WEEK 1 - DAY 3

UP - Lift Up Your Praise

DAILY DIRECTIONS JOURNAL

Use a sentence or bullet points to finish these statements.

UP - Lift Up Your Praise

Lord, I praise You for …

DOWN - Bow Down In Repentance

Lord, I repent of …

IN - Take In God’s Word

Daily Directions start with praise. That only makes sense. Our very lives, our relationships and everything that we have is a gift from God. So God is certainly worthy of all our praise. And when we connect with Him through prayer it’s only appropriate to begin with praise. Rather than starting your prayers with a so-called grocery list of needs and requests (don’t worry, you’ll get to that), it’s better to start with thanksgiving. So start with praise. He’s worthy of it and it will prepare you for the rest of the Daily Directions.

Psalm 100

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord with gladness;
    come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
    It is he who made us, and we are his;
    we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
    and his courts with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
    his faithfulness continues through all generations.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Lord, I hear You saying to me …

Now, with Your help I will …

OUT - Pray Out Your Requests

Lord, I pray for …

STOP - Stop, Look and Listen

Lord, what do You want to show me or say to me?

GO - Go Through Your Day

Lord, I pray for Your help as I anticipate these events today …

Are you getting the hang of it? From now on we’ll drop the “Finish this sentence either with full sentences or bullet points” from the Daily Directions.