Thursday, February 5, 2009

a prayer for today

Lord,

you know everything i do, everything i say and everything that i think. there is no hiding from you. my words have not been Your words. my thoughts have not been Your thoughts. and my actions have not been Your actions. but You already know this; and still You welcome me with open arms whenever i need You. i have sinned over and over again; and still Your grace is upon me. why have You not showed me Your wrath which i am so deserving of??? i turn away from You constantly and then come crawling back in the hopes You will constantly forgive me. i am not deserving of Your love; but i am forever indebted to Your grace and mercy, O God.

as i live and breathe today, Lord, please renew my heart and mind. please let my mouth be the megaphone of Your words, not mine. please let me only speak as You would have me speak; no insults, no curses, no ill-will. i know that i will struggle all the days of my life, but i just ask You to be patient with me; to forgive me for what i do and say and think.

Lord, You are my Savior, which i do know in my heart. please have mercy on me.

in Your name i pray. Amen

2 comments:

  1. Amen to that! Recently I have fallen in love with the music of Brandon Heath. If you have not heard him I highly recommend listening to the following songs from his, What if We album: Give Me Your Eyes, Trust You and No Not One. The whole album is wonderful in my eyes, but these few are just really speaking to me right now. I feel that right now Trusting in Him is what we all need to focus on more than anything. Which brings me to one of the songs above “Trust You”. Which speaks of how God took His life and gave it to us and how can we not trust Him after that. And so my prayer….Thank you Lord for Your grace and mercy, help us to trust in You that You will provide all we need and always be there for us when we call. May God be with you all, keeping you safe, healthy and in His grace always. Amen.

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