Too Busy, Too Bored for Prayer - A 7-Day Challenge to Reconnect with God and a Friend

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A practical 7-day prayer challenge designed for people who feel too busy or too bored to pray, guiding readers to reconnect with God and a friend through focused daily challenges. Each day includes a theme and reading plan, leading from disconnecting habits to praying with focus, making time, strengthening connection with God and people, addressing bias, and confronting gossip. The guide closes with renewed prayer, suggested reading, prayer focus sheets, and an author introduction.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages100

Reading Time4 h 12 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

How to Use This Guide

Before You Begin the Challenge

Challenge Day 1: The Disconnect

Day 1 Reading: The Disconnect

Challenge Day 2: Praying with Focus

Day 2 Reading: Praying with Focus

Challenge Day 3: When You Don't Have Time

Day 3 Reading: When You Don't Have Time

Challenge Day 4: Connecting with God and People

Day 4 Reading: Connecting with God and People

Challenge Day 5: Exposing Your Bias

Day 5 Reading: Exposing Your Bias

Challenge Day 6: Gossip

Day 6 Reading: Gossip

Challenge Day 7: Not Perfect

Day 7 Reading: Not Perfect

Now That You're Praying Again

Suggested Reading

Prayer Focus Sheets

About the Author

# TOO BUSY,TOO BOREDFOR PRAYERA7-DayChallenge to Reconnectwith Godand a Friend CONCETTA M.GREEN รสวชกอรรย N3380 # BUSYBOREDFOPRAYER Copyright C2017 by Concetta M.Green All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a re-trieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic,mechan-ical,photocopy,recording,or otherwise—without prior written permission ofthe author,expect for brief quotations used in connection with reviews in maga-zines or newspapers.The Prayer Focus sheet may not be placed nor used on web-sites without permission.For permissions,write to the author at the website be-low. http://www.concettagreen.com Cover Design:Jaron Green and Concetta Green Interior Design:Phillip Gessert Author Photo:Rene Tirado of Tirado Photography All Scripture quotations,unless otherwise indicated,are taken from the HolyBible,New International Version,NIV.Copyright C1973,1978,1984,2011 byBiblica,Inc."Used by permission of Zondervan.All rights reserved worldwide.www.zondervan.com The“NIV”and“New International Version”are trade-marks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Bibli-ca,Inc. Scripture quotations marked (ESV)are from The ESV Bible(The Holy Bible,English Standard Version),Copyright 2001 by Crossway,a publishing min-istry of Good News Publishers.Used by permission.All rights reserved. Scripture quotations from THE MESSAGE,copyright ◎1993,1994,1995,1996,2000,2001,2002 by Eugene H.Peterson.Used by permission of NavPress.Allrights reserved.Represented by Tyndale House Publishers,Inc. Scripture quotations marked(GNT)are from the Good News Translation in To-day's English Version-Second Edition Copyright ◎1992 by American Bible So-ciety.Used by Permission. NOTE:Some of the names in this book,as well as some identifying details havebeen changed to protect the anonymity of the people involved. ISBN-10:0-9989749-0-0 ISBN-13:978-0-9989749-0-3 # First Edition Printed in the United States of America Thankyou. God,for letting me ask annoying questions and answering them all.Jaron Green,for being my biggest supporter. Dr.Charrise Barron,for being myfriend and making sure the world saw this.Tonya Bluston,Trisha Alcisto,and Sarah Fox,for editing. My Prayer Circle,Tracy Harwood,Pam Lagomarsino of Above the Pages,and Nicki Bishop,for being my very first readers.Alina Lopez &Dorothy Grooms,for everything.Jody Yeskey and Marta Melo,for openingmy artistic eye.Nicole Bolin,for being yourself. Introduction…………………………………………… ……………………………………………1 ………………7 How to Use This Guide…………………… Before You Begin the Challenge…… ………………………………9 Challenge Day 1:The Disconnec………… ……………………………………15 Day 1 Reading: The Disconnect…………………… …………………………………………19 Challenge Day 2:Praying with Focus………………………………………………………23 Day 2 Reading:Praying with Focus……………………………………………………………27 Challenge Day 3:When You Don't Have Time………………………………………31 Day 3 Reading:When You Don't Have Time …………………………………………35 Challenge Day 4:Connecting with God and People …………………………37 Day 4 Reading:Connecting with God and People…………………………………41 Challenge Day 5:Exposing Your Bias ………………………………………………………43 Day 5 Reading:Exposing Your Bias……………………………………………………………47 Challenge Day 6:Gossip………………………………………………………………………………51 Day 6 Reading:Gossip…………………………………………………………………………………57 Challenge Day 7:Not Perfect………………………………………………………………………61 …………………………67 Day 7 Reading: Not Perfect………………………………… Now That You're Praying Again…… ……………………………………………69 Suggested Reading…………………………………………………………………………………………………77 Prayer Focus Sheets………………………………………………… …………………………………………79 About the Author………………………………………………………………………………………………85

FAQs

What is the purpose of this 7-day prayer challenge?

It helps readers reconnect with God and a friend through daily, focused prayer themes designed for when life feels too busy or too boring for prayer.

How is the challenge structured across the days?

Each challenge day presents a specific topic, and every day includes a dedicated reading segment to guide reflection and prayer.

What topics are covered during the week?

The guide covers disconnecting, praying with focus, making time to pray, connecting with God and people, exposing bias, handling gossip, and learning to pray again even when not perfect.

Jul 30, 2026

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