HOW TO PRAY IN A CRISIS?

Seeking God for a Breakthrough – Part 1

Daniel 9:1-23 | Spotlight Church

SIX STEPS TO A BREAKTHROUGH

1.     LET GOD SPEAK TO ME _________ I SPEAK TO HIM

“It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede who was made king of the Babylonians (by Cyrus).  During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, was studying the Scriptures. I learned from the Word of the Lord, as recorded by Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years.”                                                      Daniel 9:1-2

2.     FOCUS MY __________________ ON GOD

“So I turned my face to the Lord God, SEEKING him...”  Daniel 9:3a (ESV)

3.     EXPRESS MY _______________ WITH HEART

“And I began pleading with God earnestly in prayer...”                          Daniel 9:3b

“I poured out my heart, baring my soul to God."                                      Daniel 9:3b (MSG)  

4.     DEMONSTRATE MY ______________ WITH FASTING

“And I started fasting and went without food.  To show my sadness I put on rough clothes and sat in ashes.”                                                                                                              Daniel 9:3c

5.     THANK GOD FOR HIS __________ & ______________

“Then I said ‘Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your promises of constant love to those who love you and keep your commands.’”         Daniel 9:4

6.     HUMBLY ________________ MY SINS

“We have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and ignored your commands and rejected your laws! We have refused to listen to your servants, the prophets, who spoke your messages to our kings and leaders and parents, and to everyone else in our nation.”                                                                                    Daniel 9:5-6