I thank You, My Creator, for I am remarkably made and there is no one else like me. I was conceived in love with much forethought about what my purpose would be. I am no longer my own because I have been bought with the price of Your blood. I am now responsible for the upkeep of Your habitation .. keeping is clean, making needed repairs and adding amenities. These include: Expanding my knowledge of who You are … maintaining my health … asking the Holy Spirit to strengthen my faith and update my thinking … committing time to reading and meditating on Your Word to determine its message for my life … and, devoting time to prayer and listening to what You have to say.
Help me never take for granted that my flesh is fallen and weak. My natural inclination is to take the path of least resistance, hate discipline and spurn correction. How will I ever escape the clutches of this fallen part of me? I think it will happen if I … watch and pray so that I do not fall into temptation … allow the Holy Spirit to put to death the misdeeds of the flesh … and, pay attention to Your words because they are life to me and health to my whole body.
I must come to realize that my natural thoughts are much lower than Your thoughts. And, a process of transformation cannot begin until my mind is renewed. I can no longer allow myself to be conformed to the things of this world but, instead, begin testing and proving what is Your good and perfect will. I must focus my mind on things that a true, noble, pure, admirable, excellent and praise worthy. I must devote more time to reading and studying Your Word to show myself approved. For in Your Words lie truth and the principles which lead to prosperity and holiness.
My spirit man was fallen and broken until You came to reside in me. Now I am a new man who has experienced new life through the washing and regeneration of the Holy Spirit. My renewed spirit is filled with Your nature, holiness and love. Each day I experience warfare between my fallen flesh and my renewed spirit. To win the battle, I must align myself with the Holy Spirit and reframe from gratifying the lusts of my flesh. To be victorious, I must stay in step with You. So enlarge the place of Your temple within me. Spread Your curtains and strengthen You stakes in my life and make me shine forth Your presence. Make Your Word living and active in me by … removing self from service … greed from charity … deceit from truth … and flesh from spirit. My desire is to walk in the Spirit so I can escape the corruption of my flesh. Purify and perfect me so I can become a more suitable place for You to dwell. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
I Corinthians 3:16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and God’s Spirit lives in you?