Praying For YourselfAvery Dixon2019-02-27T20:05:29+00:00
Praying for Yourself
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Ask God to give you the strength and the desire you need to serve Him faithfully. Without the help of the Spirit, we can do nothing.
1. Ask God to give you the strength and the desire you need to serve Him faithfully. Without the help of the Spirit, we can do nothing.
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Ask God to give you clarity to understand His Word and discern His will.
2. Ask God to give you clarity to understand His Word and discern His will.
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Pray for the fruit of the Spirit to grow in your life. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. ” (Galatians 5:22)
3. Pray for the fruit of the Spirit to grow in your life. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. ” (Galatians 5:22)
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Confess your sins to God. Ask for His help to see even the depth of your sin. Ask for genuine sorrow. Ask for His help to overcome them.
4.Confess your sins to God. Ask for His help to see even the depth of your sin. Ask for genuine sorrow. Ask for His help to overcome them.
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Ask God to provide all of your needs. Remember He is your Father and He cares for you. Pray even for your wants. Ask God to align your desires with His.
5. Ask God to provide all of your needs. Remember He is your Father and He cares for you. Pray even for your wants. Ask God to align your desires with His.
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Give all of your cares and worries to God, remembering that He cares for you. Tell God how you feel and ask for His peace in your life.
6.Give all of your cares and worries to God, remembering that He cares for you. Tell God how you feel and ask for His peace in your life.
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Thank God for the good He has shown to you. Recount them to Him. Be thankful for even the difficult times. Thank God for how He is working in you even when it hurts.
7. Thank God for the good He has shown to you. Recount them to Him. Be thankful for even the difficult times. Thank God for how He is working in you even when it hurts.
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Ask God to help you be obedient to share the gospel with others. Ask for opportunities and the words to say. Ask Him to create a desire in you to see people of all nations worship Him.
8.Ask God to help you be obedient to share the gospel with others. Ask for opportunities and the words to say. Ask Him to create a desire in you to see people of all nations worship Him.
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Ask God to help you as you fight spiritual battles. Pray for Him to give you His armor: “The belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, feet fitted with the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
9. Ask God to help you as you fight spiritual battles. Pray for Him to give you His armor: “The belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, feet fitted with the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
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Pray Ephesians 3:16-19 “he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
10.Pray Ephesians 3:16-19 “he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
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Ask God to help you be a humble but strong person that bears His image for His glory.
11. Ask God to help you be a humble but strong person that bears His image for His glory.
