Divine Impact: Praying Scriptures Over the Ones We Love

I learned how to pray for others using Scripture years ago, through Stormie O’Martian’s books The Power of a Praying (Wife-Parent-Woman), along with Moms In Prayer International. It has been an amazing way to pray. I love sharing what I’ve learned, and Scripture-based prayer is no exception. Over the years, I’ve often created Prayer Pages for various ministry events and have received a lot of encouraging feedback. Women find these pages to be effective, practical tools for praying over the lives of those they love and the ministries they hope to impact—both immediately and eternally.

I also frequently text others the Scriptures I’m praying over them. I find it helpful for me to focus on a specific theme for each month or season. As you can imagine, I’ve collected quite a few Scripture prayers along the way.

This year, I’m turning those Scripture prayers into a short devotional series that covers all 12 months, along with special sections for events observed on the Christian church calendar, such as Lent, Pentecost, and Advent. Each devotional will include five Scripture prayers for the month/season, plus four key elements:

  • Hook: the month’s focus,
  • Book: a Bible verse and a quote,
  • Look: an illustration or reflection,
  • Took: a takeaway that includes a spiritual application, a prayer, a journal prompt, and an activity.

I plan to release each devotional on my website during its corresponding month or season, so be sure to stop by and check them out. I would greatly appreciate any constructive feedback—you can do so in comments section of the blog, and I’ll gladly consider them as I continue editing and refining the content. Because, ultimately, I plan to publish the blog series into a devotional book an make it available on Amazon.

Grace and Peace

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About Jill English Johnston

God writes His story on every heart, if we only pause to read it. My heart has lived in a fantasy world since early childhood and am delighted that God has finally brought me to the place where I can bring the fantasies to life through story. I am currently working on a fantasy trilogy (of course) but I also post thoughts, reflections and (hopefully) inspiration to my website: tabletsofhumanhearts.wordpress.com I am a follower of the Rabbi Jesus, married to my best friend and inspiration, and the mother of three incredible children, one daughter and two sons, a son-in-love, a daughter-in-love and two adorable granddaughters. When not writing, I passionately pursue prayer, reading (never enough time to read them all!), and the outdoors. My husband and I both served in the US Navy and have lived/travelled through many states and all over Asia. We both still enjoy travelling, but we really love our home in New Braunfels, located at the Texas Hill Country.
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