Spiritual Disciplines: S is for Supplication (The F-A-C-T-S on Prayer)

It is proper and right that our supplications tend toward the end rather than the beginning of our prayers. For it is only in the context of a relationship with God that our requests make any sense at all. Imagine asking a complete stranger to pay for your dinner. Or imagine importuning a friend for help despite an obviously neglected relationship. Supplication only makes sense in the context of connection. It is akin to a child turning to her father with full confidence in his loving-kindness. F-A-C-T-S is an acronym that Hank Hanegraaff, host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast developed to provide a means to help us remember what prayer is–a place in which our harried requests may give way to the quiet of union with the Lover of our souls. Find out more in Hank’s new book, Truth Matters, Life Matters More.