The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.
—2 Chronicles 16:9a (NLT)
O LORD my God,
Let it be that You would find in me a heart that is fully committed to You—so that You would strengthen me in every way, for the work to which You have called me.
Don’t allow me to settle
for having a heart that is only mostly
surrendered to You—a heart that is willing to stop at, “At least I’m better
than I used to be!” or “Nobody’s perfect, everybody sins.”
Purify my heart! Show me my heart and any
darkness I have hidden there! Help me to root out those things that I am
withholding from You—according to the sanctifying power of Your Holy Spirit within
me.
Grant me a heart that is
willing and obedient—willing to seek out the truth of Your Word, and faithful
to obediently apply that Truth to my life, so that I would be found faithful in
Your eyes.
Give me a listening heart—a
heart that listens to hear and respond to every prompting of Your Spirit—a
heart that is eager to do all that You ask of me.
Give me a loving heart—a heart
that loves You first, and best, and always, and loves others in the same way
that You have so graciously and wondrously loved me—as a proof of my love for
You.
Let it be that You would find in me a heart that is fully committed to You—so that You would strengthen me in every way, for the work to which You have called me.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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