Hello Beloved,
I am still reading The Prayerful spirit. I am taking my time with this one. I am trying to figure out how to pray more fervent, faithful , focused and effective.. In this book it talks about a
balanced approach. He uses an acronym : ACTS . stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.
So to have a balanced prayer life we need to ACTS.
Adoration: the act of adoring
Confession: the disclosure of one's sin
Thanksgiving: prayer expressing gratitude, act of giving thanks
Supplication: to ask humbly and earnestly
Start your morning off with the ACTS and see how your day flows. The Psalms are a good place to start learning how we can adore Him. Learn to have joy in everything, even a bad day.. I find this one hard but I want to learn so will you learn with me?
When we confess our sins we should also confess our omissions , i.e. what we did not act on.
James 4:17 ( KJV) " Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."
For assurance read Psalms 103: 12 ( KJV)
" As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us."
Thanksgiving, give thanks for everything no matter if it is big or small.
I Thessalonians 5:18 ( KJV)
" In EVERYTHING give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
We should be thankful everyday for everything . If you are having a bad day, STOP and just start thanking God for the day and give up the ugly in it.. and watch the beauty come out... It works...
Supplication; Psalms 107: 13 ( KJV)
" Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distress."
being humble is hard for us to do.. but it is what we need to learn to do.. You know we are not really " ALL THAT"
We need to learn how to do things the way they have been set before us in God' word. This is how we are to live our life.. I find it hard to do, do you? I am learning to trust and obey the Word of God. I hope along the way that you and I can help each other learn how to be the best of what God has created us to be...
Remember: Smile, when you do you are dressed the most beautiful you can be...
God Bless you and today is Mothers Day, Hug a mom.. Happy Day ahead for you.
tenderly with hugs and love from your sister in Christ Jesus... vickie
You write so eloquently- don't know why you are not teaching some kind of class- I think you would be so good at doing Christian book reviews- or doing a Christian book study- ought to be room in your church for one as talented as you!
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