Getting alone and personal with your Heavenly Father

 

As I begin my time with God in prayer the way Jesus taught me when He said, “Pray like this:

 

Our Father in heaven: I pray to my Father in Heaven for He is the one who created me and has made a way for me to have a restored relationship with Him through Jesus’ death and resurrection.

 

May your name be kept holy: I am to glorify and honor God in everything I do.

 

May your Kingdom come soon: I am to anticipate the return of Jesus Christ and work continuously to share the Good News.

 

May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven: Thinking about all I know about Heaven, I am to pray for things to be the same here as in Heaven.

 

Give us today the food we need: These are my needs: On a separate sheet of paper or in a notebook list your need and the requests of others.

 

And forgive us our sins: I ask the Father to show me where I have sinned and ask for His forgiveness.

 

As we have forgiven those who sin against us: I do a fearless and complete search of any resentments or hard feelings I may be holding toward others and let that resentment and hard feeling go in forgiveness.

 

And don’t let us yield to temptation: MY strength comes from the power of God through the working of the Holy Spirit in my life. I now ask God to lead me away from things that will tempt me, and show me the ways of escape.

 

But rescue us from the evil one (Matthew 6:9-13, New Living Translation): The devil wants nothing more that to trick me into choosing to sin, but God can protect me if I ask.

 

DAILY BIBLE STUDY

 

On another sheet of paper or in a notebook put today's date and the Scripture you're reading today.

 

Next, following your reading of today's Scripture write out the verse(s) that impressed most today.

 

Answer the question, "Why did this verse(s) impress me so much today?"

 

Explain how you will apply what you've learned today.

 

Finally, God wants you to do something of service for someone else today. Write out your plan to accomplish that today.