Scriptural Focus: Psalm 5:1-3 PRAYER IS… a reaching out to God with your and as you also seek to know His. PRAYER IS… (Matthew 6:5-7) (Philippians 4:6; 1 Peter 5:7) (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) (John 10:27) A life that is built upon meaningful prayer will not the because you are inviting God to speak into your life, into your circumstances, into your heart and when you do that, God will respond and he will speak. Lord, help me to be a person of , , , and prayer! HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR PRAYER LIFE? COULD IT BE MORE THAN WHAT IT IS TODAY? WRITE IN YOUR OWN WORDS WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FOR YOU TO BE OPEN AND HONEST IN PRAYER? CAN YOU THINK OF OTHER EXAMPLES IN SCRIPTURE? WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PRAYER LIFE AS “CONTINUAL” OR “PERSISTENT” OR MORE LIKE A CHECK LIST? WHAT STEPS COULD YOU TAKE TO DEVELOP A MORE CONTINUAL PRAYER LIFE. HOW HAVE YOU “HEARD” FROM GOD IN THE PAST? HOW MIGHT YOU IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS? CONSIDER SOMETHING OR SOMEONE THAT YOU ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT. COMMIT TO BRING THIS TO GOD IN PRAYER, PUTTING INTO PRACTICE THE 4 QUALITIES OF PRAYER DISCUSSED. JOURNAL A PRAYER.