Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 Gracious Father, I slept well last night but I awoke restless, fitful, and anxious. I know you tell me not to be anxious about anything (Phil. 4:6), but I am. Sunrise has yet to happen, yet I’m already looking forward to moonrise. [...]
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A Prayer about the Names by Which We Live
April 11, 2013 – 5:31 am
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives [...]
A Prayer for Renewing Our Bridal Affection for Jesus
February 10, 2013 – 5:48 am
I hope you will put up with me in a little foolishness. Yes, please put up with me! I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. But I am afraid that just [...]
A Prayer for Resetting My Heart on Jesus
January 6, 2013 – 6:05 am
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When [...]
A Prayer in Praise of the One from Whom All Blessings Flow
January 2, 2013 – 5:27 am
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. Jude 24-25 Dear heavenly Father, this [...]
A Prayer about Loving in Light of Jesus’ Second Coming
November 28, 2012 – 4:57 am
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as [...]
A Prayer about Being Loved by Jesus, Fully and to the End
November 26, 2012 – 5:15 am
Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. John 13:1 Dear Lord Jesus, this story always grabs my heart, but today it’s rekindling awe. It’s the night of your betrayal—the night you would be denied and abandoned not just by Peter but [...]
A Prayer for Overflowing with Thankfulness
November 21, 2012 – 5:36 am
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Col. 2:6-7 Dear Lord Jesus, I want to be a man who gives you the quality [...]
A Prayer for Acknowledging Our Seduce-ability
November 13, 2012 – 5:18 am
With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him. All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it [...]
A Prayer for Grace to Live a Life of Love
November 11, 2012 – 5:51 am
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave [...]
