Hi Everyone,
I want to share with you something that I have done on and off the last couple of years with my family. A rhythm of Speaking and Praying Scripture. Despite good intentions, I always had a hard time sticking to any plan that I would make to memorize scripture, but I wanted God’s Word to be in our hearts! Knowing that the best way to create a new habit is by attaching it to something else that you are already doing, I decided to take some scripture cards in the car with us each morning as we drive to school. We often start off our morning car ride by praying for the day so I decided that when we got into the car each morning, before we turn on any music, we would pray, then read through a Bible verse. The way we did this was having anywhere from two to four Bible verses and reading through them (reference then verse) two times each. What I’ve noticed in the last several months is that after we finish reading our scripture together, I often add on to my previous prayer while specifically praying scripture in my prayer
Last fall when we were dealing with a lot of medical issues in our family, we read through and recited James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him and Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. And then we prayed and asked God for wisdom regarding those medical concerns and told God that we trusted Him and asked Him to help us not try and lean on our own understanding but instead know that He is God and will direct our path.
So, each month I’ll be sharing the scripture that my family will be using to Speak and Pray Scripture and want to invite you to join us. You can find a FREE PDF download under the Resources > Prayer Resources tabs. You can use the same scripture and prayer that we are using or choose your own!
Lastly, I think often times we can know that we are Not Alone with Jesus, but we don’t always feel Not Alone. By Speaking and Praying scripture we are speaking Truth and Life every day, hiding God’s Word in our hearts, while praying builds our relationship with the one who is always there for us!
I look forward to our journey!
Jenny Leigh
NOT ALONE MINISTRIES 