Prayers for July 12 2014

I honestly and earnestly mean the following.

I know that God can and will answer this for me.

I invite you to adapt it for yourself.

Jesus Christ, How Will I Best Ask, Seek and Knock?

Lord Jesus during Your brief visit to earth You made many profound statements. Some of those have stuck with me for many years. You told Your followers to ask, seek and knock. You said when they asked they would receive, when they sought they found and when they knocked it would be opened. I bear witness that what You said has happened to me. I have asked and received. I have sought and found. I have knocked and it has been opened to me.

But Lord I admit I have not been asking, seeking and knocking consistently nor persistently. I have been sometimes lazy in my spiritual life. I have been motivated by discomfort, pain, compassion, concern and other factors. I notice that my unwillingness to aim for higher goals is partly due to how much more my mind needs to be renewed by Your Word. I have not been motivated by the kinds of matters that motivated You during Your time with us on this planet. I have attended meetings of missionaries over the years and I have been reminded of the eternal importance of taking the gospel to the ends of the earth. I have been blessed to see video biographies of those You used for decades to extend Your kingdom.

Lord Jesus Christ, I admit that I am weak in my faith. I have been short sighted in how my life might best serve the body of Christ. I have been held captive by my comfort zones. I have let my fears keep me short sighted.

It is my greatest desire to glorify You with my thoughts, words and deeds. It is my intention to live a life that pleases You. I want to keep Your commandments as revealed in the New Testament.

I choose to surrender my will to You. I submit my ambitions, intentions, priorities, values and passions to You now and for the rest of my life. I desire to become a faithful steward of my time, talents and treasure. Guide me in how to best use my money.

I invite You Lord Jesus Christ to enter my heart of hearts. I submit to Your lordship in all areas. I look unto You to interact intimately with me in the navigation of my life through this temporal life.

I admit I have fallen short of Your high calling on my life. I have neglected consistently inputting Your Word and failed to apply it to my life.

You often offer super simple solutions to my overly complex problems in Your Word. Starting now and for the rest of my days Lord Jesus Christ guide me in what to ask for, seek for and knock about. Get into my head and heart in that kind of close way. Show me what You would have me ask in my prayers. Reveal to me the prayers You want me to pray so You can answer them for Your glory. Point me in the directions to seek what is best for me and Your kingdom. May I earnestly seek that with the strength You provide. When I come on closed doors then may You guide me as to which ones You would have me knock on because You know what is best.