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The acrostic ACTS stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. What would happen if each were removed from devotions? (For example, what would happen if adoration were removed from your prayers?)
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If we remove confession, then we are losing touch with repentance as well as the true meaning of salvation. Thanksgiving is how we chose what to pray for, for example our basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, education and health care). Supplication involves our request; we should formally request our needs to God.
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If this happens, I would not be worshipping God for who he is, this could cause me to fall into temptation. Prayer could turn out to be about what I want and not what the good Lord wills.
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If adoration was removed, we would lose the hollowing and honoring of God’s name in our prayers. If the confession was removed, we would enter into prayer with baggage. If thanksgiving was absent, our prayers would often sound a lot like we were using God like a spiritual ATM. If supplication was removed, we would not be obeying Christ’s advice to ask dailey for our spiritual bread.
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Honestly, it probably has oftentimes. I go right to supplication often:)
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if adoration was removed we would miss out on thee most important part of beginning to pray is acknowledging the King and brining your spirit into a humble and aww struck place to whom you are speaking with. So part of the ACTS plays its important role to bring a complete environment for a healthy prayer time.