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Discussion Questions - Type your name in the HEADER of your response pad.

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Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through DELIBERATE communication.

A solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship.

An earnest hope or wish.

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HERE ARE YOUR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
2.  What does your prayer life look like?  What kind of prayer routine do you have (if any)
3.  Are your prayers more request based or conversation/thanksgiving?
4.  Do you ever slow down to ask God what He wants from us?  Do you really listen for His answer?
5.   Are you taking time to show gratitude along with your requests?
6. WHat are some very specific prayers that you can look back on that God answered?

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My prayer routine usually is before I go to bed or while I’m in the shower. Throughout the day I will pray for someone or talk to him myself. Daily life struggles are upon all of his and the way I find peace is to stop what I’m doing and talk to him. I believe my prayers are both conversational and request because my prayers aren’t always for me but for others. I trust that what he tells and shows me is his plan for me. Trusting it may not always be easy and I might not always understand. I know he is in control of my life and that is truly amazing. Some days I may thank him more than others. However, I am always grateful that he is with me and has never left me. A specific prayer that I can look back on that he answered was healing in my heart and the ability to learn from the hurt that I’ve been through.

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2. I pray every morning before & after I spend time in the word, & I write these down in a journal to look back on later. As I go throughout the day, I pray as I feel it’s needed.

3. I try to make them more request-based for others & more conversational for myself. I have found that when I’m in a state of struggle, I tend to ask God for more & sometimes forget to thank Him for what He’s already given me.

4. I have asked God what He wants from me, & almost all of the responses I’ve gotten were scary because the specific actions that He asked of me would make me very uncomfortable. I would listen for an answer, but I would almost act as if I didn’t hear it when I did.

5. I often forget to show gratitude while I am struggling & asking God for things, but I mostly thank Him for the hard times after the fact because He uses the experiences to help me grow.

6. I prayed that God would point me in the right direction as far as changing my career path, & He spoke to me VERY clearly through several people. Also, I am in charge of finances for Foundation Retreat for this year, & we were really depending on fundraising events this semester to pay for transportation to & from camp. I started praying that God would provide in other ways since we can’t be together anymore, & a few days ago, we discovered thousands of dollars in our payment processing account from a few years ago that had never been transferred over to our bank account. He not only provided enough to pay for busses, but we also have a safety net to fall back on if we need it!