The Weekly Prayer:
This idea actually grew out of a book that I received when I got married titled, "The Power of a Praying Wife," by Stormie Omartian. This is an excellent book that I highly recommend! I love how Stormie breaks down different topics to pray over your husband; i.e. his work, his finances, his fatherhood, his attitude, his affection, etc. As I was (re)reading through this book a couple months ago, I got this idea (or the Holy Spirit gave it to me) about praying over your health. In the same way that Stormie breaks down different topics, what if I broke down different health issues that you could pray over yourself?
Do you pray over your health? If most people are honest, they don't pray over their health until they lose it. The reasons vary from person to person, but many admit that they just don't know what to pray when it comes to their health. Well no more! It's time to commit to being prayer warriors over our health. I'm so excited to announce that I have launched a weekly prayer on my website based solely around common health issues people face.
From now on, I will have a prayer that focuses on some aspect of health on the right side bar of my website. This prayer will change every week, so that throughout the year, you can pray over a wide variety of issues regarding your health. You can also write down the prayers that specifically pertain to your health needs, and pray those over yourself on a daily basis. (this also works for loved ones. I encourage you to pray these weekly prayers over your loved ones as well).
The weekly prayers will have a theme from month to month. A few of the themes include: heart disease, cancer, mental health, hormonal health & fertility, stress, exercise, sleep, energy (or lack there of), etc.
Because I'm a straight to the point kind of pray-er, the weekly prayers on my website will be short and sweet. However, for those of you who want a more detailed prayer, and for those who want background information on the health issue we are praying over, I will be blogging about the monthly theme at the beginning of each month. I will also post a recap at the end of each month sharing the prayers that I've posted over the past four weeks, in case you miss one.
With this, I invite you to plug in with me. For the next 52 weeks, make a commitment to pray over your health. Make a commitment to pray each new prayer over your health. Every. Single. Week. Grab a friend and start praying these prayers over each other. Pray these prayers over your family at the dinner table each week.
Plug in with me! Your health is one of the most precious gifts God has given you. In the next 52 weeks, let's commit to praying 52 different prayers over our health. To stay plugged in, sign up for these blog posts to go directly to your inbox as they are posted. That way, you won't miss one prayer. Enter your email into the box at the top right hand side of this blog. I promise I will never spam you or give your email out!
Wishing you all Health, Hope, & Happiness
Abby
