O Lord, my soul waits in anticipation of Your daily visit and I am attentive to every word You speak. You are my hope and source of all goodness because Your Word tells me that “You came so I might have life and have it in abundance” (i.e.-full and over-flowing). Help me fill my days with a joy that will spill over into the lives of others. I can do this if I make time to spend with You … reading Your Word … praying … and listening to Your instructions. If I make time for You, my days will be filled with the expectation of good filling it. As You become a greater part of my life, my outlook will be better and so will my outcomes. As I keep my focus on You and follow Your leading … good things will abound in my life. Help me keep my focus on important things and not become distracted by trivial ones. As I seek more of You, I know You will increase my faith, renew my strength and make my way clearer. Each day I spend with You, I’m reminded of the benefits and victories that accrue to me by doing things Your way.
In following You, I expect to learn balance in my life, gain control over my emotions and live in a way that will please You and have a positive impact on others. I will seek the aid of the Holy Spirit whose purpose it is to teach and guide me. As I walk hand-in-hand with Him, I know my knowledge will increase and I will be able to make better decisions. With Him in my life, I will be able to walk uprightly and exercise the power needed to prevail over evil, resist complacency and boldly carry out Your wishes. A day without You is empty, lonely and littered with the fallout from bad choices. When I am near to You, I feel confident, bold and virtuous. I know that when I start to slip, I can count on Your mercy and loving kindness to restore me. Help me start each day focusing on Your love and the many blessings You share with me. I want the Holy Spirit to constantly remind me that I am nothing without You.
When I am weary or filled with sorrow, hear my cries and come to my aid. I do not want hopelessness, lack of faith or negative thoughts to control my life. If I do, surely my enemy will prevail over me and my life will suffer. I want to resist the Devil’s temptations and be able to trust Your power to deliver me from them. When the going gets tough, I know that You will provide me with a place of refuge. Experience has shown me that Your goodness and mercy follow me wherever I go so long as I obey You and do not fall for the deceptions of my enemy. As I meditate on Your laws and precepts, I am filled with Your wisdom. When I listen to Your voice, You guide me in ways that produce good results. I will strive to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit and get into the flow of righteous living. As I seek Your will, I know I will accrue the benefits of my daily walk with You. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Luke 9:23 If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.