The Heart of a Man

 

 

As in water face reflects face,
    so the heart of man reflects the man.

 

— Proverbs 27:19 (ESV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavenly Father,

 

Show me my heart, that I may know the man that I am. Then make me more like Jesus. 

 

Just as I might look carefully into still, clear water to see the reflection of my face on its surface, so may I carefully examine what my thoughts, words, and actions say about the condition of my heart—and how that reveals the man that I truly am. 

 

Help me to see the places in my heart that I have not yet surrendered to the sanctifying power of Your Holy Spirit within me—and give me the strength and desire to give those places over to You, today.

 

Change me, so that the reflection of the man that I am in my heart will no longer resemble a man of this world but be a better reflection of a man who has a heart after Your own heart.

 

Show me my heart, that I may know the man that I am. Then make me more like Jesus.

 

In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

By the Way You Live

 

 

Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.

 

—Matthew 3:8 (NLT)

 

 

 

 

 

Father God,

 

May the way that I live be evidence of my repentance for my sins—my decision to leave my old ways behind, to turn, and run to You.

 

Save me from the hypocrisy of claiming that I have repented of my sins, when there is no visible proof of my claim to be found in the way that I live my life.

 

Instead, help me show others—by the way I live my life—that I have been changed, been set apart to do Your will, and that I am submitted to Your will, plan and purpose for my life.

 

May the best evidence of this change in me be seen in the way that I love others—with all the compassion, kindness, patience, mercy, forgiveness, and grace which can only come through Christ.

 

May the way that I live be evidence of my repentance for my sins—my decision to leave my old ways behind, to turn, and run to You.

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

The Heart of Man Reflects the Man

 

 

As in water face reflects face,
    so the heart of man reflects the man.

 

— Proverbs 27:19 (ESV)

 

Heavenly Father,

 

Show me my heart, that I may know the man that I am. Then make me more like Jesus. 

 

Just as I might look carefully into still, clear water to see the reflection of my face on its surface, so may I carefully examine what my thoughts, words, and actions say about the condition of my heart—and how that reveals the man that I truly am. 

 

Help me to see the places in my heart that I have not yet surrendered to the sanctifying power of Your Holy Spirit within me—and give me the strength and desire to give those places over to You, today.

 

Change me, so that the reflection of the man that I am in my heart will no longer resemble a man of this world but be a better reflection of a man who has a heart after Your own heart.

 

Show me my heart, that I may know the man that I am. Then make me more like Jesus.

 

In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

Prove That You Have!

 

Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.

 

—Matthew 3:8 (NLT)

 

Father God,

 

May the way that I live be evidence of my repentance for my sins—my decision to leave my old ways behind, to turn and run to You.

 

Save me from the hypocrisy of claiming that I have repented of my sins, when there is no visible proof of my claim to be found in the way that I live my life.

 

Instead, help me show others—by the way I live my life—that I have been changed, been set apart to do Your will, and that I am submitted to Your plan and purpose for my life.

 

Let the best evidence of this change in me be seen in the way that I love others—with all the compassion, kindness, patience, mercy, forgiveness, and grace that can only come through Christ.

 

May the way that I live be evidence of my repentance for my sins—my decision to leave my old ways behind, to turn and run to You.

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

By the Way I Live

 

     

 

Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.

 

—Matthew 3:8 (NLT)

 

Father God,

 

May the way that I live be evidence of my repentance for my sins—my decision to leave my old ways behind and to turn and run to You.

 

Save me from the hypocrisy of claiming that I have repented of my sins, when there is no visible proof of my claim to be found in the way that I live my life.

 

Instead, help me show others—by the way I live my life—that I have been changed, been set apart to do Your will, and that I am submitted to Your plan and purpose for my life.

 

Let the best evidence of this change in me be seen in the way that I love others—with all the compassion, kindness, patience, mercy, forgiveness and grace that only Christ can give.

 

May the way that I live be evidence of my repentance for my sins—my decision to leave my old ways behind and to turn and run to You.

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

 

Proven By the Way I Live My Life

Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.

—Matthew 3:8 (NLT)

Father God,

May the way that I live be evidence of my repentance for my sins—my decision to leave my old ways behind and to turn and run to You.

Save me from the hypocrisy of claiming that I have repented of my sins, when there is no visible proof of my claim to be found in the way that I live my life.

Instead, help me show others—by the way I live my life—that I have been changed, been set apart to do Your will, and that I am submitted to Your plan and purpose for my life.

Let the best evidence of this change in me be seen in the way that I love others—with all of the compassion, kindness, patience, mercy, forgiveness and grace that only Christ can give.

May the way that I live be evidence of my repentance for my sins—my decision to leave my old ways behind and to turn and run to You.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

To Express Faith Through Love

Love never fails.

     —1 Corinthians 13:8a (NIV)

And without faith it is impossible to please God…

     —Hebrews 11:6a (NIV)

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

     —Galatians 5:6b (NIV)

Heavenly Father,

With a grateful heart and in response to Your love for me, help me to do only that which pleases You—expressing my faith through love.

Fill me with the love of Christ, so I might learn how to love others with the same sacrificial love with which He first loved me—not with some less-than-adequate human love which self-centeredly picks and chooses when to love and who to love.

Help me to love in obedience to Christ’s command, when I don’t really want to love—when I’m just not feeling it—and when I can’t see any apparent return for my efforts.

Help me to love sacrificially those who I may think don’t deserve my love—who may act oblivious to my actions of love—and to whom my love seems to make no difference.

Help me love in faith, having faith that my expression of Christ’s love always accomplishes the purpose for which You have ordained it—whether by changing the other person, or by bringing about a change in myself—and that it never falls uselessly to the ground.

With a grateful heart and in response to Your love for me, help me to do only that which pleases You—expressing my faith through love.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.