In Sunday’s message, Pastor Jaci challenged us to up our prayer game.

Challenge accepted!

Be on the lookout for posts in our new series titled Lifestyle of Prayer.

Prayer should be more than a lifeline. It should be a lifestyle.

Philippians 4:6-7

“Don’t be anxious about things; instead, pray. Pray about everything. He longs to hear your requests, so talk to God about your needs and be thankful for what has come. And know that the peace of God (a peace that is beyond any and all of our human understanding) will stand watch over your hearts and minds in Jesus, the Anointed One.”

Let’s start this challenge with ways that we can up our prayer time game.

Pen and Paper – Write your heart in a prayer journal. You can use the acronym for Pray as an outline.

Praise
Repent
Ask
Yield

Philippians 4:6 ”Don’t be anxious about things; instead, pray. Pray about everything. He longs to hear your requests, so talk to God about your needs and be thankful for what has come.”

Prepare your heart and mind

Peter 1:13 “So get yourselves ready, prepare your minds to act, control yourselves, and look forward in hope as you focus on the grace that comes when Jesus the Anointed returns and is completely revealed to you.”

 Praise God for all He has done and is doing.

Colossians 4:2 “Pray, and keep praying. Be alert and thankful when you pray”.

Pardon – Ask forgiveness AND forgive others.

***The next is one of the areas Pastor Jaci called us out on in her sermon.***

People – If we say “I’ll pray for you,” we need to say that prayer.

1 Timothy 2:1 “So, first and foremost, I urge God’s people to pray. They should make their requests, petitions, and thanksgivings on behalf of all humanity.”

Persistence – You may have prayed on it for years, thats ok. God is listening.

Luke 18:1 “He told them a parable, urging them to keep praying and never grow discouraged.”

Patient – Trust God’s perfect timing.

Psalm 27:13-14 “Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

Ponder – Listen for his response.

Possible – He will change the circumstances or He will change us, simply pray, “Your will be done.”

Mark 10:27 ”For human beings, it is impossible, but not for God: God makes everything possible.”

Do you have any tips or things to add that you do in your prayer time? We would love to hear them, share in the comments below.