We talked about prayer tonight and how, if we have not, it's because we ask not. We discussed Aaron, the Old Testament High Priest and how he would offer incense as a sweet smelling offering before the Lord. Bringing our prayers to God pleases Him as much as those offerings of long ago did. He wants us to pray so that He can answer those prayers and be glorified in doing so.
Psalm 141:2 - 2 May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
We discussed the ACTS prayer as a good model to follow when praying so that we don't get all caught up in just asking God for things and what He can do for us.
A - Adoration
C - Confession
T - Thanksgiving
S - Supplication
Tonight we also picked names out of a bowl to pair up as accountability partners. We split into our pairs then and filled out our accountability sheets for one another. The sheets list prayer requests and concerns for each of us and Scripture promises that we can share with each other. We discussed the importance of keeping our partner's prayer concerns confident and also the importance of committing to pray for each other throughout the upcoming weeks. We will meet as partners the first Wednesday of every month to talk about how our prayers for each other were answered and share any new prayer concerns we might have.
