Our first Bible Study Plan was on God’s Character. Our view of God’s character affects our whole life. If we do not have an accurate belief about who God is, our prayer life will be like what James describes in James 4:2-3: we either will not pray, or we will pray selfishly.
When we know Who God is and have a personal relationship with Him, we will want to spend time with Him in prayer. That is the first goal of this Bible Study Plan – to get you to want to spend more time praying. The second goal of this plan is to give examples and directions on how to spend more time in prayer.
Throughout this study, you will read Scriptures that either model or give reason to pray one of twelve different types of prayer. The order of these prayers in our study is intentional. It is fitting to start our times of prayer in adoration. Next, we have praise and thanksgiving. Then, we move on to meditation and listening. I will not continue through the list of all twelve types, since you can see the pattern. When you are spending a significant amount of time in prayer, following this order in your prayers is good.
After you read the Scriptures each day, take time to journal your thoughts and prayers on the lines below. If you want to see God work on your behalf, journal your prayers, then look back over them in the coming weeks. I pray that God will meet you in your time of reading His Word, and your prayer life will grow in both quality and quantity.
