The Simplest of Prayers

Today, I would like to share with you a very easy, yet vital prayer activity called the Five Finger Prayer. You can either do this just by yourself or you can also pass it along to others your age, younger or even older friends, family or whoever God lays on your heart as well. Attached I will have a free printable of this prayer that can also be colored to make it more fun!

Prayer is so important to our every day lives, this is just something very simple, probably very easy to memorize and activities are fun for all ages, am I right?! So let us begin, have you got your hand ready?

Your thumb will represent your family and friends. You can pray for them if they're doing really good, that they will continue to feel the way they do so they can help lead others to the cross when they are asked about their joy. You can pray for the lost loved ones or friends, or the sick. Whatever you feel on your heart to pray for them, whoever it may be, do it. God has laid it on your heart, and there is always time for prayer and who couldn't use a prayer every now and then?

Your index/pointer/first finger represents the ones who lead us. This is our teachers at school, or bosses at work etc. The ones who lead us can also be in control of situations that are tough for them to decide and can mean someone might lose a job, or get their pay docked, and that leader may not like that so we should pray for their strength to be increased and we should pray to the one who is in control of everything!

Your middle finger represents our government and authority. Right now we could especially pray that God would lead and guide our president and in coming and we would come together as a nation again in peace, and pray for one another that we would see the truth.

Your ring finger represents the weak, sick and afflicted. This could include anyone we know afflicted, the cancer fighters, our soldiers, anyone that comes to mind, go ahead and feel free to pray for them even if you get off track you can get back on just remember your time with God is valuable and He cares and is listening, no one is going to judge you because it's your time with God!

And lastly the pinky finger, this is yourself. Pray for strength, wisdom, peace, patience, whatever you are needing, let the LORD fill you up. Like I said, this is your time, you don't have to worry if He is getting tired of you or anything of that sort, ever; because He is not! The Bible tells us to pray to God for these things. We should always go to God in prayer about everything, and don't leave yourself out! You are very important and there are others praying for you but they don't always know what you're needing like you do and only God can give you that! Sometimes we just need time with God alone, to really truly hear what He has to say about and to us!

God hears us and answers us in His time, in His ways, so we cannot worry about things not happening immediately when we pray because it's all about the one who knows everything, He knows when and how to do things, so do not be discouraged.

In the Bible, it says in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to pray without ceasing! The Bible also has so many other scriptures to ensure that we know the vitality of it! Click here to see those scriptures.

Here is the link for that free printable: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpAJDAmJKAYI-OazFlt2RuyS77zCZncqSs-K41D9onhhpTthqYmRqKp_orfw9bfE1Goxx2QA_j9CIyTM5jUEvcqIkp84EF3YGay13bZ-JUZpv3jZUGotRP70M116S2UgxtECUHWe7GMZD/s320/prayer+001.jpg

I hope this blessed you and encouraged you and maybe gave you some clarity about how to pray or what to pray for! May God bless you and keep you, have a blessed day!

-Kadesia Owens