The Discipline of Personal Prayer
- Scripture to which James MacDonald referred
- 1 Peter 5:7
- James 1:5, 4:2
- Philippians 4:6
- John 14:13, 15:7
- 1 John 5:14
- Matt 21:23
- 2 Timothy 1:7
- 1 Kings 18: 26-29
- Is My Prayer REAL?
- Public performance prayers are a sure sign of insincerity.
- The secret to prayer is prayer in secret.
- Is My Prayer SIMPLE?
- Prayer is not to inform God.
- The purpose of prayer is to express faith toward God.
- Is My Prayer WORSHIPFUL?
- The Lord’s Prayer is a Model prayer.
- When you begin your prayer, begin with Father.
- This was added in the video and was not noted in the guide:
- A – adoration
- C - confession
- T - thanksgiving
- S – supplication
- Is My Prayer SUBMISSIVE?
- There is no answered prayer where there’s not submission to God.
- I surrender my wants and my sense of timing.
- Is My Prayer PRACTICAL?
- Prayer List – Daily Bread
- Income in every household
- Physical heath
- Emotional heath
- Spiritual health
- Is My Prayer REPENTANT?
- “God, I want You to forgive me the way I forgive others.
- Is My Prayer EXPECTANT?
A wonderful individual shared with me another acronym about prayer:
P.U.S.H. – “Pray until something happens.”