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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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Prayer is a conversation with God. It’s like talking to a close friend or family member. When we converse with our friends, especially in difficult times, we would tell them what’s on our mind, confess our role in the situation, thank them for listening or tell them how much we admire them for being such a good friend. We even ask them for favours or for something that would help alleviate our pain.
It’s the same with God. If we focus only on asking for things we come across as selfish and prideful. Acknowledging God for who He is, thanking Him for all He has done in the past and confessing our sins show humility on our part. This way, we find favour with Him.
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To remove this would be removing my understanding of him and I would not be able to fully appreciate the true power of prayer.
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It would still be a prayer to God. We may call on him out of neediness or trouble just asking him for help. It’s good to have a guideline of ACTS so we don’t only think of only wanting something from him.
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Adoration- the act of admiring God and his power. Recognizing his ways are higher and his thoughts are greater than ours. How powerful he is.
Confession- the act of getting pure by God through the blood of Jesus
Thanksgiving- being thankful for the many blessings we have. Thankful hearts.
Supplication- applying what God is teaching you to your daily life
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To remove Adoration would not allow us to fully appreciate the magnitude of our Lord and Savior. To remove Confession would leave us unable to acknowledge the sin in our lives that we are able to see. To remove Thanksgiving would not allow us to grasp how blessed we truly are in our lives no matter what situation we are walking through. To remove Supplication would keep us from speaking the needs and desires of our heart so that we may know them which can help us learn to know the Father’s heart for our lives better.
