Cling to Your Faith!

 

Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.

 

—1 Timothy 1:19 (NLT)

 

Heavenly Father,

 

Help me always cling to my faith in Christ and keep a clear conscience—unwilling to violate my conscience, unwilling to see my faith shipwrecked.

  

Help me truly believe that my faith in Jesus Christ alone is enough to save and deliver me through any circumstance and every situation in which I find myself—and help me listen to and obey Your Spirit, speaking through my conscience, as You show me the way that I should go. 

 

Help me be careful not to deliberately violate my conscience—because in doing so I harden my heart to the voice of Your Spirit, weaken my capacity to discern right from wrong, deny my belief in the power of Christ to protect and save me, and ultimately shipwreck my faith.

 

Help me always choose to submit my will to the tugging of the Holy Spirit at my heart, so my conscience will remain clear, and my faith will remain strong—and I can better represent my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, with my life.

 

Help me always cling to my faith in Christ and keep a clear conscience—unwilling to violate my conscience, unwilling to see my faith shipwrecked. 

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Confess, Turn, and Receive Mercy!

 

 

People who conceal their sins will not prosper,

    but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.

 

—Proverbs 28:13 (NLT)

 

 

 

Merciful and Compassionate LORD,

 

Keep me from the foolishness of trying to conceal my sins. Help me to confess and turn from them, so that I will receive mercy.

 

By Your Holy Spirit, convict me of my sins—and expose the evil that they contain and the power that they have to destroy me—so that I might learn from my sins and not repeat them. 

 

Help me willingly and openly confess my sins to You, for You already know them; tremble before Your justice, knowing that I deserve punishment; and fall upon Your mercy and grace, that I may be delivered from them through Your promise of forgiveness.

 

Help me to truly repent of my sins—to turn away from them and run the other direction, straight into Your merciful and compassionate arms of love. Then let me glorify You for the unmerited favor that You pour over me.

 

Keep me from the foolishness of trying to conceal my sins. Help me to confess and turn from them, so that I will receive mercy.

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Carefully Consider Your Steps!

 

There is a path before each person that seems right,

but it ends in death.

 

Only simpletons believe everything they’re told!

The prudent carefully consider their steps. 

 

—Proverbs 14:12, 15 (NLT)

 

 

 

Heavenly Father,

 

Save me from the world of lies that now surrounds me and help me carefully consider my steps—so that I don’t take a path that seems right to me now, only to find out it ends in death!

 

The world would say, “Follow your heart!” But I am not a simpleton! I know the Truth from Your Word, that even my heart cannot be trusted. 

 

So, let me put all my hope in Your Word, and trust the Holy Spirit to guide me into all Truth—as I willingly and obediently follow His every prompting.

 

Help me always choose the path that leads to the life that You have for me and fulfill Your purpose for me within Your great plan for humanity.

 

Save me from the world of lies that now surrounds me and help me carefully consider my steps—so that I don’t take a path that seems right to me now, only to find out it ends in death!

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Shipwrecked Faith

 

 

 

Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.

 

—1 Timothy 1:19 (NLT)

 

Heavenly Father,

 

Help me always cling to my faith in Christ and keep a clear conscience—unwilling to violate my conscience, unwilling to see my faith shipwrecked.

 

 

Help me truly believe that my faith in Jesus Christ alone is enough to save and deliver me through any circumstance and every situation in which I find myself—and help me listen to and obey Your Spirit, speaking through my conscience, as You show me the way that I should go. 

 

Help me be careful not to deliberately violate my conscience—because in doing so I harden my heart to the voice of Your Spirit, weaken my capacity to discern right from wrong, deny my belief in the power of Christ to protect and save me, and ultimately shipwreck my faith.

 

Help me always choose to submit my will to the tugging of the Holy Spirit at my heart, so my conscience will remain clear, and my faith will remain strong—and I can better represent my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, with my life.

 

Help me always cling to my faith in Christ and keep a clear conscience—unwilling to violate my conscience, unwilling to see my faith shipwrecked. 

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Receive Mercy

 

People who conceal their sins will not prosper,

    but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.

 

—Proverbs 28:13 (NLT)

 

 

Merciful and Compassionate LORD,

 

Keep me from the foolishness of trying to conceal my sins. Help me to confess and turn from them, so that I will receive mercy.

 

By Your Holy Spirit, convict me of my sins—and expose the evil that they contain and the power that they have to destroy me—so that I might learn from my sins and not repeat them. 

 

Help me willingly and openly confess my sins to You, for You already know them; tremble before Your justice, knowing that I deserve punishment; and fall upon Your mercy and grace, that I may be delivered from them through Your promise of forgiveness.

 

Help me to truly repent of my sins—to turn away from them and run the other direction, straight into Your merciful and compassionate arms of love. Then let me glorify You for the unmerited favor that You pour over me.

 

Keep me from the foolishness of trying to conceal my sins. Help me to confess and turn from them, so that I will receive mercy.

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

The World of Lies!

 

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

Only simpletons believe everything they’re told! The prudent carefully consider their steps. 

—Proverbs 14:12, 15 (NLT)

 

Heavenly Father,

 

Save me from the world of lies that now surrounds me and help me carefully consider my steps—so that I don’t take a path that seems right to me now, only to find out it ends in death!

 

The world would say, “Follow your heart!” But I am not a simpleton! I know the Truth from Your Word, that even my heart cannot be trusted. 

 

So, let me put all my hope in Your Word, and trust the Holy Spirit to guide me into all Truth—as I willingly and obediently follow His every prompting.

 

May my standard of Truth always be Your Word, and may I ever be submitted to Your Holy Spirit’s voice—so that I won’t choose a path that leads to death but will be guided safely to the path of life You have chosen specifically for me, within Your great plan for all of humanity.

 

Save me from the world of lies that now surrounds me and help me carefully consider my steps—so that I don’t take a path that seems right to me now, only to find out it ends in death!

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Cling to Your Faith in Christ!

 

Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.

 

—1 Timothy 1:19 (NLT)

 

Heavenly Father,

 

Help me always cling to my faith in Christ and keep a clear conscience—unwilling to violate my conscience, unwilling to see my faith shipwrecked. 

 

Help me truly believe that my faith in Jesus Christ alone is enough to save and deliver me through any circumstance and every situation in which I find myself—and help me listen to and obey Your Spirit, speaking through my conscience, as You show me the way that I should go. 

 

Help me be careful not to deliberately violate my conscience—because in doing so I harden my heart to the voice of Your Spirit, weaken my capacity to discern right from wrong, deny my belief in the power of Christ to protect and save me, and ultimately shipwreck my faith.

 

Help me always choose to submit my will to the tugging of the Holy Spirit at my heart, so my conscience will remain clear, and my faith will remain strong—and I can better represent my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, with my life.

 

Help me always cling to my faith in Christ and keep a clear conscience—unwilling to violate my conscience, unwilling to see my faith shipwrecked. 

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

To Confess and Turn From Our Sins

 

People who conceal their sins will not prosper,
    but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.

—Proverbs 28:13 (NLT)

 

Merciful and Compassionate LORD,

Keep me from the foolishness of concealing my sins, and help me to confess them, and turn from them, so that I will receive mercy.

I don’t want to be a person that refuses to even acknowledge my sins.  So, help me to examine my sins carefully for the evil that they contain—and the power that they have to destroy me—so that I might learn from my sins and not repeat them. 

Help me willingly and openly confess my sins—that in doing so I might honor Your greatness, for You already know all things; tremble before Your justice, knowing that I deserve punishment; and fall upon Your mercy and grace, in order to be delivered through Your promise of forgiveness.

Help me to truly repent of my sins—to turn away from them and run the other direction—straight into Your merciful and compassionate arms of love—and in doing so, bring glory to You for the gift of unmerited favor that You have poured out on me.

Keep me from the foolishness of concealing my sins, and help me to confess them, and turn from them, so that I will receive mercy.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

 

Surrounded by a World of Lies!

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.  —Proverbs 14:12 (NLT) 

Only simpletons believe everything they’re told! The prudent carefully consider their steps.  —Proverbs 14:15 (NLT)

 

Heavenly Father,

Save me from the world of lies that now surrounds me, and help me carefully consider my steps—so that I don’t take a path that seems right to me now, only to find out it ends in death!

The world would say, “Follow your heart!”   But I am not a simpleton!  I know the Truth from Your Word, that even my heart cannot be trusted. 

So, let me put all of my hope in Your Word, and trust the Holy Spirit to guide me into all Truth—as I willingly and obediently follow His every prompting.

May my standard of Truth always be Your Word, and may I ever be submitted to Your Holy Spirit’s voice—so that I won’t choose a path that leads to death, but will be guided safely to the path of life You have chosen specifically for me, within Your great plan for all of humanity.

Save me from the world of lies that now surrounds me, and help me carefully consider my steps—so that I don’t take a path that seems right to me now, only to find out it ends in death!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.