to me in strange and foreseen ways. Prayer has become my faithful guide, which leads me on the right path through my ups and downs.
Therefore, I have nothing to worry about. There is always a way out whenever I put my trust in God. Sometimes, it can be a difficult task, but I try to stand like the brave, with my face to the foe.
Actionable tip:
Create a sacred space where you can pray to the almighty, asking him for guidance, especially in times of uncertainty. Writing down all your feelings, emotions and thoughts, before prayer and after prayer. This will help you gain clarity and a deeper understanding
