Good morning, Lord.

Good morning, Lord.  Thank You for the rest You gave us last night.  Thank You for this beautiful new day You created.  Thank You for the clean, fresh blanket of snow.  Thank You  for the insulation it gives to the earth and to the snug winter homes of the animals.  Thank You for the moisture it will provide when it melts.  Thank You that it will replenish the ponds and rivers and lakes.

Thank You, Lord, for the cozy warm home You have provided for us.  Thank You for the heat, the shelter, the coziness.  Thank You for the food You have provided and for clothing.  Thank You for hot water and the shower and the toilet.  Thank You for our health, Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ. 

Oh, Lord, be with those less fortunate.  Bring them health and warmth and clean water and clothing.  Bless them through Your people, Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ.  Help me to do what You want me to do.  I am Yours, Lord.  Use my hands and my feet and everything I am and everything You have given me, to do Your will, to honor You, to glorify You, to bless the people You have created, Father, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Praise You, Lord!  This is the day that the Lord has made.  We will rejoice and be glad in it.  Marvelous are Your works, Lord, and that my soul knoweth right well.  Praise the Lord!

Thank You, Lord, for Your mercy

Thank You, Lord, for Your mercy.  You are my hope, Lord, my One Hope.  Jesus.  Without You, I would perish; without You, I am nothing.

Oh, Jesus.  Thank You for being faithful unto death.  Thank You for overcoming the wicked one.  Thank You for defeating death by Your life and death and everlasting life.  Thank You for never sinning.  Thank You for coming to save us.  Thank You for what You say and do for the adulterous woman.  Thank You for Your forgiveness.  Thank You for setting us free from sin.  Thank You for delivering us from the law of sin and death.  Thank You for making intercession for us.  Thank You for Your righteousness.  Thank You for being righteous.

Without You I can do nothing.

But if I abide in You, I bring forth much fruit.  I abide in You, Jesus.

Have Your way in me, and through me, Lord.

Lord, You know how I feel.  You know all my thoughts.  You know all my desires.  I want to do Your will, Lord.  You know my suffering.  You know the pain.  You know my disappointment in myself.  You know what I have been struggling with.  O Lord, only You can fix this in me.  I want to do Your will, Father.  Your word says we are to rejoice in You always.  Your word says we are to give thanks in everything.  You know what I’m having a hard time with.  I thank You that the suffering is motivating me to step out in faith in obedience to You in another area of my life, an area I had been procrastinating about and putting off and doubting.  I praise You, Lord, for that.  Now am I supposed to keep suffering in this other area?  Do I have to suffer in order to move along in this new area of faith and obedience in my life?  Or do I have the momentum now to keep me going at the pace You want me to, without the suffering?

I trust You, Lord.  Have Your way in me, and through me, Lord.  In Jesus’ name, Amen. 

Everything in its season

Thank You, Lord, that Your timing is perfect.  Thank You, LORD, that Your organizational skills are beyond anything we can imagine.  Thank You, Lord, that You know all things, and You know when we are going to say “Yes” to what You have been calling us to do.  Thank You that You knew just when to start calling us to do it, because You knew how long it would take before we would finally take the steps.  You timed it perfectly.  What You called us to do will impact exactly who You wanted it to impact.  You are never too late.  You are ever-merciful and all-wise.

Be glorified, Lord, now and forever.  In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Thank You, LORD, for the refreshing of Your Spirit

Thank You for the refreshing of Your Spirit in me, heavenly Father.  Thank You, LORD, for giving me fresh perspective.  Thank You, Lord, for a new day.  Thank You, Lord, for quickening me, for livening me, for filling me with your exhilarating Holy Spirit.  Cause me to do Your will today, Father.  I delight to do Your will, O my God.  I delight in You, O LORD.  I praise You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

May this refreshing, this energy, pour forth onto and bless others today, LORD.  Thank You, LORD, for the opportunities to bless other people.  Thank You, LORD, for bringing other people into my life, people who bless me, people You can bless through me.  Hallelujah!

God be glorified by everything I say and do.  Be glorified, Lord, by every breath I take, by every move I make.  In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Be glorified.

Lord, be glorified!  All things are for Your glory.  Thank You for receiving praise from us.  Thank You for being glorified by us.  Thank You for loving us.  Thank You for providing for us.  Thank You for being merciful unto us.  Thank You for forgiving us.  Thank You for saving us through Jesus Christ.  Thank You that we are saved by grace through faith, and that not of ourselves, but it is a gift of God.  Thank You that it is not of works, lest any should boast and say, “It’s because I’m so great.”  Thank You that You never leave us nor forsake us.  Thank You for caring about us.  In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Think on these things

Lord, please help me today to see and think on whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report.  Help me to see and think on the virtue.  Help me to see and think on what is praiseworthy.  Please give me eyes that see this way today, Lord.  Please give me a heart that feels this way, Lord.  Please give me the mind to think this way today, Lord.  Please remove all else from my sight, from my heart, and from my mind, Lord.  I ask in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Praise You, Lord.  These things describe You and Your Holy Spirit.  These things describe Christ.  Hallelujah!  Dwell in me.  Fill me that there is room for nothing else.

(Philippians 4:8)

Too self-centered

I have been too self-centered.  I have been seeking pleasure and ease and always thinking about what I want.  That is so opposite from what Jesus taught.  I feel so disappointed in myself.  And even disappointment in myself reeks of the pride of thinking that I am capable of something better.  I am nothing.  I am a worm, and no man.  Lord, please forgive me for worshipping and serving myself.  Forgive me for thinking of myself more highly than I ought to think.  Cleanse me and purify me, Lord.  In Jesus’ name, Amen.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  I John 1:9

Thank You, Lord, for forgiving me and cleansing me from all unrighteousness.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.  And be not conformed to this world:  but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.  Romans 12:1-3

By the mercy of God, I present my body a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is my reasonable service.  I am not being conformed to this world, but I am being transformed by the renewing of my mind, that I may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.  I do not think of myself more highly than I ought to think; but I think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.  Be of the same mind one toward another.  Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.  Be not wise in your own conceits.  Romans 12:15-16

I rejoice with them that do rejoice, and I weep with them that weep.  I am of the same mind toward others.  I mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.  I am not wise in my own conceits.

I trust in the LORD with all my heart, and I lean not unto my own understanding.  In all my ways I acknowledge Him, and He shall direct my paths.  I am not wise in my own eyes.  I fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

I no longer live the rest of my time in the flesh to serve my own lusts, but I live for the rest of time to the will of God.  I no longer live unto myself, but unto Jesus, who died for me and rose again.

I am crucified with Christ.  Nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me.  And the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

I no longer live unto myself.  My body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which dwells in me, which God gave me; I am not my own.  I am bought with a price:  therefore I glorify God in my body, and in my spirit, which are God’s.

I am called unto liberty; only I use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love I serve others.  I live to love God and to love my neighbor.  I live to serve God and to serve my neighbor.  I live to worship God, not myself.

God, be glorified, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Peaceful thanks.

Good morning, Lord.  Thank You for the wonderful rest You gave me last night, and that I could get up when I felt like it this morning.  Thank You for clearing my schedule for today.

Thank You, Lord, for the things You’ve been teaching me this week.  Thank You that You want me to be able to serve You freely, without distraction.  Thank You for Your word, which teaches how to do that.  Thank You for Christ’s example and teachings.   I am not to take thought for tomorrow.  I am not to worry about what I will eat or what I will drink or what I will put on.  I am to give to the poor.  I am not to lay up treasures for myself on earth, but in heaven.  I can’t serve two masters, God and mammon.  I am to come and follow You, Jesus.

I am to walk in the Spirit, and I will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.  I am to rest in You, Jesus.  It is God that works in me both to will, and to do, of his good pleasure.  God promises to guide me, and I trust Him to do so.  I trust in the Lord with all my heart.  I lean not unto my own understanding.  In all my ways I acknowledge Him, and He shall direct my paths.

God promises to provide for me.  He knows what things I have need of, physically and spiritually.  He will never leave me nor forsake me.  No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.  I walk uprightly by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.  God will not withhold any good thing from me.  He rejoices over me with singing.  I draw near to You, Lord, and You draw near to me.  You hold me and keep me safe under the shadow of thy wings.  You comfort me as a child.  Thank You, Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Thank You, Lord, for all You did this week.

Thank You, Lord, for all You did this week.  Thank You for blessing me.  Thank You for giving me strength to do what You wanted me to do.  Thank You for guiding me throughout the week.  Thank You for giving me rest each night, and waking me  with the morning light each day.  Thank You for the rain You gave us, and for the snow.  Thank You for the peacefulness I feel right now.  Thank You for Your mercy.  Thank You for giving us grace and favour.  Thank You for bringing me to this weekend.  Thank You for what You have planned for us for this weekend.  Thank You, Lord, for blessing our health.  Thank You for providing all our needs for us.  Thank You that no good thing will You withhold from them that walk uprightly.  Thank You for Your Word, which guides us, clarifies the truth for us, confirms the truth for us, teaches us, corrects us.  Praise You, Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.