Hope Lyda - One-Minute Prayers to Unwind a Worried Mind

Hope Lyda is an author whose devotionals, novels, and prayer books, including the popular One-Minute Prayers for Women and Life as a Prayer , have sold over one million copies. Her inspirational books reflect her desire to embrace and deepen faith while journeying to Gods mystery and wonder.

Hope has worked in publishing for more than 20 years, writing and coming alongside other writers to help them shape their heart messages and mine their experiences to connect with others. As a trained spiritual director, she loves to help others enter Gods presence and pay attention to their authentic, unique life and purpose. Her greatest joy is to find ways to extend these invitations through the written word and writing exercises.

Contact Hope at hopelyda@gmail.com

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One-Minute Prayers for Comfort and Healing

One-Minute Prayers for Men

One-Minute Prayers for Men gift editions (coauthored with Nick Harrison)

One-Minute Prayers for Moms

One-Minute Prayers for Wives

One-Minute Prayers for Women (all editions)

One-Minute Prayers to Start Your Day

One Minute with Jesus for Women

Life as a Prayer

The Gift of Small Blessings

The Gift of Small Comforts

This Little Light of Mine

AVAILABLE ONLY AS E-BOOK

One-Minute Prayers from the Bible

One-Minute Prayers for Young Women

Altar Call (fiction)

Hip to Be Square (fiction)

Life, Libby, and the Pursuit of Happiness (fiction)

May you lead me to your

care and abundance, Lord.

All I Need

Take nothing for the journey except a staffno

bread, no bag, no money in your belts.

M ARK 6:8

P rovider. Thats who you are, God, even when I dont initially see all that comes from your hand. You sent the disciples to share your word with nothing in their possession except a staff. The journey wouldnt be easy, but they would move forward unencumbered, and all they needed would be provided. Lord, let this ease my anxious thoughts. When I stress about not having enough, give me eyes to see all youve given along the way: friends, family, belongings, a home, food, opportunities, work, connections, physical abilities, times of ministry. Everything comes from you.

Whatever I list right now as a thing I desperately want but dont yet have is also one less burden while I walk in faith and do the work you call me to.

Provision of Redemption

I know that through your prayers and Gods provision

of the Spirit of Jesus Christ

what has happened to me will

turn out for my deliverance.

P HILIPPIANS 1:19

I am never left to perish in my circumstances, because of your grace, Lord. You dont exile me to the place where my weaknesses can never be transformed in your mercy and power. You have provided your children with the Spirit of Christ to guide and deliver us no matter what we face or what we try to create in our meager power.

When struggles come because the resources are few and the wants are many, you redeem my hearts hunger. When I mistakenly count my possessions instead of counting my blessings, you redeem my poor spirit. And when I suffer from the belief that Im not worthy of deliverance, you breathe your Spirit into my brokenness, and redemption is my story.

Soul Security

Better a little with the fear of the L ORD

than great wealth with turmoil.

P ROVERBS 15:16

L ord, give me wisdom to trust only you for my peace and security. My list of just-in-case hopes is filled with tangibles and provisions shaped by the unpredictable world. Life changes, and so does the dependability of jobs, income, savings, and all factors tied to limited human power.

You, Lord, are not limited. You are the source of my hope and my help. You are my sole and soul security. The reverence I have for you leads me to appreciate all that comes from you. I watch for the gifts you bring into my life through others and along the path you lead me. When the winds of change do blow, Im not worried about having or losing plenty. Even with little, I can stand securely on your foundation of faith, truth, grace, and love.

Speaking from Plenty

I am not saying this because I am in need,

for I have learned to be

content whatever the circumstances.

P HILIPPIANS 4:11

G od, the words and prayers looping through my mind are so often about discontentment and whats missing. Often, I want something other than what I have.

Yet I know you and love you as the well of resource and replenishment for every need in my spirit and life. Let this be the truth I walk in, talk from, and live out. Give me a strong sense of your expansive grace and abundance. I want to use language reflecting the wealth of hope I have in you. I trust you for each minute and detail. Shift the words of my heart toward assurance and peace so the words of my mouth speak from your plenty. May I live from this generously.

May I surrender to your grace

and live boldly from it.

Let It Be Known

All the prophets testify about him

that everyone who believes in him

receives forgiveness of sins through his name.

A CTS 10:43

J esus, your name transforms and redeems. When I hear it mentioned or speak it aloud, my heart softens and my tension eases. Your presence turns concerns to peace. When more troubles come, I can call on your name and stand on the foundation of who you are.

You alone forgive me, heal my spirit, and renew my mind. How great are your gifts. And these gifts are not for me alone but for all who believe in you. Lord, I will let it be known to friends and strangers that I walk through this life clothed in mercy. May I testify to your power by humbly revealing my dependence on you for everything.

Moved

In him we live and move and have our being.

A CTS 17:28

I made it from birth until now. I made it from last month to this month. I made it from the starting line of a trial to the finish line of relief. But, of course, I didnt really do any of that, because you are the force that guides me and the presence where I abide.

In hindsight, I clearly see those times when my preoccupation with worries has hindered the gift of being moved by you through an experience. Forgive me for times when I resist being redirected from sins, self-pity, or anger toward renewed life. I truly want to reside in your redemption. Today I place my trust in you and surrender to what will be and who Im becoming. Move me, Lord. I am yours.

Returning

I have swept away your offenses like a cloud,

your sins like the morning mist.

Return to me, for I have redeemed you.

I SAIAH 44:22

T his has been a two steps forward and three steps back kind of life season, Lord. I want to be closer to you. In my weariness, my default thoughts are a running list of regrets. Im ready to put down my plans and stand before you to be washed clean. You sweep away my past offenses and wipe away both my tears and my transgressions. Its amazing how heavy those had become. I feel the forgiveness in my spirit and in every cell. I am feather light and shiny new. You extend your arms, and I bow in gratitude. But I see you are motioning for me to come into your embrace. This is the homecoming we have both longed for.