Pray for 20 minutes every morning
A simple guide for getting going with 20 minutes of prayer…
20 minutes is easy if you go 5 and 5 and 5 and 5.
5 minutes of prayers rising out of the Psalms.
When I wake in the morning and my prayer time gets rolling, I am…
I am sleepy. I am groggy. I am also sinful and selfish.
Therefore I can’t pop out of bed oriented to sanctified, exemplary prayer.
Can you?
To get started right – start with what you know works! Scripture itself!
Open to one Psalm and take a few verses from it as your own prayer.
Repeat them in your own words to God.
5 minutes of prayers for yourself.
Is it selfish to pray for yourself? Not necessarily.
In fact, I think it can be humble and selfless to pray for yourself. How so?
Think of it like this. “What is my biggest problem? ME. What is the biggest barrier to other people being blessed by God through me? ME.”
So… I need to pray for myself.
What do you have before you today? Relationships that are precious to you. Events that are opportunities to do good. Commit to what you know God is calling you to. Confess sin.
5 minutes of prayer for others.
Friends, family, ministers, missionaries, others.
5 minutes of praise and thanksgiving.
The final 5 minutes is sweetest. Praise and thanksgiving and worship. I love to leave prayer with words of thanksgiving and worship. This orients my heart toward trust.