My heart sank as I read the exciting email.
A dear friend was writing me to thank me for my prayers. God had answered and the situation was resolved.
While I was elated for her that God had come through, as I knew He would, I felt guilty that I hadn’t given the situation as much prayer as I had promised.
In the moment I had good intentions, but between nursing and diapers, an active toddler and housework, the need got swept aside and lost in all the daily clutter.
Sadly, this episode was rerun several times over since then. Each time it bothered me more and more because I hate to break my word.
I had promised to pray.
I needed to follow through on my promises!
So, I came up with a prayer list. On it I kept a running list of needs to pray for.
One Fabulous Tip to Organize Your Prayer List
Every time someone shared a need, I would write it on my list. I would check back to see how my friends were doing.
It was very efficient!
At first I was quite proud of my little system. That is until my list became so overwhelmed with needs that I found I lacked time to adequately pray for them all.
My system needed tweaking! That’s when I turned to my index cards.
The ultimate organizing tool!
I have 8 of them.
- One is for daily prayers. I pray through The Lord’s Prayer as a guide
- The remaining 7 cards are divided up Monday through Sunday
At the top of the card is one ongoing need.
Under that I pick 4-5 additional needs to pray for each day. This way, each need or person is prayed over each week.
I have been using this system for months now, and have found it to be my best system yet!
I made these free printable prayer cards for you to use. You will receive a link immediately in your email to download these prayer cards, along with a bunch of other fun and useful printables!.
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Trudy says
Hi. Thank you for all of your helpful ideas. I tried to download the booklet and workbook for your prayer system. I didn’t find a link or anything that I could download. Your system sounds incredible, and I k now I could some help. I am a subscriber. Could you please send me the link or something for the booklet and workbook?
Blessings to you.
Trudy
Rosilind says
I sent you an email. Did you receive it?
Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet says
I’m just like you — I have to write everything down! It’s the only way I will remember who and what I need to be praying for throughout the day. Blessings to you! Happy to be your neighbor on the #RaRaLinkup!
Rosilind says
Yes – I’m an old paper-and-pen person. I love paper! 😀
[email protected] says
Rosilind….what a great tool to stay on top of prayers to be prayed. I need to be more diligent in this area myself. Thank you for sharing your system. Visiting from Teaching What Is Good.
Rosilind says
You’re welcome, Naomi. I am so glad you liked this one.
Judith says
I always forget where I put my prayer journal. I am organized, so go figure. This method sounds like something I can do. I love it!!
Rosilind says
LOL!! I am that way sometimes, too!
Kelsie says
Thanks so much for sharing this! I’m going to give it a try!
Rosilind says
That’s wonderful!!
Whitney Wagner says
This is a great idea! I usually end up spending 20-30 minutes per day praying for the needs of others, which can be overwhelming. This idea sounds so much more manageable! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Rosilind says
You’re welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful!
Candice says
Love the prayer cards!!! I use sticky notes and always check my church’s fb group for prayers before I start my prayer time.
Rosilind says
Yes – I’ve used sticky notes, too. Love, love my sticky notes! LOL!
Jenn says
Great idea! When I was in college, I used index cards, but used one for each person, and just added to it. It ended up taking a LONG time to go through them. I like your idea a lot. Thanks for the freebie!
Loved seeing you link up with us at Grace & Truth this week!
Rosilind says
I am so glad you liked this idea.
Morissa says
This is a good idea, I am going to try this myself. Thank you for sharing.
Rosilind says
Wonderful! I hope it works well for you. I am going to be leading a Bible study in October on prayer. I hope you’ll check back for details.
robbie @ use resources wisely says
I really love this idea and think I’ll adopt it!
Rosilind says
Wonderful!
Lori Ann Hatcher says
What a simple yet profound way to ensure all your prayer requests get prayed for consistently. I love it! Thanks for sharing.
Rosilind says
Thank you!!