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15 Ways a Busy Person Can Pray
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Life is hectic. Prayer is necessary. How does a busy person, whether parent or professional, find time to pray? These 15 creative ideas from Deborah Perkins at His Inscriptions will inspire you to incorporate prayer into your daily routine.
2. 1. Use daily chore times to pray for
family members or prayer requests.
KitchenSinkPrayers
Ephesians 6:18; 5:26
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3. 2.TrafficLightPrayers
Don’t stop praying!
Pray for someone or some specific issue every time you
stop at a red light. (Example: Pray for trafficked men,
women, and children caught in human slavery
worldwide.)
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4. 3.PhonePrayers
Call a friend each morning and pray together for 15
minutes before starting your day.
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5. 4.TravelPrayers
Keep a list of prayer requests or people to
pray for in your car or briefcase as you travel.
A friend of mine used to pray for each church
member by name daily as he drove to sales
calls.
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8. Turn on the worship music to dance, sing, and pray –
great with small children!
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7.WorshipfulPrayers
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9. 8.FamilyPrayers
Include the children
When children are too young to leave you alone, include
them in your quiet times. Purchase a children's Bible or
coloring pages and teach them how to have their own
quiet time with you.
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10. 9.ShowerPrayers
Don’t laugh! A friend once told me this was the one private place
where she could connect with God!
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11. 10.ParkedCarPrayers
In a pinch, when you need to be alone, you can escape to
your car, even if it is just parked in the driveway. No one
will hear you, and you're still close enough to respond to
emergencies.
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12. By far one of my favorite ways to pray, since exercising
the body helps stimulate the mind as well. Pray for
neighbors, family, church, whatever the Lord leads as
you walk.
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11.PrayerWalks
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13. 12.WaitingRoomPrayers
Genesis 29:20
Much of life is spent waiting. I have written entire
articles in the dentist's office while waiting for my
children! Your time could be spent praying or
reading the Bible on your phone just as easily. Be
creative!
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14. 13.“Trigger”Prayers
Every time I see an ambulance, I pray for whomever is
inside. Seeing the ambulance is a "trigger," a reminder
for me to cover those who are in medical distress. You
can use anything that inspires you to pray: an office
building to remind you to pray for Christian businessmen,
a school to remind you to pray for the safety, growth,
and protection of your children.
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15. 14.Middle-of-the-NightPrayers
Can't sleep? Do some damage to the enemy. These quiet
hours are often the best time to connect peacefully with
the Lord. Pray through whatever comes to mind.
(Philippians 4:6-7.) I use the nighttime hours to pray for
pastors, the persecuted church, and those who might be
suffering with illnesses or anxieties that keep them up at
night.
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16. 15.ConstantPrayer
1 Thessalonians 5:17
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As a Spirit-filled believer, you have an advantage:
you can pray anytime, anywhere in the Spirit,
even quietly, to create a sacred place.