Until life showed me the implications, I never knew I was supposed to pray about everything.
I used to think prayer was for emergencies.
illness, grief, and in crisis.
When your back is against the wall and you need a miracle.
And while prayer is important for those moments…
It goes beyond that.
I never knew I needed to pray about my marriage when it felt fine.
I didn’t know I should’ve been praying for my children before they ever learned how to talk.
To invite God into conversations before they happen.
And to pray over decisions that looked good on paper.
I also recently learnt that you could pray about your tone before you speak.
But now, I know what happens when I try to move on my own understanding.
I’ve also seen what happens when I plan without covering.
Or try to guide without being guided.
And it’s not that everything falls apart dramatically…
But something just slightly falls off.
The confusion and exhaustion, enough to make you question if you’re even aligned.
There were times in my marriage when I waited until the breakdown to cry out to God.
When I could’ve been praying for unity while we were still laughing.
Times I waited until my child was struggling to pray over their mind.
When I could’ve been speaking peace over their spirit every morning before school.
And even now, I catch myself forgetting about the little things, and areas I need God just as much as the big ones.
The “ordinary” days are still supernatural.
Parenting, loving, managing a household, and pursuing peace. None of it is small.
It all needs covering.
So now I pray over everything.
Conversations I’m dreading.
The decisions that seem easy.
The days that feel heavy for no clear reason.
Because if it matters to me, it matters to God.
And if I truly trust Him, then I won’t just run to Him when things are broken.
I’ll walk with Him through everything I want to build.
Now I know better.
And knowing that is by grace.