God, please teach me how to pray. Spirit, may you guide my words; You know what's best for me. Selah.
God I want more of you in my life. I ask for more of you. Please take control. I surrender my will; Holy Spirit please come fill me, saturate me. I want more of You. May Your presence rain down on me and may You reign in me. You are all I want, You're all I need, please be my everything.
May I be still and listen to You God. Please speak clearly to me. My heart's desire is to know and love You. Father, please pour out your mercy and grace on me. Oh, Lord revive my soul. I long to hear Your voice. Your presence is all I need. May Your work be done in me and trough me. May everything I do bring glory to Your name. You deserve all glory and honor King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Emmanuel, God with us; may You take center stage of my life. May You be first, then others, and finally me.
Father, may I be producing good fruit. May the fruit of the Spirit be evident in my life. May I exemplify supernatural love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. May I live and walk by the Spirit. May I walk hand in hand and step in step with You. Not a step ahead, nor a step behind, but following You as You lead and direct.
Father forgive me for my filthiness. I desire to live for You. Please give me self-control that could only be from You. Lord, please use me as an instrument of Your love. May Your grace and love flow through me, may I be overflowing with Your presence. Lord renew me and transform me. I desire to see a revival breakout. God change our hearts, may we come back to You. May we be a people longing to see Your will done. May we be a generation that brings you glory. May we exalt you above all else! Be lifted high Emmanuel. Father we desire for heaven to invade Earth. May Your kingdom come and Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
God help me to see things that way you do. Open up my eyes Lord. Give me the capacity to love as you do, sacrificially and truly. Please break my heart for what breaks Yours. May I be a living sacrifice unto Your name. May You be glorified above all else. Lord please reign in me. God I ask for Your power in my life. Supernatural power. Power that can't be accredited to me because of it's clearly and wholly of You. I ask for an outpowering of Your Spirit to accomplish your purposes, not to fulfil my agenda. God erase my agenda and lead me in Yours. You are all I want, God You're all I need. Please satisfy me oh Lord, the author of my salvation. The rock of my life. Continue your work in me until it is complete. Guide my path and direct my steps. May I be in constant communion with You. God invade my life, invade this place oh Lord. Fill me with Your presence. Cleanse me and purify me oh Lord. Wash me white as snow. Forgive me of my sins. Father thank you for all that you do for me. Thank you for your love. May you receive all the glory, honor and power. It is in your sons name, the precious name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, that I pray these things.
Amen.
Showing posts with label God's Glory. Show all posts
Showing posts with label God's Glory. Show all posts
Monday, November 8, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Adjusting What Needs to be Adjusted for God's Glory
So it's been quite a while since I posted, and I don't even have that good of a reason. I was busy with school finishing for the semester, but even once that was over I just never sat down and did it; but that time is over, I just got back from Passion 2010 (an amazing conference) and basically am bursting at the seems. I've told people about it, but i still have more to let out, so here you go.
There were many great speakers with many great points, but for now, I'm just going to talk about one speaker, and one point. That is, Beth Moore and her second point.
2. "God equips us by adjusting us."
This may not seem too meaningful or deep, or even applicable. I mean, okay, he adjusts me, but what difference does that really make in my life, and what does that even look like? I mean I'm adjusted, but to what and why? Beth explained that God often intentionally puts us in situations in which we don't fit. When we are there, we need some adjusting, and that doesn't mean we need our situation adjusted. It also doesn't mean that we need the people to be adjusted; what it does often mean is that we need to adjust to the people. What this involves is a change in attitude and perspective, and these lead to a change in character, God's goal in that whole process.
So were put in situations we don't fit in, with people we can't stand and we need to love them, and we need a change in character to do this. Beth explained that we need to adjust to the people that bring out the worst in us, so that God can bring out the best in us.
This whole process of adjusting is really Him just refining us. It's obviously hard, and it hurts at times, but the goal is to become more pure. It reminds me of this story I once heard. A woman, curious about what the process of the refinement of gold looked like went to a blacksmith. When she got there she asked him how it happens, and what he does in the process. He explains he holds the metal there in the fire watching it closely, feeling the heat. He never stops watching it, worried he might melt it. She then asked him how he knew when it was done, and he quickly replied, 'oh that's easy, when I can see my reflection in it.' I think that's just such a great image of what God does with us. He puts us through the hard times in order to purify us, but He's right there with us the whole time, and we're not done until we properly reflect Him.
So God adjusts and refines us, and as the point says, he does this to equip us. What is he equipping us to do? Let's look at Hebrews 13 to find out. Verses 20 and 21 say:
May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
So God is equipping us, through adjustment and refinement, to do His will. We're made to do good things, and to fulfill His will, which ultimately leads to His glory.
So don't fight it, and the next time you don't fit in, don't adjust the surroundings, but allow God to adjust you. It's for His glory.
There were many great speakers with many great points, but for now, I'm just going to talk about one speaker, and one point. That is, Beth Moore and her second point.
2. "God equips us by adjusting us."
This may not seem too meaningful or deep, or even applicable. I mean, okay, he adjusts me, but what difference does that really make in my life, and what does that even look like? I mean I'm adjusted, but to what and why? Beth explained that God often intentionally puts us in situations in which we don't fit. When we are there, we need some adjusting, and that doesn't mean we need our situation adjusted. It also doesn't mean that we need the people to be adjusted; what it does often mean is that we need to adjust to the people. What this involves is a change in attitude and perspective, and these lead to a change in character, God's goal in that whole process.
So were put in situations we don't fit in, with people we can't stand and we need to love them, and we need a change in character to do this. Beth explained that we need to adjust to the people that bring out the worst in us, so that God can bring out the best in us.
This whole process of adjusting is really Him just refining us. It's obviously hard, and it hurts at times, but the goal is to become more pure. It reminds me of this story I once heard. A woman, curious about what the process of the refinement of gold looked like went to a blacksmith. When she got there she asked him how it happens, and what he does in the process. He explains he holds the metal there in the fire watching it closely, feeling the heat. He never stops watching it, worried he might melt it. She then asked him how he knew when it was done, and he quickly replied, 'oh that's easy, when I can see my reflection in it.' I think that's just such a great image of what God does with us. He puts us through the hard times in order to purify us, but He's right there with us the whole time, and we're not done until we properly reflect Him.
So God adjusts and refines us, and as the point says, he does this to equip us. What is he equipping us to do? Let's look at Hebrews 13 to find out. Verses 20 and 21 say:
May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
So God is equipping us, through adjustment and refinement, to do His will. We're made to do good things, and to fulfill His will, which ultimately leads to His glory.
So don't fight it, and the next time you don't fit in, don't adjust the surroundings, but allow God to adjust you. It's for His glory.
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