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O Lord, I pray that the fruit of the Spirit can be displayed in my life. I am asking that I can put on the new man and take off the flesh; therefore, the Spirit’s fruit can be more visible in my life. I pray, Lord, that I submit to the Spirit’s desire to manifest himself throughout all my doings. I pray that I can let the Spirit have His way, and not be controlled by my own natural desires.
Let my spirit be totally limp to Your Spirit in me. I formally detest and renounce all likings that my flesh has created. I enthusiastically welcome the Spirit’s fruit in my life. I ask that I have the wisdom to receive the fruit while discarding the deeds of the flesh. I have, through faith, the assurance that by relying on Your Spirit, I will attain abundant life in this world. I ask, Lord, that You help me with my trust. Let my actions be of walking in faith.
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O Lord, I am seeking You. I want to know You in my life. I want to know and feel Your presence in what I do and how I do it. I realize that there is no other way for me to live. I must totally devote myself to You.
I believe that to know You means knowing your Word. I must immerse my being in knowing and applying Your Word. I am asking, Lord, that You enlighten me in the study of Your Word. Let me understand its profoundness, yet still having simplicity. Let me search it and uncover its trues so that it can be manifested in my life. This is my prayer, dear Lord. I want more of Your ways in my life. O Lord, You let me realize today that when I am weak and feeling unproductive, You can turn these feelings into Your glory. I thank You that I have realized this. Although I know that Your Word says this, I had the opportunity to experience it. Not only did I feel weak, I did not feel like being involved. In this situation, the outcome of my actions was one of the best.
Thank You for showing this to me. O Lord, let me turn to You more as I live my life. I need You for everything I do. I can’t do anything on my own. Let me know how vulnerable and inept I am on my own strength. Let me give my life, my all, over to You. Let me realize that I am nothing without You. Let me realize that my every word, thought, and deed be from You. I need Your Spirit for my sustenance. I want to be in Your favor through my words, thoughts and deeds. I want to thank You Lord for knowing me. I must trust You like my children trust me to provide for them. They know that I will give them what they desire. I must have faith in You that You will do that for me. Your Word says this.
I want to relax in Your warmth while You work out the steps that I should take in my life. I need to only trust You. O Lord, let me continue to seek You. Bless me and my family. O Lord, let me not have a covetous heart but let me be content with what You give to me. Have mercy on me please. I want to thank You Lord for knowing me. I must trust You like my children trust me to provide for them. They know that I will give them what they desire. I must have faith in You that You will do that for me. Your Word says this. I want to relax in Your warmth while You work out the steps that I should take in my life. I need to only trust You.
O Lord, let me continue to seek You. Bless me and my family. O Lord, let me not have a covetous heart but let me be content with what You give to me. Have mercy on me please. O Lord, I have realized that I need structure around me to keep me going in the direction of Your Way. I have realized that if I don’t have the right structure, I will go astray. As I understand it now, the structure must be either a “thorn in the side” or, and environment where I can constantly be in association with other Christians.
The “thorn in the side” serves to keep me in check. Although my natural man is always grievous to the “thorn,” my spirit rejoices because of it. If my natural man had his way, the thorn would be removed immediately. The natural man rationalizes, thinking that I can be spiritual without the thorn. I now know better. This is pure deception. I know that if the thorn would be removed, I would succumb to the pressures of the world and the flesh. They try to keep me away from God. I also realize that if I am not in an environment where I am constantly associating with Christians, I will fall into the trap of being contaminated with worldly and fleshly behaviors. Because I realize this situation now, I need You, Lord, to keep me strong in handling the “thorn in the side” and to keep me in an environment with Christians. Thank You. Have mercy on me. I am continually learning how You work in my life. I am learning that if I continuously have a contrite heart with You, then You can work in shaping me to how You want me to be. The contrite heart allows me to be humble, in a condition of always being prepared to change if I have trespassed against You. The contrite heart allows me to examine myself continuously to determine if I have erred and, most of all, be willing to correct it. The contrite heart permits me to be sensitive to whatever I do, taking care that I am not doing anything that takes me away from Your Way. The contrite heart creates the desire not to commit any transgression against You; rather, it creates the desire to want to do Your will. As a result of having a contrite heart, I draw closer to You. That is my desire.
O Lord, let me, please, continue to have a contrite heart. As each day passes and I get desire to get stronger in You, Lord, I realize that there are very many things in my life that I need to either put on or take off so that my way becomes more of Your Way.
I detect hindrances, or weights, in my life that I learned, or I was conditioned as a natural man, to do and accept. By seeking the pureness of Your Word, I am realizing what the weights are. I realize that I have been conditioned, under the natural person, to go the way of the flesh. I pray now, and will continue to pray, that I first recognize the weights, and that I am able to remove them while adding newness to my life. I thank You, Lord, for this knowledge. Let it be in my life as wisdom. Let me seek only those things that are of You. Have mercy on me. O Lord, You caused me to have a great past year. My family and I had so many blessings that can only be attributed to You. You made everything perfect. The little downs were so minor that they have gone unnoticed.
I attribute this blessing to walking closer to You. Not only did these blessings occur, but I experienced a renewed closeness to You. I feel the presence of Your Spirit in my life and I see it operating. I recall when I did not feel Your presence as I do now. I was obviously walking farther away from You. O Lord, let me, please, continue to have Your presence as I do now. Let me put away those things that are unlike You. I know that I must continue to walk closely to You. I must continue to seek your heart. I must know what is righteous and continue in that way. I must conform to Your Spirit and lean only on Your Word. Let me put away my own desires, understanding and flesh; but let me diligently seek to possess all that You can give me. I know that as a result of seeking You and adhering to Your Word, I will blossom and be totally secure. I thank You for this wisdom. Let me trust in You. As I grow in You, Lord, I want to know the truth of your Word. O Lord, open my understanding and enlighten me to the profoundness of Your Word and decrees. Let me not only know it but let it be in my spirit. Let me use it to enhance the spiritual walk of others. That is my purpose.
Give me the understanding so that I can teach others. I have found my rest in You. I need your help very much in keeping me on the Way. Please don’t let the enemy destroy me. I put my trust in You. Deliver me from the snares and attacks of my own unrighteousness. Give me strength to put asunder those things that have hindered me in the past. Let me take them out of my heart. Let the glory of You shine in my spirit. Thank You for the understanding. I trust You, Lord. I submit myself to You. |