Praying God’s promises — it’s changed me.
That’s why I included a prayer at the end of each chapter, weaving together Scriptures from that chapter and others I sensed God wanted us to engrave on our hearts.
“Praying God’s Word has been one of the most life-changing ways I’ve learned to live in the security of His promises…and isn’t that what we all want?
“One way God tells us that confidence will come is when we ask Him for what is already part of His will. ‘This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us’ (1 John 5:14 NASB). So there you go: we can be confident we are praying God’s will when we pray God’s Word!” p.25
But that’s not all.
Romans 10:17 tells us that “faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ” so let’s pray these promises out loud again and again.
Yes, even if it seems weird. Find somewhere you can be alone to speak these truths so you can hear them, and let them echo in your thoughts.
Trust me, it makes a difference. “When we pray God’s words out loud, and hear them, the Holy Spirit engraves them on our hearts and writes them in our thoughts. We internalize God’s truth and our faith grows as we are transformed from the inside out!” p.25
Let’s join our hearts and pray Chapter One’s prayer {together}:
Lord, I pray that You would give me a confident heart in Christ. Take me beyond believing in You to truly believing You. Help me rely on the power of Your promises and live like they are true. You say blessed is the one who trusts in You and whose hope and confidence are found in You. Those who hope in You will not be disappointed, because You work all things together for good for those who love You and are called according to Your purpose.
When self-doubt tells me I can’t overcome my insecurities, I will believe Your promise that all things are possible to whoever believes. I will not throw away my confidence, because You say it will be richly rewarded. I will persevere so that when I have done the will of God, I will receive what You have promised. My confidence is in Christ and I am no longer one who shrinks back and is destroyed, but one who believes and is saved! In Jesus’ name, Amen. {See Jeremiah 17:7; Isaiah 49:23; Romans 8:28; Mark 9:23; Hebrews 10:35–36, 39}
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Even though it will probably be hard at first to sit still and just listen, please pause to soak in this God-gift. This was filmed while Chad sat and listened to the Holy Spirit. He simply played what God laid on his heart. You’ll see the joy of Christ in Chad’s smile but more than anything, you will experience the peace of God’s presence through his music.
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I love this! Soaking prayer music! 🙂
Absolutely beautiful, soul stirring, and peaceful.
I am so glad that my friend told me about this. I just received your book and am getting started. I so need to catch up! I finished the first chapter and am now starting the second. I feel so blessed that I have found a place where I feel safe and comforted. Thank you Renee!
I just love this heavenly sound of music…thanks for this wonderful and gifted man. May god continue to use him for his glory. This music really give me peace and calm heart…mind and soul….GOD BLESS 🙂
The music calms your heart so that you can hear the words that you need to hear. God wants us to be authentic with Him and with others. We can’t hide from Him, and He wants us to open our hearts to the possibilities of a true relationship with His people.
I felt peace and calmness. This would be so wonderful to play during my prayer and study time with the Lord.
Be still. Such a calming presence, in a chaotic world.
Several whispers:
It’s ok; I’m doing something through here; stay calm; I see you; there’s a lot going on.
Pictured a sea/ocean calm at times but with higher waves coming in at others. (They had to.) Nothing raging. Ultimately under control.
What a wonderful gift this man has. I could hear God saying slow down & listen to this calming, soothing music. Thank you for the quiet time
Father, I thank you for the gift that you give each of us.. and for reminding us through the music of these hands, playing your breath spoken and translated through Chad’s open and obedient heart. How remarkable is your power and your strength when we pause to listen to you… and more remarkable when we follow your lead and not our own rigid and limiting structure. This conversation through music paints a picture of sound, colour, intensity, of feelings and emotions … but most of all … I feel your peace as I close my eyes and follow the melody of your heart, connecting with ours. As we follow your words through scripture, as we connect with your spirit through each of us participating in this study, may we too hear the music you have written for each of us to follow… amen
Even as God takes care of the sparrow, He takes care of me!
The night our father was killed during a car accident, my brother and I drove the 5 hour trip by ourselves. As we got close to our parents’ home there is this hill in the rural road where you can see for miles and miles; both distant and close farm lights, hear cows mooing, distant dogs’ barks. The sky was perfectly clear and stars were shining bright. As many times as our family had traveled this county road over the years, it was this night of mourning that made my brother just stop the vehicle and get out of the car. He walked a few paces. As i rolled down the window, I could hear him mumbling something. This music made me think how great it would have been to have this playing while we stopped; memories flooding our minds amidst the sorrow. My brother got back in the car and said he had a little conversation with God. “If He wanted to take Dad this way right now today, I’d accept it but i’m not happy about it”. I believe if I’d had this lovely piece of music right there with us, it would have been the perfect accompaniment to the peaceful early fall night.
That was such a beautiful piece of music. If feels you with God’s presence, peace, grace and love. I enjoyed every minute of it and will listen to it several more times.
In the very beginning I just wanted to burst into tears (But i held them back because i’m at work listening to this). I sensed God saying be still and just release. About 14 mins into it I felt like I met God– for picnic on a breezy sunny day. We just sit there under the tree watching the kids play in a meadow (I’m divorced– I have 3 kids) I was then joined with someone by God ( marriage) I don’t know who but we laid there on our backs holding hands while watching the kids still playing. About 22 min into it I felt hopeful. I want to make every day count like never before. About 25 mins into it I wanted to cry but not tears of sadness this time but tears of joy. About 31 min near the very end i felt encourage– hopeful, full of joy. At the end I feel i can do anything. Amazing piece.. wonderful pianist. Thank you 🙂
Praise GOD from whom ALL Blessings flow!!
I”m so touched that God is pursuing me in this way and at this time when I feel so ill prepared to be a new wife, stepmom and mom. My confidence has been eroded with every conflict with the birth mother and my worries jump far ahead into the future about how to “fix” what is dysfunctional with my husband and his ex.
God wants me to trust him and believe him that he’s got this!! I don’t have to be nailed to the cross and suffer to make this all right for my family. I only need to give it to him and trust him as he bears the burdens, releases them to the grave and raises us up as a family to a new life in him. Priase the Lord for his holiness and that all things work together for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose.
Everything I am and everything I hope to be, is all wrapped up in the Will of the Father and he has good plans for me. All the pain and suffering, the learning to let go and trust- it’s all for his glory. He’s smiling at me now as he holds me in his arms and assures me everything will be just fine.
Thank you for sharing that:). Very peaceful…
I felt gods presence wash over the busyness of my day….be still…I am near…slow down…take this in….stop striving…rest in my presence…I am all that you need…so beautiful…thank you for doing this song and for this study.
Wow! stop striving…just rest. how beautiful to know God will lead us through the valley of the shadow of doubt to green pastures…we don’t have to do it all by ourselves!
To be 60 and have lived and survived all I have is a true blessing as well as testiment God loves me…these days I am faced with things that shake me and cause me to come to a halt… no forward motion…I feel in adequate in life … I have never felt like this… I was hurt at age 3 left with physical limitations, I am a cancer survivor, became a widow at 58 lost my daddy 4 months later
and none of that rocked me like this…. I hear WAIT a lot… I hear YOU WILL RECEIVE
I hear be patient … I hear Walk with me…. but I feel lost…I am sure human feelings are involved, and pray for Gods Way to be apparent to me soon… Yes I know, in HIS TIME : )
Wow loved this music. It was so peaceful. It closed my eyes at one moment, and felt like I was walking in the whole-ways of heaven. The song really makes you numb away the pain; stops those nagging, condeming-critical statements that often rings loud in my soul.