As I sit praying, my mind often wanders to what I have to do tomorrow, how we’re going to afford the latest unexpected expense and all the what-ifs of life.
Being married to a pastor and homeschooling our kids keeps us very busy. With so much on my mind, it might come as no surprise that I struggle with focus. My prayer life is no exception.
I’ve struggled to focus on praying for all 24 years I’ve been a Christian. I felt frustrated and defeated over my lack of focus on the Lord during my prayer time. I often wondered why I couldn’t just do what was right? Was there some way for me to keep myself focused on the things that really mattered?
It turns out there was a way!
After many years of trying different techniques, I stumbled upon a YouTube video showing how to create a Prayer Bible.
With my busy schedule, it took me two weeks to create, but it was a fun way to express some creative energy. This Prayer Bible has finally given me the tool I needed to help me focus on my prayer life!
It uses color or pattern coding to highlight key scriptures related to a topic. Common topics include forgiveness, healing and attributes of God. All you have to do is highlight key scriptures and create a tab correlating to the page where the key scripture is highlighted.
Now, when you pray, you will be ready to seek out key scriptures to base your prayers around. This method has helped me to stay focused on the Lord and prayer. Having the word of God to pray from in front of me, keeps my mind from wandering.
The teaching video for creating a Prayer Bible gives resources on how to pray, and specific common themes to add to your prayer Bible.
Praying God’s words back to Him for the people I love has been a true joy. Taking the time to create this Prayer Bible was worth the time and effort it took.
If you are like me and struggle to focus on your prayers or need something new to get you excited about prayer, please check out the video teaching on how to create a Prayer Bible. I pray this is helpful to you or someone you know!
