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73. Don't Just Read the Bible—Pray It: How Busy Physicians can Pray Scripture Over Your Life
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever sat down to pray and realized you don’t actually know what to say? Maybe your mind immediately goes to your patients, your family, your schedule, and everything you need God to fix. But what if Scripture itself could teach you how to pray? In this episode of The Christian Physician Podcast, I’m sharing a simple but powerful practice that has deeply impacted my own prayer life: praying the Word of God out loud over yourself. Instead of separating Bible reading from prayer, what if you allowed Scripture to become your prayer? I’ll walk you through exactly how to do this and demonstrate it using Psalm 1, Psalm 23, and Ephesians 1. You’ll hear how you can take the words right in front of you and turn them into personal prayers over your identity, your calling, your family, your workplace, and your life in medicine. We’ll talk about: • Why Bible reading and prayer don’t have to be two separate parts of your quiet time • How praying Scripture helps get the Word of God “on the inside” of you • How to turn a Psalm into a personal prayer • Practical examples from Psalm 1 and Psalm 23 • How to pray Paul’s prayers in Ephesians over yourself • Scriptures to pray when you need wisdom, feel anxious, or want to put on the armor of God • How to begin even if praying Scripture feels unfamiliar or awkward You don’t need an elaborate prayer routine. You don’t need the perfect words. Open your Bible. Read the Word out loud. And as a verse speaks to you, begin praying it back to God. Don’t just read the Word. Pray the Word. GET THE WEEKLY DOSE Want practical, biblical encouragement to help you live out your faith in the middle of medicine and a full schedule? Join me for The Weekly Dose—my weekly encouragement specifically for Christian physicians, with biblical teaching, prayer, practical encouragement, and more. https://ingahofmann.com/weeklydose JOIN US IN BOSTON | OCTOBER 30–31, 2026 The Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference is bringing Christian physicians and healthcare professionals from across the country together in Boston for two days exploring: Healing & Miracles: Bridging Science and Faith We’ll bring together physicians, researchers, scholars, theologians, pastors, and ministry practitioners—not only to talk about healing, miracles, faith, and medicine, but to experience God together. Final registration closes October 22. Conference details + registration: https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 ️ The Christian Physician Podcast Helping Christian physicians actually live out their faith, hear God, follow the Holy Spirit, pray boldly, and integrate the Kingdom of God into medicine. Join Us in Boston What if you could step away from the demands of medicine for two days—not to do more, but to encounter God, receive, and be renewed? Join Christian physicians and healthcare professionals from across the country at the Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference: Healing & Miracles—Bridging Science and Faith. Together, we’ll explore healing and miracles through Scripture, science, medicine, worship, prayer, and practical ministry —while making space for God to minister to us, too. If something in you has been saying, “There has to be more,” I would love to have you in the room. Boston | October 30–31, 2026 Standard Registration through September 30 SAVE YOUR SEAT: https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Join our growing Facebook Community . Follow me on Facebook Check out my YouTube Channel
