Heavenly Father, I praise You for being a God who cares, loves, shows mercy and grace, and has made salvation available to all. I praise You for not only being a Creator of all but also a Friend who cares about me individually and enlightens me as I walk on the path that helps me fulfill the purpose You created me for. Help me to be wise and to take command of my day through the power of Your Holy Spirit so that all the evil can be shaken from it.
I will learn to “pray in the Spirit always with all kinds of prayers and supplications. To that end, I will be alert with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. I pray that I will have the power to speak when the opportunity affords itself, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel. [Ephesians 6:18&19, with some added paraphrasing] Help me to be a prayer leader, but most of all, let my prayers be honest, sincere, from my heart, and avail myself to claiming Your promises, wisdom, and knowledge from Your word. Let me pray with discretion,
humility, and with depth to the love You have for me and I have for You. Search my heart always so that when I pray, that with humility and honesty, nothing prevents You from hearing my prayer or requests. Let me pray with faith, but also do what You created me to do. Let me pray for intercession, healing, restoration, and the defeat of evil. Help me to always forgive so that I am not prevented from entering Your throne room.
And this is my prayer: let my love abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that I may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. Amen. Philippians 1:9-11