A DAILY PRAYER GUIDE
“Seven times a day, I praise you!” Psalm 119:164 (GW)
“Pray like this…” Matthew 6:9a
A DAILY SCHEDULE BUILT ON THE LORD’S PRAYER
1 . Get up with gratitude (THANKSGIVING)
‘Our Father in heaven’ …” Matthew 6:9b
• I thank my Father in heaven for his consistent love & I recall all the ways the he’s good to me.
2 . Bless God’s name at breakfast (PRAISE)
“Hallowed (Holy) be your name …” Matthew 6:9c
• I review God’s names & then I think about the promises they imply.
GOD SAYS “I AM …”
Abba…..Your Loving Father!
El Deah….Your God Who Knows Everything!
Jehovah Rapha…..Your God who Heals you!
El Shaddai…..God Almighty – with all the Power you need!
Jehovah Shalom…..I am your peace!
Jehovah Tsidkenu…..I am your righteousness!
Psalm 9:10
3 . At midmorning remember what matters most. (DEDICATION)
“May your kingdom come, and may your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10
• I align myself with God’s purpose and plan for my life.
Matthew 6:33
4 . List my needs at lunch (PETITION)
“Give us today our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11
• I ask for anything I need
John.14:13
• I ask for what other people need. (Intercession)
1 Samuel 12:23; 2 Peter 1:3 (NCV); Philippians 4:6-7
5 . I ask for forgiveness in the afternoon (CONFESSION)
“Forgive us our sins just as we have forgiven those who sin against us.”
Matthew 6:12
Psalm 139:23-24
• I admit my sins and I forgive others who’ve sinned against me.
Psalm 32:5
6 . Ask God to help me make wise decisions as I return home (PROTECTION)
“And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.”
Matthew 6:13
1 Corinthians 10:13; Psalm 101:3
7 . I end my day with an encouraging truth (BENEDICTION)
“For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever! Amen” Matthew 6:13c
Three encouraging truths…
1 . God is in control.
2 . This is not the end of the story.
3 . God and his family win in the end.
“If you look at the world you’ll be distressed, if you look within, you’ll be depressed, if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom ~