Prayers of REST

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12.27 God Delights in Our Future Together (Jude 1:24-25) Jan 02, 2025

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Have you ever desperately wondered: “Where did my joy go? And how do I get it back?” If yes, you’re in good company, friend.

Today's prayer of REST is based on Jude 1:24-25: 24: "To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen."

This season, we’re asking God to restore to us the joy of our salvation, and each week we’ll base our prayers on a different Bible passage that speaks of joy. Together, we’ll ask the Lord to do a new work in our hearts as we:

Recite God’s Goodness
Express Our Neediness
Seek His Stillness, and
Trust His Faithfulness

Throughout these guided prayers episodes and their corresponding “Behind-the-Scenes Conversations” with Asheritah and Hannah, you’ll discover God’s promise of delight to His children and learn how to claim His joy as your birthright—the promised fruit from God’s Spirit as we invite Him to do His good work in us.

This season of Praying for Joy is based on my brand new book – Delighting in Jesus: Rhythms to Restore Joy When You Feel Burdened, Broken, or Burned-Out, which is now available wherever books are sold. (Thanks for your support: https://amzn.to/3Zb5HAi)

Until we meet again, may you find much joy in Jesus, the One who delights in you!

💛 Asheritah

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12.26 Behind-the-Scenes Conversations, with Asheritah & Hannah Dec 31, 2024

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What comes to mind when you think about walking with God? Throughout history, God has always desired companionship and friendship with the humans He created in His own image. I like to picture this dynamic of friendship and obedience as Walking with God. Every email, every conference call, every meal prepped, every floor swept has the capacity to hold divine purpose because we are divinely indwelled by God’s own Spirit. Even when sin marred humans’ relationship with God, He remained undeterred in His desire to walk with us.When we truly understand the privilege of walking with God in our daily lives, our mundane becomes contoured by the divine. Let’s turn to the example of Jesus to learn from Him how to joyfully walk with God. Listen in!
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

My brand new book – Delighting in Jesus: Rhythms to Restore Joy When You Feel Burdened, Broken, or Burned-Out https://amzn.to/3Zb5HAi

Asheritah and Hannah are hosting a FREE Online Book Club starting January 13, 2025. We’ll have weekly videos, community discussions, giveaways and freebies. Join us here: https://www.delightinginjesus.com/bookclub

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12.25 When You're Longing For Greater Joy (Matthew 2:10) Dec 26, 2024

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Have you ever desperately wondered: “Where did my joy go? And how do I get it back?” If yes, you’re in good company, friend.

Today's prayer of REST is based on Matthew 2:10: "When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy."

Recite God’s Goodness
Express Our Neediness
Seek His Stillness, and
Trust His Faithfulness

Until we meet again, may you find much joy in Jesus, the One who delights in you!

💛 Asheritah

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12.24 Behind-the-Scenes Conversations, with Asheritah & Hannah Dec 24, 2024

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If you’re super busy, overstimulated, and on the path of burnout, the number one thing that will turn that around is… awe and wonder. Does this surprise you too?! It’s not checking everything off your list – because eventually more will be added in. It’s not a spreadsheet that organizes all the details – because our days often don’t go as planned. Instead, the reminder of greatness and beauty is what can stop us in our tracks and shift everything.

Think about standing in front of the Grand Canyon, standing at the water’s edge and watching the ocean waves, or holding a newborn baby. Whether big or small, when we experience awe and wonder, everything stills and, as a study proves, we discover unexpected joy and healing. Listen in as Asheritah and Hannah dive deep into an honest conversation about how we can have more WONDER in our daily life.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

My brand new book – Delighting in Jesus: Rhythms to Restore Joy When You Feel Burdened, Broken, or Burned-Out https://amzn.to/3Zb5HAi

Ephesians 1:17-19

Asheritah and Hannah are hosting a FREE Online Book Club starting in January 2025. We’ll have weekly videos, community discussions, giveaways and freebies. Join us here: https://www.delightinginjesus.com/bookclub

Now through Christmas, we have thank-you gifts for everyone who orders Delighting in Jesus! Find out more and receive your gifts here: DelightingInJesus.com

Patreon prayer partners: https://www.patreon.com/prayersofrest

FREE RESOURCES:

✅ JUMPSTART YOUR BIBLE STUDY HABIT

🎬 BIBLE STUDY TIPS & TUTORIALS: https://www.youtube.com/@Asheritah/videos

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12.23 When You're Sensory Overwhelmed (Matt 11:19; 9:11-17; Rev 3:20) Dec 19, 2024

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Have you ever desperately wondered: “Where did my joy go? And how do I get it back?” If yes, you’re in good company, friend.

Today's prayer of REST is based on Matthew 11 and Revelation 3 that talk about the joy in simple earthly pleasures (friendship with Jesus).

Recite God’s Goodness
Express Our Neediness
Seek His Stillness, and
Trust His Faithfulness

Until we meet again, may you find much joy in Jesus, the One who delights in you!

💛 Asheritah

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12.22 Behind-the-Scenes Conversations, with Asheritah & Hannah Dec 17, 2024

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What image comes to mind when you hear the word prayer? What if prayer became less of a regular spiritual chore and more of a conversational friendship with God? What if God invites us to an ongoing exchange of whispers throughout our day—us whispering to Him and Him whispering right back to our hearts? What if our prayer lives reflected equitable amounts of both talking and listening? In those places in our lives where we feel burdened, broken, or burned-out, God invites us into this rhythm of ongoing communion with Him. And as we commune with God, conversing with Him throughout our day, He will restore our joy. Listen in!
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
My brand new book – Delighting in Jesus: Rhythms to Restore Joy When You Feel Burdened, Broken, or Burned-Out https://amzn.to/3Zb5HAi
1 Kings 19:12
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Ephesians 2:13
1 Corinthians 2:16
Psalm 23:1
Hebrews 7:25
Romans 8:26
Hebrews 4:16
Psalm 42:9
1 Peter 5:7
1 Samuel 3:10
Matthew 6:5-6
Matthew 6:10
Ephesians 4:12-13
John 10:3-4
John 10:14-16
Hebrews 1:1-2
Galatians 4:6-7
John 13:35
Join the FREE Online Book Club with Asheritah and Hannah: https://www.delightinginjesus.com/bookclub

Now through Christmas, we have thank-you gifts for everyone who orders Delighting in Jesus! Find out more and receive your gifts here: DelightingInJesus.com

Patreon prayer partners: https://www.patreon.com/prayersofrest

FREE RESOURCES:

✅ JUMPSTART YOUR BIBLE STUDY HABIT

LET’S BE FRIENDS:

Want to go deeper? Get my free weekly email devotional, with extra resources and giveaways, in your inbox: http://asheritah.com/devotional

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12.21 When You Feel Disqualified (Luke 2:9-11) Dec 12, 2024

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Have you ever desperately wondered: “Where did my joy go? And how do I get it back?” If yes, you’re in good company, friend.

Today's prayer of REST is based on Luke 2:9-11 that talks about the joy at Jesus' Birth (Mega-Joy for ALL People—You're Prequalified).

Recite God’s Goodness
Express Our Neediness
Seek His Stillness, and
Trust His Faithfulness

Until we meet again, may you find much joy in Jesus, the One who delights in you!

💛 Asheritah

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12.20 Behind-the-Scenes Conversations, with Asheritah & Hannah Dec 10, 2024

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The way we approach reading the Bible NOW is usually not how Jesus Himself approached the Word of God! Yes, a daily “quiet time” is a beautiful thing. But up until about 400 years ago, Christians did not have personal Bibles in their homes! What can we learn from them, and what can we learn from the ways Jesus delighted in the Word? As a human, He took on all the limitations of flesh, which means when He was memorizing Deuteronomy (when Satan tempts Him, Jesus quotes Deuteronomy three times!), He had to learn like every other human child does. In Scripture, we see that Jesus listened to, memorized, sang, spoke, and taught the Word.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

My brand new book – Delighting in Jesus: Rhythms to Restore Joy When You Feel Burdened, Broken, or Burned-Out https://amzn.to/3Zb5HAi

John 1:14

Romans 6:23

Simply Bible: https://www.simplybiblestudy.org/

John 5:39

John 15:26-27

John 16:12-13

Join the FREE Online Book Club with Asheritah and Hannah: https://www.delightinginjesus.com/bookclub

Now through Christmas, we have thank-you gifts for everyone who orders Delighting in Jesus! Find out more and receive your gifts here: DelightingInJesus.com

Patreon prayer partners: https://www.patreon.com/prayersofrest

FREE RESOURCES:

✅ JUMPSTART YOUR BIBLE STUDY HABIT

🎬 BIBLE STUDY TIPS & TUTORIALS: https://www.youtube.com/@Asheritah/videos

LET’S BE FRIENDS:

Want to go deeper? Get my free weekly email devotional, with extra resources and giveaways, in your inbox: http://asheritah.com/devotional

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12.19 When You're Waiting (Isaiah 61:1-3) Dec 05, 2024

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Have you ever desperately wondered: “Where did my joy go? And how do I get it back?” If yes, you’re in good company, friend.

Today's prayer of REST is based on Isaiah 61:1-3 that talks about experiencing joy in the waiting.

Recite God’s Goodness
Express Our Neediness
Seek His Stillness, and
Trust His Faithfulness

Until we meet again, may you find much joy in Jesus, the One who delights in you!

💛 Asheritah

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12.18 Behind-the-Scenes Conversations, with Asheritah & Hannah Dec 03, 2024

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We tend to think of worship as the singing that happens in church on Sunday mornings. Some of us enjoy that more than others, and it’s easy to dismiss worship as something a worship team does. But the biblical view of worship is actually much broader and encompasses all of life, not just the singing parts. For those in the kingdom of God, all of life is sacred, and all of life is worship. How we live, how we work, how we parent, how we eat, how we love, how we play, how we make out or make up . . . it’s all worship. Or, it can be, if it’s offered as a gift to the One who made us and delights in us. Listen in!
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

My brand new book – Delighting in Jesus: Rhythms to Restore Joy When You Feel Burdened, Broken, or Burned-Out https://amzn.to/3Zb5HAi

Revelation 19:19

"Satisfy My Thirsty Soul: A Woman’s Guide to Deeper Intimacy with God" by Linda Dillow

1 Peter 2:9

C.S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms

C.S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

Psalm 63:1-2

John 6:44

Psalm 136:1

John 7:37-38

Exodus 7:16

Exodus 8:1