August 2023 Third Thursday prayers recommendation-Jennifer Foster
Here are some powerful prayers that have really resonated with me over the years. They are examples of prayers you can pray when you don't know what to pray. You can pick one that really resonates with you and add your own words to it and make it your own...
1)Prayers from "Dangerous Prayers" by Craig Groeschel-chapters 3.7 & 3.8:
"Heavenly Father, because you gave Jesus for me, I give my whole day to you today. Every part of me is yours. Take each part of the body you created and consecrate it for your purposes today. God, I give you my mind. Please guard my thoughts. Help me take captive any thought that is not from you to make it obedient to Christ, and all your truth. Renew my mind. May all my thoughts be pleasing to you. Help me to think on things that are pure, excellent, and worthy of praise. Help me to think your thoughts. Direct my mind toward your perfect will today."
"Lord, I give you my eyes. Help me to look on things that are pure and honoring to you. Protect my eyes from lusting after the temporary pleasures of this world. Give me eyes to see what you see. Since my eyes are the lamp of my body, help me see things that let your light shine through my life today. God, guard my ears. Protect me from listening to any lies from the evil one. May I only hear your voice, your Spirit, your truth guiding me. Lord, help me turn from any voice that distracts me from your plan for my life today. May I be sensitive to everything you say to me. Interrupt my plans. Redirect me toward your agenda. Give me ears to hear your voice, so I may follow where you lead. God, set a guard over my mouth. May every word that I speak be pleasing to you, O God. Give me words to say to lift and encourage others, pointing them to you. I know my words have the power to give life and to take life. Empower me to speak life to everyone that I see. Lord, help me guard, my heart, as I know it can easily deceive me. Purify my motives in all that I do. May my only goal be to serve, and please you. God, help my heart be moved by what moves your heart, be broken by what breaks yours, and rejoice in the things that bring you joy. Create in me a clean heart, God. Help me to love and serve you today with my whole heart. " "God, may my hands be your hands in the world today. I devote the work of my hands to you. Empower me to be productive today, honoring you in all the work that I do. Help me, God, to do everything for your glory. Lord, direct the steps of my feet. May your Word be a lamp directing all my steps. Guide me to the right places and right people so I can serve you best today. Keep me from the wrong places that might tempt me to sin against you. Guide my feet, Lord, into your perfect will. God, my whole body is yours. I know that before I was even created, you had good works, prepared in advance, for me to do today. Use me, God, to do them all. You have given me everything I need to do everything you have called me to do. Help me to see needs and meet them. Show me those who are hurting that I could encourage them. Direct me to those without you so I could help them know your goodness and grace. God, I devote every part of me to you and to your will today. Here I am, Lord. Send me."
"God, send me. Use me. I'm not asking for details. I don't need to know the benefits. Or if it will be easy. Or if I will enjoy it. Because of who you are –– my God, my King, my Savior–– I trust you. Because you are sovereign over the universe, I surrender my will to you, every part of me. Take my mind, my eyes, my mouth, my ears, my heart, my hands, and my feet and guide me toward your will. I trust you. God, my answer is yes. Now what's the question?"
2) 5 daily prayers by Tara-Leigh Cobble in The Bible Recap:
"Before you read God’s Word today, seek His help with these 5 prayers:
--God, give me wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.--God, let any knowledge I gain serve to help me love You and others more, and not puff me up.--God, help me see something new about You I've never seen before.--God, correct any lies I believe about You or anything I misunderstand.--God, direct my steps according to Your Word."
3) "God, I want to see you. I want to hear you. I want to know you. I want to follow hard after you. Before I know what today holds, I choose to say yes to you. Your kingdom come, your will be done." -Lysa TerKeurst
4) My own personal daily prayer: LORD, please develop in me an undivided heart that worships, love, serves, and obeys You first and foremost above everything & everyone…a heart that is humble, repentant, soft, and completely trusts in you without worry or anxiety. Please teach me to love you with ALL my heart, soul, mind, and strength; and to love my neighbor as myself. Please give me your heart for the lost.
5) Some powerful Scripture prayers:
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer." Ps 19: 14
"Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers.” Ps. 141:3-4a NIV
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Ps 51:10 ESV
“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous (offensive; idolatrous) way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!”Psalm 139:23-24 ESV
-Love and Blessings,
Jennifer Foster