Praying through the beatitudes

My favorite way to start my day is waking up for the 6am intercession set at IHOP and spending some time praying through the beatitudes. I do this daily as much as my schedule/exhaustion allows and have noticed massive transformations within my own heart. So hopefully it comes to some encouragement to you.

The beatitudes is really an 8 step plan to happiness. Jesus begins each by saying 'blessed are you' or 'happy are you' which makes each element something to strive for. We all want joy and happiness. I believe really studying through the beatitudes allows you to set your identity in Christ's feelings toward you.

For the sake of this outline I will not be going into much detail on the prophetic promises Jesus gives for each beatitude.
Matthew 5:3-10