Leader Guide

Prayer

Living Prayers: Communicate with God.

God’s Spirit is alive in us. He will guide us into God’s truth, so we can live in a way that pleases God. (See John 16:13.) He will never steer us wrong or lead us down the wrong path! However, God has given us free will. He will not force us to follow His direction. That is a choice we must make.

Galatians 5:25 says:

In this time of prayer, let’s make a choice to commit to following the Holy Spirit’s leading—not just in some areas of our lives but in all areas! Let’s bow our heads and close our eyes. Let’s pray silently and commit to following the Holy Spirit’s leading. That means when He speaks to your heart, you will follow.

Allow children time to pray. Sometimes it is difficult to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading—like at school, or when you are with friends who don’t know Jesus. Ask the Holy Spirit to give you the desire and strength to obey, even when others make unwise choices that are contrary to God’s Word.

Allow children time to pray. Finally, let’s commit to allowing the Holy Spirit to lead us when we pray. Our prayers should not just consist of telling God what we want and then saying, "Amen." Instead, we should spend time listening to His Spirit speaking to our hearts. He lives in us and will show us what to pray in a way that pleases God and according to His will. Allow time for children to silently pray and listen.

Close: Heavenly Father, thank You for placing Your Spirit inside us to guide, strengthen, and help us to pray according to Your desire and heart. Help us to follow where He leads so we will walk in Your truth every day. Thank You, heavenly Father. In Jesus’ name, we pray, amen!