My Journey Into Prayer | Finding Strength, Faith, and God’s Presence

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Genesis 1:1

Everything has a beginning. In the beginning God created everything, just as He created a life of intercession in me.

My beginning was not an immediate love for prayer. No, it was desperation. Sure I prayed in the beginning of my walk with God, but I did not have a love for prayer as I do now.

Trials Shape Our Faith

Life changed me. God allowed me to walk through some trials that shook me to my core.

I have spoken with many women going through trials that wonder why God allowed such a thing to come into their life.

Friend, I can tell you with all assurance I would not be who or where I am today if not for the trials God allowed along the way.

Everything Changes In the Secret Place

Early on I knew prayer was talking to God, but what I did not realize was the blessing, and power that came with these moments.

It took me quite awhile to realize that each time I bowed my head to pray I was entering into the presence of a holy God, the God of creation who had accepted me as His own.

"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Psalm 91:1

Time spent in the secret place of the Most High is so special. In the beginning I took this time for granted. I wish I could say I didn't, but unfortunately I did.

Early on God graciously saved my girls, but it was through praying for my husband that everything changed.

I must admit, early in my walk with God, I was very selfish.

The moment I accepted Jesus into my heart my life had changed from night to day. However, there were things I needed to let go of—things God let me know weren't good for my life—but I was a strong-willed child. The things I held onto were the things I later regretted.

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17

I had accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, but I didn't realize the things I didn't want to let go of were stunting my growth, costing me blessings, and hurting my family.

My beginning wasn't perfect, but God worked perfectly through my beginning.

Molded In the Potter’s Hands

God has worked with the clay of my life through the years and is still shaping me today. The things I let go of allowed God to open doors of blessings I never imagined.

Friend, are you holding onto something God has clearly told you to let go of? Please don't be like me! Let it go right now. God has so many blessings waiting to fill its place. Trust Him fully. You won't regret it.

My prayer journey, as with many others, was birthed from a place of desperation, but the relationship with God that has grown from it has been worth every mile of this journey.

Everyone has A Beginning

Friend, have you found yourself at the beginning? Don't loose heart. God did not give up on me; He will not give up on you. Press into the secret place of prayer and find your place at Jesus feet.

If this post spoke to your heart and you’d like to press deeper in your prayer life, I’d love to invite you to explore Book one of my devotional series, His Name Is Jesus. It was written through the trials and struggles God used to shape my journey of prayer. May its words draw you closer to Him and remind you that everything God touches becomes beautiful.

His Name Is Jesus