If you're like me, the new year is a time when you evaluate your life, including your spiritual disciplines. I often change up spiritual disciplines a bit at the beginning of the year in order to keep my time with God fresh.
If you're looking for a different way to start the year in prayer, you might want to consider Pray the Word, by Tiece King. Published by Prayer Shop Publishing (the publishing arm of Harvest Prayer Ministries), Pray the Word is a collection of 90 days of prayers taken directly from Scripture. Each prayer features a combination of several scripture passages related to the prayer topic for the day. The prayers are a combination of thanksgiving and praise for the promises of scripture, entreaties to God to fulfill promises of scripture, petitions for God to help the reader obey scripture, etc. The specific passages from which the prayers are taken are listed at the end of the day.
The prayers in Pray the Word are deep dives into Scripture, not just casual "drive-bys" of a favorite passage. They can serve as the starting point for a deeper meditation on the scriptures and a consideration of how the reader's life lines up with the scriptures. They can lead to times of repentance and confession, outbursts of praise, declarations of commitment, and many other aspects of relationship with God.
Pray the Word is available as a 31-day or 90-day devotional in paperback or e-book format. The 31-day version is available at prayershop.org; all versions are available at Christianbook.com. A companion app containing 31 days of prayers is available for both iPhone and Android. The app focuses on prayers around specific topics, providing lists of prayers for Lent and Advent as well as several other topics.
Praying Scripture is a great way to get "unstuck" if your prayer time has become routine, and Pray the Word is a great resource to help you pray scripture. You may even find that you approach the reading of Scripture differently, turning passages you read into prayers more regularly as a result of praying this way.
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