As God's Obedient Child

So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”

—1 Peter 1:14-16 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

Since You have adopted me into Your family and declared to be one of Your own, help me to live as Your obedient child—rejecting my old life and embracing completely the wonderful new life that You have freely offered me in Christ.

Save me from slipping back into the attitudes and patterns of behavior from which You rescued me—those old selfish ways that I once thought served me well, but in reality only led me closer to my own destruction and death.

Since I now know better, help me be obedient to Your Spirit, as You guide me to walk in the revealed Truth of Your Word—with gratefulness, at all times and in all circumstances, and with complete willingness and submission to You.

Continue to work in me to make me holy as You are holy.  Help me to imitate Christ in all I think, say and do—that Your glory might shine forth from within me and You would be seen for who You are and for all that You have done for us.

Since You have adopted me into Your family and declared to be one of Your own, help me to live as Your obedient child—rejecting my old life and embracing completely the wonderful new life that You have freely offered me in Christ.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.