Prayer is a conversation with God. It is our way to fellowship with Him on a daily basis. The Bible contains many examples of prayer and plenty of exhortations to pray. God’s people are to be people of prayer: “Dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love” (Jude 1:20–21).

“I love you, Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.” Psalm 18:1-2

Love can be a silly word. Think about it. I 

 my spouse and I say with the Psalmist, “I 

 you, LORD!” What does this four-letter word truly mean? It means that when I am exhausted and have nothing left to give God comes through with exactly what I need and He will pour His LOVE in and through me. It means that when I’m scared to death about the things all around me, I can push the fear aside and knowing that God loves me! It means that when everything around me seems crazy, I have a firm foundation and I can then respond with LOVE for my Creator and Sustainer.

 Take a moment to write God a love note today. It could be on a paper or on your phone or computer. God wants to see your words today.

 Say David’s Prayer out loud (Psalm 18:1-2 written above). Repeat it over and over throughout the day.

Responding With Love

“I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.” Psalm 9:1

We are so quick to share with others about our day to day happenings, but do we give God the credit HE deserves? Think about it. There’s a difference between the following:

“It’s a beautiful day” and “I thank God for the beautiful day”.

“I got a check in the mail” and “God answered my prayers with a check in the mail”.

“I had a great day at work” and “I’m thankful that God allows me to work each and every day”.

Let’s live out this Scripture today by sharing with God and others the marvelous things God has done!

Think of something you are thankful for and then, after you’ve thanked God, send a text to let someone else know the marvelous things that God is doing in your life!

 Thank you, Jesus! I am truly blessed. With all that I am I thank you today for all that you do each and every day. Give me the opportunity to tell someone else today about the marvelous things you have done and are doing in my life. I love you, Jesus. Amen.

Give God the Credit

“Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:13-14

There are times in our life that while we talk with and listen to God that He shows us areas we need to grow in, including areas of sin in our lives. When we ask Jesus to forgive our sins, He does just that and He forgets about them. As we grow to be more Christ-like He will continue to show us areas where we need to change.

 Get alone with God, really alone (dare I say--no electronics), and ask God to show you anything that you may need to confess. Be ready to make the changes and then get ready to see what He does!

 Say David’s Prayer (Psalm 19:13-14) written above personalizing it in order to make it your own.

Be Ready To Make Changes

“I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.” 1 Timothy 2:1

Every day we interact with people on the job, in school, at the store, in traffic, etc. All of these people have at least one thing in common - each one is created in the image of God! That should change the way we look at them! Not only should we look at them as being made in the image of God, but that have the privilege to intercede to God on their behalf! When’s the last time you prayed for your boss? Your child’s teacher? That guy that cut you off in traffic? Ask God to help them and thank God for them.

 Think about a building (school, church, work, etc.) that you enter on a regular basis. Think about each person that you see. Now stop and pray for each person. (If you are really into it, send them a text and let them know you are praying for them. If you are super crazy over the top-send , them a text letting them know you prayed and ask how you can pray more specifically the next time!)

 Jesus, please help ______________________________. I truly thank you for __________________ and simply ask that you would intercede and be exactly what he/she needs right now.

Pray For All People

“Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” Psalms 5:1-3

We don’t have to talk to God any different than we talked to our BFF. He loves that time we spend with Him. He wants us to come with faith that He will answer. He wants us to expect an answer. Do you remember Christmas morning as a child? Think of a Christmas when you really wanted a certain toy and as you ran downstairs to the tree, there is the package that is just the right size for the gift that you asked for—do you have that same sense of expectancy as you wait for God to answer? Have faith. He is already on it!

 Think about a request you have in to God. Are you waiting expectantly? Make a note or draw a picture to remind you of the excitement of Christmas morning. Soon you are going to unwrap HIS answer and it’s better than anything you could imagine!

 Jesus, here I am again crying out to you for help. I know beyond a shadow of doubt that you are listening and you are answering and I’m trying really hard to wait. I just can hardly wait to see what you are going to do! Know that I’m trying and I love you! Amen.

Prayer

Session 1

Responding With Love

Session 2

Give God the Credit

Session 3

Be Ready To Make Changes

Session 4

Pray For All People

Session 5

Waiting Expectantly