Chris' prayer: MercyMe's "I Know"

Where do I begin with what to say?

I feel like this a lot when I pray. It's unfortunate, but it is true. "Where do I begin?" is one of those questions that should be reserved for people I don't see or talk to often, or for when I'm having a tough conversation, one where I have to reveal to someone something I'm not particularly excited about sharing. It shouldn't be like that with God. It's not like I don't pray, in some way, practically everyday, and it isn't like there is something that I feel will be terribly difficult to talk to Him about.

But when I do pray, I always feel like I have a thousand different things to say. A hundred thank-yous to give, a hundred please-help-mes to ask for, a hundred you-are-amazings to share, and several hundred other things that I always seem to forget. I think that I need to simplify my prayers. Not worry about all the things I might be forgetting. He knows them anyways. I need to just focus on a couple different things and share them to the best of my ability.


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Jen's prayer: Mercy Me's "I know"

it wasn't that long ago when my own world fell apart,
it fell apart and everything here inside of me said to let go,
you must let go i found my self crying out to the One who knows my heart,

My world fell apart a year ago. Well, a little over a year ago. I'm very prideful and hate admitting mistakes....even to God who knows them already. When my world fell apart the least I wanted to do was let go. I wanted to hold on and try to fix it myself.

Recently I've found myself slowly creeping into this same pattern. There are some things I want to hold onto myself and not let God have, but "everything here inside of me says to let go".

Jesus, please help me give you complete reign in my life. Amen.

Catie's prayer: Mercy Me's "I Know"

Where do I begin with what to say
I’ve played this conservation in my head so many times
I’m certainly not claiming to know everything

I've done this so many times it's not even funny. I dread telling people things because I'm not sure how they are going to go over. I get scared of what they are going to think of me, that I won't be able to explain myself well enough, whatever. However...

No matter what it is you’re going through
Even if you think you’re far beyond where hope can see
I know there is a hand that’s reaching out for you

And with God's hand reaching out, what more could we really ask for?

Katie's prayer: MercyMe's "I Know"

My cousin's daughter, Ingrid, is the cutest little kid in the world! When she was about 2.5 years old, my family went on a trip to visit my cousin and his family. Ingrid's favorite phrase was "I know." Everything you told her, the answer was always "I know." Even if the true answer was "I don't know"... "Katie used to do this when she was your age." "I know!" "That rock is over 4,000 years old!" "I know!"

I was reminded of Ingrid when I was listening to this song today. The words 'I know' are used a lot in this song, but the question: do I really know? Do I really fully understand 'That God is able.' Do I really know and understand the love that God has for me, or am I just saying I do? Maybe, I don't have to understand God's love to know it. Maybe just experiencing God working in my life and God's love is enough to know.

I know, I know
That God is able
I know, I know
That He still reigns.
I know I know
That love has found a way.

Megan's prayer: MercyMe's "I know"

I have a friend who doesn't have a religious bone in her. We talk about everything under the sun, but our conversations about my faith and beliefs always seem somewhat pointless. While I can respect her for who she is, sometimes it's hard because I wish she was able to see God's love for her.

I know that when I go through hard times, what helps me is knowing that God is always there, and will always love me, even if I feel like no one else does at that time. I just wish that she could see the same thing.

No matter what it is you're going through
Even if you think you're far beyond where hope can see
I know there is a hand that's reaching out for you
Because He did the same for me