God made us uniquely different so therefore wouldn't our prayer styles be different too. This short guide is to be used to help you to extend the hand of grace to others, live peacefully with others, and have them do the same with you too. When you do everything unto the Lord this is your prayer, your worship style.
Recognize the things that bring you the most joy. Is it your job? Is it your hobbies? Is it your family? What specifically brings you the most joy?
Understand that the good things that make you happy are your praying styles. The things you do when you are unhappy and seeking God's peace is part of your praying style too.
Recognize the things that bring others the most joy as their prayer style. This is where they connect the most to God. That's what I call their meditation time. A time of reflection, a time of gratitude, a time of prayer. During this mediation time do they use specific items to help them pray or connect with God like using rosary beads, devotional, or a bible.
Find prayers styles with others that is compatible to yours. For example, if you are dating someone or have children, what brings you both joy in your relationship. This idea can be used to cultivate healthy friendship, marriages, and parent-child relationship as well. Is it talking, learning, chanting, fishing together, watching sports, taking hikes, making music, shopping, and/or going to the beach. Is it being still, being active, or in-between. Is this the same way, you or they connect with God? Do they need to walk or move around to pray or do they like to sit perfectly still in a pew or on an exercise mat. God uses these sacred moments and opportunities to connect you with Him and connect with Himself with others too. He also uses these moments to connect us with others as well. When done correctly these moments create and cultivate healthy relationship and healthy boundaries.
We can learn the prayer style of our loved ones by being watchful and praying. Does your spouse love technology, great outdoors, journaling, painting, alone time, going to church, or watching sports? Is their praying styles loud or soft like a lamb or a lion. Determine where you can meet him/her on their way everyday. Be intentional about connecting with them throughout the day. Use a calendar or a to-do-list to schedule your quarterly date nights, family nights, community involvement, alone times, and etc so that everyone in your family can have their needs met the way God intended. You can also schedule your actual prayer times too to help you see how you can included more times or make adjustments so that you have a balance of healthy relationships.
May you continue to pray continually as you go about your day giving thanks to God for all good things.
Written by Esther Kamoche Robinson. 5.15.23 EST 11:36
Citations:
Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas.
The Power of a Praying Wife by Omartian.
Everyone Prays: Celebrating Faith Around the World by Alexis York Lumbard.
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