To "Pray-Read" God's Word is a commitment to not just read the Bible for information but to meditate on it's promises and exhortations (or commands) in prayer - that is, in a two-way conversation with God where you are asking for insight and you are writing down what you hear. This is where we get to use the Bible as the conversational material in our prayer life. To do so, is to move from a purely "study mode" to a "dialogue mode" and begin to talk to Jesus, the Word made flesh, through His written Word. 

Let's take the Bible verse: "And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:19 NIV

As we read the Bible, we will look for two broad categories of Scripture and in order to do the following:

1. • BIBLE PASSAGE: " Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble His way.  All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep His covenant and his testimonies." - Psalm 25:8-10 ESV

PRAY-READ Example > 

1. • • I Thank You that You are a good God who works for our good, by leading us in humility towards Your heart and Your ways. You are our Perfect Teacher and the Shepherd of our Souls and Your commitment to us, even in our wanderings, humbles us more and more until we are rightly submitted to You.

     • Show Me More how graciously You are leading me into Your ways. Let me see Your faithfulness, wisdom and care in my life, that comes with Your perfect leadership. 

     • I Commit to follow Your ways all the days of my life and to be corrected and redirected, as needed, back into Your perfect ways.

     • Empower Me to seek Your ways and let go of any solutions that have come from my brokenness and waywardness. Help me to heal from my brokenness so that I can embrace Your ways fully.