Prayers for the Beginner - The Prayer Warrior - Tips for Using Pre-Written Prayers

Oct 13, 2026

A Christian prayer guide for beginners centered on pre-written prayers that can be used to deepen a personal prayer life. It explains why written prayers help when specific needs are unknown, highlights how the prayers cover many subjects and character traits, and provides spaces to write personalized requests for people. Scriptures are attached to many prayers as guidance, with permission to edit based on the reader’s understanding. It also offers practical methods for daily, weekly, or journal-style use.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages60

Reading Time2 h 31 min

AccessFree to download

Why use pre-written prayers?

Suggestions for use:

# Prayers for the Beginner Janell Lyn Martin # The Prayer Warrior Prayers for the Beginnerwritten byJanell Lyn Martin Family Buddy PublishingGranger,Indiana ◎2018 Janell Lyn Martin All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by anymeans electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwisewithout the prior written permission from the author.The onlyexception is brief quotations in printed reviews. ISBN-13:978-1983812200 ISBN-10:19831220X Cover layout and design:Elizabeth Martin ## Why use pre-written prayers? There's nothing special or particularly righteous about pre-writtenprayers,but sometimes it helps to have thoughts written out.They canbe a spring-board to a deeper prayer life,leading you to thoughts thatwouldn't have occurred to you otherwise. Sometimes we're asked to pray for someone when we don't knowwhat the problem is."Meet their need,whatever it is,"can feel inadequate.It can be useful to pray for general things in their Christianwalk,after everything that's known is petitioned. And,let's face it,we never know everything that's going on behind aprayer request,no matter how detailed the presentation might havebeen.Praying for the strengthening of their character is always useful. The prayers in this book touch on many subjects and character traits,such as family,purity,work,attitude,holiness,safety,comfort,fruits ofthe spirit,integrity,and more.Space is given to write your own prayersthat are specific to that person,and a blank is given for you to fill in thename of the person you're praying for in that section.Each page asone prayer for "her"and one for “him”,that are sometimes specific tomales or females. Many of the prayers have Scriptures attached to indicate specificallywhere the prayer originated or was based on.Any of them could.Ifyou come across a Scripture that fits with a prayer that doesn't haveone indicated,jot it down.One of the best ways to pray for anyone isto read Scripture and formulate a prayer based on that passage. If it should happen that you disagree with a prayer,feel free to edit itaccording your Scriptural understanding.This is only a guide,notabsolute truth! ## Suggestions for use: There are 58 pages of prayers in this book.Used daily,it will lastalmost two months;used weekly,it will last over a year,at one prayerper session. You could pray daily,or with a weekly prayer partner,for your pastorand his wife,using one book for one couple.For the President and hiswife.For your best friend and their spouse.(Or choose two singlepeople.)Each time you pray,pray one section and write any specificprayers or praises or other notes about this person in the spacefollowing.You couldjot down Scripture passages that come to mindthat would be an encouragement to them,as a reminder to tell themlater. Or choose four specific people,using two-page spread.Useadditional books for more people. You could use it as a prayerjournal.As requests come in,put theirname and need with each section (don't forget to date the section)andpray that section plus for their specific need. Use it as a revolving prayer guide.Make a list of everyone you arepraying for (for the most ease of use,list people girl-boy,girl-boy).Startwith the first page of prayers for the first person on the list,moving to anew section with each person.On day two,start with the second pageof prayers,and again start on the first person on your list,prayingthrough each person on the list.Use your list as a bookmark to keeptrack of where you are each day.In this way you will pray each prayerfor everyone on your prayer list. Note:Sometimes it may seem at first glance that a prayer is notapplicable to the person you're praying for.Give it some thoughtbefore skipping.For example:If a prayer is about a person's spouse,and the person you're praying for is single,insert something like,"future spouse”or "if so-and-so should get married i

FAQs

Why use pre-written prayers when the need isn’t fully known?

Pre-written prayers provide thoughts already written out, which can help guide deeper prayer when you don’t know what to ask. They also help address general requests after what is known has been petitioned.

What topics and character traits do the prayers cover?

The prayers cover many subjects and traits, including family, purity, work, attitude, holiness, safety, comfort, fruits of the spirit, integrity, and more.

How should readers use the book on a daily or weekly schedule?

Readers can use one prayer per session, progressing through sections. It can be used daily, with a weekly prayer partner, for a pastor’s family or for best friends and their spouses, or as a revolving prayer guide by praying through each person on a list.

Oct 13, 2026

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