Prayers of REST

If your prayer life feels like it's stuck in a rut, here's a creative prayer idea that I found in Jennifer Duke Lee's new book and Bible Study: Growing Slow. The 3 R's are Remember, Reflect, and Return. It's like a modern take on the ancient practice of the Examen, but with a focus on Scripture.

I’m hoping that this mini-season will help Refresh Your Prayer Life as we head into a new school year. If you try out any of the creative prayer ideas in this mini-season, please let me know! You can go to prayersofrest.com and leave me a voice message, or tag me @asheritah in your Instagram stories!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prayersofrest/message

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Over the next few weeks, we’re going to Refresh Your Prayer Life with six creative prayer ideas that will get you out of a rut and seeking God’s face in new and fun ways.

We’ll talk about how to incorporate your five senses in prayer. We’ll talk about some ancient practices that are surprisingly relevant to our 21st century lives. And we’ll do all this in three minutes or less each week.

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And if YOU have a fresh, creative, or unique prayer idea that you’ve been doing and enjoying in your own life, leave me a voice message and share that with me! You can go to prayersofrest.com and hit that microphone on the side to leave your message.

I’m SO EXCITED about this, and I’m hoping that this mini-season will help REFRESH YOUR PRAYER LIFE as we head into a new school year.

Until we meet again, may you rest in God’s loving presence.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prayersofrest/message

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This week, we’re wrapping up our season of The Fruit of the Spirit with a conversation with Angie Elkins, a dear friend and the producer of this podcast! We talk about what it looks like to live a fruitful life, sharing personal stories from our own journeys with Jesus, as well as a few stories from listeners like you.

And yes, of course, we spend some time praying too! This week Angie prays with me through John 15:5-8, meditating on how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit all work together to bear much fruit in our lives.

As you look back on this summer, do you look a little more like Jesus than you did at the start? If you answered “I think so. Yes, I can see a little (or a lot of) growth!” I would love to hear your story! How is God working the Fruit of His Spirit in you and your family? Did you go through this season with some friends? Go to www.prayersofrest.com and click the microphone on the side of the page to leave me a quick voice message. I want to celebrate with you what God is doing in your life! 

If you'd like to hear more from Angie, connect with her at https://www.chatologie.com/.

And if you want to support the work of Prayers of REST and help us reach all 196 countries and regions around the world with the Good News of Jesus, go to www.prayersofrest.com/patreon to become a Prayer Partner and get access to our extra-long monthly prayer calls, printed prayer journals, and more.

Until we meet again, may you rest in God’s loving presence.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prayersofrest/message

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This is the last episode we’re praying through the Fruit of the Spirit, and I’m wondering: how has God worked in your life this summer? Would you take a moment to leave a rating and review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts?

This week, we’re wrapping up the Fruit of the Spirit, praying through Titus 2:11-12 and meditating on how Jesus showed SELF-CONTROL and wants to produce His self-control in us too. Spend 10 minutes praying with me for God to work the Fruit of His Spirit in our lives, as we:

•Recite God's Goodness

•Express Your Neediness

•Seek His Stillness, and 

•Trust His Faithfulness

And if you want to support the work of Prayers of REST and help us reach all 196 countries and regions around the world with the Good News of Jesus, go to www.prayersofrest.com/patreon to become a Prayer Partner and get access to our monthly live prayer calls, printed prayer journals, and more.

Until we meet again, may you rest in God’s loving presence.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prayersofrest/message

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Would people who know you describe you as “gentle”? Ugh. That’s a tough question, isn’t it? But Jesus described Himself as "gentle and lowly in heart," and the fruit of the Spirit is... yep... GENTLENESS.

This week, we’re praying through Philippians 4:5 and meditating on how Jesus showed GENTLENESS and wants to produce His gentleness in us too. Spend 10 minutes praying with me for God to work the Fruit of His Spirit in our lives, as we:

•Recite God's Goodness

•Express Your Neediness

•Seek His Stillness, and 

•Trust His Faithfulness

Join me here each week as we REST in prayer for God to work in us His… Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-Control. Each week, a new invitation. Each day, new fruit.

Grab a few friends, start a group text, and subscribe to the Prayers of REST podcast to get weekly prayer episodes straight to your phone: www.prayersofrest.com/fruit. 

And if you want to support the work of Prayers of REST and help us reach all 196 countries and regions around the world with the Good News of Jesus, go to www.prayersofrest.com/patreon to become a Prayer Partner and get access to our monthly live prayer calls, printed prayer journals, and more.

Until we meet again, may you rest in God’s loving presence.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prayersofrest/message

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Do you ever wonder if your work matters? Like, you do the same thankless tasks day after day, and no one seems to notice or care? It’s easy to get discouraged, and even more, to stop doing the thing. Because who cares, right?

God cares.

Scripture tells us that the fruit of the Spirit is… faithfulness. This week, we’re praying through Matthew 25:21 and meditating on how Jesus showed FAITHFULNESS and wants to produce His faithfulness in us too. Spend 10 minutes praying with me for God to work the Fruit of His Spirit in our lives, as we:

•Recite God's Goodness

•Express Your Neediness

•Seek His Stillness, and 

•Trust His Faithfulness

You can also join us for our monthly live prayer call on July 15 where we get to see each other and hear each other as we practice Prayers of REST together live. Find all the details at www.prayersofrest.com/patreon.

And this month, for the first time ever, we’re shipping out Prayers of REST prayer journals to our Prayer Partners at the $10 giving level and up. These quarterly prayer journals follow the REST format and will allow you to write out your prayers on any given passage—whether you’re praying along with the weekly podcast episode, praying through your pastor’s sermon text, or praying through the verse of the day on your favorite app. You’ve been asking for it, and now it’s here! Find it on Amazon (search for “Prayers of REST Journal”) or sign up to get it shipped to you each quarter when you join the Patreon Prayer Partner community this week at the $10 and up giving level.

Until we meet again, may you rest in God’s loving presence.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prayersofrest/message

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When God created the world, He called it “good.” …Is it still good today? Does His goodness live in you and in me?

This summer, we’re praying through the Fruit of the Spirit, one trait each week, and today we’re praying through James 3:13 and meditating on how Jesus showed GOODNESS and wants to produce His goodness in us too. Spend 10 minutes praying with me for God to work the Fruit of His Spirit in our lives, as we:

•Recite God's Goodness

•Express Your Neediness

•Seek His Stillness, and 

•Trust His Faithfulness

Join me here each week as we REST in prayer for God to work in us His… Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-Control. Each week, a new invitation. Each day, new fruit.

Grab a few friends, start a group text, and subscribe to the Prayers of REST podcast to get weekly prayer episodes straight to your phone: www.prayersofrest.com/fruit. 

And if you want to support the work of Prayers of REST and help us reach all 196 countries and regions around the world with the Good News of Jesus, go to www.prayersofrest.com/patreon to become a Prayer Partner and get access to our monthly live prayer calls, printed prayer journals, and more.

Until we meet again, may you rest in God’s loving presence.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prayersofrest/message

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We could all use a little more kindness in our lives, right? But you don’t have to be Mr. Rogers to live a supernaturally kind life. That kindness can be cultivated in each of us, because the fruit of the Spirit is… kindness.

This summer, we’re praying through the Fruit of the Spirit, one trait each week, and today we’re praying through Matthew 25:40 and meditating on how Jesus showed KINDNESS and wants to produce His kindness in us too. Spend 10 minutes praying with me for God to work the Fruit of His Spirit in our lives, as we:

•Recite God's Goodness

•Express Your Neediness

•Seek His Stillness, and 

•Trust His Faithfulness

Join me here each week as we REST in prayer for God to work in us His… Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-Control. Each week, a new invitation. Each day, new fruit.

Grab a few friends, start a group text, and subscribe to the Prayers of REST podcast to get weekly prayer episodes straight to your phone: www.prayersofrest.com/fruit. 

And if you want to support the work of Prayers of REST and help us reach all 196 countries and regions around the world with the Good News of Jesus, go to www.prayersofrest.com/patreon to become a Prayer Partner and get access to our monthly live prayer calls, printed prayer journals, and more.

Until we meet again, may you rest in God’s loving presence.

--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prayersofrest/message

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Would you consider yourself to be a patient person? 

This summer, we’re praying through the Fruit of the Spirit, one trait each week, and today we’re praying through James 5:7-8, meditating on how Jesus showed PATIENCE and wants to produce His patience in us too. 

Spend 10 minutes praying with me for God to work the Fruit of His Spirit in our lives, as we:

•Recite God's Goodness

•Express Your Neediness

•Seek His Stillness, and 

•Trust His Faithfulness

Join me here each week as we REST in prayer for God to work in us His… Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-Control. Each week, a new invitation. Each day, new fruit.

Grab a few friends, start a group text, and subscribe to the Prayers of REST podcast to get weekly prayer episodes straight to your phone: www.prayersofrest.com/fruit. 

And if you want to support the work of Prayers of REST and help us reach all 196 countries and regions around the world with the Good News of Jesus, go to www.prayersofrest.com/patreon to become a Prayer Partner and get access to our monthly live prayer calls, printed prayer journals, and more.

Until we meet again, may you rest in God’s loving presence.

--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prayersofrest/message

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What if by the end of this summer, you looked more like Jesus than you do today? That's my hope for us, and that's why I'm inviting you to join me in praying through the Fruit of the Spirit this summer, one trait each week, in this season of the Prayers of REST podcast.

This week, we’re praying through John 14:27 and meditating on how Jesus showed PEACE and wants to produce His peace in us too. Spend 10 minutes praying with me for God to work the Fruit of His Spirit in our lives, as we:

• Recite God's Goodness
• Express Your Neediness
• Seek His Stillness, and
• Trust His Faithfulness

Join me here each week as we REST in prayer for God to work in us His… Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-Control. Each week, a new invitation. Each day, new fruit.

Grab a few friends, start a group text, and subscribe to the Prayers of REST podcast to get weekly prayer episodes straight to your phone: www.prayersofrest.com/fruit.

And if you want to support the work of Prayers of REST and help us reach all 196 countries and regions around the world with the Good News of Jesus, go to www.prayersofrest.com/patreon to become a Prayer Partner and get access to our monthly live prayer calls, printed prayer journals, and more.

Until we meet again, may you rest in God’s loving presence.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prayersofrest/message

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