Dear God,
I am wondering right now, why you love me? I feel so unlovable… Paul says he does what he does not want to do and what he wants to do he does not. Lord do we ever reach a point in this life where we do what is right or what you want us to do instead of what we want to do? How can you love such creatures as us…. When our every move is contrary to what you are? God, I thank you and praise you that you did love us enough to send Jesus to die for us. I feel so unworthy to claim your name… thank you for letting me claim you as my father.
Lord, how do I change? How do I become more like you? Those movies, actions, that music and attitudes how do they fade away? Your word tells us to be focused on things above, help me to focus, help me to pant for you like a deer does after streams of water. Bring me to the point where my every move is made in you. Erase my faulty humanity and replace it with your glory Lord! Let your holiness radiate to those around me… Help me to love my husband, love my friends and love those who do not know you.
Even to the point of breaking me Lord… I ask, no I beg for you to conform me to your power.
Father, nothing matters … not friends or their actions (or what they perceive as right or wrong) only what your word is instructing me to do… my actions must reflect a love for you.
Keep my mouth from speaking evil things! Lord you may pluck my tongue from my mouth if that will glorify you. Sometimes I think with the “blessing” of my love of speaking you might have to do just that. Keep me focused on using my mouth for good. Out of the overflow of my heart let me speak words of wisdom, words of kindness, words of comfort, words that come from you.
Amen
(M.Walters-2007)
1 comment:
Melissa, that is a beautiful prayer. I see it was back in 2007 that you wrote it. Do you remember why it was a hard day? Your acknowledgement of Christ's power working in your life is humbling.
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