I began by praying the Blood over our hearts and souls. That we would release "our" sins and receive what is truly ours through Jesus. That we would receive our hearts of beloved sons, our righteousness (that Jesus purchased for us), our faithfulness, our purity (of purpose, from immorality), our masculinity, our honor, our obedient hearts. Hearts of obedience, the strength to obey.
Restore us to faithfulness.
God, You are faithful. Thank you for Your faithfulness. You are always faithful to us. You do not ever leave us or forsake us. You never have. Not ever. Thank You.
Purify our hearts, purify our minds.
Turn up the heat, that You may have Your way. Give us strength for the testing and the fire. we want rest, but it's not what we need. We need to persevere. we need Your strength to press on to the end. We must see the testing and trying to completion. Give us strength and pour out Your mercy upon us.
Change our hearts until we take pleasure only in pleasing You. May we find joy in pleasing You... in Your pleasure and delight. Change us until You are our consuming passion and all other pleasures and affections fade.
May we become accustomed to the discomfort of kneeling and bowing.
Discipline us. we have lived undisciplined lives. Discipline us, I ask; though I am afraid to. We have become like the seed which is choked out by the worries of the world and the deceitfulness of riches. Other desires have come in like thorns and choked out our pure desire for You and stifled our fruitfulness. Forgive us. Remove the briars and thorns from our souls - these cares, desires and worries. Tear them out. Burn them out. Set us free!
Come, remove the darkness from this place. Come with Your light, that the darkness will flee.
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