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she had to say, and looked up the Bible references she provides as well as some others, I felt impressed to write this prayer:
Father I praise You because
You are all powerful. You are the High King over all gods. You are the majestic creator of all. You hold deep caves and caverns in one hand
and grasp the high mountains in the other.
You created the oceans, Your hands sculpted the earth – You own it
all! I praise You because You willingly
came to this earth and became one of us.
You identified with the frailty and suffering of humanity, yet You
didn’t sin. You suffered and died in our
place. Salvation and glory and power to
You!
I’m sorry that I’ve
frequently pushed You and all that You’ve done for me almost out of my thinking. I ask forgiveness that I’ve too often lived
my life for myself instead of with you in the driver’s seat. I repent from this habit I’ve too often
fallen into of seeing only this material world and desiring the temporary
pleasures. I repent of too often
becoming discouraged and thinking that the people who think differently than I
do about political issues and weighty matters are my enemies. I recognize the truth that there are
principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly
realm. That there are demon-gods and
evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage. I praise You that You are more powerful than
any of these little gods and evil spirits.
I repent of that forgetful, without purpose, selfish way of living.
Thank You for Your forgiveness. Thank You for Holy Spirit that You live within
me and empower me to change.
Father, may my mind become
renewed so that I can live my life as You would have me to. May Your holy spirit within me empower me to
become alert, and to live with my guard up against the real enemy – not the
people who’re being led astray by the real enemy. Oh Father, help me keep a firm grip on my
faith. Give me the energy and
stick-to-it-ness that I need in this life.
May I daily put on the protective gear that You’ve given me so that I
can stand against the devil and his minions. May I put on and wear Your Truth. May Your Truth undergird my very being. When lies and accusations are thrown at me by
the enemy, may my mind be protected by Your Truth. Holy Spirit, bring to mind Your words of
Truth. Empower me to not be led astray
by lies about myself, Who I am to and through You, my purpose, and the value of
others. Enable me dear God to embrace
the power of the salvation and deliverance that You’ve provided like a helmet
to protect my mind from lies. May I dig
deep into You and Your word so that I can use Your word as a sword against the enemy. Fill me with faith in Your word and Truth.
Keep deep in my heart that truth that You have made me clean, that in You I am
righteous. May this truth protect my
heart. May Your righteousness be a
breastplate over my heart so the enemy’s arrows won’t pierce me. Empower me oh
Holy Lord to live righteously; to be set apart for You. May I not be caught up in this world and
entangled in fleshly pleasures. Help me
to enjoy all the good that You’ve given me but keep my deepest heart set apart
for you – not for the good things You have, and continue to, give me. Thank You for the peace You’ve given me. May I live at peace with myself and peace
with others. May I be a peace maker, a
peace bringer. Father use me to bring
peace to this fallen world. Shod my feet
in Your gospel of peace.
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