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CONNECT WITH GOD RELATIONALLY
“Our Father in Heaven”
God isn’t interested in us practicing religion; instead, He desires a relationship with us. God has adopted us as His children and loves for us to call Him our Father.
Starting our prayer time acknowledging
our relationship with God is powerful for us and delights Him as well.
You have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when He adopted you as His own children. Now we call Him, “Abba, Father.”
ROMANS 8:15 NLT
Proclaim your intimate relationship with God, addressing Him lovingly as your Father and thanking Him that you are His child.
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WORSHIP HIS NAME
“Hallowed Be Your Name”
God loves when we worship Him, and there is power in His Name. Here is a list of some of His Names to help us worship Him specifically and personally:
God is:
- Righteousness – He makes us clean
- Sanctifier – He has called us and set us apart
- Healer – He heals all our diseases
- Our Banner of Victory – He defeated our enemies
- Shepherd – He speaks to us and leads us
- Peace – He is our peace in every storm
- Provider – He supplies all of our needs
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
PROVERBS 18 : 10 ESV
Speak God’s Names out loud.
When we proclaim who He is, we not only worship Him, but we also remind ourselves how powerful and great our God is.
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PRAY HIS AGENDA FIRST
“Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven”
Part of being a child of God is caring about what He cares about. We know His will is perfect, and we acknowledge His wisdom and sovereignty when we pray His agenda first.
He will always give you all you need from day to day if you will make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.
LUKE 12:31 TLB
Spend time focusing on what God is focused on. His priorities include:
* Saving the lost
* Wisdom and guidance for those in authority – parental, spiritual, governmental, work-related
* Accomplishing His purpose in our lives
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DEPEND ON HIM FOR EVERYTHING
“Give us this day our daily bread”
God promises to supply all our needs, and He wants us to come to Him with our problems, needs, and desires and to trust Him to provide.
I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!
PSALM 121:1 - 2 NLT
Ask God for what you need today. It may help to write down the concerns weighing on your mind or the desires of your heart. You can bring them to God, and trust Him enough to hand them over to Him fully.
It may help to open your hands before God to physically show your surrender to Him. Problems can either be ours or God’s; they can’t be both.
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FORGIVE AND BE FORGIVEN
“Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors”
God has offered us complete forgiveness, and we can receive it at any time. When we turn away from our sins and receive His forgiveness, our hearts are more prepared to forgive others as well.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 JOHN 1:9
Ask God to check your heart and life and show you areas where you might need to ask for forgiveness from Him.
Then, it is your turn to forgive those who have offended you. We can even choose to forgive people in advance.
Ask God to forgive you and to help you forgive others.
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ENGAGE IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE
“And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one”
Spiritual warfare can seem difficult to understand, but the Bible makes it very clear that we have an enemy who is trying to steal from us, kill us, and destroy us.
As we pray, we take our stand against the enemy and fight from a place of victory through Jesus as we’re empowered by His Holy Spirit. There is power in God’s Word, and every lie the enemy has told us can be replaced with God’s truth.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
EPHESIANS 6 : 12
By recognizing that the enemy wants to destroy you, you can shed light on his lies and claim God’s truth over your life. Ask God to show you any lies you’re believing or areas of warfare happening in your life.
Ask Him to expose the enemy and to help you understand and receive His truth. Simply speaking the Name of Jesus has great power in the spiritual realm. The Bible tells us in James 4:7 that if we resist the devil, he will flee from us. Through prayer, we can resist him and walk forward in freedom.
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EXPRESS FAITH IN GOD'S ABILITY
“For yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever.”
God is more than able to move in every situation, and ending our prayer time claiming His authority and power focuses our minds on the truth and hope of who He is and what He can do.
Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for You.
JEREMIAH 32 : 17
Remind yourself of God’s limitless power and then return to praising Him and declaring your faith in Him:
“Yours is the Kingdom” – all authority belongs to You
“Yours is the Power” – all mightiness flows from You
“Yours is the Glory” – Your victory will be complete
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