Power in Your Weakness

“My grace is sufficient for you.  My strength shines most fully in your weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)

Father,

Thank you that when I’m weak you are strongest,

And your strength shines brightest.

Fill me with your power,

Overcome my weaknesses,

Shine brightly in my life.

Let me see your power,

Let others see your power through me.

I praise you that even in my weakness,

Your power always overcomes.

Amen.

Discovering an Amazing Life

“I have come that you might have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10)

Lord,

Thank you for your abundant life.

Life beyond what I can even imagine.

Give me that life,

Fill me with your abundance,

Fill me to overflowing.

Help me to never settle for anything less,

Help me to never want anything more.

I will walk in that life with you today,

And tomorrow because you’ve promised.

Amen

 

Finding Joy Out of the Darkness

“Weeping may last through a night but joy comes with the morning light.” (Psalm 30:5)

Father, thank you for your new dawn,

that brings light into the darkness of night.

Fill me with your joy of the dawn,

your healing light.

Remind me of your promises,

that shine in the darkness,

and overcome the night.

I praise you for the dawn of this new day,

filled with your promised light.

Amen.

Have a Day Filled with Joy

“This is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24)

Lord, thank you for this new day,

fresh to enjoy,

blessed by you.

Fill it with all you have promised,

all of your perfect gifts.

Fill me with joy,

instead of focusing on challenges,

help me focus on promises.

And I rejoice,

in your gift,

your blessings,

and your presence.

Amen.

Discovering the Abundant Life

“If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it.  But if you give your life to me, you will find it.”  (Matthew 16:25)

Father, thank you that you offer me full and abundant life.

Yet, too often I miss it trying to give it to myself.

Fill me with your life,

All that you promise,

All that you give.

Help me to trust in you to fill me with it,

Instead of trusting in myself to add to it.

I look forward to living in that abundant life you promise,

And will praise you as I enjoy it.

Amen

Free At Last!

“You have been set free from sin.”  (Romans 6:18)

Lord, thank you that I am no longer under the curse of sin,

not condemned by it,

nor enslaved by it.

Set me free from it,

by your power and grace.

Fill me with with your power to overcome it,

And your forgiveness to be healed from it.

I praise you that I am free,

To live as you designed,

The life of abundance you promised.

Amen

You Are Loved and Never Alone

“God’s plan has always been to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ.  And this brings him great joy.” (Ephesians 1:5)

Father, thank you for adopting me into your family,

Even, perhaps, when I feel estranged from my own.

Make me your child,

Let me feel your love,

And the love of my new family.

Help me live never doubting your love,

Even in moments I don’t feel it.

And I’ll walk with you in confidence,

Knowing I’m loved,

And never alone.

Amen.

Live Forever with Those You Love

“If this earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a better one from God, our eternal home.”  (2 Corinthians 5: 1)

Father, thank you for the assurance that this life is not all,

That I will live beyond it with you,

And with those I love and miss.

Prepare that home for me,

That I may live with you and them forever.

Fill me with your assurance,

Especially when I feel the pain of a loved one passing,

Or fear my own.

I praise you for your promised home,

Where I will spend eternity with you,

And those I love.

Amen.

 

Healing for the Brokenhearted

“He heals the brokenhearted and soothes their wounds.” (Psalm 147: 3)

Father,  at times, my heart feels broken,

Crushed beyond repair.

Thank you that in those moments you bring healing,

Your presence fills my emptiness,

Your love soothes my wounds.

Heal my hurts today,

Fill up the empty places with your love.

Help me to walk in your love,

Turn first to you in my hurts,

Linger in the warmth of your presence.

For in you I know life will move forward,

The hurts, though not forgotten, will be soothed,

And the love you give will heal.

Amen

 

How to Feel God’s Presence

“You will search for me and find me when you seek me with your whole heart.”  (Jeremiah 29: 13)

Lord, how amazing that I can know you,

And feel you,

And live with you everyday.

Fill me with your Spirit and presence,

Let me know you are there.

So often I get too busy,

So often I forget,

Too often I feel alone.

Help me to seek you every day,

To seek your presence every moment.

For when I feel it,

When I sense it,

I know I’m not alone.

Amen.