Hello
dear friends! Today's Psalms of Discipleship is a fresh and timely
reminder of how practical prayer really is for those of us who are tied
up in knots.
Learning with you,
Denny
Psalms of Discipleship—Principle #17
Life Principles For Those Who Choose To Follow Jesus And Live The Discipled Life
Key Scripture: 1 O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You. 2 Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry! Psalm 88:1-2
Core Value: Prayer
Knots. Everyone has had them, one time or another. Knots in a drop cord; knots in a shoestring, and sometimes, even knots in a stomach. It’s the knots in the stomach that really get our attention when life becomes much with us. Worry hovers over us. Anxiety seeks to plant its toxic tentacles into our mind. And the knots come, often in bunches. What is a believer to do? When the knots come, we can go to the One who loosens our knots. The procedure is called prayer. The recipient of our prayers is Jesus.
Principle #17 & Personal Application: Quality disciples make prayer the first resort when facing life’s challenges.
• When we pray, we pray to the Lord, the God of our salvation
• When we pray, we pray both day and night
• When we pray, we pray with the expectation that He will hear us and respond
Reflect & Respond: Some Really Good Questions To Ponder…
When I pray, am I usually more concerned about what I need or am I more focused upon Who I need it from?
When is the last time I really connected with the Lord in prayer? What was the experience like?
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, I thank You that You are the God of my salvation. By faith, I will cry out to You both day and night. May my prayer come before You. May You turn Your ear to me and hear my cry.
The Essential Core Values Of The Quality Disciple Are…
Grace—Worship—Bible Study—Prayer—Community—Service
Dr. Denny Bates & Something New Christian Publishers © 2013 All rights reserved.
You can learn how to live as a Quality Disciple and a DiscipleMaker4Jesus by visiting my website at www.dennybates.com and my teaching blog at http://www.dennybates.com/
Learning with you,
Denny
Psalms of Discipleship—Principle #17
Life Principles For Those Who Choose To Follow Jesus And Live The Discipled Life
Key Scripture: 1 O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You. 2 Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry! Psalm 88:1-2
Core Value: Prayer
Knots. Everyone has had them, one time or another. Knots in a drop cord; knots in a shoestring, and sometimes, even knots in a stomach. It’s the knots in the stomach that really get our attention when life becomes much with us. Worry hovers over us. Anxiety seeks to plant its toxic tentacles into our mind. And the knots come, often in bunches. What is a believer to do? When the knots come, we can go to the One who loosens our knots. The procedure is called prayer. The recipient of our prayers is Jesus.
Principle #17 & Personal Application: Quality disciples make prayer the first resort when facing life’s challenges.
• When we pray, we pray to the Lord, the God of our salvation
• When we pray, we pray both day and night
• When we pray, we pray with the expectation that He will hear us and respond
Reflect & Respond: Some Really Good Questions To Ponder…
When I pray, am I usually more concerned about what I need or am I more focused upon Who I need it from?
When is the last time I really connected with the Lord in prayer? What was the experience like?
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, I thank You that You are the God of my salvation. By faith, I will cry out to You both day and night. May my prayer come before You. May You turn Your ear to me and hear my cry.
The Essential Core Values Of The Quality Disciple Are…
Grace—Worship—Bible Study—Prayer—Community—Service
Dr. Denny Bates & Something New Christian Publishers © 2013 All rights reserved.
You can learn how to live as a Quality Disciple and a DiscipleMaker4Jesus by visiting my website at www.dennybates.com and my teaching blog at http://www.dennybates.com/
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