Trail Guide–Directions for the Journey of a Lifetime IX

REVIEW: Looking Back at Your Third Step on the Trail

Prayer is Important Enough That Jesus Did It

Review these Scriptures and Make Notes about what you read

•  Matthew 14:23
•  Mark 1:35
•  Mark 6:46
•  Luke 5:16
• Luke 6:12
•  Luke 9:18
•  Luke 9:28
•  Luke 22:41

Jesus Taught us Many Things About Praying

•  He taught us to pray at all times and not lose heart (Luke 18.1-8)
•  He taught us to pray simply and earnestly (Matthew 6.5-13)
•  He gave us the Holy Spirit to help us pray (Romans 8.26-27)

Using the ACTS acrostic fill in the following in your trail journal

• A – Adoration –
• Write some words here that you would use to praise the Lord and worship Him.

• C – Confession –
• Think about words, actions, attitudes, or time when you should have done something but didn’t and confess it to the Lord.

• T – Thanksgiving –
• Write two or three things here that you are thankful for. Tell God “Thank You” as you pray.

• S – Supplication –
• Are you aware of something in your life or in someone else’s life that needs to be a matter of prayer?

Something to Consider – Prayer & Quiet Time

Here is a copy of one of the pages I developed for my own quiet time. Feel free to copy it and use it, or take it and change it to fit what you want your quiet time to be.