Springboard Prayers

Praying for our spouse might be the single most important thing you can do for them! Here is a short, guided prayer to get started.

• Confess any ways you seek satisfaction from your spouse that can only come from God.
• Ask God for wisdom to know when to speak, what to speak and how to speak.
• Acknowledge any wounds that still need healing and pray for a heart of forgiveness.
• Praise God for how he has knit y’all as one and get excited for how God can use y’all together for his kingdom.

VERSES:

• Romans 1:25 (NLT)
• Ecclesiastes 4:12
• Jeremiah 31:25
• Proverb 27:17

If you enjoyed this prayer, it has been adapted from my book Springboard Prayers. If you were encouraged by it and would like 124 other prayers to read when you don’t have the words, grab a copy at valmariepaper.com.

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It’s easy to make our prayer time all about ourselves. With this prayer, we’re opening ourselves up to however God may want to use us to pray for others.

• Lift up the things on your mind that make it hard to pray for others.
• Ask God for a burden for someone today.
• Confess anyone you haven’t forgiven and lift up a prayer for them.
• Praise God for the opportunity to pray for others.

VERSES:

• Ephesians 6:18
• Matthew 5:44
• Colossians 1:9

If you enjoyed this prayer, it has been adapted from my book Springboard Prayers. If you were encouraged by it and would like 124 other prayers to read when you don’t have the words, grab a copy at valmariepaper.com.

Want a journal designed to help you focus in prayer? 

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Here is a prayer you can pray as practice fasting.

• Confess why fasting feels like such a sacrifice.
• Share with the Lord why you are fasting today.
• Pray for eyes to see what the Lord does during your fast.
• Lift up to praise God and let Him know why it’s worth it to you to do this.

VERSES:

• 2 Chronicles 20:3
• Matthew 17:19-21

If you enjoyed this prayer, it has been adapted from my book Springboard Prayers. If you were encouraged by it and would like 124 other prayers to read when you don’t have the words, grab a copy at valmariepaper.com.

Click here to get one of our prompted prayer journals!

Feeling like your prayer life could use a little “oomph”? Pop your headphones in and listen to this short prayer asking God to reignite your prayer life.

• Confess how you’ve seen prayer in the past or even how you see it now.
• Remember your creative creator and think of how you can reflect that back to God.
• Ask the Lord if any prayers have become mindless for you.
• Sit in silence and acknowledge the Holy Spirit.

VERSES:

• Psalm 104:24-25
• Genesis 1:27
• Matthew 6:7

If you enjoyed this prayer, it has been adapted from my book Springboard Prayers. If you were encouraged by it and would like 124 other prayers to read when you don’t have the words, grab a copy at valmariepaper.com.

Click here to get one of our prompted prayer journals!

Ever long to pray with focus but the smallest things pull your attention away from what is most important?

Here is a guided prayer to help you fight the distractions:

• Share with the Lord your current distractions.
• Rest in God’s goodness and reflect Psalm 23.
• Ask God to bring awareness.

VERSES: 

• Ephesians 5:16
• Mark 4:19
• Proverbs 4:25-27
• Romans 12:12

This prayer has been adapted from my book Springboard Prayers. If you were encouraged by it and would like 124 other prayers to read when you don’t have the words, grab a copy at valmariepaper.com. 

Also, if you’d like a prayer on slowing down, check out the end of our Prayer in A Noisy World episode 19 with Diana Kerr. She wrote a beautiful prayer on slowing down that I asked her to share and it has been so encouraging to me!

Val’s has a book on prayer! 

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Want a journal designed to help you focus in prayer? 

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God has given us power over our thoughts. Throughout Scripture, He implores us to be alert and of sound mind because 1) it’s possible and 2) it’s powerful.

Here is a guided prayer to get you started:

• Praise God that a renewed mind is possible.
• Confess thoughts that have led to destruction in the past.
• Think about what would be possible if you intentionally set your thoughts on truth.
• Ask God what thoughts are currently sabotaging your sound mind.

VERSES: 

• 1 Peter 5:8
• Romans 8:6
• Romans 12:2
• 2 Corinthians 10:5

Val has a book on prayer! 

Go to valmariepaper.com/pray to order Pray Confidently and Consistently, get our no-fail leader’s guide and more!

Want a journal designed to help you focus in prayer? 

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Let’s face it, sometimes we’re just not feeling it. When I feel this way, one of the things I do is pray for God to give me the desire for prayer.

Here is a guided prayer to ask God to restore your passion:

• Imagine what it would look like to be more passionate about prayer
• Confess how you’ve seen prayer before
• Reflect on things that feel more important than praying and ask God to make you aware
• Remember the cross and what that means for your present--thank God for it

VERSES: 

• Matthew 6:33
• Ezekiel 36:26
• Psalm 51:12

This prayer has been adapted from my book Springboard Prayers. If you were encouraged by it and would like 124 other prayers to read when you don’t have the words, grab a copy at valmariepaper.com.

Val has a book on prayer! 

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In this noisy world, taking the time to stand in awe of the Lord feels almost impossible, but as we discussed in episode 22, adoration is essential and so beneficial to our prayer lives.

Here is a guided prayer to kick off your personal adoration practice:

- Share with the Lord the things that help you focus in a noisy world

- Confess any pride that makes us seem bigger and God smaller

- Reflect on God's might and the wonder of His hands

- Take a minute to literally or figuratively kneel before the King

VERSES: 

John 3:30

Psalm 145:5

Hebrews 12:28-29

This prayer has been adapted from my book Springboard Prayers. If you were encouraged by it and would like 124 other prayers to read when you don’t have the words, grab a copy at valmariepaper.com.

Val has a book on prayer! 

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Want a journal designed to help you focus in prayer? 

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Time spent in the Lord’s presence changes us, but so often we’re going through the motions, rattling off things we need and not pausing long enough to experience all he has for us.

Here's a simple and quick prayer to get you started: 

- Release everything and soak in God’s presence

- Tell God your desire for a life that flows from prayer

- Confess ways you try to get by on your own

- Praise God for his power and that He is with you

VERSES: 

Exodus 34:29

John 15:5

This prayer has been adapted from my book Springboard Prayers. If you were encouraged by it and would like 124 other prayers to read when you don’t have the words, grab a copy at valmariepaper.com.

Val has a book on prayer! 

Go to valmariepaper.com/pray to order Pray Confidently and Consistently, get our no-fail leader’s guide and more! 

Want a journal designed to help you focus in prayer? 

Try our monthly format designed to be filled out once at the beginning of the month really intentionally. Then you can pick up daily to pray over several things on your list! Check out our brand new linen journals in the shop now!

What a privilege to have access to the living and active Word of God. What would happen if we prayed Scripture instead of filling every moment in prayer with our own words? 

Here's a simple and quick prayer to get you started: 

- Praise God for Scripture

- Share with the Lord any strongholds around it

- Ask the Lord to point you to a passage to pray

- Ask the Lord for revelation if you’ve taken anything out of context.

VERSES:

Hebrews 4:12

Romans 8:26

SPRINGBOARD PRAYERS

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Want a journal designed to help you focus in prayer? 

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