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DAY OF PRAYER GUIDE in 6 Parts

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“Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” (Mark 6:31)

Dedicating a significant amount of time alone in a quiet place at the start of the year to engage in an intimate conversation with Lord is a rewarding exercise of faith.  It’s the perfect time to reflect on the year that has just passed with thankfulness, and open yourself up to the Lord’s purposes with prayerful expectation for the year ahead. It builds on our relationship with the Lord who is our good Shepherd, and who is sovereign in our lives.

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Day of Prayer — (2) LISTENING TO GOD

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You’ve decided to spend a day of prayer together with several others who are part of your small discipleship group. At this point, you’ve finished the first part of the day talking to God. You’ve worshiped Him, confessed your sins to Him, thanked Him for all that He is and has done, and presented to Him your concerns and those of special people in your life. Now it’s God’s turn to talk to you while you listen attentively.

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Day of Prayer — (1) SPEAKING TO GOD

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We want to spend the first part of our full day of prayer by speaking to God, telling Him what we think of Him, how we value Him, how we feel about ourselves, and our situation, and also by expressing to Him our dependence on Him for everything particularly in specific challenges and concerns that we have for ourselves and for those dear to us.

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HOW TO SPEND A FULL DAY IN PRAYER

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“Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” (Luke 5:16)

In an earlier post entitled DAY OF PRAYER, I mentioned that January is a good time as any to spend a day in prayer in order to discern God’s specific will for you to govern what you ought to focus on for the year that is unfolding.

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