He must
become greater; I must become less. (John 3:30)
O Lord, let me be influenced by Your Word.
Convict me where You must, but then change me, inspire me to be what You want.
Protect me from discouragement and hopelessness and excuses. Show me today and
every day – ways to reveal Your greatness and wonderfulness. Not to be down in
the mouth but to rise up and “sing” life anyway. Be determined to show that God
is good; inspite of life’s challenges. God is still so, so good. Realign my
thoughts, O God. May I have nothing but awe and respect and highest honor for
You. May I be emptied. May You come in. May my actions be Yours and not me
trying to be You. May Your tender mercies flow. May I not be concerned with how
bright but just draw attention to Your light in the world. Purpose: Draw
attention to God and His love. Draw attention to what God is already doing.
Move by the grace of God. He feeds at the proper times. He brings rains in
their season. The sun rises and sets. Birds fly south. Nature obeys. We too,
can be caught up in the rhythm of God and obey. It happens all the time. Why do
you worry so? What has happened in the past that God did not carry you through
to bring you to this moment of peaceful, contemplative prayer?
Trusting You, Lord, with the world. Trusting
in Your great, unfailing faithfulness, mercy, love and yes, justness too.
Trusting in Your almighty power and sovereignty as You have established proper,
Godly limits and boundaries. Under Your wing we are safe, despite what we see
and hear around us. The heavenly life we thirst for will come. Thanks be to
God.
Prayers for all the angry people who want to
lash out and hurt. Prayer You would calm and soothe their weary souls. Replace
fear with hope in You. Protection. Okayness. Prayer for deep cleansing breath
for everyone. I take time now, to lift these people up to you …
Time for it, Lord. Help us to realize there
is time to invest in relationships. Prayers for their life and their souls.
Proect them, keep them, I pray, until they turn to You. Through me, a
continuous chain of kindess, mercy and love towards others. May love dominate
my moments and my days. Hug more. Like more. Prayer more. Reach out more. More
littles instead of once a year bigs.
How do I let You flow? How and where can You
use me to Your advantage? How can I be of help instead of a hindrance or a
setback to Your kingdom plans of love? Lord, I pray for Your heart, insight,
attitude. Trusting in You always for strength and wisdom to obey You. Peace,
peace about it all. I seek You. You hear me. You are glad I am coming to You. I
trust and believe in Your answer. You will go with me. You will lead me down
the right path.
