Friday, July 11, 2014

Prayer of Rest

Father I thank you
that you have made a way
for me to come into your presence
By faith [take a step forward]
I step into the realm of your presence
and ask you to forgive me
for doing things in my own strength.
I repent of providing for and protecting myself;
I repent of finding significance in achievements
and trying to create my own self image;
I repent of comparing myself with others.
I repent of trying to be somebody else
and trying to meet others’ expectations;
I repent of wearing masks of pretence to cover up my inadequacies;
I repent of trying to be good and righteous
using dead works
to try to please God and others;
I repent for trying to make amends for my past.
I repent for trying to maintain control of my life.
Today Jesus I wilfully, with desire,
hand over responsibility for my life over to You.
I cast all my burdens onto you
and hand over responsibility
for my family, finances and future.
I cast all my sin, guilt,
shame and condemnation onto You
I cast all my sorrows, grief,
disappointments, worry, anxiety and fear onto You.
I cast all my debts onto You;
I cast all the weight of expectation onto you;
I surrender control of my life to You.
I choose to be yoked to You Jesus:
Train me in gentleness and humility
to bring me to the place of maturity.
Now, Lord, I step back [take a step back]
into this earthly dimension,
bringing Your rest with me
to live in the eye of the storm.
I choose to live from the seat of rest.
Credit: https://freedomarc.wordpress.com/tag/jesus/

Saturday, July 5, 2014

None of Self; All of Christ

You feel good?
It's not about you.
You feel bad?
It's not about you.

You feel victorious?
It's not about you.
You feel defeated?
It's not about you.

You feel relaxed?
It's not about you.
You feel stressed?
It's not about you.

You feel courageous?
It's not about you.
You feel fearful?
It's not about you.

You feel humble?
it's not about you.
You feel proud?
It's not about you.

You feel like a star?
It's not about you.
You feel like a loser?
It's not about you.

You feel righteous?
It's not about you.
You feel condemned?
It's not about you.

You feel worthy?
It's not about you.
You feel unworthy?
It's not about you.

You feel competent?
It's not about you.
You feel incompetent?
It's not about you.

You feel holy?
It's not about you.
You feel sinful?
It's not about you.

It's none of you, but all of Christ. As He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17)

Is Jesus sinful?
Neither are you in this world.
Is Jesus holy?
So are you in this world.

Is Jesus incompetent?
Neither are you in this world.
Is Jesus competent?
So are you in this world.

Is Jesus unworthy?
Neither are you in this world.
Is Jesus worthy?
So are you in this world.

Is Jesus condemned?
Neither are you in this world.
Is Jesus righteous?
So are you in this world.

Is Jesus a loser?
Neither are you in this world.
Is Jesus a star?
So are you in this world.

Is Jesus proud?
Neither are you in this world.
Is Jesus humble?
So are you in this world.

Is Jesus fearful?
Neither are you in this world.
Is Jesus courageous?
So are you in this world.

Is Jesus stressed?
Neither are you in this world.
Is Jesus relaxed?
So are you in this world.

Is Jesus defeated?
Neither are you in this world.
Is Jesus victorious?
So are you in this world.

Is Jesus bad?
Neither are you in this world.
Is Jesus good?
So are you in this world.

It's none of you, but all of Christ. As He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17)