3 Tips for Your Prayer Bibles & Praying Scripture
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- čas přidán 19. 10. 2023
- If you've seen the prayer Bible trend, chances are you have questions or want some tips on how to best pray using Bible verses ... I got ya!
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Thank you for making this Faith! I have a prayer Bible and was just following the list, but then I saw one of your videos about context, and i stopped immediately! I have now been going through my Bible and researching the passages that I am marking so I'm not getting caught up in just having tabs. It has meant so much more to me and made my prayer life so much better because I saw that I needed to investigate my scriptures and not just mark them because they are on the list. Thank you again for being such a major part of wisdom for us all! You are truly appreciated! ❤️❤️❤️
I just watched your apology video and it made me cry. I am so sorry you felt so badly- i never thought you meant anything negative to others. You are so loved by a lot of us and your sincerity and humility and compassion for others is apparent always. Please don’t stop being your wonderful self. I am looking forward to the Isaiah course!
Was the apology video taken down? I saw it this morning and now I can't find it.
@@cynthiarenee2021nope, I just watched it.
@@cynthiarenee2021no. It’s actually how I came back and found this one. But honestly- she should take down the apology video. There is nothing to apologize for here.
I found it. Thanks!
big facts
I didn’t see anything wrong with this video and I re-watched it today after your apology and I still don’t see anything wrong with this video. I understand your background and have taken some courses at a Bible College myself, so I get where you are coming from with a theology background. From a student/Bible/seminary graduate YOU approach the scriptures differently than a new believer and even some seasoned believers. And you know what, that is OKAY! You should not have to back track on your words because of your approach to praying scripture. You do not have to apologize for your convictions✨
✝️ I am a big fan of Sisterita Club and I can honestly say I don’t feel you said anything wrong in this video. This was absolutely solid advice. I think the only issue is that for some it created a fear of doing it wrong but that is not a direct result of you. What you said is absolutely true. I started making a prayer Bible and the beautiful thing is that I got caught up in the Word and am now reading through the Bible as a whole. I have watched your Bible boot camp and just finished theology boot camp yesterday. While this may have started with an “algorithm fad” (obviously praying is not a fad but it being so high in the algorithm will not last forever) it was ultimately a path that brought me back to the Bible in a new way that has created a deep reverence for God’s Word. I am so thankful to have found your channel and I have learned so much from you. You have a humble and beautiful heart so I heard this video through the lense of love that I hear you speak from in all your videos. I will watch the apology video next but wanted to say this as my immediate honest opinion. Thank you Faith!
Ps: I am still going to make a prayer Bible but I will build it over time through prayer time and Bible journaling. It will be a partnership between me and my Savior. ✝️
I find it so funny because I've never heard anything about prayer bibles, but it kept popping up on my feed... and when I typed it into the search bar, every result was a video from the last couple of weeks. I've never seen something blowing up so fast in the bible journaling community lol. Thanks for explaining the trend and giving some wise tips!!
Oh, my dear sweet pure-hearted Faith, I just watched this video after seeing your apology video and I absolutely did not discern any ill will or judgement on your part. Your advice was sound and supportive and your video was well crafted. I am not your typical viewer, being from a decidedly “senior” demographic, but you are one of my bright spots on CZcams, as your teaching and content give me hope for the next generation. What a devoted and Godly leader you are to address responses to this video, but after searching for the ones who felt slighted, I feel they must have read negativity into your comments that was not there. Maybe there is sensitivity because others have criticized the concept, but you were right to offer thoughts on context and following fads, and you absolutely lauded getting into the scripture and praying and even said you wanted to make a prayer Bible yourself. I say all this to say: Well done. You didn’t have to, but you addressed fellow believers who might have been sensitive to comments. Now I hope you will not let the criticism dampen your spirit or cause you another lost moment of concern. I love your beautiful bright shining faith and you can count on me to pray for you as you soldier on.
No apology needed!! This is pretty clear, and delivered humbly and respectfully 💜
I noticed when I started making my prayer Bible that many of the verses provided didn’t make sense to be placed in the category they were. I’m so grateful for you screaming context from the rooftops in so many of your videos and courses because you armed me with the ability to see that those verses were in fact taken out of context. Thank you for making this video to help people who want to do this do so in the most fruitful way 💛
You took the words out of my mouth! Thank you for expressing that so well ❤
How do u know what verses are true for topic???
@@whiteti123By reading the entire passage and searching the context of it. :) some just find the one verse and proclaim it fits their own narrative vs reading the entire passage and knowing why it was said.
I think, as we study the Bible we can mark a place in the Bible to pray it back later so that way we understand the context that’s what I’m going to do. Instead of just randomly making tabs out of context.
The excuses apologists make - it's just staggering the amount of mental gymnastics ya'll have to go through in order to justify your dogmatic Middle Eastern cult's faith.
Faith, thank you. Praying in context is important, being real, not fake in our prayers is important. Encouraging people to pray out of context, which is what is being encouraged in a lot of the prayer Bible videos. We needed a theologically sound CZcamsr to say this. Great video! Thank you.
I've been purposefully avoiding those prayer Bible videos, after I'd watched 2 or 3 vids and decided it was something I was uncomfortable doing. I hate following trends so it was a trend I wanted to avoid, especially because it seemed like taking verses outta their context was being encouraged. So, I'm very grateful that you used your platform to warn, guide and encourage your viewers.
Me, too! My FIRST thought on the first video that I saw was: would I be using that scripture in context?
The whole thing left me unsettled. I've been considering how to ask Faith to speak to this issue.
I am planning on making a prayer Bible now after watching both videos. You shouted out the sister-ita club very genuinely I thought. A great concept and answer to prayer…I’m excited for the addition to my prayer life. I will also be in deep prayer for unity and possibly a collab!!! Wouldn’t that just drive the devil mad??! Haha
Satan can keep his doubt, confusion, and division. We will continue to praise the LORD in deep meaningful prayer!
Stay strong and faithful beloved sisters in Christ ⚔️ 📖
I admire you speaking to sitting in the Lord's presence in silence is a prayer praise in itself. So often we speak to God without emphasizing listening to God. God bless you Faith
Nicely put. Great video, thanks.
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What I really resonate with in your discussion is, make certain to use my time with God fruitfully. I absolutely love this prayer Bible idea and I am led to create something that combines with my dayly study. I am only 5 years old as a Christian, and in that time the Holy Spirit has completely changed me-inside and out. I am so hungry for God's word, and I have learned a lot from you. Thank you for your genius, and I am so happy to see all the people who also love you. ❤
I’m so glad that you’re doing the prayer Bible!
There is a absolutely nothing wrong with this video. ❤️❤️❤️
I saw this video and had it opened to watch, but hadn’t yet. Then I saw your apology video yesterday, watched it first. I’m here now watching and don’t see why the apology. 🤷🏾♀️ This is well thought-out and truthfully explained IMO, for the Glory of God and His word. Thank you for expression and stressing FULL context. 🙏🏾
❤This is useful, once the lesson is learned, the next level will appear….
Great video! I'm so over all the recent "name it and claim it" videos about prayer Bibles. I write my favorite scriptures to pray in my prayer journal for reference. The entire Bible is a praise to God.
Context is everything. God's heart, sovereignty, and truth are the context. We have no authority to change it. Scripture changes us, not vice versa. ❤️ To be honest, when someone says, "Prayer Bible," I wonder what they were using it for in the first place.
Sadly it's become a fad which I think can make people jump on the bandwagon. 🥺
@@openlybookishI noticed. There are multiple Bible journaling channels that have done Prayer Bible videos to get the views. Most of them tell you not to be concerned about context. One had the nerve to replace her own name with a blessing about another female in the Bible. Yikes! I've unsubscribed to multiple channels trying to capitalize on Prayer Bibles.
@@nitarose44 which channels should I avoid?
I watch you and the other channel you spoke of in this video. I saw her response video to this one. She missed the point of this video and took it personally. Your caution and warnings here are on point. BTW, you're not the only one who has spoken to keeping (and praying) Scripture in context. That reminder is needed.
Everyone like this video so the algorithm picks it up and spread awareness about this. I don’t like seeing brothers in Christ being deceived. Thanks Faith for speaking truth 🙌🏼
You hit the nail on the head! This was a much needed video!!! Appreciate you!
This message is so well presented and really hits home! It's so easy for us to pull out verses and "make them say what we want them to say" and I really appreciated hearing the reminder to make sure to check the context of scripture verses when using them to guide our prayers. And as always, the relationship with God is the priority and our prayer life must be sustainable, or we'll let it slide and fall back to something meaningless and empty. Thank you for speaking truth!
I do a lot to deep study in my interleaved bible and whilst I haven't studied the whole bible (yet), I do understand the importance of context. I have decided to start a separate prayer bible for a couple of reasons. 1. I struggle to recall scripture and want some help with forming my prayers through scripture. 2. I wanted to do it in a small bible that I can keep with me all the time.
That’s a great idea!
Exactly how I feel. 🙏🏻
It's kinda funny that you posted this video today.
I have been seeing a TON of videos about Prayer Bibles in the past month or so. Just this morning, I was wondering what your opinions were on the idea.
One channel (It might have been Faithfully Bound) said that they wanted to use it as an outreach tool.
If I decide to make my own Prayer Bible, I think I would use it to help me pray with people because that's something I haven't done often enough.
Normally, when people ask me to pray for them, I would pray for them later at home. But I think a Prayer Bible could help me pray WITH them right on the spot. 🙏
Thank you for sharing this video!
God bless you, Faith! 💖
Wise advice. You can't tickle people's ears. Sometimes speaking truth, wisdom and discernment can have backlash. I will not share my thoughts on prayer Bibles but whatever helps people connect, learn and grown in Jesus is wonderful. These are good tips. Things that are in my thoughts on the subject.
Thank you for doing this video. I am in your Patreon and this is what keeps having me start over and over again, because I don't want to take it out of context, but I do realize I want my Bible right there with me at all times to have a tangible reminder to have a relationship with God, it is my everyday protection. I have gotten a Compact Bible to do just that and I will be starting with the attributes of God. Thanking Him and Praising Him for who He is. As I go studying the other verses, I will start adding them little by little. Thank you Faith for all you do.❤
Thank you so much for making a video on this topic. People have been asking for you to make it because we value your opinion and your advice is so biblically sound that I think this needs to be heard by everyone who is being enticed by the excitement of having a prayer Bible. Do it, but do it the right way. ❤❤❤
Glad it was helpful!
I became a Christian as an adult so I didn't grow up with this. I have always struggled with personal prayer. So I see my prayer Bible as a way to just help me pray more and get more comfortable with it. I spent a lot of time going thru the verses, picking out the ones that made the most sense or that I found inspiring. As I get more comfortable with the scriptures, I will also tag some of those scriptures in my main Bible. Because I too like everything in one Bible. So I just see the prayer Bible as a temporary tool.
That is a great way to build a prayer Bible.
I love this. Relationship is deeper than a “list.” Thank you Faith!
My two cents, I don't think this video needed to be apologized for. I think you were very respectful to the prayer Bible community, and I think you raised a very valid points.
Hi Faith!❤ After watching the live video posted after this one, I strongly felt I needed to comment here as well, bc your perspective on this has really helped me! I feel that with this video you brought a much needed perspective to the table.
After watching all the video's on prayer Bibles I really felt like I was missing out, needed to find the right Bible immediately to do this. Even feeling anxious about it. Praying is really hard for me, and here are all these people even praying scripture... Honestly when I first saw the title of this/your video I didn't want to watch it at all.
However later I did watch it, bc through some of your other video's (which I often watch for guidance and inspiration) I was reminded that I really value your opinion and the way you approach your faith life. And after I was thanking God for you making this video!!
I really resonated with you saying that it is easy to jump on trending topics (honestly even as a consumer of these video's) for the wrong reasons. And here I was getting so anxious about it, for seeing the same thing over and over, all the while forgetting to keep my eyes on what is really important. I don't need to have a special prayer Bible and the reasons/ways to pray scripture should be grounded in context and understanding to build a true relation.
I was ready to start copying what all these people were doing, hoping it would solve an issue, while already feeling that this way wasn't right (for me at this moment). Thank you for giving me some perspective and helpful tips on how to approach praying scripture! So I can approach praying scripture in my personal situation in the right way, instead of copying what others are doing for the wrong reasons!
Which also ties in with the recent critiques and why I wanted to come back and post a (lengthy 😅) comment here. I value your honesty and authenticity, Faith. And you basically mentioning that from a business perspective it can really help to jump on trending topics, the more I appreciate you for creating a video to bring something new to the table! It is really hard to be creative, helpful and original all at the same time, trying to be good at this, while serving a higher goal! ❤
This! So much yes! Thank you for making this video!
This was such a fantastic video, Faith! One of my favorites! I loved everything you said. I've never heard of a prayer Bible and I think I would like to do one someday.
This is amazing! I’ve been following you for a few years, and I just realized you are now over 100,000 followers! What an incredible testament to your wonderful personality and your ability to help people really dive into and understand the Bible. Congratulations!
This video is so beautiful!! I couldn't have said it better myself! This is my exact feelings on how to have a relationship with Jesus! In fact, you hit every note so well; I was in tears the whole video. It's as if God was giving me a reminder that my way of praying is good and he hears me. I've just never heard anyone else put into words the way I would. Maybe my passionate love for Jesus to be my best friend comes off a little too strong to others and they think I'm a little wacky. Great job!! I'm also with you on not wanting to get into a check list habit with my relationship with God. Way to go on knowing and refraining from something that could lean off the righteous path. Truly, this was beautifully and spiritually heartfelt and God wanted me to hear it, thank you for sharing!!
Faith, thank you for making this video, I went out and purchased a little Bible to make a prayer Bible and just started highlighting based on what I was seeing on CZcams and I didn’t even look at the context of what I was highlighting. I think this is very important, so I’m going to go back through my Bible and make sure that what? I’m praying is in the right context. Thank you so much. 💕
This is a wonderful video that shares the truth of praying The Word and having a personal relationship with the Lord.
We need more biblical women speaking the truth !!!
Hi Faith, thank you for sharing your gifts, talent and heart with us. I truly appreciate your candor. I have been searching and looking into creating a prayer Bible, but I am so glad I your video popped up on my feed. I like the fact that you emphasize that this is about a relationship with Christ and that we must understand the scriptures we highlight. Context is very important. I also enjoyed your Bible /prayer journaling. Thanks again. Good bless you and your family.❤🙏🏽 Iris
Thank you, Faith, for addressing this. Have a blessed weekend!
I love this! I agree with what you are saying, and this is how it was explained to me by my family. It’s gotta come from the heart and context is everything. We want to pray from the heart.
Thank you for providing wisdom through these videos. You are helping me to study the word more effectively
Thank you for your zealous love for God's word and His people ❤🎉😊. 🙏 God bless you sis in your ministry!
I’m so glad you made this. Because I am making a prayer bible for myself, but I appreciate your advice in doing it in a way that ensures I do it in a way that serves my growth as a follower of Christ ❤️
Great video!! Keep us sharp on discernment and wanting to dig deeper in the Scriptures❤🎉 We want to be faithful to His Word because we believe it’s true!!!
This was so good! Love that you spoke about context. ❤️
I loved this video. I saw videos on prayer bibles and got excited. Ran across some great materials and started trying to put it together and as I went through the verses I googled…..they didn’t mean what the topic was. I got a little stuck and chose to build a scripture prayer book instead as I study the Bible. I plan to continue to collect verses/sections where God has really spoken to me and specific to my walk….questions I had that God answered in my next reading/study time or sermon heard. I am choosing this variation because it feels more personal and is “our” prayer/conversation book….where I thank Him for the things He has shown me, prayers He answered, nuggets of wisdom He has revealed to me, and proddings and guidance He gave me. Less like a craft project and more like a relationship project we do together as He cleanses me with His word.
But your video confirmed to me that discomfort I felt with the out of context aspect.
Others are saying you apologized for this video….but I just can’t imagine why. I subscribed because of it.
God Bless you for creating this video and the heartbeat behind the spiritual disciplines which is relationship with Christ becoming closer.
Thank you for making this video! I have been creating a prayer bible and had a few questions that you clarified
I agree with the context of the scripture. I’ve been using the making of my prayer bible as a Bible study to ensure I’m choosing verses that really point in the right direction. ❤
The NLT Inspire Prayer Bible is enough for me and I can add more prayers if I need to as I go. I am working on the attributes and names of God in my NKJV wide margin.
Honestly it’s a great idea but I completely agree that you don’t necessarily need to get a Bible to have strictly as prayer you can pray in the Bible you have and in a way that benefits you or even in a prayer journal. You can use what you have and do it your way it’s cool to take ideas from creators but make sure it’s for you and helpful to you because you may realize for yourself that it may be different for you. It’s more important to focus on praying more then making it a trend in a sense. I completely agree with what your saying to know the context before praying a specific scripture. Great video I’ve been waiting on you to make a video on this topic so glad you did. Love your advice about it it truly takes away the overwhelm some may be feeling like oh I need another Bible and all these things when what you have is good enough. The goal is to pray without ceasing. ❤
I love the Sisterita Club, the prayer bible added so much to my prayer life. I have Bible topic index book, and I have found several verses that were out of context and just didn’t put them in. Other than that, nothing has helped me more than the Sisterita club for putting together a prayer bible for all the topics I pray on constantly.
I love this video! I saw videos about prayer Bibles and instantly made one. I copied what other youtubers did in their prayer Bibles without checkng context, and I didnt pray about what verses and themes of verses i should use. I then went to pray using my prayer Bible and realized I shoukd have researched more and prayer more before starting. I think prayer Bibles are a good idea for a lot of people, but just jumping on the bandwagon and not being prepared is what you are talking about. I wish I saw this video before I did mine, and now I am going to be starting over and focusing on context, prayer for guidance, and enriching my prayer life!
Yes! I want to be clear… I think it is a great idea and I hope people do it! Just do it intentionally is my advice :)
Faith! ((Abby from women's retreat in WI 👋🏻)) I'm so glad you created a video about this topic. Ladies in our church are excited to make prayer Bibles together. I want to show them this video--great reminders!
Love this video! I made a prayer Bible right after I was introduced to the idea and I did notice some verses under certain categories can be taken out of context so I filtered through them before adding it under any category. I HAVE noticed that in just the few days of having it it has increased my memory of scripture and has made it easier for me to have those moments where I can pray and reference certain scriptures without having my prayer Bible in front of me. I love my prayer Bible and I hope that it bakes scripture into me enough so that one day I don’t need it because the scriptures would be written on my heart. Thanks of making this video 💖
Thank you, thank you. These videos have been falling into my feed as well. It is a great, to pray the word, I've had the same concern. I noticed verses being taken out of content and cringed. This needed to be said. Thank you for stepping up to the plate. We need you 🙏❤️
Thank you for making this video. I enjoy your perspective on not overdoing it and then being overwhelmed by all the tabs instead of communing with God. ❤
Thank You So Much For This Video! I have been watching Prayer Bible videos but not quite sure how to go about it . I’m excited to start I going to use my Mom’s Bible I think she would have Loved this❤🙏❤️🤗❤️
Context is everything!
I recently found your videos. They are wonderful! I feel your sincerity and am back on the road to renewing my relationship with my God. And isn’t that what it’s all about! While I can’t write in my Bible (yet) I am writing notes. This is progress.
Keep being true to yourself!
Thank you for your videos. You spun me around and pointed me back in the right direction! May the Lord Bless Us All!
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Thanks! I think your tips make this fun and creative method of prayer so much more sustainable!
I was waiting for you to make this video. I’ve been seeing this trend and thought it was a interesting take on praying scriptures but… Here it is, I was raised in, and married to a pastor of, a church that took verses out of context all of the time and called them “Rhema” words. Now, at 53 and no longer in that denomination, I am craving pure truth. Don’t get me wrong, I still have a close relationship with the Lord but I now long to follow truth more than any man’s revelation. I hope that makes sense. Anyway, I appreciate you videos and have really enjoyed following along with your journey.
Your bored face cracked me up. 😂 I didn’t want to just jump on the bandwagon of the prayer Bible. We just finished a study at my church on Praying The Bible by Donald S. Whitney. His focus was praying the Psalms. I did take my to go Bible and tabbed some of David’s prayers and some of Paul’s prayers. I’m working on memorizing them as well. I also tabbed the Roman’s Road that I memorized as a child. I keep my small Bible with me and I want to have it handy when I get the opportunity to minister to someone. I have leukemia and other health issues and I’m at so many different medical facilities and meeting people in the waiting rooms. So many have needs and just need someone to offer them hope, a caring smile. Since I have this treasure I want to share it. It’s a treasure I don’t deserve, could never earn it. Sorry, I’m being chatty Cathy, lol. In Christ’s love, Shalom.
May the peace of Christ be with you. Keep spreading His divine Agenda. You are so blessed,and such an inspiration Cathy.
I love this. I have seen people getting frustrated or just making them for everyone because they are so excited to 'make' them. I did print out the little thing and went to highlight and the context didn't fit a lot of the time, I felt. I did sort of make one but I don't use it. I realized that it wasn't my thing. I am having so much fun digging in and studying. The prayer bible to me felt like a devotional or like a bible in a year plan...a total to do for me instead of enjoying my time with Jesus.
Well put! Thank you so much.
Thanks for sharing this.Thanks for the great tips on prayer. I watched your live video, and it made me cry. Sorry, you felt that way. 🤗 Your channel has blessed me and many others. I'm so thankful God led me to your channel.
Although I don’t normally comment I always look to you for words of wisdom. ❤️I am also starting a compact prayer bible like what sisterita showed. I will be looking at what verses she has chosen and their context as you said and also verses recommended by favorite pastors. I won’t have as many categories as she has. I do love the tab idea for quick access. Two weeks ago my husband was in the emergency room unexpectedly requiring emergency surgery in the night and in pain for hours followed by more surgery in the morning. Hours of waiting, confusion and exhaustion followed me into the next day as I waited to see how he would do. I wished the entire time as I prayed that I had something small with prayers in it with me. He is home now (doing well). This week I decided I needed to put together something to carry with me when sisterita youtube on prayer bibles popped up on my feed. I knew this was God leading me. This will be something I plan to always carry with me. We are older with no children nearby, when you are alone in a hospital, unable to think because you’re not sure if your dear one will be there in the morning the tabs will help you find what you need. Prayers for healing, protection were obviously needed but prayers for anxiety and worry would have also helped as I tried to keep it together for my husband and advocate for help when he couldn’t . It was the most difficult thing I have ever gone through. I will truly welcome having my little bible marked so I can find my way to find Gods words and pray more powerfully to the Lord. God bless you, your wonderful ministry here and lovely family Faith! Much love, Diane
I love that! Yes!!! So powerful! 🥹 also, I am so sorry that happened! That is terrible, but I am glad he is home!
Thank you for the explanation about praying God’s Word because it has taught us more about the Lord. I saw so many videos on this topic of just highlighting without the intimate relationship we have with the Lord
Very good AND needed video on praying and realizing the context of the scripture.
This is a wonderful ❤️thank you - each video is such a blessing
@HowtoFaithALife Faith, I initially skipped this video when it came up in my feed because I thought you were advocating for a trend (I usually run from what's popular) , but when I started watching your apology video I knew I needed to watch this one first. Thank you for always turning us toward Jesus and cautioning your viewers to be mindful of why they're doing a thing. Now I'm off to watch your apology, although I don't think an apology is necessary. Keep on keeping the faith!
Oh thank you for this discussion.
I love the idea of a prayer Bible, a smaller Bible I can carry around. I bought a compact one and so far only have the names of God and the character of God marked. I will slowly add tags as I go along, choosing topics and researching scriptures as I go.
I love that! So it will slowly grow! Really cool
This is a great video and in making my prayer bible I was coming to the same conclusions which actually helped me make it much more effective for me.
Well, found a new channel! 😂🎉 This is an amazing video and full of wisdom! Thank you! Happy to sub and looking forward to more content! Love your humor too, similar to my own 😂 Your sister in Christ! 🎉❤
Thank you for your videos. I am struggling a lot in my faith and not sensing God at all. I started coming back with creating prayer journaling. using scrap paper gluing paper stickers anything. It has helped me talk to God about my doubts and my struggles. so thank you. been reading the bible and journaling.
Thank you and yes it's helped me so much as I carry it everywhere!! It's brought me closer to God x❤
Absolutely!! That’s so cool!
I love following you and you content. You didn’t say anything wrong in my opinion. I did decide to make a prayer Bible but I also agree with not taking verses out of context. I also did your bootcamp and am studying each book of the Bible. Thank you sharing your knowledge of God’s word
Thank you so much for touch on this. and I love how kind you stated it. I have seen the videos and I found them very interesting however, once she really got into it, I saw that a lot of verses were taking out of context. It did not sit right with me. I am like that is not how this works, that's not how any of this works. There are very few youtubers that I follow that I know will feed me the right information. Thank you for being one of them.
New here and I watched your apology video and then this video. I have been blessed by Jessica of the Sisterita club’s videos on prayer bibles and that spoke to me to create my own. The process of selecting, reading the verses and creating the prayer Bible can be a form of Bible study and worship too. But the thought of having a smaller Bible for that purpose alone appeals to me while I would rather have my main Bible that I use for study less visually cluttered. With that said, I didn’t find your video offensive or mean. I didn’t select the same topics and not all the same verses as she did even if I chose the same subject. Prayer Bibles are personal and I believe a tool that will help enrich my prayer life and my relationship with our Heavenly Father. I have found your videos on prayer mapping very informative and can’t wait to use them when I study. Thank you and God bless.
I like what you said about making it sustainable. I have been challenged to dedicate a Bible for prayer, but I am focusing on the prayers of the Bible. I believe the number is 650.
I have been following you for a while now and have taken many of your classes. Love building my so into my sisterita club prayer bible…because of you I like to write in my prayer bible who is talking, who it was meant for and when etc. I think there is room for all of this as I grow my relationship with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
I agree! I love that you’re making a prayer Bible!
I 100% envy your Commentary collection!!!😊 I love my online books; but nothing beats a physical book!!!
Thank you, Faith, for this video! It addressed some my concerns. I went through some verses that were suggested to pray and I was thinking, “I don’t think that means what you think it means.”
I also have friends who have the idea that praying the Bible verses gets them what they want, like some incantation, which I believe is dangerous because it may lead to disappointment.
Thank you again.
RE: dangerous - I agree, but I think it’s dangerous because the intention is wrong.
Yes! All of this!!
Yes, I started one myself and it has made making time for prayer something consistent. However, I did not use all the scriptures provided for most of the categories because of the context piece. I went and found scriptures that fit the subject that I am praying for.
I didn’t know context was so important until my mid-late 20s. I totally think that context makes the verses stronger, and a deeper understanding of God and His story.
Thank you! I love the prayer Bible trend and think it is awesome if it gets more of us in the Bible and praying. But I think what you said about context is so important. When I first saw her first video on this a mo th or so ago I immediately started filling a compact Bible with all the tabs for all the suggestions, but then I realized it just wasn't going to actually get me in the Bible and praying scripture like I wanted. So I ordered another compact Bible and have started over. Really digging deep into the verses for each topic and choosing the ones that really speak to me within the intended context and adding tipins to reference other verses other topics and adding in pages with written prayers.
I think she has something great going! I’m glad you have figured out something good for you as well. Praising the Lord- He works through so many different ways and means! 🙌🏽
Thank you! Wonderful video! 💖
Thank you for this, Faith. I saw your videos and it made me want to dive into the scriptures more outside of going to a bible study at church so that I can study the Bible too without having to wait for my church to get to that topic. While still attending bible study at church. The prayer Bible for me was a baby step into that process for a beginner like me is the way I saw the sister sisterita videos.
That’s so cool! Praise the Lord! That’s exactly how it should be!
I found you recently and I appreciate your methods on studying and praying the Bible. I also have seen lots of CZcams content on prayer bibles, and saw all the tabs and topic after topic as overwhelming. I’ve taken notes in my Bible for sometime and as journaling format bibles have become more available, my notes and journaling have expanded as well. I think that the important part is studying and pulling more of God’s Word into our hearts. If notes and visuals help a person better understand a verse, then spend the time and do it. If you just want the cross reference to other verses or the commentary or other version, then note those. Be in the Word, and seek to understand and use it more each and every day. Thank you for your thoughtful insights and humble spirit.
💚💚💚💚thank you 😘 I have your book marks for a quick verse to grab in times of need, then my Bible has the context notes. 😉
This is so necessary!!! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
So help me understand… people are not ok with this video and their defense is “not everyone has studied or went to Seminary?!?!” There message is to do anything that feels right or makes you tear up?!?!
With all love I say no thank you! I’ve seen witches who study the Bible to attack such superficial work, and they are winning people over!!!!! We can’t be that complacent!
Faith, that is why the work you do now is so important!!!
We study to meet our societal needs but we can’t study for our spiritual needs!?! Make it make sense! The enemy is busy and learning more and more by the minute! How will you shield yourself?!?!
Use your Bible as a Prayer Bible if you choose but please STUDY and have context. It will change your life and take your relationship with the Lord to a new level if you are a believer!
Keep going Faith! Your wisdom is so needed!
I have seen a lot of chatter on this lately. Thanks for sharing your take on it. Helps to keep things balanced.
Prayed for you today 🙏🏼
Blessings!
Good morning, beautiful sister! Thank you for addressing this! I spent - I dunno - two weeks on the rabbit trail of prayer Bibles and found them very intriguing. When it came down to it I felt drawn to only (only??) make one for praise and worship, and that still feels like the right thing for me, at least for right now. I found a tiny Bible at the Dollar Tree of all places, it's manageable, cute, and doable, and it's "just" a prayer Bible (not "just", but you know what I mean...). You're awesome, girl! Thank you for everything you do. Hugs from the southern California desert, MK 🤗❤️🌵❤️🤗
That’s awesome! I’m so happy you made one!
Came from the apology vid. This video was clear. Love your content
I have gone through certain verses to be sure not to take things out of context it has to be more than just marking verses thank you for this video :)
Awesome…. Good informations and what I do. I am part of the sisterita. It is fun but, it is a study first and prayers second. Kind of…. You have to know a bit of what CHRIST is wanting from us. To Speak it out.. I agree… you got it! Thanks!
Praise God, what a beautiful trend to see for our Father!
@crazysimpletruth was the first that mentioned pretty much what you summed up here. So I paused on my prayer journal because of not wanting to take things out of context. I believe she has made a video with scriptures. Would love for you to make a video to guide on on not taking this out of context for our prayer journal. I also will add some to my journal bible like you mentioned. I love that idea! Thank you for being you! Enjoy your weekend💚
@crazysimpletruth has a heart for women to know and walk with our Lord and Savior. If a person watches her prayer Bible videos, in chronological order, one can see that she just wants to praise God and continue to be transformed into the image of Christ. That's all she wants for everyone. The Bible makes it clear that God is not a genie, we don't always get the answers we want to prayer, and He alone is worthy of our worship. I believe, after watching her videos, that's all she wants to convey, with emphasis on Christ alone being worthy.
Very thought-provoking and interesting, as usual, thank you so much :D I am very new to the faith and to prayer, so putting scripture tabs in my Bible really helped me just get started and know what to say when I want to pray about a certain topic but I'm a bit too intimidated to wing it. I think the prayer bible is more so geared towards new believers than someone who has a lot of experience and knowledge in the Word.
I also feel like this video is getting misunderstood.... I am trying to endorse it and say, "it's a good idea, here's some things to keep in mind" but a lot of people I think are thinking I am dissing it, and its making me sad!
@@HowtoFaithALife Don't worry, people like to misinterpret things on purpose, as I'm sure you know. Keep up the good work :)
fan the fire of spiritual discipline!!