Prayer Self Assessment

It can be helpful to self-assess from time to time. Be honest with yourself and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal your weak areas.

Scoring method:

1 – Rarely would I feel this way 
3 – Sometimes I feel this way 
6 – Often I feel this way 
10 – Almost all the time this I feel this way

Consistency in Prayer	Score
I don’t pray often because I really don’t know where to begin.
I avoid praying because I don’t know how to pray – I don’t know what to say.
If I was being truthful, I feel that I am too sinful to pray.
I don’t pray because prayer really doesn’t matter – God doesn’t care.  God doesn’t answer my prayers.
I don’t pray because prayer really doesn’t matter – God may care but plan is set in motion and there is nothing that can be done.
I just don’t have time to pray.
I don’t pray because I believe there are things I must do first before God will hear my prayer.
I avoid prayer because I have been lax in the past about prayer and am embarrassed.
I tend to only pray when I “need something from God”.
My mind tends to wander when I pray.

Valuing Prayer	Score
God answers my prayers.
My family enjoys praying together.
I enjoy praising the Father and the Son in prayer.
The best part of my day is when I am in prayer.
When problems arise, my thoughts immediately turn to prayer.
I have witnessed changes in events that clearly tie to prayer.
I have greater peace in my life because of prayer.
I feel compassion for others and often want to pray for them and with them.
Bible study helps me with prayer.

The biggest hindrance or distraction to prayer in my life is _________________________________ 

What is the most powerful prayer experience I ever had? Why? Was I leading the prayer or was someone praying for me? 

The ACTS acronym to guide prayer:

Adoration:  Give God praise and honor for who He is as Lord over all.  The one and only God.  Creator of all things. Omniscient, Omnipresent, All powerful 

Confession:  Honestly deal with the sin (actions, speech, thoughts, inaction) in your prayer life. 

Thanksgiving:  Verbalize what you’re grateful for in your life and in the world around you.   

Supplication:  Pray for the needs of others and yourself. If daily time is limited, develop a weekly schedule to rotate through areas such as governments, nations, people groups, national sin, etc.