Prayer Routines

Hey y’all!  Recently I came across a chart of prayer prompts on Pinterest, and it inspired me to make my own prayer routine!  These prayer routines are designed to easily help you remember to pray consistently each day for different things.  The idea is: each day when you’re doing routine things (brushing teeth, showering, making your bed, etc.), attach a prayer request to each thing and pray for that request whenever you get to that part of your routine!

A prayer routine really is a good idea, and I actually already had my own prayer routine before I saw an example!  That’s the awesome thing about prayer routines: they’re so easy to follow that sometimes you do them without thinking! :)

Does all of that make sense?  If it doesn’t yet, just keep reading :) 

Now I want you to grab your prayer journal.  If you don’t have one, just use a piece of paper or two.  You’re going to make your own prayer routine!

On the left side of your paper, list all of your daily routines.  That list might (and should!) include: showering, making your bed, getting dressed, brushing your hair, and brushing your teeth.  Also write down other little snippets of time or little situations you may encounter: when you’re stopped at a stoplight, when you’re stuck in traffic, walking to the mailbox, when you pass a fire station, etc.

Now create a column next to the one you just wrote.  Make a list of things you want to pray for.  Your list could include: national leaders, cancer patients, persecuted Christians, orphans, missionaries, and your pastor.  You could also add a few personal requests to the list, like for a specific missionary or ministry, or for someone in your life who needs prayer.

Now, flip the page and create your routine!  Attach each of your daily routines with a prayer request.

TIP!  Some requests just go naturally with the specific routine.  For example, I would probably choose to pray for cancer patients while I’m brushing my hair, since a lot of cancer patients lose their hair due to chemotherapy.

Here’s a sample list to give you some ideas:

Showering -- pray for orphans

Getting dressed -- ask to be clothed in the Armor of God

Brushing your hair -- pray for cancer patients

Brushing your teeth -- pray for missionaries

When you see an American Flag -- pray for our country

When you hear an ambulance -- pray for safety/healing

At meals -- pray for the hungry

Passing a church -- pray for your pastor

See?  There are endless possibilities!  Just create a routine that works best for YOU.  When you’re done with that routine, copy it out really nicely by hand or on a computer document, and then post it up on your bedroom door or someplace where you can see it often.

Do you have a prayer routine?

What things are on your “daily routines/situations” and your “things to pray for” lists?

How do you remind yourself to pray?

Thanks so much for reading!  I can’ wait to hear your thoughts and comments on prayer routines!! :)