no.108 130816 Thank you for letting us pray

As we read "Too busy not to pray" in my life group, I'm learning about ACTS when we pray- Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication. This is a good exercise when praying because it covers four important aspects as you can see. I realize I lack the first two, but I'm good with the latter two, especially the last point. Recently, I think I'm doing a pretty good job with thanksgiving part since I started my blog. But what about adoration and confession?

 

I think I struggled the most with adoration. Many times I praise God and give thanks but that's it. The last time I really adored God was in Mexico, just last week, but it happens rarely. As it is written in the book, the way I pray will change if I begin with adoration. I know it will change, because my prayers will be shaped by the way I perceive God. If I remind myself that is God good, all-knowing, sovereign, loving, faithful, righteous, compassionate (the list can go on) and that's the God I pray to, I will be more focused on God than my own problems. Another thing I lack was confession. I know I don't spend much time confessing my sins when I pray, knowing how sinful I am. Sometimes I feel like I'm numb to my own guilt because I'm so used to it. It's become a really bad habit, and I realize it's an area that I strongly need to improve on. When I pray tonight, I'm going to reflect ACTS and I'm gonna try to spend most time on the first two. I'm thankful that God always wants to hear me through prayers. I'm thankful that I can communicate with God whenever, and wherever I am. I praise God for his omnipresence.

I really enjoyed today's life group. I love that we're able to encourage one another as we spiritually grow together. I pray that through our studies on "Too busy not to pray", we will be able to become the women of prayer!