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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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Were adoaration removed, we miss the opportunity to connect our heart to God before our requests. Losing confession coudl keep us in an arogant state dismissing the fact that we are all sinner and shoudl always maintian a humble heart. Removing thanksgivng would make us entitled; we could easily ignore the many things God is constcntly doing for us. Removing supplication honestly removes the very reason many of pray in the first place. The ability to ask God for our needs and wants and wants is teh privlage and gift that makes this a personal two-way reltionship.
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Adoration is about giving thanks being thankful of Christ. Without is wouldn’t be effective in prayer because we 1st should give thanks for all things.
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If we were to remove each part from the acrostic (ACTS) prayer guide, then we would be praying like one who has not know the Lord. There would be a failure to communicate to God: How much we admire His character, confess your sins and ask forgiven, offer thanks for the blessings we received and then ask for the things we need. Our prayer would be unbalanced and may not even reach our heavenly Father. If we have unforgiven sin in our hearts God might not answer our prayers. The guide follows the way the Lord taught His disciples to pray so it’s best to use it when we pray.
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if we were to leave out any one of the acrostic ACTS from our devotions time it could hinder our spiritual walk with Christ.For example,if we neglected to pray for forgiveness for our sins sin would become “normal” to us.This is a great toll to use during our devotional time.
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This is a good practice to learn how to pray. Jesus gave us the model in his famous prayer. In that he honored and acknowledged the Father God first. If we neglected any component of the acrostic we would be in danger I feel missing out on the fulfillment of our time with GOD. We need to confess our sins to be in right relationship with GOD. We need to show our love and appreciation for what he has done. We must be thankful in all things before we ask for anything. Recognizing that Jesus is our source.
