Dear Lord Jesus Christ, my savior, my Lord, my redeemer and my friend. Here l am again coming to you just as I am. I open my heart before you. I hold nothing back. Please take every part of it, every corner, every wound, every desire and make new. Lord, I do not want to stay the same. I do not want to settle for surface level change or shallow comfort. I am not content with appearing godly on the outside while my heart remains unchanged. I want to be transformed fully, deeply, radically, from the inside out. Shape me, Lord. Mold me like clay in the hands of the potter. You can break down what needs to be broken. And you rebuild me into something that reflects you. Tear down my pride, my stubbornness, my self-sufficiency or anything that keeps you at a distance. Do the same for everyone who is praying with me. Now touch our hearts, Lord. Not just our behavior. Not just our routines. But our inner being. You begin something new in us that can't be explained by will power alone. Change the way we think. You renew our minds. Purify our passions. Change what we live for. Make your kingdom our highest pursuit. Your word teaches me in Ephesians 4, to lay aside my old self, to leave behind the person l used to be, the patterns I used to follow, the chains l used to wear; my selfishness, my secret sins, my hidden fears, my toxic habits. You help me to throw them off, Lord, like worn out garments. And in their place, clothe me in your righteousness. Cover me in your mercy. Wrap me in your holiness. I confess, to you, Lord Jesus, that there are times I have held on tightly to the very things you've asked me to let go of. Sometimes I cling to comfort more than I cling to the cross. Sometimes I chase dreams that you never authored. Sometimes I allow people or desires to sit on the throne of my heart where only you belong. Forgive me, Lord, if anything, anything at all has taken your place in my heart, take it away. Tear down every idol, even the ones I have secretly loved. Break every chain, even the ones l have grown used to wearing. Shine your light into the darkest corners of my soul. Lord Jesus, I ask you now. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. Fill all the empty places. Fill all the broken places. Fill all the tired, discouraged places. Let your holy presence saturate every part of me until there is no room left for fear or doubt. Let your power be made perfect in my weakness. Let your truth uproot every lie I have believed about who l am, what I am worth, and what is possible. Let your peace silence every anxious thought that tries to steal my focus. Let my life look different. Not because I am trying harder, but because you are alive in me and your spirit is at work within me. Lord, please do not let me grow comfortable with lukewarm faith. Don't let me settle for spiritual mediocrity. Don't let me be satisfied with looking good on the outside while in reality I'm empty on the inside. Set my soul on fire. Let me burn with love for you. Let me crave your presence more than I crave the approval of others. Let me hunger for your word more than I hunger for entertainment. Fill me so completely with your spirit that there is no space left for compromise. In Colossians 3, you call me to let go of anything that does not reflect you; pride, anger, lust, greed, unforgiveness. You call me to let those things die so that I may truly live. So today, Lord Jesus, I ask you to purify my heart. You uproot the sin I have tried to hide. You wash me clean. You make me whole. You help me to walk in love just as you have walked on this earth. Let my words be filled with grace and truth. Let my thoughts be holy, focused on what is pure, noble, and pleasing to you. Let my actions reflect the one I belong to. Galatians 5 says that when I walk by the spirit, I will not be controlled by the cravings of my flesh. Lord, I do not want to be a slave to sin. I want to walk in freedom. I want to live like someone who has been truly redeemed. Help me say "no" to temptation even when it speaks sweetly. Help me obey you even when it is costly. Help me trust you even when it is hard. And Lord, let the fruit of your spirit be evident in my life. Let love pour out of me in every interaction. Let joy bubble up even in the middle of trials. Let peace be the atmosphere l carry into every room. Let patience soften my words and still my frustration. Let kindness shape my character. Let goodness mark my decisions. Let faithfulness anchor me when the world waivers. Let gentleness be the tone of my life. Let self-control guard my choices and bring glory to you. Lord Jesus, | surrender everything. My will, my plans, my timeline, my identity. Make me new. Make me more like you. Change me completely. Let people see you in my life, in my eyes, in my voice, in my actions. Thank you, Lord, for never giving up on me. Thank you for your patience when I have gone astray. Thank you for your grace that always welcomes me home. Thank you for loving me far more than I deserve and far more than I could ever earn. So I lift this prayer to you now with an open heart. All the praise belongs to you. All the glory is yours. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.
Dear reader, if this prayer has touched your soul, please say "amen" as a sign of faith. I pray and believe together with you that every blessing in this prayer is now upon you in the name of Jesus Christ. And if you need a special prayer, do feel free to drop a line or two in the comments. We would be honored to pray for and together with you. May and let the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always.
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