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A Prayer about How God Supplies Every Need

by | Sep 1, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about How God Supplies Every Need

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

Merciful God,

Thank you for your extravagant generosity to us. 

As we bring what we consider to be our needs 

before you today, 

may we trust that you will supply every need, 

not just one or two. 

We admit, sometimes we don’t understand 

why you don’t supply things we think we need—

like healing of our child’s illness 

or a long-desired spouse or child 

or a job that seemed just right. 

In those cases, 

turn our eyes upon your riches in glory—

the undeserved and over-the-top 

provision of glory in Christ Jesus. 

In him, we truly have everything we really need—

forgiveness of our sins past, present, and future, 

peace with you eternally, 

a meaningful kingdom life 

that has already begun 

and will continue forever. 

Help us to remember that

though you have already supplied those needs, 

you continue to supply daily, here-and-now needs, 

and you continue to invite us to bring our daily needs to you, 

because you are our generous Father. 

As we name those needs now, 

we pray “Thy will be done.” 

In Jesus’ glorious name. Amen. 

Read Philippians 4.



A Prayer about Our Real Superpower

by | Aug 31, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about Our Real Superpower

I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Lord Jesus,

Forgive me. 

I realize that like many others 

in our Western individualistic culture. 

I have taken Paul’s proclamation 

about learning to be content 

in all sorts of circumstances 

and misapplied it. 

We tend to use these words 

like a superpower verse 

emblazoned across our superpower uniform. 

And then we treat you as if you are our super-strength. 

In humility, we come to you 

asking your Spirit to give us the ability 

to know “how to be brought low,” 

and to know “how to abound. 

In any and every circumstance…

to learn the secret of facing plenty and hunger, 

abundance and need” (Philippians 4:11-12). 

May we discover, 

as your followers must, 

that in our weakness, 

your grace is sufficient for us.

And may we boast in that very all-sufficient grace  (2 Corinthians 12:9), 

which is in fact, the only “superpower” we have. 

In your superlative name we pray. Amen.

Read Philippians 4. 



A Prayer about Meditating on Good Things

by | Aug 30, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about Meditating on Good Things

Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable — if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy — dwell on these things. 
Philippians 4:8

Holy God,

Yesterday we prayed about anxiety, 

and we could have included this verse in that prayer. 

Yet another way to combat anxiety 

is to focus our mind on things 

that renew them in gospel realities.

Help us, we pray, 

to turn our minds and ears and eyes away 

from negative Nellies and sour Sallies, 

from rude Rickies and blabbering Bobbies. 

Instead, may we meditate on things 

that are true 

and will lead us to speak the truth in love, 

things that are honorable 

and will lead us to honor the dignity of your creation,

things that are just 

and will lead us to act justly in every arena of our lives, 

things that are pure and will lead us to live and love purely, 

things that are lovely 

and will lead us to speak in lovely ways, 

things that are commendable 

and will lead us to act in a way that reflects your praiseworthy name.

In short, may we think, speak, live and love in a way 

that is the gracious outworking 

of your transforming love in our lives. 

As we do so, 

may we know the peace 

you have promised will envelop us. 

In Jesus’ peace-giving name. Amen.

Read Philippians 4.



A Prayer about What to Do with Anxiety

by | Aug 29, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about What to Do with Anxiety

The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Phil 4:5-6

Ever-present Lord,

In these troubling days, 

Thank you for this reminder of what to do with our anxiety:

Pray. Get on our knees. Lift our hands. 

(In our day and age, we might add, 

“For starters, power down the screen 

and quit scrolling.”)

As we turn our minds away from the headlines 

that seek to captivate us

and turn toward you in prayer,

naming our every need, 

remembering that you are with us 

and will help us, what happens?

Our minds ease.

Who is near?

The Lord who made heaven and earth. 

The Lord who walked the earth as Jesus. 

The Lord who fed the multitudes and ate with them, 

The Lord who healed the sick and raised the dead.

As we begin to list all of the ways 

we are thankful for you, what happens?

Your peace descends.

The peace of rest that comes when we trust in you.

The peace of reconciliation that Christ won for us.  

The peace of shalom that you are restoring now and will fully restore one day.

Today and every day, Lord,

May we combat our anxiety 

with your powerful weapons:

prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving. 

In Jesus’ praying name. Amen.

Read Philippians 4. 

Read the whole Philippians series: https://www.elizabethturnage.com/daily-prayer



A Prayer about Our Reason for Rejoicing

by | Aug 28, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Joy

A Prayer about Our Reason for Rejoicing

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4

Gracious Lord,

In these days of sorrow over wars and plagues and division, 

help us understand what Paul is not saying and what he is saying.

He’s not saying, 

Cheer up! Put on a happy face!

He’s not saying,

Fake it till you make it!

He is saying,

Because “our citizenship is in heaven, 

and from it we await a Savior, 

the Lord Jesus Christ, 

who will transform our lowly body 

to be like his glorious body…” (Philippians 3:20-21), 

we have every reason to rejoice.

We don’t have to put on a happy face, 

but we do need to remember 

all of our reasons for rejoicing, 

even in the midst of suffering:

You have made us righteous in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21);

You have made us your children (Ephesians 1:5);

You have made us citizens of your world, 

heaven, here and now (Philippians 3:20; Ephesians 2:6).

One day, soon, 

our Savior, the one who died for our sins, will return.

In that day, not only will he transform our lowly bodies, 

making them like his glorious body (can we believe it?!), 

he will transform the entire cosmos, 

“making all things new” (Revelation 21:5).

Today and every day, may we rejoice in all of this marvelously good news!

In Jesus’ transforming name. Amen. 

Read Philippians 4; Philippians 3:20-21. 

Read the whole Philippians series: https://www.elizabethturnage.com/daily-prayer



A Prayer about Being of the Same Mind

by | Aug 27, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about Being of the Same Mind

I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 

Philippians 4:2

Uniting Lord,

We confess, the apostle Paul 

could have called out any one of us here:

“I plead with [insert your name here] 

and [insert someone of a different mind here] 

to be of the same mind in the Lord.”

In the past few years, 

many believers who formerly worked 

side by side in the cause of the gospel, 

many whose names are in the book of life (Philippians 4:3), 

have been separated by any number of hot button issues. 

And while to each of us they may seem to be issues 

of love and kindness and generosity and unselfishness—

all issues that matter to you, 

our habits of name-calling 

and stubborn refusal to listen 

are not your ways. 

You are the Savior to whom Paul pointed 

when he urged us, 

“in humility count others more significant than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3-4). 

You are the Savior who made yourself nothing, 

taking the form of a servant, 

who obediently submitted to the humiliation of death on a cross (Philippians 2:6-8). 

When we consider that you are “near,” 

both in the sense of “united” to us 

and in the sense that you’re returning soon, 

we will indeed “let [our] gentleness be known to all” (Philippians 4:5). 

In your sacrificial name. Amen.

Read Philippians 4; Ephesians 2:11-22.

Hi Friends,

Over the next few days, we’ll be praying through Philippians 4, a passage for our time. I hope you will join me in these prayers and spend some time meditating on Paul’s invitation to turn toward one another, to rejoice in the Lord, to replace anxiety with prayer, to dwell on things that are lovely and commendable, to know the peace of Christ which surpasses all understanding.