Prayer: Clarifying Your Truth

Lord God, thank You for all the times my faith has been tried. Thank You for using those times to help me learn more about Your character and to clarify Your Truth in my heart and mind. Your Word, O God, is Your Voice to me. Your Word, O Christ, is You fleshed out for me. Thank You for Your Word. may it ever be a lamp unto my feet and a light to my path in times of darkness. May I sit patiently before Your Word, listening carefully, not becoming impatient along the Way. I give thanks to You, O Lord, for Your steadfast love and boundless mercy. Continue, O Lord, to stir my spirit so I become steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work You have given me. By Your grace, O God, I am what I am.

Psalm 119.11, 105; Psalm 136.1; 1 Esdras 2.2; 1 Corinthians 15

Prayer: That None of Your Words Would Fall

Ah, Holy One, may I choose to see the revelation fact of God in the practical experiences throughout my day, so I may work out more and more who You are to me. I trust You in all. I strive to excel in those things that will build up the church, Your Kingdom. I strive to ensure that none of Your words to me fall to the ground.

Psalm 135.15-18; 1 Esdras 1.24; 1 Corinthians 14.12

Prayer: Formed in Me

Ah, Lord Jesus Christ, be formed in me. May Your will be worked out in my life. May I truly possess the mind of Christ.

Philippians 2.5; Psalm 134.1

Prayer: Activating, Allotting, Arranging, Appointing

Lord Jesus Christ, thank You for Your stupendous atonement. Increasingly I bow to Your will. O Lord, how good and pleasant it is to live in unity with You. Thank You for activating, allotting, arranging and appointing me into the body of Christ!

Psalm 133.1; Esther 10.3; 1 Corinthians 12

Prayer: Foolish Enough to Trust

Ah, Lord God, may I truly know You as my Risen Lord. May I fully know the Power of Your indwelling Spirit. May I be foolish enough to trust what You say in Your Word. Change, O God, sorrow to gladness and distress to joy and dancing!

1 Corinthians 15.57; Esther 9.22

Prayer: The Astute Mind Behind

I see You as the Astute Mind Behind all. My heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high, I do not occupy myself with things too great and marvelous for me. I calm and quiet my soul before You, O God. I drink from my Spiritual Rock, O Christ.

Numbers 16.2; Psalm 131; 1 Corinthians 10.12-13

Prayer: Do Not Run Aimlessly

Lord God, my hope, my aim, is to live in such a way that I am useful to You and to the building up of Your Kingdom. Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah, in the discipline of my self-life. I wait for You, O Lord. In You, my soul waits. If You were to mark all my sins and iniquities, O Holy One, I could not stand before You. It is You, my Kinsman Redeemer, who redeems me from all my iniquities. Govern me by Your most righteous laws. Regenerate me by Your Spirit. Write Your Law upon my heart and mind. Adopt me as Your own. May all I do all in this life in a most excellent way, reflecting Your rule, Your love, Your reign. May I do all things thoughtfully so as not run aimlessly.

Psalm 130.3,8; Esther 16. 15-16,21; 1 Corinthians 9.26

Prayer: Freshest & Best

O Lord God, may I exhibit the absolute captivity of my life to my Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ. Encircle me all about with the very fragrance of Christ. I choose to remain in ever closer contact with You. May I live at my freshest and best and preserve from corruption this portion of the world in which You have placed me. I owe my very existence to You. May I display a different Spirit than what the world has to offer by following You wholeheartedly and building others up through love.

The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy, but You come to give abundant Life. Today and every day, may I choose Life!

Numbers 14.9, 24; Psalm 129.3; 1 Corinthians 8.1

Prayer: Trusting Until the Final Hour

Ah, Lord God, may I be Your new creation. May I see all things as coming from You, trusting in Your Power, Your Working, Your Plan. May I be ready to go on trusting until the final hour. I choose to go boldly into the land where You are leading, fearing You, walking in Your ways, eating the fruit of my labors, filled with Your joy, bringing my children with me. If I have found favor with my King, let my life be granted me at my petition and my people at my request. May I lead the life You have assigned me and complete that to which You have called me.

2 Corinthians 5.17; Numbers 13.20, 27; Psalm 128.1-3; Esther 7.3-4; 1 Corinthians 7.12

Prayer: Furnishing the Quiet Places of My Soul

O Lord, fill me with Your Spirit. I choose to furnish the quiet places of my soul with all that is beautiful, harmonious and enduring. Teach me to pray in Your Spirit. It is only as Your Spirit bears withness with my spirit that I can pray effectually. I am not my own; I have been bought with the precious blood of Christ. May all that He has proposed be done, let nothing be omitted in my heart and life.

Romans 8.16; Jude 20; Psalm 127.1; Esther 6.10; 1 Corinthians 6.19-20

Prayer: Exceptional in Ordinary Things

Lord God, may I learn to be exceptional in ordinary things; a disciple in all things. May I keep a listening ear ever inclined to hear Your Voice, Your Spirit, Your gentle knocking upon my heart's door.

May I not get bogged down with negative circumstances or misfortune, and start complaining needlessly. I look instead to You, the Author, the Perfecter, the Finisher of my faith and know in Your hand is unlimited power. I wait for the fulfillment of Your Word with expectation and hope. You, O Lord, have done great things for me and I will rejoice! Fill my soul with laughter. I feast upon the Bread of Sincerity and Truth, and put aside malice and envy. You, O Lord have done great things for me and I will rejoice!

Isaiah 55.3; Psalm 126.3; Esther 5.13; 1 Corinthians 5.7-8

Prayer: Operate from the Innermost of the Innermost

Ah, Lord God, may my eyes be opened so that more and more I live in Your Kingdom and see those things which really matter. May I operate from the Innermost of the innermost. May Your power and Your Kingdom be released within me; may Your Kingdom come, Your will be done. I thank You that You hear my cry and for creating the realization that Your response was there in all eternity, awaiting my cry. I invoke the aid of my all-knowing God and Savior. Surround Your people as the mountains surround Jerusalem. May they be as immovable as Mt. Zion as they place their trust in You.

May I be a faithful servant of Christ and a faithful steward of the mysteries that You open to me, O Gracious God.

I John 5.14-15; Numbers 10.31; Psalm 125.1-2; Esther 15.2; 1 Corinthians 4.1-2, 20

Prayer: Building on the Christ-Foundation

Lord God, may I choose with care how to build upon my Christ-foundation. Make me one with You, for my help in building successfully on this Sure Foundation comes only from You, the Lord who made heaven and earth. May I learn to look for and to rely upon Your direction in all things. May I steadily practice thanksgiving and praise, calling to remembrance often Your help in times past. You are the God of my praise! May I learn to turn to You at the first sign of fear or confusion. Make Yourself known in my heart and life, for I have no Helper but You.

Numbers 9.23; Psalm 124.8; 1 Corinthians 3.10

Prayer: Sent Out on Your Enterprises

Ah, Lord God, may Your Holy Spirit shed abroad the love of Christ in my heart so I may touch the heart, mind and spirit of all whom I meet with the love of Christ. Send me out on Your enterprises. May every act of mine be done out of faithfulness and devotion to You. As the eyes of the servant look to the hand of their Master, as the eyes of the maid to the hand of her mistress, so my eyes look to You, my Lord and my God. Have mercy on me, O Lord. I resolve to know nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Teach me, O Holy Spirit. Instruct me in the things of the Spirit.

Number 8.16; Psalm 123.2; 1Corinthians 2.2, 11, 13

Prayer: My First Instinct

No matter the circumstance, may my first instinct be to pray. Fit me, O God, for this greater work of prayer. May I turn aside to meet with You and be prepared in heart and mind to hear Your voice. I am but an ordinary person; but You have chosen me for such a time as this. I pray for the peace of Jerusalem. I pray for the peace of Your people; be their refuge and strong tower. Enrich me through the power of Christ. Pour out Your grace on me in every way so that I may reveal Christ to others in speech and knowledge of every kind. Strengthen me so that I will be blameless in the day of Christ (I wonder aloud, O God, is this possible?). I know that with me it is not possible, but with You all things are possible.

Number 7.89; Psalm 122.6-7; Esther 4.8,14; I Corinthians 1 4-9

Prayer: Bless Those Whom I Love

Ah, Lord God, bless and keep those whom I love. Make Your face to shine upon them and be gracious to them. Lift up Your countenance upon them and give them peace. Establish their goings out and their comings in from this time on and forever more. Guard them and assure their safety in all they undertake.

Numbers 6.24-26; Psalm 121.8

Prayer: Written for My Instruction

Lord God, Your Words are Life to me. May I see that whatever was written in former days was written for my instruction. May I be diligent and steadfast in reading, meditating on, applying, praying, living Your Word so as to encourage and provide hope to others.

Romans 15.4

Prayer: Whether I Live or Die

Whether I live or die may I be totally Yours, O My Lord and King. I thank You that I was humbled so that I might learn of You and Your Word.

Psalm 119.71; Romans 14.7-8

Prayer: Now is the Moment to Wake from Sleep

Ah, Lord God, now is the time to learn to communicate with You and become radiant with the love of Christ. I choose to be in Your Kingdom and of Your Kingdom. Set me, O Lord, in a broad place. Now is the time to wake from sleep!

Psalm 118.5; Romans 13.11

Prayer: A Life Graced by Divine Order

Father God, may I no longer work from my own individual standpoint, but always from Your standpoint. May I be faithful to You even in the simplest tasks. May I choose to "camp" in Your Presence like the children of Israel as You led them through the wilderness. May I seek to go deeper into my own heart, where Christ dwells, learning to live a life graced by Divine Order. Great is Your steadfast love toward me, and Your faithfulness endures forever. I present myself to You as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to You. This is simply my reasonable service. May I be ever willing to walk on the Path of self-denial and service.

Matthew 25.21; Numbers 2; Psalm 117.2; Romans 12.1-2

Praise: The Grace of Silence

Ah, Lord God, may I be willing to sit in silence and hear what You are teaching me through that silence. May I be willing to engage in rigorous thinking and devout meditation on Scripture to know You and understand Your purposes more fully. I publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all Your wondrous works. May I be ever open to being made new by You and by the Power of Your Holy Spirit. I still myself within and attend to Your Voice.

I love You, Lord, for You hear my voice and incline Your ear to me. Thank You for my afflictions which draw me ever closer to You. I stand only through faith. I stand in awe of You. May I continue in Your kindness. Thank You for Your irrevocable gifts and calling.

Psalm 26.6-7; Psalm 116; 1-2,10, 15; Romans 11.5, 20, 22, 29

Prayer: Steadfast Love

Thank You, O God, for Your Word. It is the Bread of Life to me. Thank You for making it near me, on my lips and in my heart.

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your Name give glory for the sake of Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness.

Psalm 115.1; Romans 10

Prayer: At-one-ment

Lord God, may I experience "at-one-ment" with You, no matter the circumstance. May I be drawn closer and closer to You by Your bonds of love. Thank You for being my Savior, my Rescuer, My Shepherd, My Father, My Abba! I rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory for Your demonstration of love and grace in my heart and life.

Thank You for clearing out the old and making way for the new, for breaking the bars of my yoke and helping me walk erect. Let the sun of righteousness dawn upon me so I may rise with healing in my wings. Have mercy, O God; show mercy, O God. Thank You for making this one who was not beloved Your beloved. I love You, O my Beloved!

I Peter 1.8; Leviticus 26.10,13; Malachi 4.2; Romans 9.15-16,25

Prayer: With Sighs Too Deep for Words

Ah, Lord God, we ask You with sighs too deep for words to grant comfort and hope and peace for Elsie Flower and her family, and for Connie Hildebrand and her family. Order Your blessings for all of these, Your children. We cry, "Abba, Father!" We bless Your Name. We praise Your Name as the God of all Comfort. Take note of these Your children who revere You and think on Your Name. May they know they are Your special possession, treasured by You.

Leviticus 25.21; Psalm 113.2-5; Malachi 3.16,17; Romans 8.14-16

Prayer: Lay It to Heart

Lord God, may I lay it to heart to give glory to Your Name. May I guard well the knowledge You grant me, share Your Word, and bear fruit that is evidence of Your work in my heart and life.

Psalm 112.7; Malachi 2.27; Romans 7.4

Prayer: A Christ-Animated Life

Holy and awesome is Your Name, O Lord! Father God, as a little child, I slip my hand into Yours, confident of Your love, protection, guidance and care. May I lead others to Your Father heart. May I walk in the newness of life demonstrated by the resurrected Christ. Fill me with Your wisdom and understanding. I seek to honor You in all I do.

Psalm 111.8-10; Malachi 1.6; Romans 6.4, 22

Prayer: Ever Filled with Hope

May I, O Lord, learn to live out of the abundance of Your grace and love, ever filled with hope that begins and ends in You.

Romans 5.3-5

Prayer: O God of My Praise

Do not be silent, O God of my praise. Psalm 109.1

You are the God of my praise!

Almighty God,
Blessed Redeemer,
Constant One
Deliver in times of trouble

You are the God of my praise!

Everlasting Father
Friend who sticks closer than a brother
Gracious Guide
The One Who Hears me when I pray

You are the God of my praise!

Intercessor
Just One
King of Kings
Lord of Lords

You are the God of my praise!

Master
Noble One
Omnipresent
Prince of Peace

You are the God of my praise!

The One Who Quiets me with His love
The One Who Rejoices over me with singing
Shepherd
Tower of Refuge & Strength

You are the God of my praise!

The One Who Understands my heart better than I
Who Values me as the pearl of great price
Who Welcomes me home with arms of love
Who does exceedingly abundantly above all I could ask or think

You are the God of my praise!

I yield myself to you, the One Who Yearns for my companionship,
O Zealous Lover of my Soul!

Prayer: I Will Do Valiantly

Lord God, may I allow nothing to come between me and Jesus Christ. May I possess a deep certainty in You and in Your promises; in Your Power to save, to sanctify and keep me. Human help in this regard is worthless, but with You as Guardian of my Soul, I shall do valiantly. This truly boils down to a matter of the heart, doesn't it? Circumcise my heart, O Lord. I ever look to You, for You were pierced for my iniquities, transgressions and sins.

Leviticus 20.8; Psalm 108.12,13; Acts 2.29

Prayer: I Can Do Nothing...

I confess that I can of my own strength do nothing. O Lord, have compassion on us and help us do Thy will. May I seek not my own will, but the will of my Father. I yield my heart, mind and hands unto You. I thank You for Your steadfast love and wonderful works. You alone can satisfy the thirsty and hungry. O Lord, I hunger and thirst for Your righteousness. May I encourage others in their faith.

Mark 9.22; John 5.30; Psalm 107.6-9; Romans 1.12

Prayer: My Supply

You, O Lord, are my Supply. You bless my storehouses and all I set my hand to do. Call to remembrance all Your works on my behalf. I wait for Your counsel for You are all-knowing and wise. You, O Lord, bring showers in due season. Pour out Your showers of blessing and love.

I choose to welcome all whom You send my way. Grant me the gift of hospitality. May I graciously proclaim Your Kingdom, teaching with all boldness and without hindrance, for Your Word is Life. You came to give Life more abundant -- pour out Your Life through me.

Deuteronomy 28.8; Psalm 106.13; Zechariah 10.1