“Study this
Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be
sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord
your God is with you wherever you go.”
--Joshua 1:8-9
(NLT)
Dear
Heavenly Father,
I don’t want
to measure my prosperity in terms of what the world thinks prosperity is, nor
do I want to follow its recipe for achieving success by its standards. I want
to follow the plan Your Word has given me for making my way prosperous and
having good success.
The world
would have me believe that to have success I must gain power and influence over
people by whatever means possible, all the while amassing fortunes in money and
material goods. But Your Word shows me
the true secrets of success.
So, help me
to study Your Word continually—that I might know the instruction of Your Word.
Help me to
meditate on it at all times—so that Your Spirit might open the Truth of Your
Word to me.
Help me to carefully
do everything that You have instructed me to do within Your Word, knowing that
You have given me these instructions for my benefit—so
that I might make my
way prosperous and have good success.
Grant me the strength
and courage to do the things You have commanded me to do—because the way will
not always be easy, but it will always be right.
And help me
to know that fear and discouragement can have no place in me—as long as I remember
that You, my God, are with me, no matter where I go.
I don’t want
to measure my prosperity in terms of what the world thinks prosperity is, nor
do I want to follow its recipe for achieving success by its standards. I want to follow the plan Your Word has given
me for making my way prosperous and having good success.
In the name
of Jesus, Amen.
