Take Inventory of Your Life

Wisdom for Today

Search me, O God and know my heart. Try me and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalms 139: 23-24




As I was going through some of my journals, I came across many prayers I have written throughout the years. I noticed the prayers consisted more about me changing and less about things. Don’t get me wrong, I certainly did pray for things that I wanted, but I noticed the prayers were less about stuff, more about making changes in me and more about becoming like Christ.




Prayers that went something like this:


Lord, show me, me before you show me to anyone else.
Father, show me what must be discarded from my present life and add what needs to be added.
Lord, I thank you that I flourish in the things of You.
Lord, because you are holy and righteous, help me not sin against you.
Lord, I thank you I raise my children based on your love and they observe all your teachings.
Lord, I thank you for good neighbors and I love my neighbors as I love myself.
Lord, I want to know your ways and be more like Jesus.
Lord, my heart is not right towards my husband and I need you to show me how to be tender and loving towards him, just as you are tender and loving towards me.
Lord, I am angry and when anger rests upon me, this can lead to rage. Holy Spirit help me in this area. I can’t do it on my own, Replace this anger with the joy of the Lord.
Lord, what areas in my life need to change? What areas in my life are not pleasing? I don’t want to walk in any level of deception, deceiving my own self, thinking I am living a righteous life.
Lord, I realize, tough and difficult times come to make me better and to bring out the gifts you have placed in me. While going through this process, I ask for your strength and the ability to stand and go through.
Lord, I know there is much more to you than I am seeing and experiencing. Show me your greatness, show me your glory, and show me your goodness.

And this is one of my favorite prayers for my family:


Father, place within my family a yielded and quiet spirit of submission to You. To make it happen come in like a flood. Occupy their lives where there are grudges, anger, bitterness, resentment and unforgiveness. Sweep through their spirit like sweeping through a house. Sweep through every room of their being, like cleaning up under a rug and every crack and corner of their heart. Sweep them clean of self pity, revenge and retaliation. Make their hearts soft and tender towards one another. Take away the ugly scars on their hearts of bad words and bad actions. Lord, it is essential to soften their heart and make it tender towards You!



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