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My Selfish Prayers

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DWIGHT:
Thanks Ches,

I think we all needed that.  It's just like Satan to take something so spiritual like prayer and turn it something so carnal as selfishness.

God be with you and us!

Dwight

Deborah-Leigh:

Father, I THANK you for the blessing of a new day.  I thank you for the circumstances that you have used to cause me to come to you in prayer.

I give up on


My AMBITIOUS goals in exchange for your unfolding PURPOSE in my life.

My desire to be RESCUED out of my troubles, in exchange for being TRANSFORMED by the counsel of your will as a result of them.
My ANXIETIES about my circumstances, in exchange for your Rest & UNDERSTANDING.

My DREAMS in exchange for your VISION of my life.


THATS A KEEPER! :D

Peace to you

Arctururs :)

PKnowler:

--- Quote from: dogcombat on January 25, 2007, 02:02:08 PM ---One day, while pondering circumstances beyond my control, (which is more often than I'd like to admit) I prayed that God would change my circumstances so that I'd be free of all my burdens.  The Spirit put a groan upon me that said "That was VERY Selfish of you.  Your circumstances caused you to pray, why aren't you thankful for them in that regard?"

With that being the case, I then prayed a different prayer that I would NEVER have prayed.  It went like this.  (along the lines of a reply that Ray Gave to a person who wondered why pray when God is in charge)

Father, I THANK you for the blessing of a new day.  I thank you for the circumstances that you have used to cause me to come to you in prayer.

I give up on

My AMBITIOUS goals in exchange for your unfolding PURPOSE in my life.

My desire to be RESCUED out of my troubles, in exchange for being TRANSFORMED by the counsel of your will as a result of them.

My ANXIETIES about my circumstances, in exchange for your Rest & UNDERSTANDING.

My DREAMS in exchange for your VISION of my life.

You probably get the gist of where I'm going with this.  Much of my prayers for the longest time have been "Father do this for me, Do that for me........"  Instead of this, I now ask Him to teach me to live contented with what He has provided me today.  And for that, this season will bear the fruit from the seeds He has planted.

Ches


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Hi Ches,

   Thanks for sharing that with us. I like it!  I need to pray like this more often. It brings peace just to read it.
It's awesome to surrender to God's Will.

Blessings, Paula  :)

hebrewroots98:
Ches, that is beautiful!  Thank you for the reminder and encouragment.  I have been there and done that all too many times.  We are all still trying to grow up in Him and it is a slow go for most of us I am sure!

dogcombat:
To All,

I hope to continue to pray SELFLESSLY for each of you, as opposed to SELFISHLY (every man for himself).

Ches

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