So, you have a big dream. Maybe a miracle that you’re desperately hoping for. Something that seems completely impossible — maybe some people have even told you that it’s impossible. Well, I’m here to tell you that it is 100% possible — if you’re willing to be praying big prayers.
I have shared a few stories with you about my journey and the big things I have prayed for — meeting my husband, finding our home, and launching my blog. And let me tell you, through all of those chapters of my life I learned one very important lesson: you can pray for big things even when you feel weak, unimportant, or feel like giving up. You can still pray big when you’re a mess and you’re feeling the weight of doubt and fear. You can still pray big when part of you is terrified that your prayer will never be answered.
If you have any major prayer that could be life-changing for you, please keep reading. If you’re feeling small in the shadow of your worry or burden or dreams, keep reading. We have so much power in prayer and we are not as small as we feel.
4 ways you can pray big even when you feel small
1. Praying Big Prayers of Expectation
The most important thing you can do when praying for something major to happen in your life is believe. It may sound so ridiculously childish…but, friend, we must have complete faith in God’s ability to move mountains in our lives. That’s not to say you aren’t allowed to doubt or even prepare for the possibility that the answer you’re hoping for may not happen. However, your faith should greatly outweigh your doubt in those moments of praying. In the moments that you are laying your prayers before the Lord you should have absolute confidence that He hears you, He sees you, and He knows what is best for you. If you can be praying big prayers with that kind of confidence, then the waiting period between prayers will seem far less painful. He wants to do amazing things in our lives — those are the things He often uses to reach others — so be fully expectant of all of the unbelievable things He wants to do for you.
2. Praying Big Prayers with a Partner
Prayer is a powerful thing. But it is an unbelievably powerful thing when we pray with other Believers. Whether it is a close friend, a spouse, or even just someone else who is praying for something big in their life…praying big prayers together will make all the difference. Can I let you in on a little piece of my prayer life? I prayed about this blog for a long time. For more than a year. But I never saw it begin to take shape in my life until I told my husband about it and we started praying together. Just in the short time we have been married we have seen God work in amazing ways. Every time we have gone to Him in prayer together…He has completely blown our minds. So we continue to bring the big prayers to Him together. Sometimes that means we pray together before bed. Sometimes that means we pray individually throughout the day, yet pray for the same thing. Before David, I consistently sought out friends to help me lift those big prayers up. It can change your world. It changed the way I viewed prayer. I encourage you to be intentional and seek a prayer partner and then be prepared to see God work.
3. Praying Big Prayers with Contentment
I know that sounds crazy. But, hear me out on this. When we bring our prayers to the Lord, even the big giant ones that consume our every thought, we must do so with contentment. By that, I mean that we must come to a point of knowing that even if the answer we receive is not what we want, that God is still good, gracious, and has our very best interest at the top of His list. That is so much easier to say than it is to do…but it’s the truth. It took me a long time to accept that truth. In the post I wrote about praying for my husband I talk a little about the night I completely broke down with God and how that night ended with me saying “God, if it’s just you and me from here on out….then that’s enough for me.” I had to truly know in my heart that if He didn’t give me what I wanted or what I believed I needed that I would still be okay, life would go on, and He would still be there through it all. So, before you lay down those prayers you have to lay down your own opinion of what is best for you. He knows far better than we do, friend.
4. Praying Big Prayers with Scripture
So often we forget about the one tool we have been given that is just as powerful as prayer: God’s Word. It’s not enough to just ask for what we want. We need to know what the Word says and include that in our prayer life. Praying God’s word over the giant prayers we have makes them seem so much more possible. Just look at all the amazing, unbelievable, completely impossible things that the Bible tells us happened for God’s people! His word is powerful and if we aren’t using it in our prayer life then we are seriously missing out.
Not sure where to turn to pray scripture over your life? Try The Psalms, Proverbs, and the Gospels.
I don’t know what your big prayer is. But I know I’ve had a lot of big prayers and He has always come through for me — even if the answer looks different from what I envisioned. There is nothing too big for God, friend. Those dreams you have that seem crazy and unattainable? He can make them happen. That miracle you need? He can provide it. That sorrow and heartbreak that is taking your breath away every morning? He can heal that hurt. In fact, there is a lot of healing in prayer.
