Organize Your Prayer Life

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I have a terrible memory.  I forget birthdays.  I miss doctor’s appointments.  I misplace my keys.

I know that I have a mind like a sieve, so I employ several things to encourage me to remember — calendars, alarms, apps all dispel the fog in my cloudy brain.

Organizing my life helps me to function more successfully every day.

I don’t know why this truth took so long to transfer to my prayer life.  For years, people would tell me to pray for things, and I would forget their request within minutes.

Then, I started saying, “Let’s just pray for that right now” (because praying two weeks before my neighbor’s surgery is better than not praying at all.)

Have you been there?

I don’t want to be a mediocre pray-er.  I want to be a world changer.

I believe in the power of prayer.  I believe that prayer is my battlefield.

Every good soldier marches onto the field with a battle plan.

Over the years, I’ve waged war on my knees in different ways — because not every campaign is won with the same strategy.

Effective Prayer Strategies to Organize Your Life

Start strong, my sisters.  Arm yourself with the tools you need to engage in battle on your knees.  Never give up.

To help you get started, I’m sharing a copy of My Pray Big Prayer Calendar with you. Sign up today as a member of the Wildfire Faith Community and  grab a copy in our Faith Fuel Library. Print out your copy and start each morning inviting God to strengthen your step and breathe fresh wind into your weary spirit.  

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Let’s Talk:  How do you organize your prayer life?  I’d love to hear your tips!

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46 Comments

  1. Wow ! Super post, Lyli! My artsy self tends to be all over the map organizing and forgetting and struggling through prayer. Been reading much on it and starting prayer walking again now that the weather is nice. It is my habit to pray in the car driving about. Will thank Mary for the inspiration leading you to post such a resource rich article.
    JOY
    Kathy

  2. This post was by far the most helpful one 3-D Lesson for Life. Thank you for sharing these practical strategies!!

  3. Fantastic, Lyli! Have bookmarked, pinned and shared – will be coming back to this post often. Great resources. Thanks for sharing!

  4. Wow, Lyli. This is a true treasure trove of prompts and ideas. I find it hard to keep my prayer life organized in any meaningful way. It’s just a constant conversation.

    Journaling works best for me when it comes to a focused conversation with God. I’m so grateful He doesn’t grow weary of my wrestlings, you know?

    I hope this Sabbath has brought your soul refreshment, friend …

  5. Wow this is quite a list! Some great tips here, thanks.

    Yes I am all for praying for a person right then and there, even over the phone. It builds the others person up, plus the added bonus of not forgetting 😉

    I’ll definitely have a look into a prayer app though. That would be handy.

    #Sharinghisbeauty

  6. I so appreciate this post, Lyli. I need to bookmark somewhere so I can come back to it and really truly organize my prayer life. Thanks so much for sharing. xoxo

  7. I’ve recently starting keeping lists in my journal organized by topic – specifically I’ve been investing time praying for people involved adoption processes. So with that, I keep details on the prayer list so I can follow up with these families as I’m praying. God’s been showing me how I can apply this to other areas of my prayer life too. You’ve shared so many fabulous resources.

  8. Wow, SO many good resources here! Thanks for sharing. I need a better technique to keep track of prayers, as well as to record when and how I see them answered. A journal or planner would be a great way to organize prayers and look back on how God came through for them. Thanks for sharing this!

  9. I loved this -> I want to be a world changer. There is not better strategy to provoke changes than with prayer. Great resources here, thanks for sharing. I’m part of that praying group in Facebook, thanks for having me. I’m visiting you from the Weekend Brew Link UP.

    Blessings,
    Tayrina from TGAWrites

  10. These are great strategies, Lyli. I go through seasons where I am organized with my prayers, then other seasons when I’m not. These ideas will help me when I’m in a disorganized season!

  11. Lyli, I truly love every idea, and you have many! I, too, feel prayer should be approached in every way, and, it is wise to ‘plan’ and organize our time, even prayer time, to be sure we do this oh-so-vital communication! Thanks for making it practical..

  12. Great ideas and resources! Many people think I am naturally organized, but I really have to work at it. Now I see I need to do the same with my prayers and prayer time! Thanks! #TestimonyTuesday

  13. I love all the resources in this post. I have used a prayer app before but am looking for a new one so I will check out Pocket Prayer Pro. I also love Mark Patterson’s book “The Circle Maker”. It was a profound read for me. So glad to be your neighbor at #TellHisStory.

  14. This is a wealth of good ideas, Lyli! I keep a little prayer notebook: each day has a prayer for me that I’ve actually written out, one prayer for each role or hate that I wear. Then each day has a little list of people. I like your idea of the prayer cards when we’re on the go. My little notebook is a small moleskine, fits easily in my purse.

    #TellHisStory

  15. I love the practical resources and ideas you posted here. I am a person who can make prayer too complicated and wordy, who can act like God only hears me if I pray with much effort. I’m trying to remember to keep my prayers more simple.

  16. Wow! This post is jam packed with helps that I could really use in my prayer and devotional time. I’ve pinned it for quick reference.

  17. I agree with Barbie, this is amazing. My prayer journal keeps me organized. I use the one from Becky Tirabassi, another great woman of prayer. She wrote, “Let Prayer Change Your Life.” Thanks for sharing, such a amazing post. I love your blog. Blessings Diana

  18. Great post! I try to keep a prayer journal cause otherwise I will forget things or people that need prayer. I always seem to want to prayer over every request at once, but I’m starting to realize that I should set certain days aside to pray for certain things.

  19. Lyli, I absolutely love this. So much.
    I’m going to hunt up that facebook group and join.
    I’m so in love with this whole concept.
    I love your statement: “I want to be a world changer.” Amen. Me too.
    Prayer is the definition of power.
    Thank you for sharing this.
    ~ Blessings ~

  20. Wow- so many brilliant suggestions! Prayer is something many of us struggle with and overcompicate… I think you have given us a plethora of ideas to keep our prayer lives fresh an effective. Thanks so much 🙂

  21. Hi Lyli, thank you for this post. Truth is I don’t have a specific plan of how I organize my prayer time. I wake up in the morning and pray the Our Father, and at night before I go to sleep I’ll pray the Rosary. It keeps me peace through the Rosary. I love all the resources you put in this post. Like the other readers, it is indeed a super post. Much blessings to you!

  22. Thank you so much for this post! I have been really working on my prayer life lately as I know how important it is, but just can’t always find the time to do it. I also feel like I have struggled to be organized. I totally forget to pray for things all the time… Thanks for all of these ideas. I’m excited to try some!

  23. I came across this post while searching for a way to make sense of the chaos in my prayer life. You provided many great suggestions and resources. The one thing I didn’t see was any mention of praying for the President or our country. Maybe it was there & I missed it! I am really convicted about my lack of praying for those in authority. I wonder how many things God desires to do but doesn’t because no saints were concerned enough to ask. Sobering!

  24. I’ve been looking for a comprehensive list of prayer strategy help and I believe you have nailed it! Can’t wait to dive in to all of your suggestions. Thank you very much. Lisa

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