Three Things on Thursday: 3 Things I Pray for All the Time

Happy Thursday, friends!

It’s time for another Three Things on Thursday. Last week I shared three TV shows I could rewatch over and over, and this week I’m going in a completely different direction.

Today I’m sharing three things I pray for all the time.

If you flipped through my prayer journals from the past ten years, you would see these same prayers show up again and again. They are the things I come back to constantly, the things my heart keeps circling back to, and the things I know I need God for every single day.

So without further ado, here are my three things.

1. I pray for God’s will to be done in my life

This is probably the prayer I come back to most.

I think all of us have things we want. We have plans, hopes, desires, and ideas of how we think life should go. And when those things don’t happen, it can be really disappointing. I know I’ve felt that many times.

But the more I’ve read the Bible and walked with the Lord, the more I’ve realized that God’s will for my life is so much better than anything I could come up with on my own.

Even when I can’t understand it in the moment.

Have you ever gone through something really hard and, at the time, you wished with everything in you that it wasn’t happening… but then later you looked back and thought, wow, God totally carried me through that? Or maybe He had something so much better in store than what you were asking for in that season?

That’s how this prayer feels to me.

I want God’s will to unfold in my life day by day, and I want to get out of the way enough to let Him lead. I want Him to open doors and close doors. I want Him to be in charge of where I go, what I do, and what He allows.

And honestly, I even think this plays out in tiny everyday moments.

Something as small as getting stuck at a red light can be frustrating. But when I’m walking closely with the Lord, I find myself thinking differently. Not in a strange, overly spiritual way like God is controlling stoplights — but more in the sense that I can trust that I am exactly where I need to be in that moment. If I need to pause, I can pause. If I need to slow down, I can slow down.

There is so much peace in surrender.

Because if I were writing the script for my life, it would probably be way too focused on comfort and convenience. But God has bigger and better things for me than a selfish, comfortable life. His will is about making me more like Him, teaching me to love Him more, and helping me love others better too.

2. I pray for my soul to stay on fire

The second thing I pray for all the time is that my soul would stay on fire for the Lord.

And what I mean by that is this: I never want to lose my desire to know God more.

I never want my faith to feel cold or routine or half-hearted. I want that fire to stay strong. I want to keep seeking Him, learning from Him, seeing Him in everyday moments, and feeling His presence in my life.

I pray that every time I open my Bible, He speaks to me.

I pray that I keep learning something new. I pray that my eyes stay open to what He wants to teach me. I pray that He keeps shaping me to love people better, to seek wisdom, to grow in discernment, and to become more like Him.

I just never want that fire to dim.

I think we all go through seasons where we can feel distracted or tired or spiritually dry, and that’s why this prayer matters so much to me. I don’t want to coast. I don’t want to settle. I want my heart to stay tender and hungry for the things of God.

3. I pray for faith

The third thing I pray for all the time is faith.

And in some ways, this one connects so closely to the second one.

The more I’ve read through the Bible, the more I’ve realized that faith is something God grows, protects, strengthens, and equips within us. So I find myself praying often that my faith would be stronger than my fears. Stronger than my anxieties. Stronger than what I see happening around me. Stronger than the emotions I feel in the moment.

I want my belief in Him to outweigh everything else.

I want to trust His will even when I don’t understand it.

I want to keep pursuing Him with confidence that He is good, that He is faithful, and that He is always at work — even when I can’t yet see what He’s doing.

Because I truly believe strong faith changes everything.

Why these three prayers matter so much to me

When I really stop and think about it, I believe these three things can change my whole world.

If I’m surrendering to God’s will, if my soul is on fire for Him, and if my faith is growing stronger, then that affects every part of my life.

It makes my marriage stronger and more resilient. It helps me be the kind of mom I want to be. It helps me parent with more wisdom and discernment. It makes me more selfless in my home. It helps me love my family better. It helps me be the example I want my kids to see.

Of course I pray for my children and my family too, but honestly, I feel like these three prayers get to the root of what my own soul needs most.

And the beautiful thing is that we can bring everything to God.

Nothing is too small. Nothing is too big. Nothing is too repetitive. Nothing is too annoying. He wants us to ask, seek, and knock. He wants us to come to Him with open hearts. He invites that constant communion with Him.

That’s one reason I love prayer journaling so much, but truly, prayer for me is not only something written on a page. It’s an ongoing conversation in my heart all throughout the day.

Let’s talk

I’d love to know: what do you find yourself praying for over and over again?

What are the prayers that keep showing up in your heart?

And maybe today’s three things will inspire you to add one of these to your own prayer list too.

Today, I’m taking a moment to pray that God’s will unfolds in your life, that your soul stays on fire for Him, and that your faith grows stronger too.

God bless, friends.