Father in heaven, Lord of my life in
Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Spirit’s power,
YOUR PRESENCE – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
In this, my daily prayer, as I sit/stand/kneel
before You, I hope to know You, today,
by Your Presence and Power in my life. This is my first prayer. As a Christ
follower, I need You. I need You close to me, giving me Your protection and
provision, and inviting me into You even as I experience same.
Teach me by Your Spirit, a correct
worship, a holy way for living my life for Your glory. Place within me Your
Sabbath Rest as I still myself and allow You to be God over my entire life — the
fullest sense of worship — over my present moment, now.
I AM STILL – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
[PAUSE & REFLECT FOR A FEW
SECONDS]
YOUR GRACE – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
My second prayer, Lord, is help me
know how unworthy I am in and of myself, today, apart from Jesus, whose grace
has saved me, and who makes me wholly worthy. Convince me so that I know I’m not as good as I think I am, and
help me understand I’m not the victim my double-mindedness wants me to believe
and propagate. Help me see Satan’s wiles and snares, so in that moment I can
call on You, Lord. Make me also to see my pocket entitlement; that rather than
thinking I deserve this or that, that in truth I deserve nothing, but are given
everything already in Christ.
I AM CHRIST’S – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
[PAUSE & REFLECT FOR A FEW
SECONDS]
YOUR AWARENESS – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
My third prayer is that You would
help me not hurt anyone, today, for I have such a dangerous
tongue, and, that if I do, You’ll give me the awareness and the courage to be
able to make quick amends. Save others from me, Lord — the me without You. I am
a person of unclean lips so susceptible to feeling hurt. God, make me more
mature. But also, make me gentler on myself. May there be integrity between
Your Word as I meditate on it, and the words my lips utter.
I AM AWARE – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
[PAUSE & REFLECT FOR A FEW
SECONDS]
YOUR PRAISE – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
Give me the cognisance of Your
grace that created the heavens and the earth, Lord. Bring before me the
awareness of Your awesomeness, and bring forth instinctive praise from my lips.
Cause gratitude to well up like a bubbling spring from deep within my soul.
Sustain me in that joy. This, my fourth prayer, I can pray, today,
having gotten some truths off my chest. Help me turn negatives into positives,
Father. Enable me to replace anxieties and uncertainties with stillness and
security, in You, for You who created all creation can create anything by the
law of love.
I AM IN AWE – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
[PAUSE & REFLECT FOR A FEW
SECONDS]
YOUR TRUTH – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
Oh Lord, help me to carry the awareness
of my sin ever before me, not so I may be condemned — because I know I’m not — but
that through knowing the truth, that the truth would set me free. You have
taught me, Lord, that it’s only when I see the log in my own eye that I do not notice
the speck in the others’ eye that otherwise proves unhelpful. Thank You for the
glorious gift of this wisdom. This, today, my fifth prayer.
I AM HONEST – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
[PAUSE & REFLECT FOR A FEW
SECONDS]
YOUR WISDOM – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
And, today, more wisdom. My
sixth prayer is for wisdom, Lord. I lack it so much. The errors of my sinful
nature have revealed this truth to me, God. You put people into my life, and You
put me into life situations, that I would depend on You by drawing on them to
discern Your way for my life. Show me how to keep proper perspective in when
and how to draw upon others without living a life dependent on others making my
decisions for me. In the moment, help me reconcile the wisdom I so clearly
lack.
I AM DEPENDENT – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
[PAUSE & REFLECT FOR A FEW
SECONDS]
YOUR PROTECTION – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
My seventh and final prayer, Lord,
is for safety and health, today, for everyone in my world; my
wife, my children, my family, my friends, my work colleagues, to the extent of
everyone I know. Direct our paths to safety, God. Bless us and keep us, Lord.
[PAUSE & REFLECT FOR A FEW
SECONDS]
I AM SAFE – inhale fresh air, breathe the words out slowly
In Jesus’ mighty name, I pray these
prayers,
AMEN.
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