EVERY PERSON’S PRAYER

My precious Father, I praise Your holy name.  My heart’s desire is to really know You, to hear Your voice and be called Your friend.  Teach me your ways Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth.  Direct and unite my heart to fear and honor Your name.  Let Your words dwell in me richly, with all wisdom and understanding, and fill me with the knowledge of Your will.  Let Godly fear pervade my being, recognizing You are God, and let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You, my Lord.  Keep my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit, and let me grow in the grace and knowledge of You.  Let the love with which You loved Christ be in me, replacing my stony heart with a heart of love as Your love flows out to others.  Create in me a teachable spirit and teach me what delights You, so I can be a delight to You.  Help me not to sin against You and to live my life worthy of You, with clean hands and a pure heart.  Let my mind be forever set on things above, disregarding my circumstances for the true reality that is only found in You.  Let me never forget how big you are and how able you are to be my supply, my all in all sufficiency.  Impart to me the gift of faith in accordance with Your word.  Let every obstacle in my path be an opportunity to learn from You, to grow in faith and to trust You more - for I know that all difficulties are within Your purpose.  I need to learn to trust You in all things, to know that I am safe in Your hands, and I need to know that You trust me.  Holy Spirit, You are my comforter - comfort me; You are my teacher - teach me; You are my guide - lead me on the smooth path of righteousness.  I submit my insufficiency to your all sufficient will, Father.  Keep me from secret faults and presumptuous sins.  Bless me that I might be a blessing to others, for I know you have given me a giving heart.  I kneel down and kiss the hand that sometimes hurts - transform me into the image of Your Son - make me Christlike.  For I am eternally Yours.  In the precious name of Jesus, amen, So Be It!