Week 2: The Desperate Need for Prayer
Prayer is our life-line to God. WIthout prayer, our relationship with God suffers and with it life takes on a hard edge. Why is it, then, that prayer is so difficult for many of us? This week we will look for some answers from Scripture. My hope is that your prayer life will grow and as it does, your love for God will grow as well.
Small Group Questions:
- Opening: How have you seen God work this week?
- One’s relationship with God is often reflected in his or her prayer life. A strong relationship with God is usually seen in a strong prayer life. The opposite is true as well. Would you agree? Is that true in your life? How or when have you ever experienced that in your life?
- Is coming to God more an intellectual, mechanical ritual or a personal, relational encounter with God? When is prayer most relational for you, and how can you keep that going?
- Has there been a time in your life when God has said “no”, “grow”, or “slow” to your prayers? If so, what did God do and what was He teaching you?
- How is your prayer life? (Optional: How often do you pray for one another in the group?)
As you go into your prayer time, consider the following questions:
• How have you struggled this week?
• How can the others in the group help you?