Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.—2 Corinthians 4:16-17 (NIV)
Heavenly Father,
May I never lose heart, but always draw on the power of Your Holy Spirit within me, to renew my strength and to face what lies before me on my journey through this life.
Remind me that though my
body has been aging since the day I was born, You cause me to be renewed every
day in the inner man of my heart—so that I might continue to grow, come to know
You more, and become more like You.
Thank You that as I trust
in You—as I believe the One in whom I
believe—You cause the troubles that I face to become tools which You can use
for my good, to mold and fashion me into the person that You want me to be.
As I realize and accept my
human limitations, I find I must
depend on You.
And so in humility, I
acknowledge the great suffering of my Savior on my behalf, I take my eyes off
of the troubles of my brief life and look instead to Your power to save me out
of them all, and I embrace the life of joy and peace that You have called me to
live here on earth, until that great day when You call me home to be forever
with You there.
May I never lose heart, but always draw on the power of Your Holy Spirit within me, to renew my strength and to face what lies before me on my journey through this life.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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