A study on prayer by Ronnie Joy
This guide started with something I noticed while reading the Psalms. David didn't pray like a man reading a list to a stranger. He prayed like someone who knew God. When he was afraid, he knew whom to trust. When he sinned, he knew where to run.
That stirred a question I couldn't put down: How can we truly know the One we're speaking to in prayer if we aren't intentionally seeking to know who He is?
The deeper I went, the more I saw that God doesn't reveal Himself so we can get better at asking. He reveals Himself so we can know Him. Prayer is the conversation that flows out of that relationship. Seek His Face is what came out of that season of study.
From the Psalms to the mountain
We begin by sitting with David and noticing how he prayed on the strength of who God is, not on his own record. Then we climb the mountain with Moses in Exodus 33 and 34. After the golden calf, Moses refuses to go anywhere without God's presence, asks to see His glory, and hears God proclaim His own name. We walk through that passage phrase by phrase, follow its echoes through the Psalms and the prophets, and see its fullness in the face of Jesus.
What you'll walk away with
- ♡ A deeper understanding of who God is, His nature and His heart
- ♡ A fresh look at how David and Moses prayed out of knowing God
- ♡ A phrase by phrase walk through Exodus 34:6–7, with Hebrew word notes
- ♡ A way of coming to God that begins with worship before any request
What's inside
- ♡ A personal letter from me to begin
- ♡ 13 chapters in four parts: The Heart of It, Learning from David, Exodus 34, Where God Tells Us Who He Is, and Becoming a Woman After His Heart
- ♡ Sit With This reflection prompts with room to write
- ♡ An Exodus 34 study checklist and a fill in study page, His Name, His Heart
- ♡ A closing prayer to make your own
- ♡ 44 pages designed to read on any screen, or print and write on
Who it's for
This guide is for the woman who loves God and wants her prayer life to grow out of knowing Him. Whether you've walked with Jesus for years or you're just learning to sit with Him, you're welcome here.
Good to know
This is an instant PDF download. Scripture quotations are from the ESV.
The guide is for personal use. If you'd like to use it with a small group or church, please reach out to me through the contact page of my website, thewordandwhimsypost.com, and we can work something out.
Please don't copy, forward, upload, or resell this guide. It's protected by copyright, and sharing it without permission is a violation of copyright law. Thank you for honoring the work that went into it.
My prayer is that you close these pages knowing Him a little more, and wanting Him even more than that.
With love and ink,
Ronnie Joy 💌
The Word and Whimsy Post
