Twelve Steps of Prayer

•       Become Silent – Getting quiet and eliminating distractions. It’s beyond what physical distractions may be going on the outside. It includes our inner distractions of unbelief and reality of our situation

•       Give adoration – Adoration means worshiping God. Describing God for who He is not for what he is doing or able to do – Psalm 95:1-7

•       Make Confession – This takes place when God points out something in your life and says, “Get rid of that,” or “you know you shouldn’t have done that”

•       Give Thanks – Giving thanks to God for the forgiveness and the opportunity we have been giving to stand before Him

•       Make Supplication – intercede, petition and brood (deep passion) – An emotional overwhelming experience of God’s heart.

•       Specify Petitions and Requests – Bringing relevant evidence to one’s case. e.g., praying for healing - the Lord will take away from me all sickness’ (Deut. 7:15)

•       Secure the Promises – Laying hold of God’s promises concerning our petition (Luke 13:16)

•       Plead the Case – Just like the woman and the judge – an acknowledgement of the fact that God is the only one that can help (Luke 18:6-8)

•       Believe – knowing that requests have been granted

•       Give thanks – Thanksgiving is like watering the seed sown in prayer. We are not to wait until we see the manifestation of our answers before expressing our gratitude.

•       Live in Expectation – Based on instructions received in prayer, …Mind shift

•       Practice Active Belief (Matt. 7:7) – This is the work - and make room for it