C.H.A.T.

Scott and I have been going to Ampt (Junior High Church) these past few weeks because our friend Dan is the youth pastor at our church. We love helping out and hanging out with all the junior high kids. Dan is such an amazing pastor and has a special way of reaching out to these kids. These past few weeks we have been "getting back to the basics" and this week Dan preached on prayer. His sermon was very interesting and I wanted to share it with those of you who read our blog.
A lot of people might feel intimidated by prayer because they feel as though they don't know how to pray, what to say, or if God is even listening. Prayer is simple and God tells us in the Bible how to pray. The main point I took from Dan's lesson that I wanted to share with you all is C.H.A.T. These four letters can show Christians and non-Christians just how simple prayer is.

C-onfess: Confess your sins to the Lord. Simple as that. The Lord knows you are a sinner and all you have to do is confess your sins.
H-onor: Honor the Lord. Tell God what an amazing God he is.
A-sk: Ask the Lord. This is when you will ask him for help, guidance, patience, strength, healing. He can hear you!
T-hank: Thank God for all of the things that he has blessed you with in your life.

For those of you who might feel silly praying because you don't know how, or you never have, these four words show you just how simple it is. Scott and I feel really blessed to have such an amazing church and amazing friends like Dan who can help us grow spiritually every week.