How can I pray?

Journaling:

• Stream of consciousness

• Writing down what God is leading you to or saying
• Writing prayer as a letter to God
• Write down prayers - can see if answered at a later date
• Write things down as God speaks or as they come into your mind.
• Use the prayer walls to share with others.

Learning to listen:

• Set aside time
• Consider creating a prayer space - secluded, you may want blankets/ lights, different areas for different methods of prayer or subjects/ topics; stick things on walls or pin boards...
• Remove distractions/ turn off your phone
• Silence/ stillness
• Invite the Holy Spirit
• Clear your head
• Reflect on a bible verse
• When your mind wanders, keep bringing yourself back to that verse (or a word about God e.g. majesty)
• If worrying about things etc - don't just push it down but give it to God before letting it go
• Learn to recognise his voice
• Thoughts, feelings, Bible, experiences, surroundings
• Write things down
• Be persistent

Other Ideas

• Use ACTS - Adoration, Confession, Thanks, Supplication (asking)
• Use - Pause, Rejoice, Ask, Yield
• Prayer walk (physically or mentally around a place)
• Use your surroundings (buildings, people, nature...)
• Be creative - drawing, painting, photography, poetry