P.R.A.Y
PAUSE
REJOICE & REFLECT
ASK
YIELD
Personal Worship
We’re in John today as we see the way Jesus talks about love and obedience.
Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has done, and Reflecting on His word. ‘A’: Asking God to help us and others. And ‘Y’: yielding to His will in accordance with His word.
As I come before you to pray, I still my thoughts and quiet my mind. I seek to make you the center of my focus.
Prayer of Approach
Father, as I come to you now, quiet my heart and open my mind. Help me to hear your voice through your Word and speak with you in prayer honestly and humbly. Fill me with your Spirit so I may understand, obey, and draw closer to you. I come not in my strength, but through the grace of Jesus. Meet me here, Lord.
I choose to rejoice, with all God’s people, in the powerful promise that God gives us in Psalm 121…
The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.
Psalm 121:7-8
As you read the passages below, ask the Lord to cause a word or phrase to stand out to you.
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
John 14:15-17
As I reread the passage, I reflect on the questions, “How is my life touched by this word?” and “How does this passage connect with my life?”
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
John 14:15-17
In these verses, Jesus connects love and obedience, showing that true love for Him is not just emotional or verbal—it’s expressed by keeping His commands. But he doesn’t leave us to do this on our own. He promises to ask the Father to send the Helper, the Holy Spirit, who will be with us forever. The Spirit empowers us to walk in obedience and remain in close relationship with Christ. This passage reminds us that our obedience is both a response to God’s love and a fruit of His presence in us.
Lord, I ask for help. Fill me with your Holy Spirit now.
Lord God, we come to you with humble hearts, asking for revival—begin in us. Stir what has grown cold, awaken what has fallen asleep. Renew our love for you, our hunger for your Word, and our passion to live for your glory. Cleanse us of pride, apathy, and sin. Fill us with your Spirit, that our lives may shine with compassion, truth, and holiness. Revive your church, Lord, and let it begin with me.
As I read the passage for the final time, I listen to how the Lord is inviting me to respond to him. Where in my life do I need to yield in obedience to what he has for me?
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
John 14:15-17
Yielding Prayer
Jesus, I want to love you not just with my words but with my life. Teach me to obey You in every area, not out of duty, but out of devotion. Thank you for sending the Holy Spirit to help me, guide me, and remain with me always. Fill me with Your Spirit so I can walk in truth, reflect your love, and live in step with your will. Help me to grow in both love and obedience every day.
Yielding Promise
And now, as I move into the day ahead, the Lord who loves me reminds me in Proverbs 3…
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Closing Prayer
Lord, enable me, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to love you today with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength; and to serve you today, by loving and caring for others as I do my own self; and, to exalt you today, by telling the people in my world about the abundant and eternal life found only through faith in Jesus.