Imran_arshad's Blog – January 2013 Archive (24)

Dear Father in Heaven, I am thankful for the light you have given me. Strengthen me to remain on the right path. I do pray for grace, not only to resist temptation, but to flee from it. Lord, I also pray for those that I know who are struggling right now to get free from addiction or other sins. Deliver them from evil and help them to get back on track with you. Lord, help me not to criticize them, but to be compassionate and lift them in prayer until they…

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for giving us instructions in the Bible on how to have a long and good life. Lord, I know that when I pray and ask you to watch over me and my loved ones, that You hear, and You answer my prayers. You are such a wonderful Father! I am grateful for Your love and watch care. I desire to walk in the pathway of life, so Lord, I would ask that You keep me on that path. Please warn me when I am straying, so that I do not get off the…

Dear Father, I am grateful for your many blessings. Thank you for opening my eyes to Your truths and for your many promises to me. I do want to become wiser, so help me to study and understand the Bible. Open my spiritual ears to hear the things I need to understand at this time. Thank you for the knowledge You have already given me, but I desire to know more, so that I might know You more. I want my relationship with You to be closer than ever before.…

Dear Father, Thank you for Your many blessings. When I really stop to count them all, there is no end to every blessing that you have given me. Every breath I take is a blessing. It is a blessing to be able to see, hear, walk and talk. You have granted me blessings in the many friends and family that I have. Thank you also, for all the physical and material blessings I have. I do appreciate them, but they are overshadowed by Your blessings of peace, love and…

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for all your wonderful gifts. I am especially thankful for the gift of discernment. Thank you, for the many times You have saved me from bad situations that I would have engaged in, if it were not for You warning me. I do thank you for spiritual eyesight. Lord, I pray today that I will always walk in Your way and will seek to avoid strife and be a peace maker. You said, "Blessed are the peace makers". I need Your blessings…

Dear Father, Thank for the book of Proverbs. There is so much good advice in this book Help me to take it to heart and apply it to my life. I see there is much is this book about relationships. Lord, I know if I am to be in a right relationship with You, I must be in a right relationship with my family, friends and neighbors. Help me to be a good neighbor. Help me also be sensitive to the needs of others. Help me guard my mouth and forgive me, as I have at…

Dear Father, I am thankful for all you have done for me. I do appreciate the peace, love and joy that you have given me. Lord, money cannot buy these things. They come as virtues when we are "born again." Help me to walk in the Spirit Lord, so that these fruits may grow daily. I want to be more like you in all of my ways. I do seek Your wisdom as I need your guidance and understanding in the affairs of my life. Strengthen me as I daily face challenges and…

Dear Heavenly Father, I do thank You for all the times that You have corrected me. Please do not quit even if I cry about my situation at times. I thank You that You love me enough to correct me and not allow me to continue in the wrong way. I am sorry that I sometimes complain of my trials. I want to rise above complaining and learn to trust You more. Help to overcome the fears and doubts that I feel when I am facing trouble. Lord, I want to come to the…

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for taking care of my needs today. Help me to always be faithful to give to Your work monetarily. Lord, help me also to be faithful to pray for those who are laboring in the work of getting the gospel out. Show me the places you want me to give. I know we are to support our local churches, but help me also to give to missions and Christian projects that are laboring to help people know you. Lord, I know as I reach out and…

Dear Father in Heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. Thank you Lord, for so many wonderful promises in Your Word. I come to you humbly, and ask that you remove any prideful attitudes in my heart and life. I truly want to follow in Your ways and serve You. Help me to trust you when things are going wrong, as much as when things are going right. I realize to walk in faith, that I must believe that You will help me with my current problems even though I…

Dear Heavenly Father, I am grateful that you have revealed yourself to me. I do want to walk in Your Truth and keep your Words and Your commandments. I know that I cannot do this without the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, so fill me with Your Holy Spirit this day. May I show mercy to any that need it, as I need your mercy as well. Lord, deliver me from any temptation of deceitfulness or any dishonest way. May I be honest and truthful with all. Cleanse my…

Father, I come to you in Jesus' name thanking You for Your promises. Thank you especially for your promise of peace in my life today. I thank you that when I become anxious or fearful, that I can bring those fears to You and You will remove them and give me Your peace. Lord, I also appreciate your promise of a long life. Father, give Bud and I your grace and health in our latter years, so that we may complete all that you have called us to do. Thank you for…

Deliver us, your people, from lust, perversion, pornography, and all other sexual sins. Let us hide your Word in our hearts so that we will not sin against You. Cleanse our nation of its sexual perversions and deliver our young people from the devil's temptations. Heal those that have repented, not only emotionally, but also of any sexual disease they may have contracted before they found You. Give us pure thoughts and deliver us from the evil of our day.…

Dear Father, I come to you today in Jesus' name and I really desire to have your wisdom and knowledge. I honestly want to walk in such a way that I can be kind to those who speak against me, and I truly want to seek their good. I know that without the Holy Spirit I cannot do this, so fill me with your Spirit today. Let me be kind and loving; and change my heart from being defensive and argumentative, to being loving and kind. Help me speak the truth in love,…

Lord, we also ask you to forgive our national sins of racism, abortion, strife, hatred, pornography, adultery, lust, idolatry and our many other sins. Be merciful to us. We realize we deserve judgement in our land for these sins. However, we are asking that you send a revival among us so that we might turn from our wickedness and our land be spared. Help me to do my part in changing this nation. Although my life may only represent one drop of rain, there are…

Dear Father, I am grateful that you have left us the Bible with all of its wisdom and knowledge so that we do not get lost in this life or overwhelmed by the problems that we face. I do thank you that for every problem we face, You will help me find the answer and overcome in the situation. Help me not only be able to overcome my problems, but also Lord, help me to maintain the proper heart attitude as I work on the situations in my life that need changing.…

Father, may I have the strength to resist temptation and always walk in Your ways. Lord, Your ways are not grievous, but given to me to help and bless me. May I realize this, when you correct me and not rebel against Your restraints. Give me grace to overcome those things that are not pleasing in your sight and yield to your Holy Spirit. I know there is no temptation that I face that You have not made a way for me to escape it and overcome it. You are all powerful and I acknowledge my…

Father, please give me wisdom in my personal affairs so that I might walk in your blessings and prosperity, that I, in turn, might be able to bless others. Lord, give us wise men in the places of authority to lead us as a nation. May your wisdom be applied in the market places of our land and also to our economic situation at the highest levels. Father, give us wise men to rule over us -- men who will be just and fair in their dealings, men of character.…

Dear Father in Heaven, I come to You in the name of Jesus and I pray for parents and young people today in all walks of life who are struggling with the threat of unrighteous relationships. Help them to live a life that is pleasing to You. Deliver them from the fear of men and give them the grace to cut all ties with those that would lead them into wickedness. Fill them with Your Spirit so that they will have the holy boldness to take a stand for truth and righteousness. May we all treat…

Dear Lord, thank you for all the godly parents who are attempting to raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Give them Your Wisdom as they guide their children and lead them in Your ways. Cause their children to submit to their leadership and to obey them, thus saving these children from many heartaches and suffering in this life. Lord, heal the parent/children relationship breaches and put it in the children's hearts to submit unto their parents. Cause the…