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Prayers for Each Moment

100 Conversations with God About Real Life and Real Stuff: A Prayer Book

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One hundred relatable prayers for talking to God during all those busy, joyful, hard, or mundane moments of each day when you can't seem to find the right words.

Prayer—the act of entering into conversation with God—is one of the hallmarks of our faith. Yet, prayer also tends to be one of the spiritual practices believers struggle with the most. So how do we cultivate a lifestyle of “praying without ceasing”?

Tama Fortner, author and ghostwriter of several bestselling books, understands this challenge all too well. But she also knows the peace and comfort that comes when we bring every moment of our days—from the small annoyances and great joys to the seemingly insurmountable challenges and seasons of doubt—to the feet of our Father.

In Prayers for Each Moment, she shares one hundred prayers that you can turn to whether you're feeling worried, excited, conflicted, or grateful. Each prayer comes with a related Scripture verse, and an additional section includes Prayers to Pray Together. Prayers include:

  • When Five O’clock on Friday Seems Like It Will Never Come
  • When I Need to Hear God’s Voice
  • When I’m Awake in the Night
  • When I've Absolutely Crushed It

The struggle to know how to pray is nothing new. Even the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, and he gave them—and us—the beautiful template we now know as “the Lord’s Prayer.” Just as we can use that prayer as a springboard for the cries of our own heart, may the prayers in this book help encourage you to practice your own rhythm of sharing your heart with God.
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Praise for Prayers for Each Moment

“I can complicate my prayer life. Fortner reminds me in Prayers for Each Moment that prayer is a conversation. It’s an invitation to be honest with God, to be real about all the things in our life, big or small. With her beautiful guidance in what to pray when, Fortner gives words and heart to prayer conversation starters with our Creator, creating clarity and closeness to our good Father. This is just the book you need to restart and refresh your prayer life.” —Julie Lyles Carr, bestselling author of Raising an Original and host of the AllMomDoes podcast

“This book is titled perfectly. Prayers for Each Moment helped me slow down, breathe deeply, and experience the presence of God. From prayers that bring tears to your eyes as you say them to Him to prayers that allow you to laugh when you’re stuck in traffic, these words are real and relatable. This is a great tool to open the doors of conversation with God every single day.” —Lynn Cowell, Bible teacher and author of Fearless Women of the Bible and Esther: Seeing Our Invisible God in an Uncertain World

“This book of prayers offers beautiful insights, revealing the deep meaning we can discover in everyday moments. The prayers are masterfully interwoven with scripture, bringing peace, hope, and joy—even in simple tasks like sipping our morning coffee. When words are hard to find, this book can serve as a gentle guide, helping us move through our days with intention and, most importantly, connecting with our Creator all along the way.” —Amanda Jass, author of Discovering Christmas and general editor of the Go Bible

“If only we could keep wide-open, without-pause, constant communication with God. Then our souls might be filled with a continual overflow of His goodness and blessings. This is what Tama Fortner offers in Prayers for Each Moment. Whatever your day wakes you to or takes you to, whenever you need a friend to prompt the perfect words to pour out, these personal, down-to-earth prayers will connect you closer to the Lord who is ready to listen and respond. Fortner’s book helped me express exactly what my heart needed to release and receive, while encouraging me toward a richer relationship with Jesus.” —Keri Eichberger, author or Win Over Worry: Conquer What Shakes You and Soar with the One Who Overcomes

“In the busyness of life, what a gift to pause with a book of prayers that speaks right into the things I’m walking through. In every season, Tama Fortner’s words meet me with peace, comfort, and grace. I’ll treasure this beautiful collection—and I think you and those you love will too.” —Monica Swanson, author of Raising Amazing and Becoming Homeschoolers

“Tama Fortner has done it again. Somehow, in the prayers and verses in Prayers for Each Moment, she pinpoints the often hidden areas of our hearts that need Jesus and helps us cast our cares upon Him. This is more than a devotional; it feels like holding a dear friend’s hand through the overwhelming, question-marked, nitty-gritty moments of life that are then made better and sweeter through prayer.”—Bunmi Laditan, mom, blogger, and bestselling author of Dear God: Honest Prayers to a God Who Listens
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Prayers for Each Moment

Before You Begin

Prayer.

At its essence, prayer is a conversation.

A give-and-take.

A listening and leaning in.

It’s a conversation about anything and everything. About little things and monumental things and all the endless things in between. Prayer is taking everything to God and learning to have a conversation without end.

One verse that is written on my heart and mind and that never ceases to fill me with wonder is Hebrews 4:16: “Let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

Do you see that? The open invitation? The God of all creation is inviting me—you, each of us—to step into the throne room of His presence. We don’t have to creep in or slip in, hoping not to be noticed or worrying we might take up too much space. No, God invites us to walk in boldly as His beloved children, as co-heirs to His kingdom, as if we belong. Because He has, in fact, made a way for us to belong there with Him.

And so we are welcomed into His presence. To have a conversation with Him. Or to simply be still with Him. Because prayer isn’t a transaction; it isn’t about the asking or the getting.

Instead, prayer is an opportunity to abide—to live and move and have our being—in the very presence of God.

Does that sound a bit daunting or even intimidating? It doesn’t need to be. There’s no need for worry or fear in prayer. You don’t have to work at the words or say them all just right.

Prayer simply—and wonderfully and divinely—connects the branches of our lives to the Vine, where we are nourished and nurtured and encouraged to grow into all He created us to be.

In these pages, you’ll find a collection of prayers. They aren’t fancy or formal. They’re echoes of my own conversations with God. Raw and honest and real. They often begin with questions and confusion, then end in trust as I talk things through with Him.

I hope they touch your heart and inspire conversations of your own.

Turn to the prayer you need, open to one at random, or read them straight through from beginning to end. It doesn’t really matter. What matters is that you step into the throne room. God is waiting there for you. And He’d love to talk with you for a while.

With love and prayers for you,

Tama

About the Author

Tama Fortner
Tama Fortner is a bestselling writer with more than thirty-five titles to her credit, including Simply Christmas and Everyday Joys Devotional. As a ghostwriter, she has collaborated with some of the biggest names in Christian publishing to create inspirational books for children, teens, and adults. But her greatest accomplishments happen in a happy little home on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her family and an incredibly lazy dog who doubles as a footwarmer. More by Tama Fortner
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