Dear Lord,
I praise You every day. You deserve praise, regardless of my circumstances or the world's circumstances. You set the universe on its course and gave instructions how to maintain it. We didn't listen. We blame the world's problems on You or on Adam and Eve. In reality, if we had been living in the Garden of Eden up until the time of .....David, someone or everyone would have chosen to disobey. Satan is the perfect example of that. We are certainly no better.I praise Your holy name. I praise You because of who You are: Creator, Sustainer, and because of Your character: holy, righteous, full of mercy and grace. You are all powerful and yet completely caring and loving. You are incorruptible. You are unconquerable. You are love, power, might and mercy. You grant us grace and peace.
Your Holy Spirit fills me with desire to know You and obey You. Your Holy Spirit opens my eyes to see You clearly in the world around me. Your Holy Spirit opens my ears to hear Your still, small voice. (Oh, let me hear it!!) Your Holy spirit opens my heart to understanding Your Word as You reveal it to me in Your time. Your Holy Spirit fills me with the desire to obey and do and go. Your Holy Spirit fills me with the desire to fill Your purposes for me in Your grand scheme.
Forgive me when I turn a deaf ear or a blind eye. Forgive me when I don't reflect on Your revelations opened to me, causing me to miss the point or miss the mission statement or miss the next step in Your plan. Forgive me when I allow satan's arrows to distract me, which is so easy to do. I lift my life to You and ask that You do with it what You will, readying those around me to be my support, my guide, leader, and my call to action. Forgive my impatience and increase my ability to be patient. Increase my faith as is necessary to meet Your purposes. Increase my desires to meet Your purposes. Rip harshness from me and fill me with a kind tongue and attitude. Do with me what You will.
In Jesus Name. Amen.
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