Jan 31
February 1, 2008 — awilhite Father I pray that I will not fall into temptation, that I will be preserved from doing wrong, that my hand will be kept from evil, that my tongue will be bound by the law of kindness. Make me aware of my sin and come between me and temptation- help me to choose the right, strengthen me to choose right behavior.
Lord I confess to you that I have been a shrill, angry, out-lashing disciplinarian to my children. And I pray that you would make me aware of my faults and break the cycle of venting, that you would make me aware of my tone and speeech, and that I could begin to bless my children even as I correct them. Father please be in my mouth and my understanding. Help me to seek to understand what they’re doing and not just explode because they’re not doing what I wanted.
God help me not explode because people are not doing what I wanted. Help me to die to that. I die to that in Jesus’ name. I confess exploding at my family and blaming them for doing what I didn’t want as sin, I submit it to the cross, I nail that part of my personality to the cross and I pray that Christ’s suffering would be sufficient to cover that sin and wash it white as snow. I confess that selfishness and pray that you would lead me out of that temptation and release me from doing that evil before the eyes of my children. God please forgive me, change me, heal me, cleanse me & lead & guide me to a better way to deal with my children’s and husband’s behaviour. In Jesus name I pray- Amen.
A prayer from Psalm 31
- In you, O Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
- Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
- Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
- Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.
- Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.
- I hate those worthless idols I have clung to; I trust instead in Yahweh, my beloved father and god.
- I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.
- You have not handed me over to the enemy of my soul, but have set my feet in a spacious place.
- Be merciful to me, O Lord, in my distress; don’t let my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.
- Don’t let My life be consumed by anguish or my years by groaning; don’t let my strength fails because of my affliction, or my bones grow weak.
- Give me favor in the sight of my enemies, grace in the sight of my neighbors; mercy towards my friends– let those who see me on the street know You in me.
- Let me be remebered by those who knew me as your child, your special posession, a vessel for your spirit, filled and overflowing with you.
- I trust in you, O Yahweh; I say, “You are my God.”
- My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue and torment me.
- Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
- Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the grave.
- Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
- How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.
- In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.
- Praise be to the Lord, for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was a besieged city.
- In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
- I Love the Lord, with all his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.
- I am strong and take heart, for I hope in the Lord!
For the sake of your name, Lead and guide me. Into your hands I commit my spirit, deliver me, for my times are in your hands.
