Self Control and Other Fruits of the Spirit
Holy Spirit, we need you so desperately. Thank you for giving us your fruits. Thank you for the knowledge that, with your help, we can have more self control than the rest of the world. We just need to lean on you. When we come to the brink of anger, fear, lust, or even the temptation to overeat, we can call on your name for help. We want our immediate reaction in the face of those things to be to fall to our knees and call out to you. Transform our hearts, Holy Spirit. Make us into the men and women that you have called us to be. Thank you, Father! We love you.Labels: Examining Our Hearts, Fruits of The Spirit, holy spirit
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Daily Prayer, Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Purity of Heart and Mind
Holy Spirit, examine our hearts and minds. Expose any dirty parts. We having parts of us that still flare in anger during traffic; parts that we have been slow to turn over to you; parts that entertain lustful thoughts. God, to be honest, we're scared at the thought of what you might find, but these things keep us from a closer relationship with you. Find them, Holy Spirit, and yank them out by the roots. Help us to be obedient in opening ourselves up to your correction, and help us to immerse ourselves in you every day to prevent these dark parts of our hearts from growing back. We love you, Jesus, and we want to be more like you. Thank you for walking right beside us, every step of the way. We love you!Labels: closer to God, Examining Our Hearts, holy spirit, life change, Obedience
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Daily Prayer, Friday, April 13, 2007
In This World, Not Of This World
Father, help us to stay focused on the spirit realm. Of course, there are day to day matters of life, and you told us to occupy until you return, but when we focus on you and our true purpose for being here, it affects our attitude toward the daily matters of life. Holy Spirit, show us when we're becoming consumed by earthly things at the expense of spiritual awareness. Help us to remember why we're on this planet: to live for Jesus. We love you, Lord. We're turning our eyes to you, and we're staying focused on you. You are the prize in this race, Lord. We love you.Labels: attitude, Examining Our Hearts, holy spirit, life change, salt of the earth - light of the world
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Daily Prayer, Saturday, April 07, 2007
Judgment Versus Discernment
Father, help us to learn when we are judging people, and when it is your discernment in us that is making us think certain things. Destroy any haughty spirit that would make its home in our hearts. Make us humble and meek. We know that we can hear your voice, and we have faith that you will give us your power of discernment in the appropriate situations. Help us to know the difference between discernment and judgment. We love you, Lord. Thank you for your guidance in our lives. We love you.Labels: Examining Our Hearts, holy spirit, Humility, Trusting God
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Daily Prayer, Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Ready To Go
Father, help us to be ready to leave this earth every day. If we look in our hearts and see that, truth be told, we'd hate to die today, help us to take a hard look at our priorities. Help us to live each day to your fullest, knowing in our hearts that this world is not our home. Of course, if there are any of us that have never accepted Jesus as his or her personal savior, we ask that you would help those people to make that decision today so that they are guaranteed an eternity with you. Thank you for the gift of salvation, Father. Thank you for giving us a reason to live. We love you.Labels: Examining Our Hearts, life change, salvation
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Daily Prayer, Saturday, March 10, 2007
Spending Sweet Time With You, God
Father, we quiet ourselves before you now, to spend some sweet time with you. You are our one true love in all the universe. We our nothing short of our lives to you. Speak to us, Father. We know that there must be so much for you to tell us, because it feels like we know so little. Help us to explore our hearts so that we can turn them over fully to you. We love you, Lord. Thank you for your grace and mercy in our lives.Labels: closer to God, Examining Our Hearts, Grace, Prayer
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Daily Prayer, Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Your Hand In Our Lives
Father, help us to remember that there is a definite reason for living, and that we are not alone in our struggles in life. You are there right beside us, leading us as the Shepard. Thank you for your guiding hand in our lives. Thank you for help and correction. We need you so badly. We're lost without you. We love you with every part of our being.Labels: closer to God, Examining Our Hearts, God's will, love
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Daily Prayer, Saturday, February 24, 2007
Uncomfortable In Our Own Skin
Jesus, keep us mindful that everything around us will someday pass away, and we will be transformed when we go to live with you in eternity. Help us to keep our priorities straight in that mindset. People are the only things that really matter. Give us an incredible capacity for loving one another. Make us humble and forgiving. Help us to be peacemakers. When we get caught up in the things of this life, we tend to become crass and mean-spirited. Keep us focused on the things that really matter. Keep us from getting too comfortable in this life. Thank you, Father. We love you.Labels: Examining Our Hearts, Forgiveness, life change, love, Self-Control
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Daily Prayer, Friday, February 16, 2007
Living With Righteous Fear
God, we're afraid of sliding into our old ways. It shakes us to the bone to think of living without you. Beat back our flesh, Father. We want to always be wholly reliant on you. Fill us with your love and humility. Let the fruits of your Spirit grown in abundance in us, choking off our pride, envy, lust, and other nasty parts of our flesh. We are yours and yours alone, Father. We love you.Labels: closer to God, Examining Our Hearts, life change, relationship with God
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Daily Prayer, Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Father, Thank You For Protecting Us
Father, thank you for your blessing and provision in our lives. Continue to bless us. Continue to reveal the endless facets of yourself to us. Deepen our relationship with you. Soften us. Mold our character after yours. Admonish us when we go astray. We are your children, God. We love you.Labels: children of God, Examining Our Hearts, Provision, relationship with God
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Daily Prayer, Sunday, February 04, 2007
Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Father, touch our hearts and show us if we need to forgive someone or make efforts to reconcile with them. Soften any hardened hearts so that we can let love flow as it should. Break down these grudge barriers that may have been keeping us from a closer walk with you, God. Thank you for making us peacemakers. Let your love shine bright in us. We love you.Labels: Examining Our Hearts, Forgiveness, love
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Daily Prayer, Saturday, February 03, 2007
Prepare Hearts This Weekend
Holy Spirit, prepare our hearts for worship and for growing closer to you this weekend. Reveal your truths to us. Show us the victories and failures in our lives. In either case, show us where you were at work. Show us just how blessed we are, and give us the words to praise you this weekend. We want to offer praise and worship of the richest quality this weekend. Thank you for bring us to you, Jesus. We are so blessed to know you, Christ, as our savior. We love you, Lord.Labels: closer to God, Examining Our Hearts, holy spirit, praise, relationship with God, salvation, Worship
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Daily Prayer, Sunday, January 21, 2007
Your Best For Us
Father, thank you for your favor. We offer ourselves up to you so that you can do what you will in our lives. We want your best for us, and we know that you can only bless us in so much as we are willing to allow you to work in our lives. Holy Spirit, examine us. Show us where we are holding on to sinful areas of our lives. Help us to give up our contrived plans for our lives and to replace them with the goal of your will and your plan. Help us to listen. We are your children, and we can hear your voice if we just open our ears and live in your presence.Labels: Examining Our Hearts, favor, God's will, holy spirit
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