Stormie Omartian - Praying the Bible into Your Life

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PRAYING THE BIBLE INTO YOUR LIFE

Copyright 2012 by Stormie Omartian

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

ISBN 978-0-7369-4773-2 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-7369-4774-9 (eBook)

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Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.
P SALM 119:11

This book is dedicated to Kim Moore,
who is not only my wonderful editor at Harvest House,
but also a precious and priceless friend,
encourager, and fellow animal lover
who believesas I dothat dogs and cats
are on the list of Gods gifts of love to us.

Thank you, Kim, for all your tireless work
for me and the Lord.

W e cannot live successfully without Gods Word in our heart. We must not only read it, but we must also hear it, speak it, remember it, and ask God to weave it into our soul so that it changes us and becomes part of the fabric of our lives. One of the best ways to see that happen is to include Scriptures in your prayers.

In this book I have taken Scriptures from every part of the Bible in order to illustrate how to include a verse into your prayers so that it inspires you to pray as the Holy Spirit leads you. I believe that by the time you finish this book you will be praying the Bible into your life every time you read it. And you will love Gods Word even more each time you do.

~Stormie Omartian

God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
G ENESIS 1:27

L ord, I thank You for the beauty and wonder of Your awesome creation. Thank You for creating me. I pray that more and more of Your likeness would be revealed in me as I walk each day with You.

I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.
G ENESIS 9:13

L ord, I praise You for Your absolute faithfulness to Your promises. No matter what circumstances threaten to overwhelm me, I know I can trust in You to sustain me.

Do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
G ENESIS 45:5

L ord, I pray that, during every difficulty and trial I experience, You will help me remember how You are in control of all thingsthe vast universe as well as the tiniest details of my life.

Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today.
E XODUS 14:13

L ord, I praise You for Your great salvation. Thank You for taking all fear from me and giving me a heart full of thanks for the wonderful ways in which You have saved me.

The LORD said to Moses, Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
E XODUS 19:10-11

L ord, I thank You for Your willingness to reveal Yourself and Your will to a fickle and flawed people. I praise You for drawing near to me simply because I love and trust in You.

Show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight.
E XODUS 33:13

L ord, I ask You for a greater understanding of Your ways. Help me to know You better so I can live peacefully and contentedly in the grace You have given me.

Offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as the LORD commanded.
L EVITICUS 9:7

L ord Jesus, I praise You and thank You that Your atoning sacrifice covered all my sins and now enables me to enjoy Your forgiveness and love to the fullest.

This is what the LORD spoke, saying: By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; and before all the people I must be glorified.
L EVITICUS 10:3

L ord, You are holy, pure, and righteous. Help me to consistently have a deep and abiding reverence for Your holiness so that I am able to glorify You in everything I do.

You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
L EVITICUS 19:2

L ord, enable me to be holy as You are holy. Reveal in me any attitudes, thoughts, or actions that do not line up with Your high standard for my life.

The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.
N UMBERS 6:24-26

L ord, I thank You for Your favor, grace, light, and peace in my life. I am warmed by the radiance of Your face shining toward me.

When the people complained, it displeased the LORD.
N UMBERS 11:1

L ord, help me to always focus on the wonderful blessings You have given me, and to be thankful. Forgive me if I complain instead of offering praise to You.

Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, according to the greatness of Your mercy.
N UMBERS 14:19

L ord, I bring before You my brothers and sisters in Christ and ask that You would forgive their sins and intervene in their lives with Your love and mercy. Teach me to pray in power for others.