Thursday, July 13, 2006

The weak and weary cries out to the STRONG one

Mighty God:
You are the maker of heaven and earth. You spoke and the world was created. Your power is not measurable, your strength is beyond understanding, your love reaches beyond what the human mind can comprehend.
In the greatest act of love and mercy you sent your precious Son, the Saviour of the world to die at the hand of your creation. You let Him die that I might be saved. Three days later you brought Him to life, victorious over death. In that victory you allow me to share. I, too, by trusting in you and in your Son, my Saviour, have the hope and the promise of life everlasting. PRAISE GOD!!!
Lord, you have commanded me not to worry. In my worry I can change nothing. All I can do is rob myself of the joy, peace, and hope I have when I trust in you. But Lord you know that trusting is hard for me. One part of me always whispers doubts. Father I believe in you and your promises to take care of me. My doubts stem from my ability to discern your will for me.
Father, I am a weak believer. In most ways Lord I feel so young in the faith. I want to be all that you created me to be and most of the time I feel as though I must be such a disappointment to you. With all that you have given me, all the advantages my life has already had, I feel like I have squandered them away. And Father I am so sorry. I ask for your forgiveness and I thank you that while it is so undeserved it is so freely given.
I don't know how to get on the path you want for my life. It seems so simple Lord, when people say pray and listen for His voice. But Father, it is not so simple as it is made out to be. My judgment in the past has been faulty and I don't trust it now to be correct. My selfish will is stronger Lord some days than my will to serve you. I am afraid to make choices because I am afraid that I will be making them more out of selfish gain than service to my precious Lord. Father I cry out to you to break me of my selfishness. Let me focus on you Lord and your pleasures, not my own. Forgive me Lord, I pray for all the times my own will governed how I lived and not your will.
Father, I am scared of messing up. Plain and simple, I don't want to get my life wrong. I don't want to be a disappointment to you. I want to be a good and faithful servant. Help me Lord to hear you, in a clear way. Father I pray you would use your children to confirm what your reveal to me. Let it be a spontaneous confirmation and not solicited. Let it come from unexpected people so that doubts are eliminated. Make me open to your will. Let your Spirit minister in me, Father. Search me, Oh Lord and make me clean. Father renew me in you.
Lord, I lay my concerns to you now and I ask that you would help me to leave them at your feet.
-healing for Kasey, wise doctors and a solution to the never ending throat infections/ tonsillitis
-a job that has hours that corresponds with whatever hours Kasey's childcare provider has
-childcare for Kasey that is accessible and affordable and does pick up after school if necessary
-enough money each month to make ends meet... Lord you know my every need.

Father, I leave these concerns with you. God make me aware of your will and a usable vessel for your glory. Help me to step out in faith, trusting in your never failing, protective arms.
I love you and I seek to serve you. Grow me Oh Lord, I pray in faith, love and service.

AMEN.

3 Comments:

At 10:02 p.m., Blogger Shelley L. MacKenzie said...

You are so eloquent with your prayers K. I wish I could pray that way.

Yup, it sure sounds like we are on the same wave length with regard to our situations.

I am trying to hard to trust God, and to hear His voice in all of this...but I can't. I want to step out in faith but at my age I can't afford to make too many mistakes lol. Why is that a big deal for me...the whole age thing?

Ah well...God is in control right?

 
At 8:57 a.m., Blogger Live, Love, Laugh said...

wow you must've written this for me, because I really needed it and it ministered to me in more ways than you can imagine!!!!

 
At 10:26 p.m., Anonymous Anonymous said...

what an honest, from the heart prayer. it's really hard to trust God sometimes but we have to always remind ourselves that He knows best and He knows what He's doing. His wisdom and understanding are greater than ours.

God bless.

 

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