“But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord His God and cried out humbly to the God of his ancestors.
And when He prayed, the Lord listened to him, and was moved by his request for help, so the Lord let Manasseh return to Jerusalem and to his kingdom.
Manasseh had finally realized that the Lord alone is God…”
2 Chronicles 33:12
I was thinking about this last night and this morning…
Sometimes prayer seems like this huge void… we’re looking… waiting… and there isn’t an answer, and we’ve prayed for so long, and so expectantly… it may even seem
hopeless…
As I was praying, and asking God for understanding, wisdom, and even how to pray about the things that are tugging at my heart… it hit me…
That’s it…
Understanding through God’s eyes…
Wisdom…
And asking God what would You have me pray…
Lord,
How I come before You this new day, thankful for all the goodness You have so graciously shown me…
I come before You to be still…
to set aside my requests, and to seek Your understanding… to see things through Your eyes…
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, I want to see You…
I pray for wisdom,
The wisdom to give me the strength and determination to trust You even when Your answer seems to be “No, don’t pray this way…”
How I pray for the wisdom; to pray for the direction, You are taking my heart… growing me… and challenging me to understand…
I pray my heart would be in alignment with Your will over my thoughts… not my life. But my thoughts…
May each thought be brought into Your presence, examined, and replaced with what is true… What is right… and what is good, and praiseworthy…
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.”
Philippians 4:8
May peace rule my heart, and may love be my guide…
I am relying on Your direction, Dear Jesus, I am relying on Your love.
Change me from the inside out.
I want to be close to You more than anything else on this earth…
Oh, Lord, May the chaos fade away, as I choose to rely on You… and You alone…
“So, I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in Him.
May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
I am fully convinced, dear friends, that you are full of goodness…”
Romans 15:13-14
He hears you in your distress.
Rest in His love… He has filled you with His goodness. With His love… and most importantly His Holy Spirit is alive in you and guiding you into all that is true. All that is right, and good and praiseworthy…
Let Your heart and mind go there…
Know that He when you ask Him for His peace, He will always give you what is best…
Like a red, or pink starburst :) Cause that’s how He rolls…
He will always give us what our souls crave…
More of Him, and less of me…
I pray these things in Jesus Name,
Amen,
Live in Love,
Lisa