Some mornings the words just won’t come.
You sit down to pray, and your mind goes everywhere at once — the bills, the kid who won’t text back, the ache you can’t name. You start with “Dear God,” and then… nothing. Maybe you wonder if He’s even listening.
Here’s what I’ve learned over thirty years of trying: prayer was never meant to be a performance. It’s a conversation with a Father who already knows. You don’t have to find perfect words. You just have to start.
When I don’t know what to say, I pray Scripture back to God. I open to a verse, read it slowly, and let it become my own voice. Paul put it plainly:
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6, BSB)
In everything. Even the days the words won’t come. Especially those days.
If you’ve wanted to pray with confidence but never quite knew how, that’s exactly why I wrote the book below. It walks you through praying God’s own words — one honest prayer at a time.
Powerful Prayers in the War Room
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