Share Your Heart with the One Who Keeps It
Trying to juggle all your worries and burdens alone? As the challenges of everyday life threaten to continually distract you, your conversations with God can start to feel threadbare—too rushed to touch on the real issues that crowd your heart.
Rediscover your compassionate Savior with this collection of daily heart-provoking prayers and accompanying Scriptures from author and speaker Mary DeMuth. Each reading will awaken your tired soul, prompt new ways to encounter Jesus, and inaugurate the kind of authentic conversation you've always yearned to have with Him.
Allow these daily prayers to release your hopes, worries, desires, and uncertainties to your Savior and find needed restoration and peace in His relentless grace. As you approach Jesus with a humble and honest spirit, you will discover how His mercy can absolutely change your life—today and every day.
“I give you permission to write my story however you see fit. I hand the pen back to you. I no longer want to dictate to you what I want my story to be. I choose now to surrender my story wholly, fully to you.” (source)
“I have tried to manufacture a life in my small strength. Left to my devices, Lord, I fail, grow prideful, and forget the kingdom.” (source)
“I give you my burnout, my discouragement as I work without being seen. I give you my fear that I won’t matter on this earth. And I ask you to show me afresh that everything done for your sake matters for eternity. Amen.” (source)
“experiencing mockery, storms, hunger, homelessness, and ridicule, I know you offer me sympathy when I struggle with fear” (source)
“I choose right now to reignite, by the power of the Holy Spirit within me, my prayers” (source)
"Mary's heart for Jesus and people is contagious. These prayers
reflect those passions and will remind you how fleeting this life
can be and how much hope we have in the one to come. Enjoy!"
—Jennie Allen, author of Nothing to Prove and
IF:Gathering founder and visionary
"So many of us feel clumsy and unsure when we approach God in
prayer, but in Jesus Every Day, Mary takes our
hand and serves as a loving guide. These prayers not only illumine
Scripture in fresh and powerful ways, but they will undoubtedly
transform the prayer life of every reader. This book is a
treasure!"
—Sharon Hodde Miller, author of Free of Me
"In Jesus Every Day Mary DeMuth is a tender
and compassionate guide who steps me through the Bible and leads me
to God's heart. I feel as if Mary is by my side, helping me to open
up an authentic conversation with God. Her words are a beautiful
start, helping me to continue the conversation with my Savior. I
cannot wait to share this book with friends, especially the young
moms I mentor who often ask, 'How do I pray? What do I pray?' What
a beautiful book! It's one to give to others and to treasure for
yourself!"
—Tricia Goyer, author of 70 books, including Walk It
Out
"This book is an incredible tool written by an incredible author
that could help you begin a journey in your life that will
transform your life and walk with God. I wholeheartedly with much
enthusiasm encourage you: Use this book and watch your walk with
God flourish!"
—Bob Roberts, senior pastor Northwood Church, Keller, Texas, and
author of <em">Lessons from the East</em">
"It's hard to put prayer into words at times. It's hard to see
how our small, insignificant stories could ever be part of the
glorious story God's writing on eternity. In Jesus
Every Day, Mary DeMuth shows us how to make ourselves available
to Him, wrapping prayers around key moments in the Bible. What a
lovely companion to a surrendered life."
—Joanna Weaver, author of Having a Mary Heart in a Martha
World
"Jesus Every Day is a powerful book of
beautiful prayers to Jesus based on His Word. Mary's life journey
fuels these prayers with an exquisite honesty, vulnerability, and
hope. The prayers in this marvelous book remind us that whether we
are struggling in the valley or partying on the mountaintops, the
Jesus celebration is ongoing and we are His honored guests."
—Boz Tchividjian, executive director of GRACE and law professor,
Liberty University School of Law
"I knew when I prayed the very first prayer in this book that I
was holding something incredibly special. I found myself in the
presence of God with a lump in my throat, and I experienced
something completely new: The deep things in my heart were
beautifully written on the page in front of me. If you are serious
about going deeper with God, Jesus Every Day is
for you."
—Cheryl Weber, cohost and senior executive producer of 100
Huntley Street
"Talk about fresh, deep, and authentic! I found myself a bit
breathless as I read through Mary DeMuth's Jesus
Every Day, eager to pray through the Bible with her. The
life-changing petitions probe real stuff and offer real
grace."
—Paula Moldenhauer, author of the Soul Scents devotional
series
Mary DeMuth is a writer and speaker who loves to help
people live re-storied lives. Author of more than 30 books,
including parenting books, Southern fiction, and a memoir entitled
Thin Places, Mary speaks around the country and the world.
She is the wife of Patrick and the mom of three adult
children.
MaryDeMuth.com