Elevate

02. Prayer: Tips for Meeting with God

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1. Find a time and a spot

  • the thoughts and attitude that get put in your mind tend to stick with you throughout your day when you do it in the morning.

    • 2. Leave the black hole of your attention (your phone) in a different room

    3. Pray “outside your head” (ie…pray out loud or on paper)

    • The advantage…see how God worked and answered prayers you forgot you ever prayed.

      • 4. Use the acronym P.R.A.Y. and use the language of the Psalms for praise and repentance

      • Psalm 145: The greatness of God
      • Psalm 103: The work of God
      • Psalm 63: A desire for God
      • Psalm 51: Turning back toward God

        • 5. Pray big. Pray small. Pray specific. Pray Honest

        • · BIG: Nothing so big God can’t do. Mark 5:35-36.
        • · SMALL: Nothing so small God doesn’t care (1 Peter 5:7)
        • · SPECIFIC: Nothing so lame as prayers so vague you’d never even know God answered.
        • · HONEST: Nothing so superficial as praying with my mouth and not my heart. Psalm 44:23-26

          • 6. Do it when you don’t feel like it

          • In all of life, growth usually doesn’t happen until you keep going even when you want to quit.
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            ElevateBy Will Rutt