Has anyone ever taught you HOW to pray? Here is a 7 step process that my grand-nephew was studying today. I listened in.
- GRATITUDE: Get comfortable. Be still. Deeply breathe in. Breathe out by anxiety.
Express Gratitude to God. Tell God what you are grateful for. - AWARENESS. Revisit the times in the past 24 hours when you were the best version of yourself. Then talk to God about the times when you were not the best version of yourself. Talk to Him abut hw you will handle the situation better in the future.
- SIGNIFICANT MOMENT… recall a moment when you felt God was trying to teach you something through an event or action. Talk to God about that significant moment.
- PEACE: Ask God to forgive you for anything you have done that you feel badly bout. Ask for forgiveness, and ask God to fill Yyou with deep, deep, peace.
- FREEDOM: Ask God to help you be the best version of yourself. Ask him how you can change to be the person He made you to be. Ask God for the Courage and Strength to make this change in your life.
- OTHERS: Lift up to God anyone you feel you want to lift to Hi today. Ask for the specific way you want God to bless the people in your life that you care about. One at a time, bring them to God.
- OUR FATHER: Pray the prayer you might often say by rote. But this time, say it slowly and find meaning in each phrase:
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our debts
As we forgive our debtors
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For Thine is the Kingdom,
And the Power,
And the Glory
Forever.
Amen
Comments on: "The 7 Step Prayer Process" (10)
Praying slowly and focussing on all the words is very sound.
Yes!! <3
Embrace prayer
Peter, we’ve been gone, as you know. We hit the ground running Tuesday/Wednesday. So much to do, I have to stop to pray before I start each day just so I can prioritize my life’s tasks… and remember to put gratitude first. I’m grateful for you! <3
Amen!
I love the part you speak to gratitude, being still and telling God
Thank you for the affirmative feedback. I do believe God appreciates it when we are still enough to hear His voice, don’t you?
I do, because he is all loving
This is beautiful and has touched my heart
Thank you, {{{Clint}}} – I am so glad it was meaningful to you. It touched my heart <3 too.