Category: Prayer
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Upon Review of Romans 14
Dear God: Help me to live rightly by You and all Your children today. Remove from me the never-ending and nagging judgment of the enemy that builds walls between me and all those who cross my path throughout this day. Relieve me of my desire to be better or stronger or smarter or more holy…
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Mind of Faith – Heart Despaired
Why is there a heaviness on my heart, a catch in my throat, salt in my eyes? I believe – and truly know – that You love me and that You work all things in my life for good. In fact, that is the foundation of my faith – having experienced time and again Your…
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A Prayer for Whatever I Need
Dear God: I need a great deal of Your patience in order to wait with grace for You to work out Your will in my life. Yet, I fear asking for it. I have experienced the lessons – so many – You have showered on me so I can learn patience. So, You see my…
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Re-Posting for Myself
Sometimes nothing will spill onto the paper from my pen. Then, I often feel compelled to return to words I have written in the past. Today, I find comfort in this gem from February 25, 2021. I hope you don’t mind the re-post, as I needed it for myself. In Layman’s Terms* Father in Heaven,…
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My Surrender
This punishment I will take. This discipline I gladly bear. Pour onto me Your storms of wisdom. Let Your winds of correction blow back my hair. I welcome the destruction Your thunderous Word will bring. I bow down in surrender to Your righteous bolts of lightning. For in the aftermath of Your surging flood, in…
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Remind Me, Lord
Dear God, My prayer today is simply this – Do not allow the noise of this world to distract me from You, or from Your purpose for me in each moment of this day. I get so very weary and weak when bombarded with the clamor of desire, judgment, entitlement, and shame. Remind me in…
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Forgive Me, God
Forgive me, God, for my distraction in prayer – and even as I write these words! Forgive me, God, for allowing the world to enter into our time together and keep me from communion with You. Forgive me, God, for writing these words to alleviate my guilt and move on with my day. Forgive me,…
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For What Shall I Pray?
What is my prayer for this day, God? You know me and all that I need better than I know myself. For what shall I pray? Confidence. Courage. Clarity. Grace. Compassion. Bless me, God, my Father, with these things; that I may walk through this day in Your Light and in Your Love. Through You…
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Disconnected
Disconnected. Not blocked or buried or lost – just disconnected. You are there – I know You are – and I am not afraid or blind or worried. I am not hopeless or angry or filled with shame – just disconnected. The worst part and the best part of this feeling is that I know…
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A Prayer
Dear God: What places within me lie in wait with their emptiness, fear, loneliness, judgment, and hate? Only You know them in this moment. I ask You, God, to go there now and fill those places with Your love, courage, presence, compassion, and grace – so that when they are opened, for I know they…