Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Tuesday

Adoration
You are such an amazing God. The rainbow of colors in nature is wonderful. You really outdo yourself in Autumn. The blazing reds, mellow golds, and bright oranges take my breath away.

Confession
I have told lies and done the convenient thing (instead of the right thing). I have been uncharitable and judgmental. I have been impatient with my children.

Thanksgiving
Thank you Lord for my wild and beautiful son. Thank you for giving us the resources to provide fun things for him. Thank you for the joy he brings to my days.

Supplication
Please help me do the right thing even when it is hard.
Comfort VS and AE as they face these hard times. Bless TS and KL as they take care of their mom and dad. Help them all to make the best decisions for this next stage of life. Help them feel at peace when they have to make hard choices.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Sunday

Adoration
Lord, oh Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. Psalm 8



Confession
Dear Father, I am a sinner.  I am selfish and undisciplined.

Thanksgiving
Thank you so much for sending your son to take the punishment for my sins.  Amazing grace, indeed.  Thank you for my wonderful husband and the amazing support he has given me in this new phase of life.  Thank you for the glorious weather we've been having.

Supplication
Please guide and encourage me as I work on developing these new habits.  Help me be a more focused and involved mother with my kids.  Help me show my husband how much I love and appreciate him.

Amen

Why ACTS?

I first heard of this style of prayer when I was a teenager.  I don't remember the source but this has always stuck with me.  ACTS stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.  This has always made a lot of sense to me.  It keeps prayer from being a litany of self-serving requests or a long list of bless this person and that person.  It keeps me focused when I don't know what to pray.

Why now?
I'm at a point of remaking my life.  With the support of my amazing husband, I recently quit my job to become a full-time wife, mother, and homemaker.   I have suffered from depression for a long time and really needed to take a break from the daily grind of 9 to 5.  I need to reconnect with my heavenly father.  I'm sorely lacking in self-discipline and feel that I need to focus on this skill in order to make my time at home a blessing.  I'm going to start with praying every morning and I'm going to put it on this blog. 

I'm keeping this fairly anonymous for the time being.  I want to be able to post my prayers without worrying over who is reading them. 

If you are reading this, I hope you'll join me in prayer.  Post a comment or send me an e-mail at ACTSofPrayer (at) gmail (dot) com.