Friday, April 21, 2017

To Follow Christ



Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.

—Luke 9:23 (NLT)


My Lord and Savior, Jesus,


Grant me the strength and the commitment to turn away from my selfish ways and embrace with courage and patient endurance whatever challenges our Heavenly Father may place before me—daily following wherever You lead, that I might represent You well.


Help me always remember that my life is found in You—that I belong to You and that the life I am called to live serves Your plans and purposes and not my own.

Give me a heart that is willing to deny myself in order to accomplish that which has been placed before me to do—and hands and feet that move quickly and willingly toward the work at hand.

Help me not to merely serve You with my mouth, but rather demonstrate my love and gratitude for all that You have done for me, by truly living out my life—moment by moment—for Your glory, honor and praise.


Grant me the strength and the commitment to turn away from my selfish ways and embrace with courage and patient endurance whatever challenges our Heavenly Father may place before me—daily following wherever You lead, that I might represent You well.


It is in Your Name, Jesus, that I pray, Amen.

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