The Time Is Now - Developing A Lifestyle Of Prayer

This is an excellent place in our study to stop and consider afresh your relationship with the God,

.. who skillfully and lovingly created you. .. who provides your eve1y need. .. who sacrificed His Son for you. .. who zealously pursues you for Himself. .. who has chosen you and adopted you as His own child.

Consider the passion He has displayed toward you, for your unbelievable good. Talk with Him about it. Then talk with Him about your passion toward Him and how strong you want it to become. Finally, meditate on the truth that this is the request He most strongly longs to grant you. B. Desire for holiness and righteousness. We've all learned that, no matter how successfully we might attain to Christ's righteous character, we will always be approaching, never arriving. Praise God for your growth, but don't become satisfied with your progress to date. The heart of passion always wants more of God's holiness and righteousness.

6. How can you keep.fostering unquenchable desire for holiness without becoming dis­ couraged that you haven't arrived (Matthew 5:6; 1 Peter 1:14-16)?

C. Desire for wisdom. You can't become too wise. I plead for wisdom daily (2 Chron­ icles 1:7-12).

7. What might the pursuit of wisdom look like inyour life (Proverbs 2:2-5, 3:13-18)?

8. How might your last week have been dffferent (/you believed with unshakable confi­ dence the promise of!ames 1:5?