Week 3 - Day 1
THE RELATIONSHIP
Daily Directions
DAILY DIRECTIONS
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
OUT - Pray Out Your Requests
The next part of Daily Directions is what we normally think of as prayer—telling God our prayer requests. Like a good parent, God loves to have His children come to Him with their requests and He loves to give good gifts to His children who ask. So don’t hesitate to ask Him for anything.
Matthew 7:7-12 (NLT)
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
“You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
James 4:2-3 (NIV)
You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
1 Peter 5:7 (NET)
Cast all your cares on him because he cares for you.
What do these passages say about asking God for things?
Share a time when God really got your attention by answering a prayer?
How did that answer impact you personally?
Is there a request that you are still asking God to answer? If so, which one? How could your group join you in prayer for this?
How would lifting up your prayer requests help you develop a personal, intelligent and interactive relationship with 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 …