{"id":1106,"date":"2024-01-02T00:08:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T08:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2024-01-01T17:41:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T01:41:05","slug":"p-o-w-e-r-day-2-pray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/p-o-w-e-r-day-2-pray\/","title":{"rendered":"P-O-W-E-R&#8211;Day 2\u2014Pray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Scripture:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray.<\/em> Psalm 5:2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\nPrayer is communication between us and God. This we can do at anytime, anywhere, night or day.<br \/>\nWhat a privilege we have been given! Let\u2019s not let one day go by that we do not go to God in prayer.<br \/>\nWe should pray daily and ask God to plan our steps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Prayer:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>\u201cNow, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place.&#8221;<\/em> 2 Chronicles 6:40<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dear God,<br \/>\nMy Father in heaven, I hallow Your name.<br \/>\nI pray Your kingdom will come and Your will shall be done, on earth, as it is in heaven. (Luke 11:2)<br \/>\nToday I am praying for guidance. Please help me plan my steps according to Your way and will for my life.<br \/>\nI have made a list of my plans, now I am seeking Your counsel and direction.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Action:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pray for guidance.<\/li>\n<li>Pray continually ( 1 Thessalonians 5:17)<\/li>\n<li>Ask God to plan your steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SGLY Ministry<br \/>\nwww.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Scripture: Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. Psalm 5:2 Today&#8217;s Thought: Prayer is communication between us and God. This we can do at anytime, anywhere, night or day. What a privilege we have been given! Let\u2019s not let one day go&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1897],"tags":[1224,1910,1914,3,1899,1911,1908,954,1913,1915,1912,662,1909,30,32],"class_list":["post-1106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-p-o-w-e-r","tag-1thessalonians-517","tag-2chronicles-640","tag-ask-god-to-plan-your-steps","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-january-2024","tag-luke-112","tag-p_o_w_e_r","tag-pray","tag-pray-continually","tag-pray-for-direction","tag-pray-for-guidance","tag-prayer","tag-psalm-52","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Day2-Psalm-5.2.png?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":621,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-2-ask-seek-knock-prayer-for-christian-leaders\/","url_meta":{"origin":1106,"position":0},"title":"SEPTEMBER 2\u2014ASK-SEEK-KNOCK\u2014 Prayer for Christian Leaders","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"September 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I urge you, believers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join together with me in your prayers to God in my\u00a0behalf, Romans 15:30 Today let\u2019s pray for our Christian Leaders, our Pastor, Sunday School Teachers, Bible Study Leaders, Bible College Instructors, and\/or any\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ask-Seek-Knock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ask-Seek-Knock","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/ask-seek-knock\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ASK-SEEK-KNOCK-2-Romans-1530.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":719,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-11-ask-seek-knock-prayers-for-those-in-the-military\/","url_meta":{"origin":1106,"position":1},"title":"SEPTEMBER 11\u2014ASK-SEEK-KNOCK\u2014Prayers for Those in the Military","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"September 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"He will cover you with his feathers. 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