
Lord,
give me a willing spirit,
a soft and open heart,
to listen to your voice
and receive your Word.
Help me to accept your correction,
embrace your discipline,
and to trust in you,
not my own strength, intelligence, and power
(or lack of).
Help me to draw near to you,
and not the idols presented by the world.
I repent of clinging to my comforts,
numbing through addictions,
distracting myself through busyness and shiny pursuits,
instead of honestly, humbly turning to you.
Cleanse and purify my heart,
give me clean and pure lips,
choice and blessing words,
and let me call on your Name,
in peace and unity with your Spirit.
I praise you and bless you.
Amen.
Lord,
I praise you,
you are the Aleph and the Tav,
the beginning and the end,
uncreated One,
who was and is and is to come.
I bless you Lord
for being the author and perfecter of my faith,
cherishing my eternal soul,
knowing how to guide this wayward free will
back to you,
time and again.
I ask you for the fear of the Lord,
the spirit of wisdom, knowledge,
understanding, discernment, and insight,
counsel, and might to know you
and walk in your ways.
Please don’t let me go,
take me deeper into your love,
let me never tire of gazing into your holy Mystery,
and help me to be faithful,
trusting in you to the end.
I love you Lord.
Amen.
Lord,
let me see you clearly,
le me know you rightly,
believing your Word,
standing in your Truth,
tender to your Spirit.
Protect and deliver me
from the gimmicks, charisma,
deception, and hype that would tickle my ears,
shiny packages wrapped with your name
but devoid of you.
I ask for the fear of the Lord,
help me to understand your sacrifice,
everything you gave,
everything you demand,
counting the cost of following you.
I pray to surrender all
counting all things as loss
because of the treasure of knowing you,
so with joy, thanksgiving, and praise
I give my life to you.
I bless you Lord.
Amen.
Lord,
please give me a soft heart,
sensitive to your Spirit,
tender towards your nudgings,
feeling what you are feeling,
loving what you love,
hating what you hate.
Give me a hungry heart
that leans towards you,
seeks after you,
draws near to you,
to be replenished by your Spirit and life.
Give me a humble, faithful heart,
that rests and stands on your Word alone,
and lives for the audience of One.
Make me yours,
always and forever Lord.
Amen.
Lord,
I hear your Voice saying,
“Follow Me.”
Grant me the grace to come
without hesitation,
forgetting what is behind
and pressing on towards the goal
of your heavenward call before me.
I praise you for the mustard seed of faith,
thank you for strengthening me as I step out,
parting the sea of chaos and confusion,
allowing me to step on dry land,
and hiding me under your talit.
I’m safe and secure with you,
never let me go,
hold onto me
when my strength fails,
and uphold me
to walk in your ways
every step of the way
knowing your staff guards me
and your rod keeps me close.
I love you Lord.
Amen.
Lord,
I praise you for your nearness,
that you are for me
not against me,
you are on my side.
I thank you for your grace,
for the faith you pour into my soul,
to receive your mercies again and again,
to find courage to follow you.
Thank you for showing me glimpses of who I am without you,
not overwhelming me with my own evil and brokenness,
but loving, accepting, kind,
you urge me to come to you,
the only One who can heal, restore, and redeem.
Grant me a clean heart,
one that’s soft, sensitive, tender towards you,
renew a right spirit within me,
teach me true humility before you,
to know myself rightly,
and just let me love you
as high, long, wide, and deep
you’d give me grace to.
I love you Lord.
Amen.
Lord,
thank you that you are with me
as I apply faith to my feet,
stepping into the unknown.
You are my Good Shepherd
who leads, guides, and counsels,
your Spirit already has gone forth
to prepare the way,
you are the Aleph and the Tav
knowing all beginnings and the end.
So I capture the arrows of fear, anxiety, and unbelief
casting them upon you,
and stand upon your Word and Rhema,
you’ve called and I will follow.
You’ve saved me from sin and death,
molding me into a new creation
and set apart to fulfill your purposes,
with you,
glorifying your Name.
You keep my foot from stumbling,
you will not let me put to shame,
you open doors no man can shut,
you shut doors no man can open.
You have plans to prosper me,
not to harm me,
plans to give me a hope and a future.
I will trust in your goodness,
stepping out to answer your call,
intent on obedience,
entrusting the rest to you.
Grant me boldness, courage, and faith
knowing you are with me,
you desire success for me,
and I have no lack in you.
I bless you Lord.
Amen.